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Information Collection Activities:
Proposed Collection; Comment
Request
Agency for Healthcare Research
and Quality, HHS.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
This notice announces the
intention of the Agency for Healthcare
Research and Quality (AHRQ) to request
that the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) approve the proposed
information collection project:
‘‘Synthesis of AHRQ–Funded HAI
Projects.’’ In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act, 44 U.S.C.
3501–3521, AHRQ invites the public to
comment on this proposed information
collection.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be
received by June 5, 2012.
SUMMARY:
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Written comments should
be submitted to: Doris Leflcowitz,
Reports Clearance Officer, AHRQ, by
email at doris.leflcowitz@AHRQ.hhs.
gov.
Copies of the proposed collection
plans, data collection instruments, and
specific details on the estimated burden
can be obtained from the AHRQ Reports
Clearance Officer.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Doris Leflcowitz, AHRQ Reports
Clearance Officer, (301) 427–1477, or by
email at doris.leflcowitz@AHR.hhs.gov.
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ADDRESSES:
Proposed Project
Synthesis of AHRQ–Funded HAI
Projects
The Agency for Healthcare Research
and Quality (AHRQ) requests that the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) approve, under the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, AHRQ’s
collection of information for the
Synthesis of AHRQ–Funded HAI
Projects.
For approximately a decade, AHRQ
has conducted research on preventing
healthcareassociated infections (HAIs),
both internally and through contracts
and grants. AHRQ’s grant- and contractsupported projects have been directed at
the major types of HAIs: Central-lineassociated bloodstream infections
(CLABSI), catheter-associated urinary
tract infections (CAUTI), surgical site
infections (S SI), ventilator-associated
pneumonia (VAP), methicillin-resistant
Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), and
Clostridium difficile (C. cliff.). Projects
have addressed the problem of HAIs in
diverse healthcare settings, including
hospitals, ambulatory settings
(ambulatory surgery centers, end-stage
renal disease facilities, and outpatient
clinics and offices), and long-term care
facilities. AHRQ’s portfolio of HAI
projects has emphasized a combination
of research and implementation
initiatives. In the latter category, a major
focus of AHRQ’s efforts has been to
deploy tools that can improve provider
performance and reduce HAIs. Based on
the earlier success of the Michigan
Keystone project, AHRQ has funded
projects to implement the
Comprehensive Unit-based Safety
Program (CUSP) to address CLABSI and
CAUTI nationwide. Data are now
emerging that demonstrate the success
of CUSP in reducing CLABSI in
hospitals across the nation.
Between 2007 and 2010, AHRQ
funded 40 contracts and 18 grants
focusing on expanding the HAI
knowledge base and implementing HAI
prevention strategies. Today it is
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necessary to look across these projects
in order to (1) identify, document, and
synthesize their findings and results to
ensure that AHRQ, healthcare
professionals, and the public can make
best use of these findings and (2)
identify remaining gaps in the HAI
science base to enable AHRQ to fund
future studies that will address these
needs. The synthesis will draw on
several data sources, including
interviews with project leaders. In
addition to learning about studies that
have not published peer-reviewed
manuscripts, the interviews will enable
the project team to delve into project
details that are not typically available in
publications, such as the project leader’s
motivation for responding to the request
for proposal, challenges faced in
implementing the project, changes in
the project’s delivery schedule or work
plan, experts’ views on how HAI
prevention evidence generated by a
specific project fits into the HAI
research agenda more broadly, and
remaining gaps in the HAI knowledge
base.
AHRQ has contracted with IMPAQ
International, LLC, to develop this
synthesis, identify gaps, and promote
the widespread application of
successful HAI prevention approaches.
This research has the following goals:
(1) Identify and document findings and
synthesize results of AHRQ-funded HAI
projects; (2) Disseminate key findings
from the HAI projects; and (3) Identify
remaining gaps in the HAI knowledge
base.
This study is being conducted by
AHRQ through its contractor, IMPAQ
International, LLC and its subcontractor,
the RAND Corporation, pursuant to
AHRQ’s statutory authority to conduct
and support research and disseminate
information on healthcare and on
systems for the delivery of such care,
including activities with respect to the
quality, effectiveness, efficiency,
appropriateness and value of healthcare
services and with respect to quality
measurement and improvement. 42
U.S.C. 299a(a)(1) and (2).
