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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Modification of National Customs
Automation Program (NCAP) Test
Concerning Automated Commercial
Environment (ACE) Document Image
System (DIS) Relating to Animal and
Plant Health Inspection Service
(APHIS) Document Submissions
U.S. Customs and Border
Protection, Department of Homeland
Security.
ACTION: General notice.
AGENCY:
This document announces
U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s
(CBP’s) plan to modify part of the
National Customs Automation Program
(NCAP) test concerning document
imaging, known as Phase III of the
Document Image System (DIS) test.
Phase III of the DIS test allows
Automated Commercial Environment
(ACE) participants to submit electronic
images of a specific set of CBP and
Partner Government Agency (PGA)
forms and supporting information to
CBP via a CBP-approved Electronic Data
Interchange (EDI). This notice
announces that ACE participating
importers and brokers may now submit
DIS test-supported Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service (APHIS)
documents, in Portable Document
Format (PDF) file format, via email, to
docs@cbp.dhs.gov.
DATES: The modified DIS test will
commence no earlier than February 17,
2015, and will continue until concluded
by way of announcement in the Federal
Register.
ADDRESSES: Comments concerning this
notice and any aspect of the test may be
submitted at any time during the test via
email to Monica Crockett at
monica.v.crockett@cbp.dhs.gov. In the
subject line of your email, please
indicate ‘‘Comment on Document Image
System (DIS)’’.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
policy-related questions, contact Monica
Crockett at monica.v.crockett@
cbp.dhs.gov. For technical questions
related to ABI transmissions, contact
your assigned client representative. Any
partner government agency (PGA)
interested in participating in DIS should
contact Elizabeth McQueen at
elizabeth.mcqueen@cbp.dhs.gov.
Interested parties without an assigned
client representative should direct their
questions to Steven Zaccaro at
steven.j.zaccaro@cbp.dhs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
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Background
This test notice, and the Customs
related electronic functions it describes,
are part of the National Customs
Automation Program (NCAP). NCAP
was established in Subtitle B of Title
VI—Customs Modernization, in the
North American Free Trade Agreement
Implementation Act (Pub. L. 103–182,
107 Stat. 2057, 2170, December 8, 1993)
(Customs Modernization Act). See 19
U.S.C. 1411. Through NCAP, the initial
focus of customs modernization was on
trade compliance and the development
of the Automated Commercial
Environment (ACE), the planned
successor to the legacy Customs
Automated Commercial System (ACS).
ACE is an automated and electronic
system for commercial trade processing.
ACE will streamline business processes,
facilitate growth in trade, ensure cargo
security, and foster participation in
global commerce, while ensuring
compliance with U.S. laws and
regulations and reducing costs for CBP
and all its communities of interest. The
ability to meet these objectives depends
upon successfully modernizing CBP’s
business functions and the information
technology that supports those
functions. CBP’s modernization efforts
are accomplished through phased
releases of ACE component
functionality, designed to introduce a
new capability or to replace a specific
legacy ACS function. Each release will
begin with a test, and will end with
mandatory compliance with the new
ACE feature, thus retiring the legacy
ACS function. Each release builds on
previous releases, and sets the
foundation for subsequent releases. For
the convenience of the public, all
Federal Register publications detailing
ACE test developments in Entry,
Summary, Accounts, and Revenue
(ESAR) are listed chronologically at the
end of this notice, in the section
‘‘Development of ACE Prototypes.’’
