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[CG Docket No. 10–210; FCC 16–101]
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‘‘vessel’’ and adding in its place
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‘‘hull’’ and ‘‘hulls’’ each place they
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‘‘vessel’’ and adding in its place
‘‘vessels’’.
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introductory text by removing ‘‘6’’ and
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information collection associated with
rules adopted in the Commission’s
document Implementation of the
Twenty-First Century Communications
and Video Accessibility Act of 2010,
Section 105, Relay Services for DeafBlind Individuals, Report and Order
(Report and Order). This document is
consistent with the Report and Order,
which stated that the Commission
would publish a document in the
Federal Register announcing the
effective date of those rules.
DATES: 47 CFR 64.6207, published at 81
FR 65948, September 26, 2016, is
effective February 6, 2017. 47 CFR
64.6209, 64.6211, 64.6213, 64.6215,
64.6217, and 64.6219, published at 81
FR 65948, September 26, 2016, are
effective July 1, 2017.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Rosaline Crawford, Disability Rights
Office, Consumer and Governmental
Affairs Bureau, at (202) 418–2075, or
email Rosaline.Crawford@fcc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
document announces that, on January
17, 2017, OMB approved, for a period of
three years, the information collection
requirements contained in the
Commission’s Report and Order, FCC
16–101, published at 81 FR 65948,
September 26, 2016. The OMB Control
Number is 3060–1225. The Commission
publishes this notice as an
announcement of the effective date of
the rules. If you have any comments on
the burden estimates listed below, or
how the Commission can improve the
collections and reduce any burdens
caused thereby, please contact Cathy
Williams, Federal Communications
Commission, Room 1–C823, 445 12th
Street SW., Washington, DC 20554.
Please include the OMB Control
Number, 3060–1225, in your
correspondence. The Commission will
also accept your comments via the
Internet if you send them to PRA@
fcc.gov.
To request materials in accessible
formats for people with disabilities
(Braille, large print, electronic files,
audio format), send an email to fcc504@
fcc.gov or call the Consumer and
Governmental Affairs Bureau at (202)
418–0530 (voice), (844) 432–2275
(videophone), or (202) 418–0432 (TTY).
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Synopsis
In this document, the
Commission announces that the Office
of Management and Budget (OMB) has
approved, for a period of three years, the
As required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3507),
the FCC is notifying the public that it
received OMB approval on January 17,
2017, for the information collection
requirements contained in the
Commission’s rules at 47 CFR 64.6207,
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64.6209, 64.6211, 64.6213, 64.6215,
64.6217, and 64.6219.
Under 5 CFR part 1320, an agency
may not conduct or sponsor a collection
of information unless it displays a
current, valid OMB Control Number.
No person shall be subject to any
penalty for failing to comply with a
collection of information subject to the
Paperwork Reduction Act that does not
display a current, valid OMB Control
Number. The OMB Control Number is
3060–1225.
The foregoing notice is required by
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
Public Law 104–13, October 1, 1995,
and 44 U.S.C. 3507.
The total annual reporting burdens
and costs for the respondents are as
follows:
OMB Control Number: 3060–1225.
OMB Approval Date: January 17,
2017.
OMB Expiration Date: January 31,
2020.
Title: National Deaf-Blind Equipment
Distribution Program. Form Number: N/
A.
Type of Review: New collection.
Respondents: Individuals or
household; Business or other for-profit;
Not-for-profit institutions; State, Local
or Tribal Government.
Number of Respondents and
Responses: 78 respondents; 3,631
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.5
hours (30 minutes) to 40 hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion,
monthly, quarterly, semi-annually,
annually, and one-time reporting
requirements; Recordkeeping
requirement; Third party disclosure
requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefits. The statutory
authority for the information collections
is contained in in sections 1, 4(i), 4(j),
and 719 of the Communications Act, as
amended, 47 U.S.C. 151, 154(i), 154(j),
and 620.
Total Annual Burden: 7,995 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $600.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
Confidentiality is an issue to the extent
that individuals and households
provide personally identifiable
information, which is covered under the
Commission’s system of records notice
(SORN), FCC/CGB–3, ‘‘National DeafBlind Equipment Distribution Program,’’
which became effective on February 28,
2012.