Method of Collection
To achieve the goals of this project the
following data collection will be
implemented:
(1) Interviews with contractors—
Interviews will be conducted with the
project leaders (project directors or
project managers) from 40 HAT
contractors. The purpose of these
interviews is to identify (a) key findings,
(b) gaps in knowledge base, (c) lessons
learned, (d) effective approaches for
preventing and reducing HAIs, and e)
opportunities for additional projects
focused on generating and
implementing knowledge on preventing
HAIs.
(2) Interviews with grantees—
Interviews will be conducted with the
project leaders (principal investigators)
from 18 HAI grantees. Similar to the
interviews with contractors, the purpose
of these interviews is to identify (a) key
findings, (b) gaps in knowledge base, (c)
lessons learned, (d) effective approaches
for preventing and reducing HAIs, and
(e) opportunities for additional projects
focused on generating and
implementing knowledge on preventing
HAIs. While the goals of the interviews
with contractors and grantees are
similar, the two audiences require
separate interview protocols because
their funding mechanisms and project
structures differ. For example, contracts
have more structured deliverable
schedules than do grants and grants are
more likely than contracts to be on
investigator-initiated topics.
AHRQ will interview key project
leaders to learn about the processes and
methods used, results achieved, and
lessons learned under the AHRQ-funded
HAI contracts and grants. This
information will enable AHRQ to
identify effective approaches for
preventing and reducing HAIs and for
promoting the widespread application
of these approaches. Finally, collecting
data from these audiences will allow
AHRQ to detect gaps in the HAI science
base and identify opportunities for
additional projects focused on
generating and implementing
knowledge on preventing HAIs.
Estimated Annual Respondent Burden
Exhibit 1 shows the estimated
annualized burden hours for the
respondent’s time to participate in this
evaluation. Interviews will be
conducted with 40 contractors and 18
grantees and each will last about 90
minutes. The total burden hours are
estimated to be 87.
EXHIBIT 1—ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS
Number of
responses per
respondent
Number of
respondents
Data collection activity
Hours per
response
Total burden
hours
Interviews with contractors ..............................................................
Interviews with grantees ..................................................................
40
18
1
1
1.5
1.5
60
27
Total ..........................................................................................
58
n/a
n/a
87
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The respondents are the project
leaders, that is, project directors for the
contracts and principal investigators for
the grants. Based on the type of grant
and the project leaders’ qualifications,
the project leaders were categorized into
three labor categories: Social Scientists
and Related Workers; Epidemiologists;
and Medical Scientists. For example,
one project director conducting a
randomized controlled trial is a
physician and was categorized into the
Medical Scientist labor category. Other
project leaders have advanced degrees
in the social sciences (e.g., gerontology)
or epidemiology and were included in
the Social Scientist or Epidemiologist
labor categories, as appropriate.
Exhibit 2 shows the estimated
annualized cost burden associated with
the respondent’s time to participate in
the evaluation. The total cost burden is
estimated to be $3,450.
EXHIBIT 2—ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED COST BURDEN
Number of
respondents
Data collection activity
Interviews with contractors ..............................................................
Interviews with grantees ..................................................................
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hours
40
18
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Average hourly
wage rate*
60
27
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39.66
Total cost burden
$2,380
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EXHIBIT 2—ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED COST BURDEN—Continued
Number of
respondents
Data collection activity
Total ..........................................................................................
Total burden
hours
58
Average hourly
wage rate*
87
Total cost burden
n/a
3,450
*Base
upon the weighted average of the mean wages for 19–3099 Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other ($37.45 per hour; n = 17),
19–1041 Epidemiologists ($32.83; n = 5) and 19–1042 Medical Scientists (($41.69; n = 36), National Compensation Survey: Occupational Wages
in the United States May 2010, U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Estimated Annual Costs to the Federal
Government
Exhibit 3 shows the estimated total
and annualized cost to the government
for conducting the evaluation. The total
cost is estimated to be $87,502.
