Rule 3016 — On or before doing so, the court must:

Fed. R. Bankr. P. 3016

• Source: Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure
• Rule: 3016
• PART X: [ABROGATED]
• Citation: Fed. R. Bankr. P. 3016

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(1) set the time within which the claim holders and interest
holders may accept or reject the plan;
(2) set the time to file an objection to the disclosure state-
ment;
(3) if a timely objection is filed, set the date to hold the
hearing on final approval of the disclosure statement; and

(4) set a date for the confirmation hearing.
(b) EFFECT OF A CONDITIONAL APPROVAL. Rule 3017(a)–(c) and (e)
do not apply to a conditionally approved disclosure statement.
But conditional approval is considered approval in applying Rule
3017(d).
(c) TIMETOFILEANOBJECTION; DATEOFAHEARING.
(1) Notice. Notice must be given under Rule 2002(b) of the
time to file an objection and the date of a hearing to consider
final approval of the disclosure statement. The notice may be
combined with notice of the confirmation hearing.
(2) Time to File an Objection to the Disclosure Statement. An ob-
jection to the disclosure statement must be filed before it is
finally approved or by an earlier date set by the court. The ob-
jection must be served on:
• the debtor;
• the trustee;
• any appointed committee; and
• any other entity the court designates.
A copy must also be sent to the United States trustee.
(3) Hearing on an Objection to the Disclosure Statement. If a
timely objection to the disclosure statement is filed, the court
must hold a hearing on final approval either before or com-
bined with the confirmation hearing.
(Added Apr. 11, 1997, eff. Dec. 1, 1997; amended Apr. 23, 2008, eff.
Dec. 1, 2008; Apr. 11, 2022, eff. Dec. 1, 2022; Apr. 2, 2024, eff. Dec. 1,
2024.)