Privacy Impact Assessment: The
Commission completed a Privacy
Impact Assessment (PIA) on December
31, 2012. The PIA may be reviewed at
https://www.fcc.gov/omd/privacyact/
Privacy_Impact_Assessment.html. The
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Commission is in the process of
updating the PIA with respect to the
Commission’s adoption of rules in
document FCC 16–101 on August 4,
2016, which converted the pilot
program to a permanent program
without change to the PII covered by
these information collections.
Needs and Uses: Section 105 of the
Twenty-First Century Communications
and Video Accessibility Act of 2010
(CVAA) added section 719 to the
Communications Act of 1934, as
amended (the Act). Public Law 111–260,
124 Stat. 2751 (2010); Public Law 111–
265, 124 Stat. 2795 (2010) (making
technical corrections); 47 U.S.C. 620.
Section 719 of the Act requires the
Commission to establish rules that
define as eligible for up to $10,000,000
of support annually from the Interstate
Telecommunications Relay Service
Fund (TRS Fund) those programs that
are approved by the Commission for the
distribution of specialized customer
premises equipment designed to make
telecommunications service, Internet
access service, and advanced
communications, including
interexchange services and advanced
telecommunications and information
services, accessible by low-income
individuals who are deaf-blind. 47
U.S.C. 620(a), (c). Accordingly, on April
6, 2011, the Commission released
document FCC 11–56, published at 76
FR 26641, May 9, 2011, adopting rules
to establish the National Deaf-Blind
Equipment Distribution Program
(NDBEDP), also known as
‘‘iCanConnect,’’ as a pilot program. See
47 CFR 64.610(a) through (k). The FCC’s
Consumer and Governmental Affairs
Bureau launched the pilot program on
July 1, 2012. In an Order released on
May 27, 2016, document FCC 16–69,
published at 81 FR 36181, June 6, 2016,
the Commission extended the pilot
program through June 30, 2017, at
which time distributing equipment and
providing related services under the
pilot program will cease.
On August 5, 2016, the Commission
released the Report and Order,
document FCC 16–101, published at 81
FR 65948, September 26, 2016, adopting
rules to establish the NDBEDP as a
permanent program. See 47 CFR
64.6201 through 64.6219. In document
FCC 16–101, the Commission clarified
that the pilot program will not terminate
until after all reports have been
submitted, all payments and
adjustments have been made, and all
wind-down activities have been
completed, and no issues with regard to
the NDBEDP pilot program remain
pending. Information collections related
to NDBEDP pilot program activities are
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included in OMB Control Number
3060–1146, Implementation of the
Twenty-First Century Communications
and Video Accessibility Act of 2010,
Section 105, Relay Services for DeafBlind Individuals, CG Docket No. 10–
210, which will expire June 30, 2018.
For a period of 60 days following the
publication of this document in the
Federal Register announcing OMB
approval of the information collection
associated with the Report and Order,
document FCC 16–101, new and
incumbent entities may apply for
certification to participate in the
permanent NDBEDP. To minimize any
disruption of service in the transition
between the pilot program and the
permanent program, the FCC’s
Consumer and Governmental Affairs
Bureau will announce its selection of
the entities certified to participate in the
NDBEDP permanent program as soon as
possible, but such certifications will not
become effective before July 1, 2017.
Because the information collection
burdens related to NDBEDP pilot
program activities overlap in time with
the information collection burdens
related to NDBEDP permanent program
activities, the Commission sought
approval for a new collection for the
information burdens associated with the
permanent NDBEDP.
In document FCC 16–101, the
Commission adopted rules requiring the
following:
(a) Entities must apply to the
Commission for certification to receive
reimbursement from the TRS Fund for
NDBEDP activities.
(b) A program wishing to relinquish
its certification before its certification
expires must provide written notice of
its intent to do so.
(c) Certified programs must disclose
to the Commission actual or potential
conflicts of interest.
(d) Certified programs must notify the
Commission of any substantive change
that bears directly on its ability to meet
the qualifications necessary for
certification.
(e) A certified entity may present
written arguments and any relevant
documentation as to why suspension or
revocation of certification is not
warranted.
(f) When a new entity is certified as
a state’s program, the previously
certified entity must take certain actions
to complete the transition to the new
entity.
(g) Certified programs must require an
applicant to provide verification that the
applicant is deaf-blind.
(h) Certified programs must require an
applicant to provide verification that the
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applicant meets the income eligibility
requirement.