EXHIBIT 3—ESTIMATED TOTAL AND
ANNUALIZED COST
Cost component
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Project Development ..................
Data Collection Activities ................
Data Processing
and Analysis ......
Publication of Results ...................
Project Management ..................
Overhead ..............
Total cost
Annualized
cost
$6,135
$2,045
17,400
Dated: March 29, 2012.
Carolyn M. Clancy,
Director.
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
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Centers for Disease Control and
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Disease, Disability, and Injury
Prevention and Control Special
Emphasis Panel (SEP): Initial Review
The meeting announced below
concerns Detecting Emerging VectorBorne Zoonotic Pathogens in Indonesia,
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0 Funding Opportunity Announcement
(FOA) CK12–002, initial review.
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1,933
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29,167
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Request for Comments
Time and Date: 1 p.m.–3 p.m., April
In accordance with the Paperwork
16, 2012 (Closed).
Reduction Act, comments on AHRQ’s
Contact Person for More Information:
information collection are requested
Gregory Anderson, M.P.H., M.S.,
with regard to any of the following: (a)
Scientific Review Officer, CDC, 1600
Whether the proposed collection of
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information is necessary for the proper
Atlanta, Georgia 30333, Telephone:
performance of AHRQ healthcare
(404) 718–8833.
research and healthcare information
dissemination functions, including
The Director, Management Analysis
whether the information will have
and Services Office, has been delegated
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of
the authority to sign Federal Register
AHRQ’s estimate of burden (including
notices pertaining to announcements of
hours and costs) of the proposed
meetings and other committee
collection(s) of information; (c) ways to
management activities, for both the
enhance the quality, utility, and clarity
Centers for Disease Control and
of the information to be collected; and
Prevention and the Agency for Toxic
(d) ways to minimize the burden of the
Substances and Disease Registry.
collection of information upon the
Dated: March 30, 2012.
respondents, including the use of
Elaine L. Baker,
automated collection techniques or
Director, Management Analysis and Services
other forms of information technology.
Office, Centers for Disease Control and
Comments submitted in response to
Prevention.
this notice will be summarized and
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included in the Agency’s subsequent
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proposed information collection. All
comments will become a matter of
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Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention
Disease, Disability, and Injury
Prevention and Control Special
Emphasis Panel (SEP): Initial Review
The meeting announced below
concerns Identifying Modifiable
Protective Factors for Intimate Partner
Violence or Sexual Violence
Perpetration, Funding Opportunity
Announcement (FOA) CE12–003, Initial
Review
In accordance with Section 10(a)(2) of
the Federal Advisory Committee Act
(Pub. L. 92–463), the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC)
announces the aforementioned meeting:
Time and Date: 12 p.m.–3 p.m., April 26,
2012 (Closed).
Place: Teleconference.
Status: The meeting will be closed to the
public in accordance with provisions set
forth in Section 552b(c) (4) and (6), Title 5
U.S.C., and the Determination of the Director,
Management Analysis and Services Office,
CDC, pursuant to Public Law 92–463.
Matters To Be Discussed: The meeting will
include the initial review, discussion, and
evaluation of applications received in
response to ‘‘Identifying Modifiable
Protective Factors for Intimate Partner
Violence or Sexual Violence Perpetration,
FOA CE12–003’’.
Contact Person for More Information: Jane
Suen, Dr.P.H., M.S., Scientific Review
Officer, CDC, 4770 Buford Highway, NE.,
Mailstop F63, Atlanta, Georgia 30341–3724,
Telephone (770) 488–4281.
The Director, Management Analysis and
Services Office, has been delegated the
authority to sign Federal Register notices
pertaining to announcements of meetings and
other committee management activities, for
both the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention and the Agency for Toxic
Substances and Disease Registry.
Dated: March 30, 2012.
Elaine L. Baker,
Director, Management Analysis and Services
Office, Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Agency
Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment
Request
AGENCY: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, HHS.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces the intention of the Agency for
Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) to request that the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) approve the proposed information collection
project: ``Synthesis of AHRQ-Funded HAI Projects.'' In accordance with
the Paperwork Reduction Act, 44 U.S.C. 3501-3521, AHRQ invites the
public to comment on this proposed information collection.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by June 5, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Written comments should be submitted to: Doris Leflcowitz,
Reports Clearance Officer, AHRQ, by email at
doris.leflcowitz@AHRQ.hhs.gov.
