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[ORD–2005–0530; FRL–8052–2]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Application for
Reference or Equivalent Method
Determination; EPA ICR No. 0559.09
OMB Control No. 2080.0005
Environmental Protection
Agency.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document
announces that EPA is planning to
submit a request to renew an existing
approved Information Collection
Request (ICR) to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB). This
ICR is being revised in response to
proposed revisions to the National
Ambient Air Quality Standards
(NAAQS) for particulate matter. Before
submitting the ICR to OMB for review
and approval, EPA is soliciting
comments on specific aspects of the
proposed information collection as
described below.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
or before June 5, 2006.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–
ORD–2005–0530, by one of the
following methods:
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• https://www.regulations.gov: Follow
the on-line instructions for submitting
comments.
• E-mail: Office of Environmental
Information (OEI) Docket,
oei.dochet@epa.gov.
• Fax: 202–566–1749.
• Mail: EPA–HQ–ORD–2005–0530,
Environmental Protection Agency,
Mailcode: 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460.
Please include a total of 2 copies.’’
• Hand Delivery: Environmental
Protection Agency, EPA West Building,
Room B102, 1301 Constitution Avenue,
NW., Washington, DC. Such deliveries
are only accepted during the Docket’s
normal hours of operation, and special
arrangements should be made for
deliveries of boxed information.
Instructions: Direct your comments to
Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–ORD–2005–
0530. The EPA’s policy is that all
comments received will be included in
the public docket without change and
may be made available online at https://
www.regulations.gov, including any
personal information provided, unless
the comment includes information
claimed to be Confidential Business
Information (CBI) or other information
whose disclosure is restricted by statute.
Do not submit information that you
consider to be CBI or otherwise
protected through www.regulations.gov
or e-mail. The https://
www.regulations.gov Web site is an
‘‘anonymous access’’ system, which
means EPA will not know your identity
or contact information unless you
provide it in the body of your comment.
If you send an e-mail comment directly
to EPA without going through https://
www.regulations.gov your e-mail
address will be automatically captured
and included as part of the comment
that is placed in the public docket and
made available on the Internet. If you
submit an electronic comment, EPA
recommends that you include your
name and other contact information in
the body of your comment and with any
disk or CD–ROM you submit. If EPA
cannot read your comment due to
technical difficulties and cannot contact
you for clarification, EPA may not be
able to consider your comment.
Electronic files should avoid the use of
special characters, any form of
encryption, and be free of any defects or
viruses. For additional information
about EPA’s public docket visit the EPA
Docket Center homepage at https://
www.epa.gov/epahome/dockets.htm.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Robert W. Vanderpool, U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency,
Human Exposure and Atmospheric
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Sciences Division, Process Modeling
Research Branch, Mail Drop D205–03,
Research Triangle Park, NC 27711;
telephone number: 919–541–7877;
facsimile number: 919–541–1153; email: Vanderpool.Robert@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
How Can I Access the Docket and/or
Submit Comments?
EPA has established a public docket
for this ICR under Docket ID No. EPA–
HQ–ORD–2005–0530, which is
available for online viewing at https://
www.regulations.gov, or in person
viewing at the Office of Environmental
Information Docket in the EPA Docket
Center (EPA/DC), EPA West, Room
B102, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC. The EPA/DC Public
Reading Room is open from 8 a.m. to
4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday,
excluding legal holidays. The telephone
number for the Reading Room is 202–
566–1744, and the telephone number for
the Office of Environmental Information
Docket is 202–566–1742.
Use https://www.regulations.gov to
obtain a copy of the draft collection of
information, submit or view public
comments, access the index listing of
the contents of the docket, and to access
those documents in the public docket
that are available electronically. Once in
the system, select ‘‘search,’’ then key in
the docket ID number identified in this
document.
What Information Is EPA Particularly
Interested In?
Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of
the PRA, EPA specifically solicits
comments and information to enable it
to:
(i) Evaluate whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of the Agency, including
whether the information will have
practical utility;
(ii) Evaluate the accuracy of the
Agency’s estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used;
(iii) Enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and
(iv) Minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who
are to respond, including through the
use of appropriate automated electronic,
mechanical, or other technological
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology, e.g., permitting
electronic submission of responses. In
particular, EPA is requesting comments
from very small businesses (those that
employ less than 25) on examples of
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specific additional efforts that EPA
could make to reduce the paperwork
burden for very small businesses
affected by this collection.