(i) Certified programs must re-verify
the income and disability eligibility of
an equipment recipient under certain
circumstances.
(j) Certified programs must permit the
transfer of an equipment recipient’s
account when the recipient relocates to
another state.
(k) Certified programs must include
an attestation on consumer application
forms.
(l) Certified programs must conduct
annual audits and submit to
Commission-directed audits.
(m) Certified programs must
document compliance with NDBEDP
requirements, provide such
documentation to the Commission upon
request, and retain such records for at
least five years.
(n) Certified programs must submit
reimbursement claims as instructed by
the TRS Fund Administrator, and
supplemental information and
documentation as requested. In
addition, the entity selected to conduct
national outreach will submit claims for
reimbursement on a quarterly basis.
(o) Certified programs must submit
reports every six months as instructed
by the NDBEDP Administrator. In
addition, the entity selected to conduct
national outreach will submit an annual
report.
(p) Informal and formal complaints
may be filed against NEDBEDP certified
programs, and the Commission may
conduct such inquiries and hold such
proceedings as it may deem necessary.
(q) Certified programs must include
the NDBEDP whistleblower protections
in appropriate publications.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration
49 CFR Parts 571 and 585
[Docket No. NHTSA–2016–0125]
RIN 2127–AK93
Federal Motor Vehicle Safety
Standards; Minimum Sound
Requirements for Hybrid and Electric
Vehicles
National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration (NHTSA),
Department of Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Final rule; delay of effective
date.
AGENCY:
This action temporarily
delays for 36 days the effective date of
the rule entitled ‘‘Federal Motor Vehicle
Safety Standards; Minimum Sound
Requirements for Hybrid and Electric
Vehicles,’’ published in the Federal
Register on December 14, 2016.
DATES: The effective date of the final
rule published at 81 FR 90416,
December 14, 2016, is delayed until
March 21, 2017.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
legal issues, contact Tom Healy, Office
of Chief Counsel, at (202) 366–2992. For
non-legal issues, contact Mike Pyne,
Office of Vehicle Safety Compliance, at
(202) 366–4171.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In
accordance with the memorandum of
January 20, 2017, from the Assistant to
the President and Chief of Staff, entitled
‘‘Regulatory Freeze Pending Review,’’ 1
this action temporarily delays for 36
days 2 the effective date of the rule
entitled ‘‘Federal Motor Vehicle Safety
Standards; Minimum Sound
Requirements for Hybrid and Electric
Vehicles,’’ published in the Federal
Register on December 14, 2016, at 81 FR
SUMMARY:
1 Available at https://www.whitehouse.gov/thepress-office/2017/01/20/memorandum-headsexecutive-departments-and-agencies (last accessed
Jan. 24, 2017).
2 The delay is 36 days because a delay of 60 days
from the date of the ‘‘Freeze Memo’’ is March 21,
2016. The original effective date for the final rule
was February 13, 2017.
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90416. That rule satisfied the mandate
in the Pedestrian Safety Enhancement
Act (PSEA) of 2010 by establishing a
new Federal motor vehicle safety
standards (FMVSS) setting minimum
sound requirements for hybrid and
electric vehicles. This new standard
requires hybrid and electric passenger
cars, light trucks and vans, and low
speed vehicles to produce sounds
meeting the requirements of this
standard, and applies to electric
vehicles and those hybrid vehicles that
are capable of propulsion in any
forward or reverse gear without the
vehicle’s internal combustion engine
operating.
To the extent that 5 U.S.C. 553 is
applicable, this action is exempt from
notice and comment because it
constitutes a rule of procedure under 5
U.S.C. 553(b)(3)(A). Alternatively,
NHTSA’s implementation of this action
without opportunity for public
comment, effective immediately upon
publication today in the Federal
Register, is justified based on the good
cause exceptions in 5 U.S.C.
553(b)(3)(B) and 553(d)(3). Seeking
public comment is impracticable,
unnecessary, and contrary to the public
interest. The temporary 36-day delay in
effective date is necessary to give
Department officials the opportunity for
further review and consideration of new
regulations, consistent with the
Assistant to the President’s
memorandum of January 20, 2017.
Given the imminence of the effective
date, seeking prior public comment on
this temporary delay would have been
impractical, as well as contrary to the
public interest in the orderly
promulgation and implementation of
regulations. The imminence of effective
date is also good cause for making this
action effective immediately upon
publication.
