Should assets in any Chapter 7 proceeding be more than sufficient to pay 100% of all creditor claims and administration claims as provided in §726(a)(1-4) of the Bankruptcy Code, then the Chapter 7 trustee is responsible for payment of interest as provided in §726(a)(5).

Committee Note: With regard to the unusual cases where the estates are in surplus, it is appropriate to fix by this rule a duty for payment of interest. Trustees have sometimes disregarded §726(a)(5), and the result is that interest is not paid except on motion and notice by some creditor or the court. Without this rule, the debtor may have a windfall if no one makes the motion. This can be egregious in cases where small creditors are not represented and only large creditors with counsel are paid interest on their claims.