What Should I Consider When I
Prepare My Comments for EPA?
You may find the following
suggestions helpful for preparing your
comments:
1. Explain your views as clearly as
possible and provide specific examples.
2. Describe any assumptions that you
used.
3. Provide copies of any technical
information and/or data you used that
support your views.
4. If you estimate potential burden or
costs, explain how you arrived at the
estimate that you provide.
5. Offer alternative ways to improve
the collection activity.
6. Make sure to submit your
comments by the deadline identified
under DATES.
7. To ensure proper receipt by EPA,
be sure to identify the docket ID number
assigned to this action in the subject
line on the first page of your response.
You may also provide the name, date,
and Federal Register citation.
Affected entities: Entities potentially
affected by this action are primarily
manufacturers and vendors of ambient
air quality monitoring instruments that
are used by state and local air quality
monitoring agencies in their federally
required air surveillance monitoring
networks, and agents acting for such
instrument manufacturers or vendors.
Other entities potentially affected may
include state or local air monitoring
agencies, other users of ambient air
quality monitoring instruments, or any
other applicant for a reference or
equivalent method determination.
Title: Application for Reference and
Equivalent Method Determination (OMB
Control No. 2080–0005; EPA ICR
0559.09.
ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 0559.08;
OMB Control No. 2080–0005.
ICR status: This ICR is currently
scheduled to expire on January 2008.
Revisions to the ICR are being made in
response to proposed revisions to the
NAAQS for particulate matter. An
Agency may not conduct or sponsor,
and a person is not required to respond
to, a collection of information, unless it
displays a currently valid OMB control
number. The OMB control numbers for
EPA’s regulations in title 40 of the CFR,
after appearing in the Federal Register
when approved, are listed in 40 CFR
part 9, are displayed either by
publication in the Federal Register or
by other appropriate means, such as on
the related collection instrument or
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form, if applicable. The display of OMB
control numbers in certain EPA
regulations is consolidated in 40 CFR
part 9.
Abstract: To determine compliance
with the NAAQS, State air monitoring
agencies are required to use, in their air
quality monitoring networks, air
monitoring methods that have been
formally designated by the EPA as either
reference or equivalent methods under
EPA regulations at 40 CFR part 53. A
manufacturer or seller of an air
monitoring method (e.g. an air
monitoring sampler or analyzer) that
seeks to obtain such EPA designation of
one of its products must carry out
prescribed tests of the method. The test
results and other information must then
be submitted to the EPA in the form of
an application for a reference or
equivalent method determination in
accordance with 40 CFR part 53. The
EPA uses this information, under the
provisions of part 53, to determine
whether the particular method should
be designated as either a reference or
equivalent method. After a method is
designated, the applicant must also
maintain records of the names and
mailing addresses of all ultimate
purchasers of all analyzers or samplers
sold as designated methods under the
method designation. If the method
designated is a method for fine
particulate matter (PM2.5) and coarse
particulate matter (PM10–2.5), the
applicant must also submit a checklist
signed by an ISO-certified auditor to
indicate that the samplers or analyzers
sold as part of the designated method
are manufactured in an ISO 9001registered facility. Also, an applicant
must submit a minor application to seek
approval for any proposed
modifications to previously designated
methods.
A response to this collection of
information is voluntary, but it is
required to obtain the benefit of EPA
designation under 40 CFR part 53.
Submission of some information that is
claimed by the applicant to be
confidential business information may
be necessary to make a reference or
equivalent method determination. The
confidentiality of any submitted
information identified as confidential
business information by the applicant
will be protected in full accordance
with 40 CFR 53.15 and all applicable
provisions of 40 CFR part 2.
An agency may not conduct or
sponsor, and a person is not required to
respond to, a collection of information
unless it displays a currently valid OMB
control number. The OMB control
number for EPA’s regulations are listed
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in 40 CFR part 9 and 48 CFR Chapter
15.
The EPA would like to solicit
comment to:
(i) Evaluate whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of the agency, including
whether the information will have
practical utility;
(ii) evaluate the agency’s estimate of
the burden of the proposed collection of
information, including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions used;
(iii) enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and
(iv) minimize the burden of the
collection information on those who are
to respond, including through the use of
appropriate automated technological
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology, e.g., permitting
electronic submission of responses.
