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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR–5603–N–62]
Notice of Submission of Proposed
Information Collection to OMB Disaster
Recovery Grant Reporting System
Office of the Chief Information
Officer, HUD
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The proposed information
collection requirement described below
has been submitted to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review, as required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act. The Department is
soliciting public comments on the
subject proposal.
The Disaster Recovery Grant
Reporting (DRGR) System is a grants
management system used by the Office
of Community Planning and
Development to monitor special
appropriation grants under the
Community Development Block Grant
program. This collection pertains to
Community Development Block Grant
Disaster Recovery (CDBG–DR) and
Neighborhood Stabilization Program
(NSP) grant appropriations. The CDBG
program is authorized under Title I of
the Housing and Community
Development Act of 1974, as amended.
Following major disasters, Congress
appropriates supplemental CDBG funds
for disaster recovery. According to
Section 104(e)(1) of the Housing and
Community Development Act of 1974,
HUD is responsible for reviewing
grantees’ compliance with applicable
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requirements and their continuing
capacity to carry out their programs.
Grant funds are made available to states
and units of general local government,
Indian tribes, and insular areas, unless
provided otherwise by supplemental
appropriations statute, based on their
unmet disaster recovery needs.
The Neighborhood Stabilization
Program (NSP) was established for the
purpose of stabilizing communities that
have suffered as a result of foreclosures
and property abandonment. On July 21,
2010, President Obama signed the
Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and
Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank
Act) into law (Pub. L. 111–203). This
law provides $1 billion of formula grant
funding for the redevelopment of
foreclosed and abandoned homes to be
allocated under the terms of Title XII,
Division A, Section 2 of the American
Recovery and Reinvestment Act
(Recovery Act) and by the formula
factors provided in Title III of Division
B of the Housing and Economic
Recovery Act of 2008 (Pub. L. 110–289)
(HERA). In 2008, HERA provided for an
initial round of formula funding to
regular State and entitlement
Community Development Block Grant
(CDBG) grantees through the
Neighborhood Stabilization Program
(NSP1).1 The Recovery Act provided for
a neighborhood stabilization grant
competition open to state and local
governments, as well as non-profit
groups and consortia that may include
for-profit entities (NSP2).2 The DoddFrank Act is the third round of
Neighborhood Stabilization Funding
(NSP3). Although NSP funds are
otherwise to be considered CDBG funds,
HERA, the Recovery Act and the DoddFrank Act make substantive revisions to
the eligibility, use, and method of
distribution of NSP3 funds. For NSP1
and NSP3, grantees are required to
submit substantial amendments to their
consolidated plans to secure funding
they are entitled to under the formula
grants. NSP3 Technical Assistance
grants were appropriated under DoddFrank Wall Street Reform and Consumer
Protection Act (Dodd-Frank Act) (Pub.
L. 111–203). Grantees were selected
through a competitive process set forth
in the NSP3–TA Notice of Funding
Availability (NOFA),3 with the purpose
of assessing the need for technical
assistance and targeting technical
assistance in order to achieve the
highest level of performance and results
for the programs administered by HUD’s
Office of Community Planning and
Development. Eligible applicants
include states, units of local
government, public housing authorities,
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non-profit organizations, for-profit
entities, and joint applicants NSP–TA
grants. CDBG–DR and NSP grant funds
are made available to states and units of
general local government, Indian tribes,
and insular areas, unless provided
otherwise by supplemental
appropriations statute. NSP–TA grant
funds are awarded on a competitive
basis and are open to state and local
governments, as well as non-profit
groups and consortia that may include
for-profit entities.
DATES: Comments Due Date: October 12,
2012.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are
invited to submit comments regarding
this proposal. Comments should refer to
the proposal by name and/or OMB
approval Number (2506–0165) and
should be sent to: HUD Desk Officer,
Office of Management and Budget, New
Executive Office Building, Washington,
DC 20503; fax: 202–395–5806. Email:
OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov fax:
202–395–5806.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Colette Pollard., Reports Management
Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing
and Urban Development, 451 Seventh
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410;
email Colette Pollard at
Colette.Pollard@hud.gov or telephone
(202) 402–3400. This is not a toll-free
number. Copies of available documents
submitted to OMB may be obtained
from Ms. Pollard.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
notice informs the public that the
Department of Housing and Urban
Development has submitted to OMB a
request for approval of the Information
collection described below. This notice
is soliciting comments from members of
the public and affecting agencies
concerning the proposed collection of
information to: (1) 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; (2) Evaluate the
accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the
burden of the proposed collection of
information; (3) Enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and (4) Minimize the
burden of the collection of information
on those who are to respond; including
through the use of appropriate
automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology,
e.g., permitting electronic submission of
responses.