One of the phased releases is for the
Document Imaging System (DIS) feature,
which allows participants to submit
certain information electronically
instead of submitting that information
via a paper document. The DIS test
allows ACE participants to submit
electronic images of a specific set of
CBP and Partner Government Agency
(PGA) forms and supporting information
to CBP. Specifically, importers and
brokers are allowed to submit specified
official CBP documents and specified
PGA documents via a CBP-approved
Electronic Data Interchange (EDI). The
first phase of the DIS test, Phase I,
enabled participating importers and
brokers to transmit images of specified
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Modification of Phase III of the
Document Image System (DIS) Test
Program
Authorization for the Test
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CBP and PGA forms with supporting
information via a CBP approved EDI in
an Extensible Markup Language (XML)
file format, in lieu of conventional paper
methods. See 77 FR 20835 (April 6,
2012). In the second phase, Phase II,
CBP reduced the number of metadata
elements required for each document
and specified forms that were eligible to
be submitted earlier, i.e. at the time of
manifest, or transmitted via a CBPapproved EDI to support ACE Cargo
Release filings (previously known as
Simplified Entry filings). In Phase II
CBP also expanded the pool of eligible
participants to include software
providers, who only electronically
transmit data that they had received for
transmission to CBP. See 78 FR 44142
(July 23, 2013).
On June 25, 2014, CBP published in
the Federal Register a notice
announcing the third phase of the DIS
test, Phase III, which added to the list
of documents supported by the DIS test.
See 79 FR 36083 (June 25, 2014). The
DIS test supports certain PGA forms and
supporting information, which include
ones that the Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service (APHIS) requires.
See 79 FR 36083 for the complete list of
CBP and PGA documents, which the
DIS test supports as of the date of this
notice.
Pursuant to Phase III of the DIS test,
parties who file entry summaries in ACE
are allowed to submit specified CBP and
PGA documents via a CBP-approved
EDI. DIS capabilities will continue to be
delivered in multiple phases.
CBP will continue to publish in the
Federal Register announcements to
notify ACE participants when they may
submit any new CBP or PGA documents
into the DIS test, or when they may send
any other DIS test-supported documents
via email in PDF file format. All other
eligibility criteria, technical
specifications, recordkeeping
requirements, and rules for submitting
to DIS, as specified in prior DIS test
notices, remain the same. See 79 FR
36083.
A chronological listing of Federal
Register publications, which describe
ESAR ACE test developments, is
provided, below.
• ACE Portal Accounts and
Subsequent Revision Notices: 67 FR
21800 (May 1, 2002); 69 FR 5360 and 69
FR 5362 (February 4, 2004); 69 FR
54302 (September 8, 2004); 70 FR 5199
(February 1, 2005).
• ACE System of Records Notice: 71
FR 3109 (January 19, 2006).
• Terms/Conditions for Access to the
ACE Portal and Subsequent Revisions:
The Customs Modernization
provisions in the North American Free
Trade Agreement Implementation Act
provide the Commissioner of CBP with
authority to conduct limited test
programs or procedures designed to
evaluate planned components of the
NCAP. This test is authorized pursuant
to § 101.9(b) of the CBP Regulations (19
CFR 101.9(b)) which provides for the
testing of NCAP programs or
procedures. See Treasury Decision
(T.D.) 95–21.
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This notice announces that, as an
addition to Phase III, CBP is now
allowing brokers and importers, who are
also ACE participants, to file DIS testsupported APHIS documents, in
Portable Document Format (PDF) file
format, via email, to this email address:
docs@cbp.dhs.gov.
The DIS test-supported APHIS
documents, which ACE-participating
brokers and importers may send in PDF
file format to docs@cbp.dhs.gov, are:
• APHIS STAT Supporting Statement
• APHIS Import Permit
• APHIS Plant Protection and
Quarantine (PPQ) Form 368, Notice of
Arrival (of a restricted article at the
port of entry)
• APHIS PPQ Form 203, Foreign Site
Certificate of Inspection and/or
Treatment
• APHIS PPQ Form 586, Application for
Permit to Transit Plants and/or Plant
Products, Plant Pests, and/or
Associated Soil through the United
States
• APHIS PPQ Form 587, Application for
Permit to Import Plants or Plant
Products
• APHIS Transit Permit
• Foreign Government Sanitary
Certificate (Veterinary Health
Certificate) (used by APHIS)
• Ingredients List (used by APHIS)
• Phytosanitary Certificates (used by
APHIS)
• Proof of origin (for origin shipments
of milk and milk products) (used by
APHIS)
Test Participation
All other eligibility criteria, technical
specifications, recordkeeping
requirements, and rules for submitting
to DIS remain the same. For more
information about the eligibility criteria,
technical specifications, recordkeeping
requirements, and rules for submitting
to DIS, see 79 FR 36083.
