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Therefore, the Director, Office of
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Food and Drug Administration
[Docket No. FDA–2012–N–0001]
Request for Nominations for Voting
Members on Public Advisory
Committees
AGENCY:
Food and Drug Administration,
HHS.
ACTION:
Notice.
The Food and Drug
Administration (FDA) is requesting
nominations for voting members to
serve on the Allergenic Products
Advisory Committee, Blood Products
Advisory Committee, Cellular, Tissue
and Gene Therapies Advisory
SUMMARY:
Committee, and Transmissible
Spongiform and Encephalopathies
Advisory Committee, Center for
Biologics Evaluation and Research.
Nominations will be accepted for
vacancies that will or may occur
through December 31, 2013.
FDA seeks to include the views of
women and men, members of all racial
and ethnic groups, and individuals with
and without disabilities on its advisory
committees and, therefore encourages
nominations of appropriately qualified
candidates from these groups.
DATES: Because scheduled vacancies
occur on various dates throughout each
year, no cutoff date is established for the
receipt of nominations. However, when
possible, nominations should be
received at least 6 months before the
date of scheduled vacancies for each
year, as indicated in this notice.
ADDRESSES: All nominations for
membership should be sent
electronically to cv@oc.fda.gov, or by
mail to Advisory Committee Oversight
and Management Staff, 10903 New
Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 32, rm. 5103,
Silver Spring, MD 20993–0002.
Information about becoming a member
on a FDA advisory committee can also
be obtained by visiting FDA’s Web site
at https://www.fda.gov/
AdvisoryCommittees/default.htm.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
specific Committee questions, contact
the following persons listed in Table 1
of this document:
TABLE 1
Contact person
Committee
Donald Jehn, Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, Food and Drug Administration,
1401 Rockville Pike, HFM–71, Rockville, MD 20852, 301–827–1293; email: donald.jehn@fda.hhs.gov.
Bryan Emery, Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, Food and Drug Administration,
1401 Rockville Pike, HFM–71, Rockville, MD 20852, 301–827–1277, email:
bryan.emery@fda.hhs.gov.
Gail Dapolito, Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, Food and Drug Administration,
1401 Rockville Pike, HFM–71, Rockville, MD 20852, 301–827–1289, email:
gail.dapolito@fda.hhs.gov.
Allergenic Products Advisory Committee.
Blood Products Advisory Committee and
Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies
Advisory Committee.
Cellular, Tissue and Gene Therapies Advisory
Committee.
I. Vacancies
FDA is requesting nominations of
voting members for vacancies listed as
follows:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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TABLE 2
Upcoming vacancies
Committee expertise needed
Approximate date
needed
3
4
September 1, 2013.
October 1, 2013.
2
April 2, 2013.
Allergenic Products Advisory Committee—individuals knowledgeable in clinical immunology/allergy ......
Blood Products Advisory Committee—individuals knowledgeable in surgery/trauma, pediatric hematology/oncology, hematology, medical epidemiology.
Cellular, Tissue and Gene Therapies Advisory Committee—individuals knowledgeable in tissue engineering/regenerative medicine, orthopedic oncology.
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TABLE 2—Continued
Upcoming vacancies
Committee expertise needed
Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies Advisory Committee—individuals knowledgeable in veterinary medicine, prion molecular biology.
II. Functions
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A. Allergenic Products Advisory
Committee
The Committee reviews and evaluates
available data concerning the safety,
effectiveness, and adequacy of labeling
of marketed and investigational
allergenic biological products or
materials that are administered to
humans for the diagnosis, prevention, or
treatment of allergies and allergic
disease, and makes appropriate
recommendations to the Commissioner
of Food and Drugs of its findings
regarding the affirmation or revocation
of biological product licenses, on the
safety, effectiveness, and labeling of the
products, on clinical and laboratory
studies of such products, on
amendments or revisions to regulations
governing the manufacture, testing and
licensing of allergenic biological
products, and on the quality and
relevance of FDA’s research programs
which provide the scientific support for
regulating these agents.
