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Qualification of Drivers; Exemption
Applications; Epilepsy and Seizure
Disorders
Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration (FMCSA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of applications for
exemption, request for comments.
AGENCY:
FMCSA announces receipt of
applications from 11 individuals for an
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exemption from the prohibition against
persons with a clinical diagnosis of
epilepsy or any other condition which
is likely to cause a loss of consciousness
or any loss of ability to operate a
commercial motor vehicle (CMV) from
operating CMVs in interstate commerce.
The regulation and the associated
advisory criteria published in the Code
of Federal Regulations as the
‘‘Instructions for Performing and
Recording Physical Examinations’’ have
resulted in numerous drivers being
prohibited from operating CMVs in
interstate commerce based on the fact
that they have had one or more seizures
and are taking anti-seizure medication,
rather than an individual analysis of
their circumstances by a qualified
medical examiner. If granted, the
exemptions would enable these
individuals who have had one or more
seizures and are taking anti-seizure
medication to operate CMVs for 2 years
in interstate commerce.
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before July 3, 2014.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
bearing the Federal Docket Management
System (FDMS) Docket ID FMCSA–
2013–0445 using any of the following
methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the
on-line instructions for submitting
comments.
• Mail: Docket Management Facility;
U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200
New Jersey Avenue SE., West Building
Ground Floor, Room W12–140,
Washington, DC 20590–0001.
• Hand Delivery: West Building
Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 1200
New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington,
DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday
through Friday, except Federal
Holidays.
• Fax: 1–202–493–2251.
Each submission must include the
Agency name and the docket ID for this
Notice. Note that DOT posts all
comments received without change to
https://www.regulations.gov, including
any personal information included in a
comment. Please see the Privacy Act
heading below.
Docket: For access to the docket to
read background documents or
comments, go to https://
www.regulations.gov at any time or
Room W12–140 on the ground level of
the West Building, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE., Washington, DC, between 9
a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through
Friday, except Federal holidays. The
FDMS is available 24 hours each day,
365 days each year. If you want
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comments, please include a selfaddressed, stamped envelope or
postcard or print the acknowledgement
page that appears after submitting
comments on-line.
Privacy Act: Anyone may search the
electronic form of all comments
received into any of our dockets by the
name of the individual submitting the
comment (or of the person signing the
comment, if submitted on behalf of an
association, business, labor union, etc.).
You may review the DOT’s complete
Privacy Act Statement in the Federal
Register published on January 17, 2008
(73 FR 3316; January 17, 2008). This
information is also available at https://
Docketinfo.dot.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Elaine Papp, Chief, Medical Programs
Division, (202) 366–4001, or via email at
fmcsamedical@dot.gov, or by letter
FMCSA, Room W64–113, Department of
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590–
0001. Office hours are from 8:30 a.m. to
5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except
Federal holidays.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
Under 49 U.S.C. 31315 and 31136(e),
FMCSA may grant an exemption for a 2year period if it finds ‘‘such exemption
would likely achieve a level of safety
that is equivalent to or greater than the
level that would be achieved absent
such exemption.’’ The statutes also
allow the Agency to renew exemptions
at the end of the 2-year period. The 11
individuals listed in this notice have
recently requested an exemption from
the epilepsy prohibition in 49 CFR
391.41(b)(8), which applies to drivers
who operate CMVs as defined in 49 CFR
390.5, in interstate commerce. Section
391.41(b)(8) states that a person is
physically qualified to drive a
commercial motor vehicle if that person
has no established medical history or
clinical diagnosis of epilepsy or any
other condition which is likely to cause
the loss of consciousness or any loss of
ability to control a CMV.
FMCSA provides medical advisory
criteria for use by medical examiners in
determining whether drivers with
certain medical conditions should be
certified to operate CMVs in intrastate
commerce. The advisory criteria
indicate that if an individual has had a
sudden episode of a non-epileptic
seizure or loss of consciousness of
unknown cause which did not require
anti-seizure medication, the decision
whether that person’s condition is likely
to cause the loss of consciousness or
loss of ability to control a CMV should
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be made on an individual basis by the
medical examiner in consultation with
the treating physician. Before
certification is considered, it is
suggested that a 6-month waiting period
elapse from the time of the episode.
Following the waiting period, it is
suggested that the individual have a
complete neurological examination. If
the results of the examination are
negative and anti-seizure medication is
not required, then the driver may be
qualified.