Development of ACE Prototypes
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72 FR 27632 (May 16, 2007); 73 FR
38464 (July 7, 2008).
• ACE Non-Portal Accounts and
Related Notice: 70 FR 61466 (October
24, 2005); 71 FR 15756 (March 29,
2006).
• ACE Entry Summary, Accounts and
Revenue (ESAR I) Capabilities: 72 FR
59105 (October 18, 2007).
• ACE Entry Summary, Accounts and
Revenue (ESAR II) Capabilities: 73 FR
50337 (August 26, 2008); 74 FR 9826
(March 6, 2009).
• ACE Entry Summary, Accounts and
Revenue (ESAR III) Capabilities: 74 FR
69129 (December 30, 2009).
• ACE Entry Summary, Accounts and
Revenue (ESAR IV) Capabilities: 76 FR
37136 (June 24, 2011).
• Post-Entry Amendment (PEA)
Processing Test: 76 FR 37136 (June 24,
2011).
• ACE Announcement of a New Start
Date for the National Customs
Automation Program Test of Automated
Manifest Capabilities for Ocean and Rail
Carriers: 76 FR 42721 (July 19, 2011).
• ACE Simplified Entry: 76 FR 69755
(November 9, 2011).
• National Customs Automation
Program (NCAP) Tests Concerning
Automated Commercial Environment
(ACE) Document Image System (DIS): 77
FR 20835 (April 6, 2012).
• National Customs Automation
Program (NCAP) Tests Concerning
Automated Commercial Environment
(ACE) Simplified Entry: Modification of
Participant Selection Criteria and
Application Process: 77 FR 48527
(August 14, 2012).
• Modification of NCAP Test
Regarding Reconciliation for Filing
Certain Post-Importation Preferential
Tariff Treatment Claims under Certain
FTAs: 78 FR 27984 (May 13, 2013).
• Modification of Two National
Customs Automation Program (NCAP)
Tests Concerning Automated
Commercial Environment (ACE)
Document Image System (DIS) and
Simplified Entry (SE): 78 FR 44142 (July
23, 2013).
• Modification of Two National
Customs Automation Program (NCAP)
Tests Concerning Automated
Commercial Environment (ACE)
Document Image System (DIS) and
Simplified Entry (SE); Correction: 78 FR
53466 (August 29, 2013).
• Modification of NCAP Test
Concerning Automated Commercial
Environment (ACE) Cargo Release
(formerly known as Simplified Entry):
78 FR 66039 (November 4, 2013).
• Post-Summary Corrections to Entry
Summaries Filed in ACE Pursuant to the
ESAR IV Test: Modifications and
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Clarifications: 78 FR 69434 (November
19, 2013).
• National Customs Automation
Program (NCAP) Test Concerning the
Submission of Certain Data Required by
the Environmental Protection Agency
and the Food Safety and Inspection
Service Using the Partner Government
Agency Message Set Through the
Automated Commercial Environment
(ACE): 78 FR 75931 (December 13,
2013).
• Modification of National Customs
Automation Program (NCAP) Test
Concerning Automated Commercial
Environment (ACE) Cargo Release for
Ocean and Rail Carriers: 79 FR 6210
(February 3, 2014).
• Modification of National Customs
Automation Program (NCAP) Test
Concerning Automated Commercial
Environment (ACE) Cargo Release To
Allow Importers and Brokers To Certify
From ACE Entry Summary: 79 FR 24744
(May 1, 2014).
• Modification of National Customs
Automation Program (NCAP) Test
Concerning Automated Commercial
Environment (ACE) Cargo Release for
Truck Carriers: 79 FR 25142 (May 2,
2014).