This notice also lists the following
information:
Title of Proposal: Disaster Recovery
Grant Reporting System.
OMB Approval Number: 2506–0165.
Form Numbers: SF–424 Application
for Federal Assistance.
Description of The Need for the
Information and Its Proposed
The Disaster Recovery Grant
Reporting (DRGR) System is a grants
management system used by the Office
of Community Planning and
Development to monitor special
appropriation grants under the
Community Development Block Grant
program. This collection pertains to
Community Development Block Grant
Disaster Recovery (CDBG–DR) and
Neighborhood Stabilization Program
(NSP) grant appropriations. The CDBG
program is authorized under Title I of
the Housing and Community
Development Act of 1974, as amended.
Following major disasters, Congress
appropriates supplemental CDBG funds
for disaster recovery.
According to Section 104(e)(1) of the
Housing and Community Development
Act of 1974, HUD is responsible for
reviewing grantees’ compliance with
applicable requirements and their
continuing capacity to carry out their
programs. Grant funds are made
available to states and units of general
local government, Indian tribes, and
insular areas, unless provided otherwise
by supplemental appropriations statute,
based on their unmet disaster recovery
needs.
The Neighborhood Stabilization
Program (NSP) was established for the
purpose of stabilizing 2010, President
Obama signed the Dodd-Frank Wall
Street Reform and Consumer Protection
Act (Dodd-Frank Act) into law (Pub. L.
111–203). This law provides $1 billion
of formula grant funding for the
redevelopment of foreclosed and
abandoned homes to be allocated under
the terms of Title XII, Division A,
Section 2 of the American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act (Recovery Act) and by
Number of
respondents
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the formula factors provided in Title III
of Division B of the Housing and
Economic Recovery Act of 2008 (Pub. L.
110–289) (HERA). In 2008, HERA
provided for an initial round of formula
funding to regular State and entitlement
Community Development Block Grant
(CDBG) grantees through the
Neighborhood Stabilization Program
(NSP1).1 The Recovery Act provided for
a neighborhood stabilization grant
competition open to state and local
governments, as well as non-profit
groups and consortia that may include
for-profit entities (NSP2).2 The DoddFrank Act is the third round of
Neighborhood Stabilization Funding
(NSP3). Although NSP funds are
otherwise to be considered CDBG funds,
HERA, the Recovery Act and the DoddFrank Act make substantive revisions to
the eligibility, use, and method of
distribution of NSP3 funds. For NSP1
and NSP3, grantees are required to
submit substantial amendments to their
consolidated plans to secure funding
they are entitled to under the formula
grants. NSP3 Technical Assistance
grants were appropriated under DoddFrank Wall Street Reform and Consumer
Protection Act (Dodd-Frank Act) (Pub.
L. 111–203). Grantees were selected
through a competitive process set forth
in the NSP3–TA Notice of Funding
Availability (NOFA),3 with the purpose
of assessing the need for technical
assistance and targeting technical
assistance in order to achieve the
highest level of performance and results
for the programs administered by HUD’s
Office of Community Planning and
Development. Eligible applicants
include states, units of local
government, public housing authorities,
non-profit organizations, for-profit
entities, and joint applicants. NSP–TA
grants. CDBG–DR and NSP grant funds
are made available to states and units of
general local government, Indian tribes,
and insular areas, unless provided
otherwise by supplemental
appropriations statute. NSP–TA grant
funds are awarded on a competitive
basis and are open to state and local
governments, as well as non-profit
groups and consortia that may include
for-profit entities.
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Status: Reinstatement with change of
previously approved collection.
Authority: Section 3507 of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 35, as
amended.
Dated: September 7, 2012.
Colette Pollard,
Department Reports Management Officer,
Office of the Chief Information Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR–5639–N–02]
Notice of Regulatory Waiver Requests
Granted for the Second Quarter of
Calendar Year 2012
AGENCY:
Office of the General Counsel,
HUD.
ACTION:
Notice.