B. Blood Products Committee
The Committee reviews and evaluates
available data concerning the safety,
effectiveness, and appropriate use of
blood, products derived from blood and
serum or biotechnology which are
intended for use in the diagnosis,
prevention, or treatment of human
diseases, and, as required, any other
product for which the Food and Drug
Administration has regulatory
responsibility, and advises the
Commissioner of Food and Drugs of its
findings regarding the safety,
effectiveness, screening and testing (to
determine eligibility) of donors and
labeling of the products, on clinical and
laboratory studies involving such
products, on the affirmation or
revocation of biological product
licenses, and on the quality and
relevance of FDA’s research program
which provides the scientific support
for regulating these agents. The
Committee will function at times as a
medical device panel under the Federal
Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act Medical
Device Amendments of 1976. As such,
the Committee recommends
classification of devices subject to its
review into regulatory categories;
recommends the assignment of a
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priority for the application of regulatory
requirements for devices classified in
the standards or premarket approval
category; advises on formulation of
product development protocols and
reviews premarket approval
applications for those devices to
recommend changes in classification as
appropriate; recommends exemption of
certain devices from the application of
portions of the Act; advises on the
necessity to ban a device; and responds
to requests from the Agency to review
and make recommendations on specific
issues or problems concerning the safety
and effectiveness of devices.
C. Cellular, Tissue and Gene Therapies
Advisory Committee
The Committee reviews and evaluates
available data relating to the safety,
effectiveness, and appropriate use of
human cells, human tissues, gene
transfer therapies and
xenotransplantation products which are
intended for transplantation,
implantation, infusion and transfer in
the prevention and treatment of a broad
spectrum of human diseases and in the
reconstruction, repair or replacement of
tissues for various conditions. The
Committee also considers the quality
and relevance of FDA’s research
program which provides scientific
support for the regulation of these
products, and makes appropriate
recommendations to the Commissioner
of Food and Drugs.
D. Transmissible Spongiform
Encephalopathies Advisory Committee
The Committee reviews and evaluates
available scientific data concerning the
safety of products which may be at risk
for transmission of spongiform
encephalopathies having an impact on
the public health as determined by the
Commissioner of Food and Drugs. The
Committee will make recommendations
to the Commissioner regarding the
regulations of such products.
III. Qualifications
A. Allergenic Products Advisory
Committee
Persons nominated for membership
should be authorities knowledgeable in
the fields of allergy, immunology,
pediatrics, internal medicine,
biochemistry, and related specialties.
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Approximate date
needed
February 1, 2013.
The particular needs at this time for this
committee are listed in section I of this
document. The term of office is up to 4
years, depending on the appointment
date.
B. Blood Products Advisory Committee
Persons nominated for membership
should be authorities knowledgeable in
the fields of clinical and administrative
medicine, hematology, immunology,
blood banking, surgery, internal
medicine, biochemistry, engineering,
biological and physical sciences,
biotechnology, computer technology,
statistics, epidemiology, sociology/
ethics, and other related professions.
The particular needs at this time for this
committee are listed in section I of this
document. The term of office is up to 4
years, depending on the appointment
date.
C. Cellular, Tissue and Gene Therapies
Advisory Committee
Persons nominated for membership
should be authorities knowledgeable in
the fields of cellular therapies, tissue
transplantation, gene transfer therapies
and xenotransplantation (biostatistics,
bioethics, hematology/oncology, human
tissues and transplantation,
reproductive medicine, general
medicine and various medical
specialties including surgery and
oncology, immunology, virology,
molecular biology, cell biology,
developmental biology, tumor biology,
biochemistry, rDNA technology, nuclear
medicine, gene therapy, infectious
diseases, and cellular kinetics). The
particular needs at this time for this
committee are listed in section I of this
document. The term of office is up to 4
years, depending on the appointment
date.
D. Transmissible Spongiform
Encephalopathies Advisory Committee
Persons nominated for membership
should be authorities knowledgeable in
the fields of clinical and administrative
medicine, hematology, virology,
neurovirology, neurology, infectious
diseases, immunology, transfusion
medicine, surgery, internal medicine,
biochemistry, biostatistics
epidemiology, biological and physical
sciences, sociology/ethics, and other
related professions.
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IV. Nomination Procedures
Any interested person may nominate
one or more qualified persons for
membership on one or more of the
advisory panels or advisory committees.
Self-nominations are also accepted.
Nominations must include a current,
complete resume or curriculum vitae for
each nominee, and their current
business address and/or home address,
telephone number, and email address if
available. Nominations must specify the
advisory committee(s) for which the
nominee is recommended. Nominations
must also acknowledge that the
nominee is aware of the nomination
unless self-nominated. FDA will ask
potential candidates to provide detailed
information concerning such matters
related to financial holdings,
employment, and research grants and/or
contracts to permit evaluation of
possible sources of conflict of interest.
This notice is issued under the
Federal Advisory Committee Act (5
U.S.C. app. 2) and 21 CFR part 14
relating to advisory committees.
