WTO Agricultural Safeguard Trigger Levels, 31296-31298 [2012-12691]

Download as PDF 31296 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 102 / Friday, May 25, 2012 / Notices 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. Comments should be sent to the address in the preamble. All responses to this notice will be summarized and included in the request for OMB approval. All comments will also become a matter of public record. Signed at Washington, DC, May 7, 2012. Mary Bohman, Administrator. [FR Doc. 2012–12770 Filed 5–24–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410–18–P DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Foreign Agricultural Service WTO Agricultural Safeguard Trigger Levels Foreign Agricultural Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture. ACTION: Notice of product coverage and trigger levels for safeguard measures provided for in the World Trade Organization (WTO) Agreement on Agriculture. AGENCY: This notice lists the updated quantity trigger levels for products which may be subject to additional import duties under the safeguard provisions of the WTO Agreement on Agriculture. This notice also includes the relevant period applicable for the SUMMARY: trigger levels on each of the listed products. DATES: Effective Date: May 25, 2012. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Safeguard Staff, Import Policies and Export Reporting Division, Office of Trade Programs, Foreign Agricultural Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Stop 1021, 1400 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20250–1021; or by telephone at (202) 720–0638, or by email at itspd@fas.usda.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Article 5 of the WTO Agreement on Agriculture provides that additional import duties may be imposed on imports of products subject to tariffication as a result of the Uruguay Round, if certain conditions are met. The agreement permits additional duties to be charged if the price of an individual shipment of imported products falls below the average price for similar goods imported during the years 1986–88 by a specified percentage. It also permits additional duties to be imposed if the volume of imports of an article exceeds the average of the most recent 3 years for which data are available by 5, 10, or 25 percent, depending on the article. These additional duties may not be imposed on quantities for which minimum or current access commitments were made during the Uruguay Round negotiations, and only one type of safeguard, price or quantity, may be applied at any given time to an article. Section 405 of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act requires that the President cause to be published in the Federal Register information regarding the price and quantity safeguards, including the quantity trigger levels, which must be updated annually based upon import levels during the most recent 3 years. The President delegated this duty to the Secretary of Agriculture in Presidential Proclamation No. 6763, dated December 23, 1994, 60 FR 1005 (Jan. 4, 1995). The Secretary of Agriculture further delegated this duty, which lies with the Administrator of the Foreign Agricultural Service (7 CFR 2.43 (a)(2)). The Annex to this notice contains the updated quantity trigger levels. Additional information on the products subject to safeguards and the additional duties which may apply can be found in subchapter IV of Chapter 99 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (2012) and in the Secretary of Agriculture’s Notice of Uruguay Round Agricultural Safeguard Trigger Levels, published in the Federal Register at 60 FR 427 (Jan. 4, 1995). Notice: As provided in Section 405 of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act, consistent with Article 5 of the Agreement on Agriculture, the safeguard quantity trigger levels previously notified are superceded by the levels indicated in the Annex to this notice. The definitions of these products were provided in the Notice of Safeguard Action published in the Federal Register, at 60 FR 427 (Jan. 4, 1995). Issued at Washington, DC, this 15th day of May 2012. Suzanne E. Heinen, Administrator, Foreign Agricultural Service. ANNEX—QUANTITY-BASED SAFEGUARD TRIGGER Trigger level Beef .............................................................................. 242,780 mt .................................................................. Mutton .......................................................................... 5,576 mt ...................................................................... Cream .......................................................................... 867,562 liters ............................................................... Evaporated or Condensed Milk ................................... 2,262,128 kilograms .................................................... Nonfat Dry Milk ............................................................ 327,518 kilograms ....................................................... Dried Whole Milk .......................................................... 2,135,595 kilograms .................................................... Dried Cream ................................................................. 21,166 kilograms ......................................................... Dried Whey/Buttermilk ................................................. mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Product 18,594 kilograms ......................................................... Butter ............................................................................ 6,188,045 kilograms .................................................... Butter Oil and Butter Substitutes ................................. 6,441,469 kilograms .................................................... Dairy Mixtures .............................................................. 30,574,663 kilograms .................................................. Blue Cheese ................................................................ 4,530,512 kilograms .................................................... VerDate Mar<15>2010 17:55 May 24, 2012 Jkt 226001 PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\25MYN1.SGM Period January 1, 31, 2011. January 1, 31, 2011. January 1, 31, 2011. January 1, 31, 2011. January 1, 31, 2011. January 1, 31, 2011. January 1, 31, 2011. January 1, 31, 2011. January 1, 31, 2011. January 1, 31, 2011. January 1, 31, 2011. January 1, 31, 2011. 