Section 106 of the Department
of Housing and Urban Development
Reform Act of 1989 (the HUD Reform
Act) requires HUD to publish quarterly
Federal Register notices of all
regulatory waivers that HUD has
approved. Each notice covers the
quarterly period since the previous
Federal Register notice. The purpose of
this notice is to comply with the
requirements of section 106 of the HUD
Reform Act. This notice contains a list
of regulatory waivers granted by HUD
during the period beginning on April 1,
2012, and ending on June 30, 2012.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
general information about this notice,
contact Camille E. Acevedo, Associate
General Counsel for Legislation and
Regulations, Department of Housing and
Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street
SW., Room 10282, Washington, DC
20410–0500, telephone 202–708–1793
(this is not a toll-free number). Persons
with hearing- or speech-impairments
may access this number through TTY by
calling the toll-free Federal Information
Relay Service at 800–877–8339.
For information concerning a
particular waiver that was granted and
for which public notice is provided in
this document, contact the person
whose name and address follow the
description of the waiver granted in the
accompanying list of waivers that have
been granted in the second quarter of
calendar year 2012.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section
106 of the HUD Reform Act added a
new section 7(q) to the Department of
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(42 U.S.C. 3535(q)), which provides
that:
1. Any waiver of a regulation must be
in writing and must specify the grounds
for approving the waiver;
2. Authority to approve a waiver of a
regulation may be delegated by the
Secretary only to an individual of
Assistant Secretary or equivalent rank,
and the person to whom authority to
waive is delegated must also have
authority to issue the particular
regulation to be waived;
3. Not less than quarterly, the
Secretary must notify the public of all
waivers of regulations that HUD has
approved, by publishing a notice in the
Federal Register. These notices (each
covering the period since the most
recent previous notification) shall:
a. Identify the project, activity, or
undertaking involved;
b. Describe the nature of the provision
waived and the designation of the
provision;
c. Indicate the name and title of the
person who granted the waiver request;
d. Describe briefly the grounds for
approval of the request; and
e. State how additional information
about a particular waiver may be
obtained.
Section 106 of the HUD Reform Act
also contains requirements applicable to
waivers of HUD handbook provisions
that are not relevant to the purpose of
this notice.
This notice follows procedures
provided in HUD’s Statement of Policy
on Waiver of Regulations and Directives
issued on April 22, 1991 (56 FR 16337).
In accordance with those procedures
and with the requirements of section
106 of the HUD Reform Act, waivers of
regulations are granted by the Assistant
Secretary with jurisdiction over the
regulations for which a waiver was
requested. In those cases in which a
General Deputy Assistant Secretary
granted the waiver, the General Deputy
Assistant Secretary was serving in the
absence of the Assistant Secretary in
accordance with the office’s Order of
Succession.
This notice covers waivers of
regulations granted by HUD from April
1, 2012 through June 30, 2012. For ease
of reference, the waivers granted by
HUD are listed by HUD program office
(for example, the Office of Community
Planning and Development, the Office
of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity,
the Office of Housing, and the Office of
Public and Indian Housing, etc.). Within
each program office grouping, the
waivers are listed sequentially by the
regulatory section of title 24 of the Code
of Federal Regulations (CFR) that is
being waived. For example, a waiver of
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a provision in 24 CFR part 58 would be
listed before a waiver of a provision in
24 CFR part 570.
Where more than one regulatory
provision is involved in the grant of a
particular waiver request, the action is
listed under the section number of the
first regulatory requirement that appears
in 24 CFR and that is being waived. For
example, a waiver of both § 58.73 and
§ 58.74 would appear sequentially in the
listing under § 58.73.
Waiver of regulations that involve the
same initial regulatory citation are in
time sequence beginning with the
earliest-dated regulatory waiver.
Should HUD receive additional
information about waivers granted
during the period covered by this report
(the second quarter of calendar year
2012) before the next report is published
(the third quarter of calendar year 2012),
HUD will include any additional
waivers granted for the second quarter
in the next report.
Accordingly, information about
approved waiver requests pertaining to
HUD regulations is provided in the
Appendix that follows this notice.
Dated: September 6, 2012.
Helen R. Kanovsky,
General Counsel.
Appendix
Listing of Waivers of Regulatory
Requirements Granted by Offices of the
Department of Housing and Urban
Development April 1, 2012 through June 30,
2012
Note to Reader: More information about
the granting of these waivers, including a
copy of the waiver request and approval, may
be obtained by contacting the person whose
name is listed as the contact person directly
after each set of regulatory waivers granted.