• Modification of National Customs
Automation Program (NCAP) Test
Concerning Automated Commercial
Environment Document Image System:
79 FR 36083 (June 25, 2014).
• eBond Test: 79 FR 70881
(November 28, 2014); 80 FR 899
(January 7, 2015).
Dated: January 27, 2015.
Brenda Smith,
Assistant Commissioner, Office of
International Trade.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Modification of National Customs Automation Program (NCAP) Test
Concerning Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) Document Image System
(DIS) Relating to Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)
Document Submissions
AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland
Security.
ACTION: General notice.
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SUMMARY: This document announces U.S. Customs and Border Protection's
(CBP's) plan to modify part of the National Customs Automation Program
(NCAP) test concerning document imaging, known as Phase III of the
Document Image System (DIS) test. Phase III of the DIS test allows
Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) participants to submit
electronic images of a specific set of CBP and Partner Government
Agency (PGA) forms and supporting information to CBP via a CBP-approved
Electronic Data Interchange (EDI). This notice announces that ACE
participating importers and brokers may now submit DIS test-supported
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) documents, in
Portable Document Format (PDF) file format, via email, to
docs@cbp.dhs.gov.
DATES: The modified DIS test will commence no earlier than February 17,
2015, and will continue until concluded by way of announcement in the
Federal Register.
ADDRESSES: Comments concerning this notice and any aspect of the test
may be submitted at any time during the test via email to Monica
Crockett at monica.v.crockett@cbp.dhs.gov. In the subject line of your
email, please indicate ``Comment on Document Image System (DIS)''.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For policy-related questions, contact
Monica Crockett at monica.v.crockett@cbp.dhs.gov. For technical
questions related to ABI transmissions, contact your assigned client
representative. Any partner government agency (PGA) interested in
participating in DIS should contact Elizabeth McQueen at
elizabeth.mcqueen@cbp.dhs.gov. Interested parties without an assigned
client representative should direct their questions to Steven Zaccaro
at steven.j.zaccaro@cbp.dhs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
This test notice, and the Customs related electronic functions it
describes, are part of the National Customs Automation Program (NCAP).
NCAP was established in Subtitle B of Title VI--Customs Modernization,
in the North American Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (Pub. L.
103-182, 107 Stat. 2057, 2170, December 8, 1993) (Customs Modernization
Act). See 19 U.S.C. 1411. Through NCAP, the initial focus of customs
modernization was on trade compliance and the development of the
Automated Commercial Environment (ACE), the planned successor to the
legacy Customs Automated Commercial System (ACS). ACE is an automated
and electronic system for commercial trade processing. ACE will
streamline business processes, facilitate growth in trade, ensure cargo
security, and foster participation in global commerce, while ensuring
compliance with U.S. laws and regulations and reducing costs for CBP
and all its communities of interest. The ability to meet these
objectives depends upon successfully modernizing CBP's business
functions and the information technology that supports those functions.
CBP's modernization efforts are accomplished through phased releases of
ACE component functionality, designed to introduce a new capability or
to replace a specific legacy ACS function. Each release will begin with
a test, and will end with mandatory compliance with the new ACE
feature, thus retiring the legacy ACS function. Each release builds on
previous releases, and sets the foundation for subsequent releases. For
the convenience of the public, all Federal Register publications
detailing ACE test developments in Entry, Summary, Accounts, and
Revenue (ESAR) are listed chronologically at the end of this notice, in
the section ``Development of ACE Prototypes.''