Dated: September 25, 2012.
Jill Hartzler Warner,
Acting Associate Commissioner for Special
Medical Programs.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
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Food and Drug Administration
[Docket No. FDA–2012–N–0001]
Request for Notification From Industry
Organizations Interested in
Participating in the Selection Process
for Nonvoting Industry
Representatives and Request for
Nominations for Nonvoting Industry
Representatives on the Tobacco
Products Scientific Advisory
Committee
AGENCY:
Food and Drug Administration,
HHS.
ACTION:
Notice.
The Food and Drug
Administration (FDA) is requesting that
industry organizations interested in
participating in the selection of a
nonvoting industry representative to
represent the interests of tobacco
growers, to serve on its Tobacco
Products Scientific Advisory
Committee, notify FDA in writing. A
nominee may either be self-nominated
or nominated by an organization to
serve as a nonvoting industry
representative. Nominations will be
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accepted for the upcoming vacancy
effective with this notice.
DATES: Any industry organization
interested in participating in the
selection of an appropriate nonvoting
member to represent the interests of
tobacco growers must send a letter
stating the interest to FDA by November
5, 2012, for the vacancy listed in the
notice. Concurrently, nomination
materials for prospective candidates
should be sent to FDA by November 5,
2012.
ADDRESSES: All letters of interest and
nominations should be submitted in
writing to TPSAC@fda.hhs.gov, or by
mail to Caryn Cohen (see FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Caryn Cohen, Center for Tobacco
Products, Food and Drug
Administration, 9200 Corporate Blvd.,
Rockville, MD 20850, 1–877–287–1373
(choose Option 4), Fax: 240–276–3655,
TPSAC@fda.hhs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Agency requests nominations for a
nonvoting industry representative on
the Tobacco Products Scientific
Advisory Committee to represent the
interests of tobacco growers. Elsewhere
in this issue of the Federal Register,
FDA is publishing a separate document
announcing the Request for Notification
for Voting Members on the Tobacco
Products Scientific Advisory
Committee.
I. Tobacco Products Scientific Advisory
Committee
The Tobacco Products Scientific
Advisory Committee (the Committee)
advises the Commissioner of Food and
Drugs (the Commissioner) or designee in
discharging responsibilities as they
relate to the regulation of tobacco
products. The Committee reviews and
evaluates safety, dependence, and
health issues relating to tobacco
products and provides appropriate
advice, information and
recommendations to the Commissioner.
The Committee includes three
nonvoting members who represent
industry interests. These members
include one representative of the
tobacco manufacturing industry, one
representative of the interests of tobacco
growers, and one representative of the
interests of the small business tobacco
manufacturing industry. The
representative of the interests of the
small business tobacco manufacturing
industry may be filled on a rotating
basis by representatives of different
small business tobacco manufacturers
based on areas of expertise relevant to
the topics being considered by the
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Committee. With this notice,
nominations are sought for one
representative of the interests of tobacco
growers, and an alternate to this
representative.
II. Selection Procedure
Any industry organization interested
in participating in the selection of
appropriate nonvoting member(s) to
represent industry interests should send
a letter stating that interest to the FDA
contact (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT) within 30 days of publication
of this document (see DATES). Within 50
days of publication of this document,
FDA will send a letter to each
organization that has expressed an
interest, attaching a complete list of all
such organizations, and a list of all
nominees along with their current
resumes. The letter will also state that
it is the responsibility of the interested
organizations to confer with one another
and to select a candidate, within 60
days of the receipt of the letter, to serve
as the nonvoting member to represent
the interests of the tobacco growers on
the Committee. The interested
organizations are not bound by the list
of nominees in selecting a candidate.
However, if no individual is selected
within 60 days, the Commissioner will
select the nonvoting member to
represent industry interests.
III. Application Procedure
Individuals may self-nominate and/or
organizations may nominate one or
more individuals to serve as a nonvoting
industry representative (for the roles
specified previously in this notice).
Nominations must include a current
resume or curriculum vitae of the
nominee including current business
address and/or home address, telephone
number, email address if available, and
the role for which the individual is
being nominated. Nominations must
also acknowledge that the nominee is
aware of the nomination unless selfnominated. FDA will forward all
nominations to the organizations
expressing interest in participating in
the selection process for the committee.
(Persons who nominate themselves as
nonvoting industry representatives will
not participate in the selection process.)
FDA seeks to include the views of
women and men, members of all racial
and ethnic groups, and individuals with
and without disabilities on its advisory
committees and, therefore, encourages
nominations of appropriately qualified
candidates from these groups.