The regulatory waivers granted appear in
the following order:
I. Regulatory waivers granted by the Office
of Community Planning and Development.
II. Regulatory waivers granted by the Office
of Housing.
III. Regulatory waivers granted by the
Office of Public and Indian Housing.
I. Regulatory Waivers Granted by the Office
of Community Planning and Development
For further information about the following
regulatory waivers, please see the name of
the contact person that immediately follows
the description of the waiver granted.
• Regulation: 24 CFR 58.22(a).
Project/Activity: The town project entailed
the construction of a multiplex facility in the
Town of Grand Isle, LA that included a
senior citizens multi-function recreation and
social area, a medical clinic, and a sheriff’s
substation.
In this situation the Town of Grand Isle
previously received two Economic
Development Initiative (EDI) grants in 2002
and 2003 in which the environmental review
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR-5603-N-62]
Notice of Submission of Proposed Information Collection to OMB
Disaster Recovery Grant Reporting System
AGENCY: Office of the Chief Information Officer, HUD
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The proposed information collection requirement described
below has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
for review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act. The Department
is soliciting public comments on the subject proposal.
The Disaster Recovery Grant Reporting (DRGR) System is a grants
management system used by the Office of Community Planning and
Development to monitor special appropriation grants under the Community
Development Block Grant program. This collection pertains to Community
Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) and Neighborhood
Stabilization Program (NSP) grant appropriations. The CDBG program is
authorized under Title I of the Housing and Community Development Act
of 1974, as amended. Following major disasters, Congress appropriates
supplemental CDBG funds for disaster recovery. According to Section
104(e)(1) of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, HUD is
responsible for reviewing grantees' compliance with applicable
requirements and their continuing capacity to carry out their programs.
Grant funds are made available to states and units of general local
government, Indian tribes, and insular areas, unless provided otherwise
by supplemental appropriations statute, based on their unmet disaster
recovery needs.
The Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP) was established for
the purpose of stabilizing communities that have suffered as a result
of foreclosures and property abandonment. On July 21, 2010, President
Obama signed the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection
Act (Dodd-Frank Act) into law (Pub. L. 111-203). This law provides $1
billion of formula grant funding for the redevelopment of foreclosed
and abandoned homes to be allocated under the terms of Title XII,
Division A, Section 2 of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
(Recovery Act) and by the formula factors provided in Title III of
Division B of the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 (Pub. L.
110-289) (HERA). In 2008, HERA provided for an initial round of formula
funding to regular State and entitlement Community Development Block
Grant (CDBG) grantees through the Neighborhood Stabilization Program
(NSP1).\1\ The Recovery Act provided for a neighborhood stabilization
grant competition open to state and local governments, as well as non-
profit groups and consortia that may include for-profit entities
(NSP2).\2\ The Dodd-Frank Act is the third round of Neighborhood
Stabilization Funding (NSP3). Although NSP funds are otherwise to be
considered CDBG funds, HERA, the Recovery Act and the Dodd-Frank Act
make substantive revisions to the eligibility, use, and method of
distribution of NSP3 funds. For NSP1 and NSP3, grantees are required to
submit substantial amendments to their consolidated plans to secure
funding they are entitled to under the formula grants. NSP3 Technical
Assistance grants were appropriated under Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform
and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank Act) (Pub. L. 111-203).
Grantees were selected through a competitive process set forth in the
NSP3-TA Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA),\3\ with the purpose of
assessing the need for technical assistance and targeting technical
assistance in order to achieve the highest level of performance and
results for the programs administered by HUD's Office of Community
Planning and Development. Eligible applicants include states, units of
local government, public housing authorities,
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non-profit organizations, for-profit entities, and joint applicants
NSP-TA grants. CDBG-DR and NSP grant funds are made available to states
and units of general local government, Indian tribes, and insular
areas, unless provided otherwise by supplemental appropriations
statute. NSP-TA grant funds are awarded on a competitive basis and are
open to state and local governments, as well as non-profit groups and
consortia that may include for-profit entities.