Authority: 49 U.S.C. 322, 30111, 30115,
30117, and 30166; delegation of authority at
49 CFR 1.95.
Issued on: February 1, 2017.
Jack Danielson,
Acting Deputy Administrator.
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
47 CFR Part 64
[CG Docket No. 10-210; FCC 16-101]
Relay Services for Deaf-Blind Individuals
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Final rule; announcement of effective date.
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SUMMARY: In this document, the Commission announces that the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) has approved, for a period of three years,
the information collection associated with rules adopted in the
Commission's document Implementation of the Twenty-First Century
Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2010, Section 105, Relay
Services for Deaf-Blind Individuals, Report and Order (Report and
Order). This document is consistent with the Report and Order, which
stated that the Commission would publish a document in the Federal
Register announcing the effective date of those rules.
DATES: 47 CFR 64.6207, published at 81 FR 65948, September 26, 2016, is
effective February 6, 2017. 47 CFR 64.6209, 64.6211, 64.6213, 64.6215,
64.6217, and 64.6219, published at 81 FR 65948, September 26, 2016, are
effective July 1, 2017.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rosaline Crawford, Disability Rights
Office, Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau, at (202) 418-2075, or
email Rosaline.Crawford@fcc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This document announces that, on January 17,
2017, OMB approved, for a period of three years, the information
collection requirements contained in the Commission's Report and Order,
FCC 16-101, published at 81 FR 65948, September 26, 2016. The OMB
Control Number is 3060-1225. The Commission publishes this notice as an
announcement of the effective date of the rules. If you have any
comments on the burden estimates listed below, or how the Commission
can improve the collections and reduce any burdens caused thereby,
please contact Cathy Williams, Federal Communications Commission, Room
1-C823, 445 12th Street SW., Washington, DC 20554. Please include the
OMB Control Number, 3060-1225, in your correspondence. The Commission
will also accept your comments via the Internet if you send them to
PRA@fcc.gov.
To request materials in accessible formats for people with
disabilities (Braille, large print, electronic files, audio format),
send an email to fcc504@fcc.gov or call the Consumer and Governmental
Affairs Bureau at (202) 418-0530 (voice), (844) 432-2275 (videophone),
or (202) 418-0432 (TTY).
Synopsis
As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C.
3507), the FCC is notifying the public that it received OMB approval on
January 17, 2017, for the information collection requirements contained
in the Commission's rules at 47 CFR 64.6207,
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64.6209, 64.6211, 64.6213, 64.6215, 64.6217, and 64.6219.
Under 5 CFR part 1320, an agency may not conduct or sponsor a
collection of information unless it displays a current, valid OMB
Control Number.
No person shall be subject to any penalty for failing to comply
with a collection of information subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act
that does not display a current, valid OMB Control Number. The OMB
Control Number is 3060-1225.
The foregoing notice is required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995, Public Law 104-13, October 1, 1995, and 44 U.S.C. 3507.
The total annual reporting burdens and costs for the respondents
are as follows:
OMB Control Number: 3060-1225.
OMB Approval Date: January 17, 2017.
OMB Expiration Date: January 31, 2020.
Title: National Deaf-Blind Equipment Distribution Program. Form
Number: N/A.
Type of Review: New collection.
Respondents: Individuals or household; Business or other for-
profit; Not-for-profit institutions; State, Local or Tribal Government.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 78 respondents; 3,631
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.5 hours (30 minutes) to 40 hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion, monthly, quarterly, semi-
annually, annually, and one-time reporting requirements; Recordkeeping
requirement; Third party disclosure requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The
statutory authority for the information collections is contained in in
sections 1, 4(i), 4(j), and 719 of the Communications Act, as amended,
47 U.S.C. 151, 154(i), 154(j), and 620.
Total Annual Burden: 7,995 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $600.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: Confidentiality is an issue
to the extent that individuals and households provide personally
identifiable information, which is covered under the Commission's
system of records notice (SORN), FCC/CGB-3, ``National Deaf-Blind
Equipment Distribution Program,'' which became effective on February
28, 2012.
Privacy Impact Assessment: The Commission completed a Privacy
Impact Assessment (PIA) on December 31, 2012. The PIA may be reviewed
at https://www.fcc.gov/omd/privacyact/Privacy_Impact_Assessment.html.
