The public comment period expired on February 17, 2009, for the proposed amendments to the Federal Rules of Appellate, Bankruptcy, Civil, Criminal, and Evidence Rules, published in August 2008.
The text of the proposed amendments and explanatory committee notes are contained in the advisory committee reports posted at: http://www.uscourts.gov/rules/proposed0810.html
The comments submitted on the amendments, audio recordings of the public hearings, transcripts of the public hearings, and other information are posted at: http://www.uscourts.gov/rules/proposed0809.html