Burden Statement: The annual public
reporting and recordkeeping burden for
this collection of information is
estimated to average approximately
7,492 hours during the next three years.
Burden means the total time, effort, or
financial resources expended by persons
to generate, maintain, retain, or disclose
or provide information to or for a
Federal agency. This includes the time
needed to review instructions; develop,
acquire, install, and utilize technology
and systems for the purposes of
collecting, validating, and verifying
information, processing and
maintaining information, and disclosing
and providing information; adjust the
existing ways to comply with any
previously applicable instructions and
requirements which have subsequently
changed; train personnel to be able to
respond to a collection of information;
search data sources; complete and
review the collection of information;
and transmit or otherwise disclose the
information.
The ICR provides a detailed
explanation of the Agency’s estimate,
which is only briefly summarized here:
Estimated total number of potential
respondents: 22.
Frequency of response: Annual.
Estimated total average number of
responses for each respondent: 1.
Estimated total annual burden hours:
7,492.
Estimated total annual costs:
$650,494. This includes an estimated
burden cost of $517,831 and an
estimated cost of $132,668 for capital
investment or maintenance and
operational costs
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Are There Changes in the Estimates
From the Last Approval?
There is an increase of 2,774 hours in
the total estimated respondent burden
compared with that identified in the ICR
currently approved by OMB. This
increase reflects EPA’s estimate that an
average of 1.33 additional applications
for reference or equivalent method
determinations, and an average of 1.67
additional minor applications for
approval of modifications, will be
received annually following
promulgation of the proposed regulation
changes. It is estimated that there will
be a corresponding increase in total
respondent costs of $219,112 for these
additional applications and an increase
in $4,415 for these additional minor
modifications.
What Is the Next Step in the Process for
This ICR?
EPA will consider the comments
received and amend the ICR as
appropriate. The final ICR package will
then be submitted to OMB for review
and approval pursuant to 5 CFR
1320.12. At that time, EPA will issue
another Federal Register notice
pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.5(a)(1)(iv) to
announce the submission of the ICR to
OMB and the opportunity to submit
additional comments to OMB.
Dated: February 23, 2006.
Jewel F. Morris,
Acting Director, National Exposure Research
Laboratory.
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Announcement of a Supplement to the
Delegation of the Title V Permitting
Program, Consistent With 40 CFR Part
71, to the Navajo Nation Environmental
Protection Agency and the Suspension
of Part 71 Fee Collection by USEPA for
the Four Corners Steam Electric
Station and the Navajo Generating
Station
Environmental Protection
Agency.
ACTION: Informational notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The purpose of this notice is
to announce that on March 21, 2006, the
United States Environmental Protection
Agency (USEPA) granted the Navajo
Nation Environmental Protection
Agency’s (NNEPA) request to
supplement its full delegation of
authority to administer the Clean Air
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[ORD-2005-0530; FRL-8052-2]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Application for Reference or Equivalent Method
Determination; EPA ICR No. 0559.09 OMB Control No. 2080.0005
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document announces that EPA is planning to
submit a request to renew an existing approved Information Collection
Request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). This ICR is
being revised in response to proposed revisions to the National Ambient
Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for particulate matter. Before submitting
the ICR to OMB for review and approval, EPA is soliciting comments on
specific aspects of the proposed information collection as described
below.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before June 5, 2006.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
ORD-2005-0530, by one of the following methods:
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https://www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line
instructions for submitting comments.
E-mail: Office of Environmental Information (OEI) Docket,
oei.dochet@epa.gov.
Fax: 202-566-1749.
Mail: EPA-HQ-ORD-2005-0530, Environmental Protection
Agency, Mailcode: 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC
20460. Please include a total of 2 copies.''
Hand Delivery: Environmental Protection Agency, EPA West
Building, Room B102, 1301 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC.
Such deliveries are only accepted during the Docket's normal hours of
operation, and special arrangements should be made for deliveries of
boxed information.