25MYN1 2011 to December 2011 to December 2011 to December 2011 to December 2011 to December 2011 to December 2011 to December 2011 to December 2011 to December 2011 to December 2011 to December 2011 to December 31297 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 102 / Friday, May 25, 2012 / Notices ANNEX—QUANTITY-BASED SAFEGUARD TRIGGER—Continued Product Trigger level Period Cheddar Cheese .......................................................... 9,824,536 kilograms .................................................... American-Type Cheese ............................................... 4,978,590 kilograms .................................................... Edam/Gouda Cheese .................................................. 6,388,906 kilograms .................................................... Italian-Type Cheese ..................................................... 21,718,995 kilograms .................................................. Swiss Cheese with Eye Formation .............................. 26,060,155 kilograms .................................................. ` Gruyere Process Cheese ............................................ 3,411,433 kilograms .................................................... Lowfat Cheese ............................................................. 448,925 kilograms ....................................................... NSPF Cheese .............................................................. 41,636,693 kilograms .................................................. Peanuts ........................................................................ Peanut Butter/Paste ..................................................... 18,176 mt .................................................................... 19,279 mt .................................................................... 4,493 mt ...................................................................... Raw Cane Sugar ......................................................... 1,142,815 mt ............................................................... January 1, 2011 to December 31, 2011. January 1, 2011 to December 31, 2011. January 1, 2011 to December 31, 2011. January 1, 2011 to December 31, 2011. January 1, 2011 to December 31, 2011. January 1, 2011 to December 31, 2011. January 1, 2011 to December 31, 2011. January 1, 2011 to December 31, 2011. April 1, 2010 to March 31, 2011. April 1, 2011 to March 31, 2012. January 1, 2011 to December 31, 2011. October 1, 2010 to September 30, 2011. October 1, 2011 to September 30, 2012. October 1, 2010 to September 30, 2011. October 1, 2011 to September 30, 2012. October 1, 2010 to September 30, 2011. October 1, 2011 to September 30, 2012. October 1, 2010 to September 30, 2011. October 1, 2011 to September 30, 2012. October 1, 2010 to September 30, 2011. October 1, 2011 to September 30, 2012. October 1, 2010 to September 30, 2011. October 1, 2011 to September 30, 2012. January 1, 2011 to December 31, 2011. January 1, 2011 to December 31, 2011. January 1, 2011 to December 31, 2011. October 1, 2010 to September 30, 2011. October 1, 2011 to September 30, 2012. October 1, 2010 to September 30, 2011. October 1, 2011 to September 30, 2012. January 1, 2011 to December 31, 2011. January 1, 2011 to December 31, 2011. September 20, 2010 to September 19, 2011. September 20, 2011 to September 19, 2012. August 1, 2010 to July 31, 2011. August 1, 2011 to July 31, 2012. August 1, 2010 to July 31, 2011. August 1, 2011 to July 31, 2012. August 1, 2010 to July 31, 2011. August 1, 2011 to July 31, 2012. 1,278,131 mt ............................................................... Refined Sugar and Syrups .......................................... 176,800 mt .................................................................. 203,088 mt .................................................................. Blended Syrups ............................................................ 134 mt ......................................................................... 192 mt ......................................................................... Articles Over 65% Sugar ............................................. 277 mt ......................................................................... 247 mt ......................................................................... Articles Over 10% Sugar ............................................. 15,083 mt .................................................................... 16,434 mt .................................................................... Sweetened Cocoa Powder .......................................... 1,054 mt ...................................................................... 700 mt ......................................................................... Chocolate Crumb ......................................................... 8,051,334 kilograms .................................................... Lowfat Chocolate Crumb ............................................. 211,289 kilograms ....................................................... Infant Formula Containing Oligosaccharides ............... 582,933 kilograms ....................................................... Mixes and Doughs ....................................................... 383 mt ......................................................................... 286 mt ......................................................................... Mixed Condiments and Seasonings ............................ 280 mt ......................................................................... 432 mt ......................................................................... 2,309,155 liters ............................................................ Animal Feed Containing Milk ....................................... 39,223 kilograms ......................................................... Short Staple Cotton ..................................................... mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Ice Cream .................................................................... 591,350 kilograms ....................................................... 30,605 kilograms ......................................................... Harsh or Rough Cotton ................................................ Medium Staple Cotton ................................................. Extra Long Staple Cotton ............................................ VerDate Mar<15>2010 17:55 May 24, 2012 Jkt 226001 PO 00000 0 kilograms .................................................................. 60 kilograms ................................................................ 149,148 kilograms ....................................................... 51,298 kilograms ......................................................... 2,017,042 kilograms .................................................... 