In those individual cases where a
driver had a seizure or an episode of
loss of consciousness that resulted from
a known medical condition (e.g., drug
reaction, high temperature, acute
infectious disease, dehydration, or acute
metabolic disturbance), certification
should be deferred until the driver has
fully recovered from that condition, has
no existing residual complications, and
is not taking anti-seizure medication.
Drivers who have a history of epilepsy/
seizures, off anti-seizure medication and
seizure-free for 10 years, may be
qualified to operate a CMV in interstate
commerce. Interstate drivers with a
history of a single unprovoked seizure
may be qualified to drive a CMV in
interstate commerce if seizure-free and
off anti-seizure medication for a 5-year
period or more.
Submitting Comments
You may submit your comments and
material online or by fax, mail, or hand
delivery, but please use only one of
these means. FMCSA recommends that
you include your name and a mailing
address, an email address, or a phone
number in the body of your document
so that FMCSA can contact you if there
are questions regarding your
submission. To submit your comment
online, go to https://www.regulations.gov
and in the search box insert the docket
number ‘‘FMCSA–2013–0445’’ and click
the search button. When the new screen
appears, click on the blue ‘‘Comment
Now!’’ button on the right hand side of
the page. On the new page, enter
information required including the
specific section of this document to
which each comment applies, and
provide a reason for each suggestion or
recommendation. If you submit your
comments by mail or hand delivery,
submit them in an unbound format, no
larger than 81⁄2 by 11 inches, suitable for
copying and electronic filing. If you
submit comments by mail and would
like to know that they reached the
facility, please enclose a stamped, selfaddressed postcard or envelope.
We will consider all comments and
material received during the comment
period and may change this proposed
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rule based on your comments. FMCSA
may issue a final rule at any time after
the close of the comment period.
Viewing Comments and Documents
To view comments, as well as any
documents mentioned in this preamble,
To submit your comment online, go to
https://www.regulations.gov and in the
search box insert the docket number
‘‘FMCSA–2013–0445’’ and click
‘‘Search.’’ Next, click ‘‘Open Docket
Folder’’ and you will find all documents
and comments related to the proposed
rulemaking.
Summary of Applications
Raymond C. Burns, Jr.
Mr. Burns is a 60 year-old class C
chauffeur license holder in Michigan.
He has a history of epilepsy and has
remained seizure free since 2007. He
takes anti-seizure medication with the
dosage and frequency remaining the
same since that time. If granted the
exemption, he would like to drive a
CMV. His physician states that he is
supportive of Mr. Burns receiving an
exemption.
Ronald G. Blout, Jr.
Mr. Blout is a 33 year-old class A CDL
holder in Georgia. He has a history of
seizures and has remained seizure free
since 2005. He takes anti-seizure
medication with the dosage and
frequency remaining the same since that
time. If granted the exemption, he
would like to drive a CMV. His
physician states that he is supportive of
Mr. Blout receiving an exemption.
John S. Darden, Jr.
Mr. Darden is a 39 year-old driver in
California. He has a history of seizures
and his last seizure was in 1996. He
takes anti-seizure medication with the
dosage and frequency remaining the
same for over 2 years. If granted the
exemption, he would like to drive a
CMV. His physician states that he is
supportive of Mr. Darden receiving an
exemption.
Christopher F. Dodson
Mr. Dodson is a 34 year-old driver in
Pennsylvania. He has a history of
seizure disorder and has remained
seizure free since 2010. He takes antiseizure medication with the dosage and
frequency remaining the same since that
time. If granted the exemption, he
would like to drive a CMV. His
physician states that he is supportive of
Mr. Dodson receiving an exemption.
Wayne L. Guthrie
Mr. Guthrie is a 26 year-old class A
CDL holder in Ohio. He has a history of
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epilepsy and has remained seizure free
since 2011. He takes anti-seizure
medication with the dosage and
frequency remaining the same since that
time. If granted the exemption, he
would like to drive a CMV. His
physician states that he is supportive of
Mr. Guthrie receiving an exemption.
Randy S. Hoffmann
Mr. Hoffman is a 46 year-old driver in
Pennsylvania. He has a history of
seizures and has remained seizure free
since 1999. He takes anti-seizure
medication with the dosage and
frequency remaining the same since that
time. If granted the exemption, he
would like to drive a CMV. His
physician states that he is supportive of
Mr. Hoffman receiving an exemption.