Instructions: Direct your comments to Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-
2005-0530. The EPA's policy is that all comments received will be
included in the public docket without change and may be made available
online at https://www.regulations.gov, including any personal
information provided, unless the comment includes information claimed
to be Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information
whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Do not submit information
that you consider to be CBI or otherwise protected through
www.regulations.gov or e-mail. The https://www.regulations.gov Web site
is an ``anonymous access'' system, which means EPA will not know your
identity or contact information unless you provide it in the body of
your comment. If you send an e-mail comment directly to EPA without
going through https://www.regulations.gov your e-mail address will be
automatically captured and included as part of the comment that is
placed in the public docket and made available on the Internet. If you
submit an electronic comment, EPA recommends that you include your name
and other contact information in the body of your comment and with any
disk or CD-ROM you submit. If EPA cannot read your comment due to
technical difficulties and cannot contact you for clarification, EPA
may not be able to consider your comment. Electronic files should avoid
the use of special characters, any form of encryption, and be free of
any defects or viruses. For additional information about EPA's public
docket visit the EPA Docket Center homepage at https://www.epa.gov/
epahome/dockets.htm.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert W. Vanderpool, U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, Human Exposure and Atmospheric
Sciences Division, Process Modeling Research Branch, Mail Drop D205-03,
Research Triangle Park, NC 27711; telephone number: 919-541-7877;
facsimile number: 919-541-1153; e-mail: Vanderpool.Robert@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
How Can I Access the Docket and/or Submit Comments?
EPA has established a public docket for this ICR under Docket ID
No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2005-0530, which is available for online viewing at
https://www.regulations.gov, or in person viewing at the Office of
Environmental Information Docket in the EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA
West, Room B102, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC. The EPA/
DC Public Reading Room is open from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through
Friday, excluding legal holidays. The telephone number for the Reading
Room is 202-566-1744, and the telephone number for the Office of
Environmental Information Docket is 202-566-1742.
Use https://www.regulations.gov to obtain a copy of the draft
collection of information, submit or view public comments, access the
index listing of the contents of the docket, and to access those
documents in the public docket that are available electronically. Once
in the system, select ``search,'' then key in the docket ID number
identified in this document.
What Information Is EPA Particularly Interested In?
Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA, EPA specifically
solicits comments and information to enable it to:
(i) Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the Agency,
including whether the information will have practical utility;
(ii) Evaluate the accuracy of the Agency's estimate of the burden
of the proposed collection of information, including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions used;
(iii) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information
to be collected; and
(iv) Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those
who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic
submission of responses. In particular, EPA is requesting comments from
very small businesses (those that employ less than 25) on examples of
specific additional efforts that EPA could make to reduce the paperwork
burden for very small businesses affected by this collection.
What Should I Consider When I Prepare My Comments for EPA?
You may find the following suggestions helpful for preparing your
comments:
1. Explain your views as clearly as possible and provide specific
examples.
2. Describe any assumptions that you used.
3. Provide copies of any technical information and/or data you used
that support your views.
4. If you estimate potential burden or costs, explain how you
arrived at the estimate that you provide.
5. Offer alternative ways to improve the collection activity.
6. Make sure to submit your comments by the deadline identified
under DATES.
7. To ensure proper receipt by EPA, be sure to identify the docket
ID number assigned to this action in the subject line on the first page
of your response. You may also provide the name, date, and Federal
Register citation.
Affected entities: Entities potentially affected by this action are
primarily manufacturers and vendors of ambient air quality monitoring
instruments that are used by state and local air quality monitoring
agencies in their federally required air surveillance monitoring
networks, and agents acting for such instrument manufacturers or
vendors. Other entities potentially affected may include state or local
air monitoring agencies, other users of ambient air quality monitoring
instruments, or any other applicant for a reference or equivalent
method determination.
Title: Application for Reference and Equivalent Method
Determination (OMB Control No. 2080-0005; EPA ICR 0559.09.
ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 0559.08; OMB Control No. 2080-0005.
ICR status: This ICR is currently scheduled to expire on January
2008. Revisions to the ICR are being made in response to proposed
revisions to the NAAQS for particulate matter. An Agency may not
conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a
collection of information, unless it displays a currently valid OMB
control number. The OMB control numbers for EPA's regulations in title
40 of the CFR, after appearing in the Federal Register when approved,
are listed in 40 CFR part 9, are displayed either by publication in the
Federal Register or by other appropriate means, such as on the related
collection instrument or
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form, if applicable. The display of OMB control numbers in certain EPA
regulations is consolidated in 40 CFR part 9.