1,007,631 kilograms .................................................... Frm 00008 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\25MYN1.SGM 25MYN1 31298 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 102 / Friday, May 25, 2012 / Notices ANNEX—QUANTITY-BASED SAFEGUARD TRIGGER—Continued Product Trigger level Period Cotton Waste ............................................................... 432,133 kilograms ....................................................... 595,320 kilograms ....................................................... Cotton, Processed, Not Spun ...................................... 31,338 kilograms ......................................................... 75,787 kilograms ......................................................... [FR Doc. 2012–12691 Filed 5–24–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410–10–P DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Forest Service Information Collection; Special Use Administration Forest Service, USDA. Notice; request for comment. AGENCY: ACTION: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Forest Service is seeking comments from all interested individuals and organizations on the extension with revision of a currently approved information collection, Special Use Administration. DATES: Comments must be received in writing on or before July 24, 2012 to be assured of consideration. Comments received after that date will be considered to the extent practicable. ADDRESSES: Comments concerning this notice should be addressed to USDA Forest Service, Attn: Lands, 1400 Independence Ave. SW., Mailstop Code: 1124, Washington, DC 20250–1124. Comments also may be submitted via facsimile to 202–205–1604 or by email to: reply_lands@fs.fed.us. The public may inspect comments received at the Office of the Director, Lands, 4th Floor South, Sidney R. Yates Federal Building, 201 14th Street SW., Washington, DC, during normal business hours. Visitors are encouraged to call ahead to 205–205–1248 to facilitate entry to the building. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Milo Booth, Lands, at 202–205–1117. Individuals who use telecommunication devices for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 1–800– 877–8339 between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. Eastern Standard Time, Monday through Friday. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: Special Use Administration. OMB Number: 0596–0082. Expiration Date of Approval: October 31, 2012. mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Mar<15>2010 17:55 May 24, 2012 Jkt 226001 Type of Request: Extension with Revision. Abstract: The information collection requirements are necessary for the Forest Service to issue and administer special use authorizations that allow the public to use and occupy National Forest System (NFS) lands under these authorities. The information collected is used by Forest Service officials (unless otherwise noted) to ensure that uses of NFS lands are authorized, in the public interest, and compatible with the Agency’s mission; and/or record authorization of use granted by appropriate Forest Service officials. In addition, the Department of the Interior (DOI) statutes for the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), National Park Service (NPS), and Bureau of Reclamation (BuRec) along with the statute for the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers (USACE) authorize its collection of information and will utilize form SF–299 ‘‘Application for Transportation and Utility Systems and Facilities on Federal Lands.’’ Several statutes authorize the Forest Service to issue and administer authorizations for use and occupancy of NFS lands and collect information from the public for those purposes. The laws authorizing the collection of this information include the Organic Administration Act of 1897 (16 U.S.C. 551); Title V of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (FLPMA, 43 U.S.C. 1761–1771); Act of March 4, 1915 (16 U.S.C. 497); Alaska Term Permit Act of March 30, 1948 (48 U.S.C. 341); Act of September 3, 1954 (68 Stat. 1146; 43 U.S.C. 931c, 931d); National Forest Ski Area Permit Act (16 U.S.C. 497b); section 28 of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 185); National Forest Roads and Trails Act (FRTA, 16 U.S.C. 532–538); section 7 of the Granger-Thye Act (16 U.S.C. 480d); Act of May 26, 2000 (16 U.S.C. 460l–6d); Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act (16 U.S.C. 6801–6814); Archeological Resource Protection Act of October 31, 1979 (16 U.S.C. 1996); and the Rural Electrification Act of 1936, as amended. PO 00000 Frm 00009 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 September 20, 2010 tember 19, 2011. September 20, 2011 tember 19, 2012. September 11, 2010 tember 10, 2011. September 11, 2011 tember 10, 2012. to Septo Septo Septo Sep- Forest Service regulations implementing these authorities, found at 36 CFR part 251, Subpart B, contain information collection requirements, including submission of applications, execution of forms, and imposition of terms and conditions that entail information collection requirements, such as the requirement to submit annual financial information, to prepare and update an operating plan; to prepare and update a maintenance plan, and to submit compliance reports and information updates. The information helps the Agency identify the environmental and social impacts of special uses for purposes of compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act and program administration. In addition, the Agency uses the information to ascertain whether the land use fee(s) charged for special use authorizations are based on market value. Information collection occurs via application forms, as well as terms and conditions in special use authorizations and operating plans. There are six categories of information collected: (1) Information required from proponents and applicants to evaluate proposals and applications to use or occupy NFS lands, (2) Information required from applicants to complete special use authorizations, (3) Annual financial information required from holders to determine land use fees, (4) Information required from holders to prepare and update operating plans, (5) Information required from holders to prepare and update maintenance plans, and (6) Information required from holders to complete compliance reports and informational updates. The six categories cover all information collection requirements involved in administration of the Special Uses program, including application and reporting forms; authorization forms; supplemental special use authorization clauses in Forest Service Handbook 2709.11, E:\FR\FM\25MYN1.SGM 25MYN1

