(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 59 FEDERAL RULES OF BANKRUPTCY PROCEDURE Rule 3018 (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) TIME TO FILE AN OBJECTION; DATE OF A HEARING. (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.)
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