Copies of the proposed collection plans, data collection
instruments, and specific details on the estimated burden can be
obtained from the AHRQ Reports Clearance Officer.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Doris Leflcowitz, AHRQ Reports
Clearance Officer, (301) 427-1477, or by email at
doris.leflcowitz@AHR.hhs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Proposed Project
Synthesis of AHRQ-Funded HAI Projects
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) requests that
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approve, under the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, AHRQ's collection of information for the
Synthesis of AHRQ-Funded HAI Projects.
For approximately a decade, AHRQ has conducted research on
preventing healthcareassociated infections (HAIs), both internally and
through contracts and grants. AHRQ's grant- and contract-supported
projects have been directed at the major types of HAIs: Central-line-
associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI), catheter-associated urinary
tract infections (CAUTI), surgical site infections (S SI), ventilator-
associated pneumonia (VAP), methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
(MRSA), and Clostridium difficile (C. cliff.). Projects have addressed
the problem of HAIs in diverse healthcare settings, including
hospitals, ambulatory settings (ambulatory surgery centers, end-stage
renal disease facilities, and outpatient clinics and offices), and
long-term care facilities. AHRQ's portfolio of HAI projects has
emphasized a combination of research and implementation initiatives. In
the latter category, a major focus of AHRQ's efforts has been to deploy
tools that can improve provider performance and reduce HAIs. Based on
the earlier success of the Michigan Keystone project, AHRQ has funded
projects to implement the Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program
(CUSP) to address CLABSI and CAUTI nationwide. Data are now emerging
that demonstrate the success of CUSP in reducing CLABSI in hospitals
across the nation.
Between 2007 and 2010, AHRQ funded 40 contracts and 18 grants
focusing on expanding the HAI knowledge base and implementing HAI
prevention strategies. Today it is
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necessary to look across these projects in order to (1) identify,
document, and synthesize their findings and results to ensure that
AHRQ, healthcare professionals, and the public can make best use of
these findings and (2) identify remaining gaps in the HAI science base
to enable AHRQ to fund future studies that will address these needs.
The synthesis will draw on several data sources, including interviews
with project leaders. In addition to learning about studies that have
not published peer-reviewed manuscripts, the interviews will enable the
project team to delve into project details that are not typically
available in publications, such as the project leader's motivation for
responding to the request for proposal, challenges faced in
implementing the project, changes in the project's delivery schedule or
work plan, experts' views on how HAI prevention evidence generated by a
specific project fits into the HAI research agenda more broadly, and
remaining gaps in the HAI knowledge base.
AHRQ has contracted with IMPAQ International, LLC, to develop this
synthesis, identify gaps, and promote the widespread application of
successful HAI prevention approaches. This research has the following
goals: (1) Identify and document findings and synthesize results of
AHRQ-funded HAI projects; (2) Disseminate key findings from the HAI
projects; and (3) Identify remaining gaps in the HAI knowledge base.
This study is being conducted by AHRQ through its contractor, IMPAQ
International, LLC and its subcontractor, the RAND Corporation,
pursuant to AHRQ's statutory authority to conduct and support research
and disseminate information on healthcare and on systems for the
delivery of such care, including activities with respect to the
quality, effectiveness, efficiency, appropriateness and value of
healthcare services and with respect to quality measurement and
improvement. 42 U.S.C. 299a(a)(1) and (2).
Method of Collection
To achieve the goals of this project the following data collection
will be implemented:
(1) Interviews with contractors--Interviews will be conducted with
the project leaders (project directors or project managers) from 40 HAT
contractors. The purpose of these interviews is to identify (a) key
findings, (b) gaps in knowledge base, (c) lessons learned, (d)
effective approaches for preventing and reducing HAIs, and e)
opportunities for additional projects focused on generating and
implementing knowledge on preventing HAIs.