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[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 102 (Friday, May 25, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31296-31298]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-12691]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Foreign Agricultural Service


WTO Agricultural Safeguard Trigger Levels

AGENCY: Foreign Agricultural Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture.

ACTION: Notice of product coverage and trigger levels for safeguard 
measures provided for in the World Trade Organization (WTO) Agreement 
on Agriculture.

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SUMMARY: This notice lists the updated quantity trigger levels for 
products which may be subject to additional import duties under the 
safeguard provisions of the WTO Agreement on Agriculture. This notice 
also includes the relevant period applicable for the trigger levels on 
each of the listed products.

DATES: Effective Date: May 25, 2012.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Safeguard Staff, Import Policies and 
Export Reporting Division, Office of Trade Programs, Foreign 
Agricultural Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Stop 1021, 1400 
Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20250-1021; or by telephone at 
(202) 720-0638, or by email at itspd@fas.usda.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Article 5 of the WTO Agreement on 
Agriculture provides that additional import duties may be imposed on 
imports of products subject to tariffication as a result of the Uruguay 
Round, if certain conditions are met. The agreement permits additional 
duties to be charged if the price of an individual shipment of imported 
products falls below the average price for similar goods imported 
during the years 1986-88 by a specified percentage. It also permits 
additional duties to be imposed if the volume of imports of an article 
exceeds the average of the most recent 3 years for which data are 
available by 5, 10, or 25 percent, depending on the article. These 
additional duties may not be imposed on quantities for which minimum or 
current access commitments were made during the Uruguay Round 
negotiations, and only one type of safeguard, price or quantity, may be 
applied at any given time to an article.
    Section 405 of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act requires that the 
President cause to be published in the Federal Register information 
regarding the price and quantity safeguards, including the quantity 
trigger levels, which must be updated annually based upon import levels 
during the most recent 3 years. The President delegated this duty to 
the Secretary of Agriculture in Presidential Proclamation No. 6763, 
dated December 23, 1994, 60 FR 1005 (Jan. 4, 1995). The Secretary of 
Agriculture further delegated this duty, which lies with the 
Administrator of the Foreign Agricultural Service (7 CFR 2.43 (a)(2)). 
The Annex to this notice contains the updated quantity trigger levels.
    Additional information on the products subject to safeguards and 
the additional duties which may apply can be found in subchapter IV of 
Chapter 99 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States 
(2012) and in the Secretary of Agriculture's Notice of Uruguay Round 
Agricultural Safeguard Trigger Levels, published in the Federal 
Register at 60 FR 427 (Jan. 4, 1995).

    Notice: As provided in Section 405 of the Uruguay Round 
Agreements Act, consistent with Article 5 of the Agreement on 
Agriculture, the safeguard quantity trigger levels previously 
notified are superceded by the levels indicated in the Annex to this 
notice. The definitions of these products were provided in the 
Notice of Safeguard Action published in the Federal Register, at 60 
FR 427 (Jan. 4, 1995).


    Issued at Washington, DC, this 15th day of May 2012.
Suzanne E. Heinen,
Administrator, Foreign Agricultural Service.

                                     Annex--Quantity-Based Safeguard Trigger
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               Product                      Trigger level                            Period
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Beef.................................  242,780 mt.............  January 1, 2011 to December 31, 2011.
Mutton...............................  5,576 mt...............  January 1, 2011 to December 31, 2011.
Cream................................  867,562 liters.........  January 1, 2011 to December 31, 2011.
Evaporated or Condensed Milk.........  2,262,128 kilograms....  January 1, 2011 to December 31, 2011.
Nonfat Dry Milk......................  327,518 kilograms......  January 1, 2011 to December 31, 2011.
Dried Whole Milk.....................  2,135,595 kilograms....  January 1, 2011 to December 31, 2011.
Dried Cream..........................  21,166 kilograms.......  January 1, 2011 to December 31, 2011.
Dried Whey/Buttermilk................  18,594 kilograms.......  January 1, 2011 to December 31, 2011.
Butter...............................  6,188,045 kilograms....  January 1, 2011 to December 31, 2011.
Butter Oil and Butter Substitutes....  6,441,469 kilograms....  January 1, 2011 to December 31, 2011.
Dairy Mixtures.......................  30,574,663 kilograms...  January 1, 2011 to December 31, 2011.
Blue Cheese..........................  4,530,512 kilograms....  January 1, 2011 to December 31, 2011.