This notice is issued under the
Federal Advisory Committee Act (5
U.S.C. app. 2) and 21 CFR part 14,
relating to advisory committees.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Food and Drug Administration
[Docket No. FDA-2012-N-0001]
Request for Nominations for Voting Members on Public Advisory
Committees
AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is requesting
nominations for voting members to serve on the Allergenic Products
Advisory Committee, Blood Products Advisory Committee, Cellular, Tissue
and Gene Therapies Advisory Committee, and Transmissible Spongiform and
Encephalopathies Advisory Committee, Center for Biologics Evaluation
and Research. Nominations will be accepted for vacancies that will or
may occur through December 31, 2013.
FDA seeks to include the views of women and men, members of all
racial and ethnic groups, and individuals with and without disabilities
on its advisory committees and, therefore encourages nominations of
appropriately qualified candidates from these groups.
DATES: Because scheduled vacancies occur on various dates throughout
each year, no cutoff date is established for the receipt of
nominations. However, when possible, nominations should be received at
least 6 months before the date of scheduled vacancies for each year, as
indicated in this notice.
ADDRESSES: All nominations for membership should be sent electronically
to cv@oc.fda.gov, or by mail to Advisory Committee Oversight and
Management Staff, 10903 New Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 32, rm. 5103, Silver
Spring, MD 20993-0002. Information about becoming a member on a FDA
advisory committee can also be obtained by visiting FDA's Web site at
https://www.fda.gov/AdvisoryCommittees/default.htm.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific Committee questions,
contact the following persons listed in Table 1 of this document:
Table 1
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Contact person Committee
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Donald Jehn, Center for Biologics Evaluation Allergenic Products
and Research, Food and Drug Administration, Advisory Committee.
1401 Rockville Pike, HFM-71, Rockville, MD
20852, 301-827-1293; email:
donald.jehn@fda.hhs.gov.
Bryan Emery, Center for Biologics Evaluation Blood Products Advisory
and Research, Food and Drug Administration, Committee and
1401 Rockville Pike, HFM-71, Rockville, MD Transmissible Spongiform
20852, 301-827-1277, email: Encephalopathies
bryan.emery@fda.hhs.gov. Advisory Committee.
Gail Dapolito, Center for Biologics Cellular, Tissue and Gene
Evaluation and Research, Food and Drug Therapies Advisory
Administration, 1401 Rockville Pike, HFM-71, Committee.
Rockville, MD 20852, 301-827-1289, email:
gail.dapolito@fda.hhs.gov.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Vacancies
FDA is requesting nominations of voting members for vacancies
listed as follows:
Table 2
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Upcoming
Committee expertise needed vacancies Approximate date needed
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Allergenic Products Advisory 3 September 1, 2013.
Committee--individuals
knowledgeable in clinical
immunology/allergy.
Blood Products Advisory 4 October 1, 2013.
Committee--individuals
knowledgeable in surgery/
trauma, pediatric
hematology/oncology,
hematology, medical
epidemiology.
Cellular, Tissue and Gene 2 April 2, 2013.
Therapies Advisory
Committee--individuals
knowledgeable in tissue
engineering/regenerative
medicine, orthopedic
oncology.
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Transmissible Spongiform 2 February 1, 2013.
Encephalopathies Advisory
Committee--individuals
knowledgeable in veterinary
medicine, prion molecular
biology.
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II. Functions
A. Allergenic Products Advisory Committee
The Committee reviews and evaluates available data concerning the
safety, effectiveness, and adequacy of labeling of marketed and
investigational allergenic biological products or materials that are
administered to humans for the diagnosis, prevention, or treatment of
allergies and allergic disease, and makes appropriate recommendations
to the Commissioner of Food and Drugs of its findings regarding the
affirmation or revocation of biological product licenses, on the
safety, effectiveness, and labeling of the products, on clinical and
laboratory studies of such products, on amendments or revisions to
regulations governing the manufacture, testing and licensing of
allergenic biological products, and on the quality and relevance of
FDA's research programs which provide the scientific support for
regulating these agents.