(2) Interviews with grantees--Interviews will be conducted with the
project leaders (principal investigators) from 18 HAI grantees. Similar
to the interviews with contractors, the purpose of these interviews is
to identify (a) key findings, (b) gaps in knowledge base, (c) lessons
learned, (d) effective approaches for preventing and reducing HAIs, and
(e) opportunities for additional projects focused on generating and
implementing knowledge on preventing HAIs. While the goals of the
interviews with contractors and grantees are similar, the two audiences
require separate interview protocols because their funding mechanisms
and project structures differ. For example, contracts have more
structured deliverable schedules than do grants and grants are more
likely than contracts to be on investigator-initiated topics.
AHRQ will interview key project leaders to learn about the
processes and methods used, results achieved, and lessons learned under
the AHRQ-funded HAI contracts and grants. This information will enable
AHRQ to identify effective approaches for preventing and reducing HAIs
and for promoting the widespread application of these approaches.
Finally, collecting data from these audiences will allow AHRQ to detect
gaps in the HAI science base and identify opportunities for additional
projects focused on generating and implementing knowledge on preventing
HAIs.
Estimated Annual Respondent Burden
Exhibit 1 shows the estimated annualized burden hours for the
respondent's time to participate in this evaluation. Interviews will be
conducted with 40 contractors and 18 grantees and each will last about
90 minutes. The total burden hours are estimated to be 87.
Exhibit 1--Estimated Annualized Burden hours
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Number of
Data collection activity Number of responses per Hours per Total burden
respondents respondent response hours
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Interviews with contractors............. 40 1 1.5 60
Interviews with grantees................ 18 1 1.5 27
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Total............................... 58 n/a n/a 87
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The respondents are the project leaders, that is, project directors
for the contracts and principal investigators for the grants. Based on
the type of grant and the project leaders' qualifications, the project
leaders were categorized into three labor categories: Social Scientists
and Related Workers; Epidemiologists; and Medical Scientists. For
example, one project director conducting a randomized controlled trial
is a physician and was categorized into the Medical Scientist labor
category. Other project leaders have advanced degrees in the social
sciences (e.g., gerontology) or epidemiology and were included in the
Social Scientist or Epidemiologist labor categories, as appropriate.
Exhibit 2 shows the estimated annualized cost burden associated
with the respondent's time to participate in the evaluation. The total
cost burden is estimated to be $3,450.
Exhibit 2--Estimated Annualized Cost Burden
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Number of Total burden Average hourly Total cost
Data collection activity respondents hours wage rate* burden
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Interviews with contractors............. 40 60 $39.66 $2,380
Interviews with grantees................ 18 27 39.66 1,070
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Total............................... 58 87 n/a 3,450
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\*\Base upon the weighted average of the mean wages for 19-3099 Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other
($37.45 per hour; n = 17), 19-1041 Epidemiologists ($32.83; n = 5) and 19-1042 Medical Scientists (($41.69; n
= 36), National Compensation Survey: Occupational Wages in the United States May 2010, U.S. Department of
Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Estimated Annual Costs to the Federal Government
Exhibit 3 shows the estimated total and annualized cost to the
government for conducting the evaluation. The total cost is estimated
to be $87,502.
Exhibit 3--Estimated Total and Annualized Cost
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Annualized
Cost component Total cost cost
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Project Development............................. $6,135 $2,045
Data Collection Activities...................... 17,400 5,800
Data Processing and Analysis.................... 29,000 9,667
Publication of Results.......................... 0 0
Project Management.............................. 5,800 1,933
Overhead........................................ 29,167 9,722
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Total....................................... 87,502 29,167
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Request for Comments
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act, comments on AHRQ's
information collection are requested with regard to any of the
following: (a) Whether the proposed collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of AHRQ healthcare research and
healthcare information dissemination functions, including whether the
information will have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of AHRQ's
estimate of burden (including hours and costs) of the proposed
collection(s) of information; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility,
and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) ways to
minimize the burden of the collection of information upon the
respondents, including the use of automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized
and included in the Agency's subsequent request for OMB approval of the
proposed information collection. All comments will become a matter of
public record.
Dated: March 29, 2012.
Carolyn M. Clancy,
Director.
[FR Doc. 2012-8098 Filed 4-5-12; 8:45 am]
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