DATES: Comments Due Date: October 12, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding
this proposal. Comments should refer to the proposal by name and/or OMB
approval Number (2506-0165) and should be sent to: HUD Desk Officer,
Office of Management and Budget, New Executive Office Building,
Washington, DC 20503; fax: 202-395-5806. Email: OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov fax: 202-395-5806.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Colette Pollard., Reports Management
Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410; email Colette Pollard at
Colette.Pollard@hud.gov or telephone (202) 402-3400. This is not a
toll-free number. Copies of available documents submitted to OMB may be
obtained from Ms. Pollard.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice informs the public that the
Department of Housing and Urban Development has submitted to OMB a
request for approval of the Information collection described below.
This notice is soliciting comments from members of the public and
affecting agencies concerning the proposed collection of information
to: (1) 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; (2)
Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information; (3) Enhance the quality, utility,
and clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) Minimize the
burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond;
including through the use of appropriate automated collection
techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting
electronic submission of responses.
This notice also lists the following information:
Title of Proposal: Disaster Recovery Grant Reporting System.
OMB Approval Number: 2506-0165.
Form Numbers: SF-424 Application for Federal Assistance.
Description of The Need for the Information and Its Proposed
The Disaster Recovery Grant Reporting (DRGR) System is a grants
management system used by the Office of Community Planning and
Development to monitor special appropriation grants under the Community
Development Block Grant program. This collection pertains to Community
Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) and Neighborhood
Stabilization Program (NSP) grant appropriations. The CDBG program is
authorized under Title I of the Housing and Community Development Act
of 1974, as amended. Following major disasters, Congress appropriates
supplemental CDBG funds for disaster recovery.
According to Section 104(e)(1) of the Housing and Community
Development Act of 1974, HUD is responsible for reviewing grantees'
compliance with applicable requirements and their continuing capacity
to carry out their programs. Grant funds are made available to states
and units of general local government, Indian tribes, and insular
areas, unless provided otherwise by supplemental appropriations
statute, based on their unmet disaster recovery needs.
The Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP) was established for
the purpose of stabilizing 2010, President Obama signed the Dodd-Frank
Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank Act) into
law (Pub. L. 111-203). This law provides $1 billion of formula grant
funding for the redevelopment of foreclosed and abandoned homes to be
allocated under the terms of Title XII, Division A, Section 2 of the
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (Recovery Act) and by the
formula factors provided in Title III of Division B of the Housing and
Economic Recovery Act of 2008 (Pub. L. 110-289) (HERA). In 2008, HERA
provided for an initial round of formula funding to regular State and
entitlement Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) grantees through
the Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP1).\1\ The Recovery Act
provided for a neighborhood stabilization grant competition open to
state and local governments, as well as non-profit groups and consortia
that may include for-profit entities (NSP2).\2\ The Dodd-Frank Act is
the third round of Neighborhood Stabilization Funding (NSP3). Although
NSP funds are otherwise to be considered CDBG funds, HERA, the Recovery
Act and the Dodd-Frank Act make substantive revisions to the
eligibility, use, and method of distribution of NSP3 funds. For NSP1
and NSP3, grantees are required to submit substantial amendments to
their consolidated plans to secure funding they are entitled to under
the formula grants. NSP3 Technical Assistance grants were appropriated
under Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-
Frank Act) (Pub. L. 111-203). Grantees were selected through a
competitive process set forth in the NSP3-TA Notice of Funding
Availability (NOFA),\3\ with the purpose of assessing the need for
technical assistance and targeting technical assistance in order to
achieve the highest level of performance and results for the programs
administered by HUD's Office of Community Planning and Development.
Eligible applicants include states, units of local government, public
housing authorities, non-profit organizations, for-profit entities, and
joint applicants. NSP-TA grants. CDBG-DR and NSP grant funds are made
available to states and units of general local government, Indian
tribes, and insular areas, unless provided otherwise by supplemental
appropriations statute. NSP-TA grant funds are awarded on a competitive
basis and are open to state and local governments, as well as non-
profit groups and consortia that may include for-profit entities.
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Number of Annual Hours per
respondents responses x response Burden hours
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Reporting Burden................................................... 53 4 ............... 41.849 8,872
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Total Estimated Burden Hours: 8,872.
Status: Reinstatement with change of previously approved
collection.
Authority: Section 3507 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
44 U.S.C. 35, as amended.
Dated: September 7, 2012.
Colette Pollard,
Department Reports Management Officer, Office of the Chief Information
Officer.
[FR Doc. 2012-22475 Filed 9-11-12; 8:45 am]
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