One of the phased releases is for the Document Imaging System (DIS)
feature, which allows participants to submit certain information
electronically instead of submitting that information via a paper
document. The DIS test allows ACE participants to submit electronic
images of a specific set of CBP and Partner Government Agency (PGA)
forms and supporting information to CBP. Specifically, importers and
brokers are allowed to submit specified official CBP documents and
specified PGA documents via a CBP-approved Electronic Data Interchange
(EDI). The first phase of the DIS test, Phase I, enabled participating
importers and brokers to transmit images of specified
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CBP and PGA forms with supporting information via a CBP approved EDI in
an Extensible Markup Language (XML) file format, in lieu of
conventional paper methods. See 77 FR 20835 (April 6, 2012). In the
second phase, Phase II, CBP reduced the number of metadata elements
required for each document and specified forms that were eligible to be
submitted earlier, i.e. at the time of manifest, or transmitted via a
CBP-approved EDI to support ACE Cargo Release filings (previously known
as Simplified Entry filings). In Phase II CBP also expanded the pool of
eligible participants to include software providers, who only
electronically transmit data that they had received for transmission to
CBP. See 78 FR 44142 (July 23, 2013).
On June 25, 2014, CBP published in the Federal Register a notice
announcing the third phase of the DIS test, Phase III, which added to
the list of documents supported by the DIS test. See 79 FR 36083 (June
25, 2014). The DIS test supports certain PGA forms and supporting
information, which include ones that the Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service (APHIS) requires. See 79 FR 36083 for the complete
list of CBP and PGA documents, which the DIS test supports as of the
date of this notice.
Pursuant to Phase III of the DIS test, parties who file entry
summaries in ACE are allowed to submit specified CBP and PGA documents
via a CBP-approved EDI. DIS capabilities will continue to be delivered
in multiple phases.
CBP will continue to publish in the Federal Register announcements
to notify ACE participants when they may submit any new CBP or PGA
documents into the DIS test, or when they may send any other DIS test-
supported documents via email in PDF file format. All other eligibility
criteria, technical specifications, recordkeeping requirements, and
rules for submitting to DIS, as specified in prior DIS test notices,
remain the same. See 79 FR 36083.
Authorization for the Test
The Customs Modernization provisions in the North American Free
Trade Agreement Implementation Act provide the Commissioner of CBP with
authority to conduct limited test programs or procedures designed to
evaluate planned components of the NCAP. This test is authorized
pursuant to Sec. 101.9(b) of the CBP Regulations (19 CFR 101.9(b))
which provides for the testing of NCAP programs or procedures. See
Treasury Decision (T.D.) 95-21.
Modification of Phase III of the Document Image System (DIS) Test
Program
This notice announces that, as an addition to Phase III, CBP is now
allowing brokers and importers, who are also ACE participants, to file
DIS test-supported APHIS documents, in Portable Document Format (PDF)
file format, via email, to this email address: docs@cbp.dhs.gov.
The DIS test-supported APHIS documents, which ACE-participating
brokers and importers may send in PDF file format to docs@cbp.dhs.gov,
are:
APHIS STAT Supporting Statement
APHIS Import Permit
APHIS Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ) Form 368, Notice
of Arrival (of a restricted article at the port of entry)
APHIS PPQ Form 203, Foreign Site Certificate of Inspection
and/or Treatment
APHIS PPQ Form 586, Application for Permit to Transit Plants
and/or Plant Products, Plant Pests, and/or Associated Soil through the
United States
APHIS PPQ Form 587, Application for Permit to Import Plants or
Plant Products
APHIS Transit Permit
Foreign Government Sanitary Certificate (Veterinary Health
Certificate) (used by APHIS)
Ingredients List (used by APHIS)
Phytosanitary Certificates (used by APHIS)
Proof of origin (for origin shipments of milk and milk
products) (used by APHIS)
Test Participation
All other eligibility criteria, technical specifications,
recordkeeping requirements, and rules for submitting to DIS remain the
same. For more information about the eligibility criteria, technical
specifications, recordkeeping requirements, and rules for submitting to
DIS, see 79 FR 36083.
Development of ACE Prototypes
A chronological listing of Federal Register publications, which
describe ESAR ACE test developments, is provided, below.