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Cheddar Cheese.......................  9,824,536 kilograms....  January 1, 2011 to December 31, 2011.
American-Type Cheese.................  4,978,590 kilograms....  January 1, 2011 to December 31, 2011.
Edam/Gouda Cheese....................  6,388,906 kilograms....  January 1, 2011 to December 31, 2011.
Italian-Type Cheese..................  21,718,995 kilograms...  January 1, 2011 to December 31, 2011.
Swiss Cheese with Eye Formation......  26,060,155 kilograms...  January 1, 2011 to December 31, 2011.
Gruy[egrave]re Process Cheese........  3,411,433 kilograms....  January 1, 2011 to December 31, 2011.
Lowfat Cheese........................  448,925 kilograms......  January 1, 2011 to December 31, 2011.
NSPF Cheese..........................  41,636,693 kilograms...  January 1, 2011 to December 31, 2011.
Peanuts..............................  18,176 mt..............  April 1, 2010 to March 31, 2011.
                                       19,279 mt..............  April 1, 2011 to March 31, 2012.
Peanut Butter/Paste..................  4,493 mt...............  January 1, 2011 to December 31, 2011.
Raw Cane Sugar.......................  1,142,815 mt...........  October 1, 2010 to September 30, 2011.
                                       1,278,131 mt...........  October 1, 2011 to September 30, 2012.
Refined Sugar and Syrups.............  176,800 mt.............  October 1, 2010 to September 30, 2011.
                                       203,088 mt.............  October 1, 2011 to September 30, 2012.
Blended Syrups.......................  134 mt.................  October 1, 2010 to September 30, 2011.
                                       192 mt.................  October 1, 2011 to September 30, 2012.
Articles Over 65% Sugar..............  277 mt.................  October 1, 2010 to September 30, 2011.
                                       247 mt.................  October 1, 2011 to September 30, 2012.
Articles Over 10% Sugar..............  15,083 mt..............  October 1, 2010 to September 30, 2011.
                                       16,434 mt..............  October 1, 2011 to September 30, 2012.
Sweetened Cocoa Powder...............  1,054 mt...............  October 1, 2010 to September 30, 2011.
                                       700 mt.................  October 1, 2011 to September 30, 2012.
Chocolate Crumb......................  8,051,334 kilograms....  January 1, 2011 to December 31, 2011.
Lowfat Chocolate Crumb...............  211,289 kilograms......  January 1, 2011 to December 31, 2011.
Infant Formula Containing              582,933 kilograms......  January 1, 2011 to December 31, 2011.
 Oligosaccharides.
Mixes and Doughs.....................  383 mt.................  October 1, 2010 to September 30, 2011.
                                       286 mt.................  October 1, 2011 to September 30, 2012.
Mixed Condiments and Seasonings......  280 mt.................  October 1, 2010 to September 30, 2011.
                                       432 mt.................  October 1, 2011 to September 30, 2012.
Ice Cream............................  2,309,155 liters.......  January 1, 2011 to December 31, 2011.
Animal Feed Containing Milk..........  39,223 kilograms.......  January 1, 2011 to December 31, 2011.
Short Staple Cotton..................  591,350 kilograms......  September 20, 2010 to September 19, 2011.
                                       30,605 kilograms.......  September 20, 2011 to September 19, 2012.
Harsh or Rough Cotton................  0 kilograms............  August 1, 2010 to July 31, 2011.
                                       60 kilograms...........  August 1, 2011 to July 31, 2012.
Medium Staple Cotton.................  149,148 kilograms......  August 1, 2010 to July 31, 2011.
                                       51,298 kilograms.......  August 1, 2011 to July 31, 2012.
Extra Long Staple Cotton.............  2,017,042 kilograms....  August 1, 2010 to July 31, 2011.
                                       1,007,631 kilograms....  August 1, 2011 to July 31, 2012.

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Cotton Waste.........................  432,133 kilograms......  September 20, 2010 to September 19, 2011.
                                       595,320 kilograms......  September 20, 2011 to September 19, 2012.
Cotton, Processed, Not Spun..........  31,338 kilograms.......  September 11, 2010 to September 10, 2011.
                                       75,787 kilograms.......  September 11, 2011 to September 10, 2012.
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