According to the information shared by the federal government at the NAJIT conference today, there will be 2 different exams in 2022; first, there will be 200 pilot tests, registration will be at a first come basis. Next, there will be a there will be a regular oral exam. If you do not pass the pilot exam, you can take the exam again this same year. Otherwise, you will have to wait until 2024.
Check the uscourts.gov site for announcement of when you can sign up.
Registration for exam will be posted at the uscourts.gov site (https://www.uscourts.gov/services-forms/federal-court-interpreters/federal-court-interpreter-certification-examination ).
If interested, you should start checking one or two weeks from now to see when they post the exam information. According to the government, last time the spaces for the pilot exam filled out on the first day.
Unfortunately, this is all the information known to this point.