Patricia V. Morgan
Ms. Morgan is a 55 year-old driver in
North Carolina. She has a history of
seizure disorder and has remained
seizure free since 2012. She takes antiseizure medication with the dosage and
frequency remaining the same for 10
years. Her physician states that she is
supportive of Ms. Morgan receiving an
exemption.
Marcus Reamon
Mr. Reamon is a 36 year-old driver in
Virginia. He has a history of a seizure
and has remained seizure free since
2008. He takes anti-seizure medication
with the dosage and frequency
remaining the same since that time. If
granted the exemption, he would like to
drive a CMV. His physician states that
he is supportive of Mr. Reamon
receiving an exemption.
Jerrod Rust
Mr. Rust is a 38 year-old driver in
Kentucky. He has a history of epilepsy
and has remained seizure free since
2012. He takes anti-seizure medication
with the dosage and frequency
remaining the same since that time. If
granted the exemption, he would like to
drive a CMV. His physician states that
he is supportive of Mr. Rust receiving an
exemption.
Walter J. Siwula, III
Mr. Siwula is a 54 year-old driver in
Pennsylvania. He has a history of
seizures and has remained seizure free
since 2009. He takes anti-seizure
medication with the dosage and
frequency remaining the same for 2
years. If granted the exemption, he
would like to drive a CMV. His
physician states that he is supportive of
Mr. Siwula receiving an exemption.
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Paul D. Thompson
Mr. Thompson is a 51 year-old driver
in Oklahoma. He has a history of seizure
disorder and has remained seizure free
since 1991. He takes anti-seizure
medication with the dosage and
frequency remaining the same since that
time. If granted the exemption, he
would like to drive a CMV. His
physician states that he is supportive of
Mr. Thompson receiving an exemption.
Request for Comments
In accordance with 49 U.S.C. 31315
and 31136(e), FMCSA requests public
comment from all interested persons on
the exemption applications described in
this notice. We will consider all
comments received before the close of
business on the closing date indicated
earlier in the notice.
Issued on: May 16, 2014.
Larry W. Minor,
Associate Administrator for Policy.
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implementing regulations, 5 CFR part
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information collection activities before
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2014, FRA published a 60-day notice in
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The comment was not about the
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As a wife of a railroader I feel an area of
what you are classifying as ‘‘fatigue’’ is only
in context of scheduled hours worked.
Identifying the ‘‘fatigue’’ is the issue.
Currently railroad employees are required to
work in conditions that in itself cause
fatigue. Switch men walking miles a day in
-30 [degree] weather, at times in two feet of
snow, in blizzard conditions for 8 hours a
day is detrimental to their health, but with
hours of service laws, employers can force
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After 8 hours an employee should have a say
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This comment is outside the scope of
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periods, and other limitations, for train
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and conductors) providing commuter
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employing such train employees
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in the schedules worked by these train
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
[Docket No. FMCSA-2013-0445]
Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Epilepsy and
Seizure Disorders
AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of applications for exemption, request for comments.
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SUMMARY: FMCSA announces receipt of applications from 11 individuals
for an exemption from the prohibition against persons with a clinical
diagnosis of epilepsy or any other condition which is likely to cause a
loss of consciousness or any loss of ability to operate a commercial
motor vehicle (CMV) from operating CMVs in interstate commerce. The
regulation and the associated advisory criteria published in the Code
of Federal Regulations as the ``Instructions for Performing and
Recording Physical Examinations'' have resulted in numerous drivers
being prohibited from operating CMVs in interstate commerce based on
the fact that they have had one or more seizures and are taking anti-
seizure medication, rather than an individual analysis of their
circumstances by a qualified medical examiner. If granted, the
exemptions would enable these individuals who have had one or more
seizures and are taking anti-seizure medication to operate CMVs for 2
years in interstate commerce.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before July 3, 2014.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments bearing the Federal Docket
Management System (FDMS) Docket ID FMCSA-2013-0445 using any of the
following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the on-line instructions for submitting
comments.
Mail: Docket Management Facility; U.S. Department of
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., West Building Ground Floor,
Room W12-140, Washington, DC 20590-0001.
Hand Delivery: West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140,
1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, except Federal Holidays.
Fax: 1-202-493-2251.
Each submission must include the Agency name and the docket ID for
this Notice. Note that DOT posts all comments received without change
to https://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information
included in a comment. Please see the Privacy Act heading below.
Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or
comments, go to https://www.regulations.gov at any time or Room W12-140
on the ground level of the West Building, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE.,
Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday,
except Federal holidays. The FDMS is available 24 hours each day, 365
days each year. If you want acknowledgment that we received your
comments, please include a self-addressed, stamped envelope or postcard
or print the acknowledgement page that appears after submitting
comments on-line.
Privacy Act: Anyone may search the electronic form of all comments
received into any of our dockets by the name of the individual
submitting the comment (or of the person signing the comment, if
submitted on behalf of an association, business, labor union, etc.).
You may review the DOT's complete Privacy Act Statement in the Federal
Register published on January 17, 2008 (73 FR 3316; January 17, 2008).
This information is also available at https://Docketinfo.dot.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Elaine Papp, Chief, Medical Programs
Division, (202) 366-4001, or via email at fmcsamedical@dot.gov, or by
letter FMCSA, Room W64-113, Department of Transportation, 1200 New
Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590-0001. Office hours are from
8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
Under 49 U.S.C. 31315 and 31136(e), FMCSA may grant an exemption
for a 2-year period if it finds ``such exemption would likely achieve a
level of safety that is equivalent to or greater than the level that
would be achieved absent such exemption.'' The statutes also allow the
Agency to renew exemptions at the end of the 2-year period. The 11
individuals listed in this notice have recently requested an exemption
from the epilepsy prohibition in 49 CFR 391.41(b)(8), which applies to
drivers who operate CMVs as defined in 49 CFR 390.5, in interstate
commerce. Section 391.41(b)(8) states that a person is physically
qualified to drive a commercial motor vehicle if that person has no
established medical history or clinical diagnosis of epilepsy or any
other condition which is likely to cause the loss of consciousness or
any loss of ability to control a CMV.
FMCSA provides medical advisory criteria for use by medical
examiners in determining whether drivers with certain medical
conditions should be certified to operate CMVs in intrastate commerce.
The advisory criteria indicate that if an individual has had a sudden
episode of a non-epileptic seizure or loss of consciousness of unknown
cause which did not require anti-seizure medication, the decision
whether that person's condition is likely to cause the loss of
consciousness or loss of ability to control a CMV should
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be made on an individual basis by the medical examiner in consultation
with the treating physician. Before certification is considered, it is
suggested that a 6-month waiting period elapse from the time of the
episode. Following the waiting period, it is suggested that the
individual have a complete neurological examination. If the results of
the examination are negative and anti-seizure medication is not
required, then the driver may be qualified.
In those individual cases where a driver had a seizure or an
episode of loss of consciousness that resulted from a known medical
condition (e.g., drug reaction, high temperature, acute infectious
disease, dehydration, or acute metabolic disturbance), certification
should be deferred until the driver has fully recovered from that
condition, has no existing residual complications, and is not taking
anti-seizure medication. Drivers who have a history of epilepsy/
seizures, off anti-seizure medication and seizure-free for 10 years,
may be qualified to operate a CMV in interstate commerce. Interstate
drivers with a history of a single unprovoked seizure may be qualified
to drive a CMV in interstate commerce if seizure-free and off anti-
seizure medication for a 5-year period or more.
Submitting Comments
You may submit your comments and material online or by fax, mail,
or hand delivery, but please use only one of these means. FMCSA
recommends that you include your name and a mailing address, an email
address, or a phone number in the body of your document so that FMCSA
can contact you if there are questions regarding your submission. To
submit your comment online, go to https://www.regulations.gov and in the
search box insert the docket number ``FMCSA-2013-0445'' and click the
search button. When the new screen appears, click on the blue ``Comment
Now!'' button on the right hand side of the page. On the new page,
enter information required including the specific section of this
document to which each comment applies, and provide a reason for each
suggestion or recommendation. If you submit your comments by mail or
hand delivery, submit them in an unbound format, no larger than 8\1/2\
by 11 inches, suitable for copying and electronic filing. If you submit
comments by mail and would like to know that they reached the facility,
please enclose a stamped, self-addressed postcard or envelope.
We will consider all comments and material received during the
comment period and may change this proposed rule based on your
comments. FMCSA may issue a final rule at any time after the close of
the comment period.
Viewing Comments and Documents
To view comments, as well as any documents mentioned in this
preamble, To submit your comment online, go to https://www.regulations.gov and in the search box insert the docket number
``FMCSA-2013-0445'' and click ``Search.'' Next, click ``Open Docket
Folder'' and you will find all documents and comments related to the
proposed rulemaking.
