General

Electronic Bankruptcy Noticing (EBN)Service Enhancements

Enhancements have been made to the Electronic Bankruptcy Noticing (EBN) service that are designed to reduce the volume of EBN documentation required by new and current EDI noticing partners to initiate or change electronic noticing services. The Bankruptcy Noticing Center (BNC) will now support a National Creditor Registration Service (NCRS) for electronic noticing. This service is being provided in conjunction with the launch of an updated, user-friendly EBN program web site.

The new service will provide the following benefits:

• Allow national noticing partners to sign-up for Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) services directly with the BNC.
• Reduce the noticing partners' burden of preparing, mailing and maintaining copies of voluminous Email/FAX noticing agreements and EDI Trading Partner Agreements.
• Eliminate the package of form examples (Attachment 1) currently required for each EDI Trading Partner Agreement. The BNC will create a central electronic repository of all court forms for reference by noticing partners.
• Provide an easy-to-use web-based interface for noticing partners to prepare noticing agreements on-line.
• Allow noticing partners to reduce the volume of EBN documentation required to initiate or change electronic noticing services.