ORDER

¶ 1 The Court Rules of the Workers' Compensation Court as amended and approved by that Court on the 21^st day of January, 2000, having been submitted to this Court for its consideration, are hereby approved.

¶ 2 The new rules and amendments of the old rules are for official publication and shall become effective April 15, 2000.

¶ 3 A copy of the new rules and amendments of the old rules only shall be published in the Oklahoma Bar Journal three times.

¶ 4 DONE BY ORDER OF THE SUPREME COURT IN CONFERENCE THIS 22^nd DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2000.

s/ CHIEF JUSTICE

¶ 5 SUMMERS, C.J., HARGRAVE, V.C.J., HODGES, LAVENDER, WATT, BOUDREAU and WINCHESTER, JJ., concur.

¶ 6 KAUGER, J., dissenting.

I would direct that the proposed rules be published in the Oklahoma Bar Journal for comment prior to approval by this Court.

¶ 7 OPALA, J., not participating.