Summary of Applications
Raymond C. Burns, Jr.
Mr. Burns is a 60 year-old class C chauffeur license holder in
Michigan. He has a history of epilepsy and has remained seizure free
since 2007. He takes anti-seizure medication with the dosage and
frequency remaining the same since that time. If granted the exemption,
he would like to drive a CMV. His physician states that he is
supportive of Mr. Burns receiving an exemption.
Ronald G. Blout, Jr.
Mr. Blout is a 33 year-old class A CDL holder in Georgia. He has a
history of seizures and has remained seizure free since 2005. He takes
anti-seizure medication with the dosage and frequency remaining the
same since that time. If granted the exemption, he would like to drive
a CMV. His physician states that he is supportive of Mr. Blout
receiving an exemption.
John S. Darden, Jr.
Mr. Darden is a 39 year-old driver in California. He has a history
of seizures and his last seizure was in 1996. He takes anti-seizure
medication with the dosage and frequency remaining the same for over 2
years. If granted the exemption, he would like to drive a CMV. His
physician states that he is supportive of Mr. Darden receiving an
exemption.
Christopher F. Dodson
Mr. Dodson is a 34 year-old driver in Pennsylvania. He has a
history of seizure disorder and has remained seizure free since 2010.
He takes anti-seizure medication with the dosage and frequency
remaining the same since that time. If granted the exemption, he would
like to drive a CMV. His physician states that he is supportive of Mr.
Dodson receiving an exemption.
Wayne L. Guthrie
Mr. Guthrie is a 26 year-old class A CDL holder in Ohio. He has a
history of epilepsy and has remained seizure free since 2011. He takes
anti-seizure medication with the dosage and frequency remaining the
same since that time. If granted the exemption, he would like to drive
a CMV. His physician states that he is supportive of Mr. Guthrie
receiving an exemption.
Randy S. Hoffmann
Mr. Hoffman is a 46 year-old driver in Pennsylvania. He has a
history of seizures and has remained seizure free since 1999. He takes
anti-seizure medication with the dosage and frequency remaining the
same since that time. If granted the exemption, he would like to drive
a CMV. His physician states that he is supportive of Mr. Hoffman
receiving an exemption.
Patricia V. Morgan
Ms. Morgan is a 55 year-old driver in North Carolina. She has a
history of seizure disorder and has remained seizure free since 2012.
She takes anti-seizure medication with the dosage and frequency
remaining the same for 10 years. Her physician states that she is
supportive of Ms. Morgan receiving an exemption.
Marcus Reamon
Mr. Reamon is a 36 year-old driver in Virginia. He has a history of
a seizure and has remained seizure free since 2008. He takes anti-
seizure medication with the dosage and frequency remaining the same
since that time. If granted the exemption, he would like to drive a
CMV. His physician states that he is supportive of Mr. Reamon receiving
an exemption.
Jerrod Rust
Mr. Rust is a 38 year-old driver in Kentucky. He has a history of
epilepsy and has remained seizure free since 2012. He takes anti-
seizure medication with the dosage and frequency remaining the same
since that time. If granted the exemption, he would like to drive a
CMV. His physician states that he is supportive of Mr. Rust receiving
an exemption.
Walter J. Siwula, III
Mr. Siwula is a 54 year-old driver in Pennsylvania. He has a
history of seizures and has remained seizure free since 2009. He takes
anti-seizure medication with the dosage and frequency remaining the
same for 2 years. If granted the exemption, he would like to drive a
CMV. His physician states that he is supportive of Mr. Siwula receiving
an exemption.
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Paul D. Thompson
Mr. Thompson is a 51 year-old driver in Oklahoma. He has a history
of seizure disorder and has remained seizure free since 1991. He takes
anti-seizure medication with the dosage and frequency remaining the
same since that time. If granted the exemption, he would like to drive
a CMV. His physician states that he is supportive of Mr. Thompson
receiving an exemption.
Request for Comments
In accordance with 49 U.S.C. 31315 and 31136(e), FMCSA requests
public comment from all interested persons on the exemption
applications described in this notice. We will consider all comments
received before the close of business on the closing date indicated
earlier in the notice.
Issued on: May 16, 2014.
Larry W. Minor,
Associate Administrator for Policy.
[FR Doc. 2014-12790 Filed 6-2-14; 8:45 am]
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