B. Blood Products Committee
The Committee reviews and evaluates available data concerning the
safety, effectiveness, and appropriate use of blood, products derived
from blood and serum or biotechnology which are intended for use in the
diagnosis, prevention, or treatment of human diseases, and, as
required, any other product for which the Food and Drug Administration
has regulatory responsibility, and advises the Commissioner of Food and
Drugs of its findings regarding the safety, effectiveness, screening
and testing (to determine eligibility) of donors and labeling of the
products, on clinical and laboratory studies involving such products,
on the affirmation or revocation of biological product licenses, and on
the quality and relevance of FDA's research program which provides the
scientific support for regulating these agents. The Committee will
function at times as a medical device panel under the Federal Food,
Drug, and Cosmetic Act Medical Device Amendments of 1976. As such, the
Committee recommends classification of devices subject to its review
into regulatory categories; recommends the assignment of a priority for
the application of regulatory requirements for devices classified in
the standards or premarket approval category; advises on formulation of
product development protocols and reviews premarket approval
applications for those devices to recommend changes in classification
as appropriate; recommends exemption of certain devices from the
application of portions of the Act; advises on the necessity to ban a
device; and responds to requests from the Agency to review and make
recommendations on specific issues or problems concerning the safety
and effectiveness of devices.
C. Cellular, Tissue and Gene Therapies Advisory Committee
The Committee reviews and evaluates available data relating to the
safety, effectiveness, and appropriate use of human cells, human
tissues, gene transfer therapies and xenotransplantation products which
are intended for transplantation, implantation, infusion and transfer
in the prevention and treatment of a broad spectrum of human diseases
and in the reconstruction, repair or replacement of tissues for various
conditions. The Committee also considers the quality and relevance of
FDA's research program which provides scientific support for the
regulation of these products, and makes appropriate recommendations to
the Commissioner of Food and Drugs.
D. Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies Advisory Committee
The Committee reviews and evaluates available scientific data
concerning the safety of products which may be at risk for transmission
of spongiform encephalopathies having an impact on the public health as
determined by the Commissioner of Food and Drugs. The Committee will
make recommendations to the Commissioner regarding the regulations of
such products.
III. Qualifications
A. Allergenic Products Advisory Committee
Persons nominated for membership should be authorities
knowledgeable in the fields of allergy, immunology, pediatrics,
internal medicine, biochemistry, and related specialties. The
particular needs at this time for this committee are listed in section
I of this document. The term of office is up to 4 years, depending on
the appointment date.
B. Blood Products Advisory Committee
Persons nominated for membership should be authorities
knowledgeable in the fields of clinical and administrative medicine,
hematology, immunology, blood banking, surgery, internal medicine,
biochemistry, engineering, biological and physical sciences,
biotechnology, computer technology, statistics, epidemiology,
sociology/ethics, and other related professions. The particular needs
at this time for this committee are listed in section I of this
document. The term of office is up to 4 years, depending on the
appointment date.
C. Cellular, Tissue and Gene Therapies Advisory Committee
Persons nominated for membership should be authorities
knowledgeable in the fields of cellular therapies, tissue
transplantation, gene transfer therapies and xenotransplantation
(biostatistics, bioethics, hematology/oncology, human tissues and
transplantation, reproductive medicine, general medicine and various
medical specialties including surgery and oncology, immunology,
virology, molecular biology, cell biology, developmental biology, tumor
biology, biochemistry, rDNA technology, nuclear medicine, gene therapy,
infectious diseases, and cellular kinetics). The particular needs at
this time for this committee are listed in section I of this document.
The term of office is up to 4 years, depending on the appointment date.
D. Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies Advisory Committee
Persons nominated for membership should be authorities
knowledgeable in the fields of clinical and administrative medicine,
hematology, virology, neurovirology, neurology, infectious diseases,
immunology, transfusion medicine, surgery, internal medicine,
biochemistry, biostatistics epidemiology, biological and physical
sciences, sociology/ethics, and other related professions.
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IV. Nomination Procedures
Any interested person may nominate one or more qualified persons
for membership on one or more of the advisory panels or advisory
committees. Self-nominations are also accepted. Nominations must
include a current, complete resume or curriculum vitae for each
nominee, and their current business address and/or home address,
telephone number, and email address if available. Nominations must
specify the advisory committee(s) for which the nominee is recommended.
Nominations must also acknowledge that the nominee is aware of the
nomination unless self-nominated. FDA will ask potential candidates to
provide detailed information concerning such matters related to
financial holdings, employment, and research grants and/or contracts to
permit evaluation of possible sources of conflict of interest.
This notice is issued under the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5
U.S.C. app. 2) and 21 CFR part 14 relating to advisory committees.
Dated: September 25, 2012.
Jill Hartzler Warner,
Acting Associate Commissioner for Special Medical Programs.
[FR Doc. 2012-24554 Filed 10-4-12; 8:45 am]
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