ACE Portal Accounts and Subsequent Revision Notices: 67 FR
21800 (May 1, 2002); 69 FR 5360 and 69 FR 5362 (February 4, 2004); 69
FR 54302 (September 8, 2004); 70 FR 5199 (February 1, 2005).
ACE System of Records Notice: 71 FR 3109 (January 19,
2006).
Terms/Conditions for Access to the ACE Portal and
Subsequent Revisions: 72 FR 27632 (May 16, 2007); 73 FR 38464 (July 7,
2008).
ACE Non-Portal Accounts and Related Notice: 70 FR 61466
(October 24, 2005); 71 FR 15756 (March 29, 2006).
ACE Entry Summary, Accounts and Revenue (ESAR I)
Capabilities: 72 FR 59105 (October 18, 2007).
ACE Entry Summary, Accounts and Revenue (ESAR II)
Capabilities: 73 FR 50337 (August 26, 2008); 74 FR 9826 (March 6,
2009).
ACE Entry Summary, Accounts and Revenue (ESAR III)
Capabilities: 74 FR 69129 (December 30, 2009).
ACE Entry Summary, Accounts and Revenue (ESAR IV)
Capabilities: 76 FR 37136 (June 24, 2011).
Post-Entry Amendment (PEA) Processing Test: 76 FR 37136
(June 24, 2011).
ACE Announcement of a New Start Date for the National
Customs Automation Program Test of Automated Manifest Capabilities for
Ocean and Rail Carriers: 76 FR 42721 (July 19, 2011).
ACE Simplified Entry: 76 FR 69755 (November 9, 2011).
National Customs Automation Program (NCAP) Tests
Concerning Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) Document Image System
(DIS): 77 FR 20835 (April 6, 2012).
National Customs Automation Program (NCAP) Tests
Concerning Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) Simplified Entry:
Modification of Participant Selection Criteria and Application Process:
77 FR 48527 (August 14, 2012).
Modification of NCAP Test Regarding Reconciliation for
Filing Certain Post-Importation Preferential Tariff Treatment Claims
under Certain FTAs: 78 FR 27984 (May 13, 2013).
Modification of Two National Customs Automation Program
(NCAP) Tests Concerning Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) Document
Image System (DIS) and Simplified Entry (SE): 78 FR 44142 (July 23,
2013).
Modification of Two National Customs Automation Program
(NCAP) Tests Concerning Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) Document
Image System (DIS) and Simplified Entry (SE); Correction: 78 FR 53466
(August 29, 2013).
Modification of NCAP Test Concerning Automated Commercial
Environment (ACE) Cargo Release (formerly known as Simplified Entry):
78 FR 66039 (November 4, 2013).
Post-Summary Corrections to Entry Summaries Filed in ACE
Pursuant to the ESAR IV Test: Modifications and
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Clarifications: 78 FR 69434 (November 19, 2013).
National Customs Automation Program (NCAP) Test Concerning
the Submission of Certain Data Required by the Environmental Protection
Agency and the Food Safety and Inspection Service Using the Partner
Government Agency Message Set Through the Automated Commercial
Environment (ACE): 78 FR 75931 (December 13, 2013).
Modification of National Customs Automation Program (NCAP)
Test Concerning Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) Cargo Release
for Ocean and Rail Carriers: 79 FR 6210 (February 3, 2014).
Modification of National Customs Automation Program (NCAP)
Test Concerning Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) Cargo Release To
Allow Importers and Brokers To Certify From ACE Entry Summary: 79 FR
24744 (May 1, 2014).
Modification of National Customs Automation Program (NCAP)
Test Concerning Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) Cargo Release
for Truck Carriers: 79 FR 25142 (May 2, 2014).
Modification of National Customs Automation Program (NCAP)
Test Concerning Automated Commercial Environment Document Image System:
79 FR 36083 (June 25, 2014).
eBond Test: 79 FR 70881 (November 28, 2014); 80 FR 899
(January 7, 2015).
Dated: January 27, 2015.
Brenda Smith,
Assistant Commissioner, Office of International Trade.
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