Abstract: To determine compliance with the NAAQS, State air
monitoring agencies are required to use, in their air quality
monitoring networks, air monitoring methods that have been formally
designated by the EPA as either reference or equivalent methods under
EPA regulations at 40 CFR part 53. A manufacturer or seller of an air
monitoring method (e.g. an air monitoring sampler or analyzer) that
seeks to obtain such EPA designation of one of its products must carry
out prescribed tests of the method. The test results and other
information must then be submitted to the EPA in the form of an
application for a reference or equivalent method determination in
accordance with 40 CFR part 53. The EPA uses this information, under
the provisions of part 53, to determine whether the particular method
should be designated as either a reference or equivalent method. After
a method is designated, the applicant must also maintain records of the
names and mailing addresses of all ultimate purchasers of all analyzers
or samplers sold as designated methods under the method designation. If
the method designated is a method for fine particulate matter
(PM2.5) and coarse particulate matter (PM10-2.5),
the applicant must also submit a checklist signed by an ISO-certified
auditor to indicate that the samplers or analyzers sold as part of the
designated method are manufactured in an ISO 9001-registered facility.
Also, an applicant must submit a minor application to seek approval for
any proposed modifications to previously designated methods.
A response to this collection of information is voluntary, but it
is required to obtain the benefit of EPA designation under 40 CFR part
53. Submission of some information that is claimed by the applicant to
be confidential business information may be necessary to make a
reference or equivalent method determination. The confidentiality of
any submitted information identified as confidential business
information by the applicant will be protected in full accordance with
40 CFR 53.15 and all applicable provisions of 40 CFR part 2.
An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required
to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a
currently valid OMB control number. The OMB control number for EPA's
regulations are listed in 40 CFR part 9 and 48 CFR Chapter 15.
The EPA would like to solicit comment to:
(i) Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency,
including whether the information will have practical utility;
(ii) evaluate the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed
collection of information, including the validity of the methodology
and assumptions used;
(iii) enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information
to be collected; and
(iv) minimize the burden of the collection information on those who
are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated
technological collection techniques or other forms of information
technology, e.g., permitting electronic submission of responses.
Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average
approximately 7,492 hours during the next three years. Burden means the
total time, effort, or financial resources expended by persons to
generate, maintain, retain, or disclose or provide information to or
for a Federal agency. This includes the time needed to review
instructions; develop, acquire, install, and utilize technology and
systems for the purposes of collecting, validating, and verifying
information, processing and maintaining information, and disclosing and
providing information; adjust the existing ways to comply with any
previously applicable instructions and requirements which have
subsequently changed; train personnel to be able to respond to a
collection of information; search data sources; complete and review the
collection of information; and transmit or otherwise disclose the
information.
The ICR provides a detailed explanation of the Agency's estimate,
which is only briefly summarized here:
Estimated total number of potential respondents: 22.
Frequency of response: Annual.
Estimated total average number of responses for each respondent: 1.
Estimated total annual burden hours: 7,492.
Estimated total annual costs: $650,494. This includes an estimated
burden cost of $517,831 and an estimated cost of $132,668 for capital
investment or maintenance and operational costs
Are There Changes in the Estimates From the Last Approval?
There is an increase of 2,774 hours in the total estimated
respondent burden compared with that identified in the ICR currently
approved by OMB. This increase reflects EPA's estimate that an average
of 1.33 additional applications for reference or equivalent method
determinations, and an average of 1.67 additional minor applications
for approval of modifications, will be received annually following
promulgation of the proposed regulation changes. It is estimated that
there will be a corresponding increase in total respondent costs of
$219,112 for these additional applications and an increase in $4,415
for these additional minor modifications.
What Is the Next Step in the Process for This ICR?
EPA will consider the comments received and amend the ICR as
appropriate. The final ICR package will then be submitted to OMB for
review and approval pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.12. At that time, EPA will
issue another Federal Register notice pursuant to 5 CFR
1320.5(a)(1)(iv) to announce the submission of the ICR to OMB and the
opportunity to submit additional comments to OMB.
Dated: February 23, 2006.
Jewel F. Morris,
Acting Director, National Exposure Research Laboratory.
[FR Doc. E6-4859 Filed 4-3-06; 8:45 am]
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