The Commission is in the process of updating the PIA with respect to
the Commission's adoption of rules in document FCC 16-101 on August 4,
2016, which converted the pilot program to a permanent program without
change to the PII covered by these information collections.
Needs and Uses: Section 105 of the Twenty-First Century
Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2010 (CVAA) added section
719 to the Communications Act of 1934, as amended (the Act). Public Law
111-260, 124 Stat. 2751 (2010); Public Law 111-265, 124 Stat. 2795
(2010) (making technical corrections); 47 U.S.C. 620. Section 719 of
the Act requires the Commission to establish rules that define as
eligible for up to $10,000,000 of support annually from the Interstate
Telecommunications Relay Service Fund (TRS Fund) those programs that
are approved by the Commission for the distribution of specialized
customer premises equipment designed to make telecommunications
service, Internet access service, and advanced communications,
including interexchange services and advanced telecommunications and
information services, accessible by low-income individuals who are
deaf-blind. 47 U.S.C. 620(a), (c). Accordingly, on April 6, 2011, the
Commission released document FCC 11-56, published at 76 FR 26641, May
9, 2011, adopting rules to establish the National Deaf-Blind Equipment
Distribution Program (NDBEDP), also known as ``iCanConnect,'' as a
pilot program. See 47 CFR 64.610(a) through (k). The FCC's Consumer and
Governmental Affairs Bureau launched the pilot program on July 1, 2012.
In an Order released on May 27, 2016, document FCC 16-69, published at
81 FR 36181, June 6, 2016, the Commission extended the pilot program
through June 30, 2017, at which time distributing equipment and
providing related services under the pilot program will cease.
On August 5, 2016, the Commission released the Report and Order,
document FCC 16-101, published at 81 FR 65948, September 26, 2016,
adopting rules to establish the NDBEDP as a permanent program. See 47
CFR 64.6201 through 64.6219. In document FCC 16-101, the Commission
clarified that the pilot program will not terminate until after all
reports have been submitted, all payments and adjustments have been
made, and all wind-down activities have been completed, and no issues
with regard to the NDBEDP pilot program remain pending. Information
collections related to NDBEDP pilot program activities are included in
OMB Control Number 3060-1146, Implementation of the Twenty-First
Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2010, Section
105, Relay Services for Deaf-Blind Individuals, CG Docket No. 10-210,
which will expire June 30, 2018.
For a period of 60 days following the publication of this document
in the Federal Register announcing OMB approval of the information
collection associated with the Report and Order, document FCC 16-101,
new and incumbent entities may apply for certification to participate
in the permanent NDBEDP. To minimize any disruption of service in the
transition between the pilot program and the permanent program, the
FCC's Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau will announce its
selection of the entities certified to participate in the NDBEDP
permanent program as soon as possible, but such certifications will not
become effective before July 1, 2017.
Because the information collection burdens related to NDBEDP pilot
program activities overlap in time with the information collection
burdens related to NDBEDP permanent program activities, the Commission
sought approval for a new collection for the information burdens
associated with the permanent NDBEDP.
In document FCC 16-101, the Commission adopted rules requiring the
following:
(a) Entities must apply to the Commission for certification to
receive reimbursement from the TRS Fund for NDBEDP activities.
(b) A program wishing to relinquish its certification before its
certification expires must provide written notice of its intent to do
so.
(c) Certified programs must disclose to the Commission actual or
potential conflicts of interest.
(d) Certified programs must notify the Commission of any
substantive change that bears directly on its ability to meet the
qualifications necessary for certification.
(e) A certified entity may present written arguments and any
relevant documentation as to why suspension or revocation of
certification is not warranted.
(f) When a new entity is certified as a state's program, the
previously certified entity must take certain actions to complete the
transition to the new entity.
(g) Certified programs must require an applicant to provide
verification that the applicant is deaf-blind.
(h) Certified programs must require an applicant to provide
verification that the
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applicant meets the income eligibility requirement.
(i) Certified programs must re-verify the income and disability
eligibility of an equipment recipient under certain circumstances.
(j) Certified programs must permit the transfer of an equipment
recipient's account when the recipient relocates to another state.
(k) Certified programs must include an attestation on consumer
application forms.
(l) Certified programs must conduct annual audits and submit to
Commission-directed audits.
(m) Certified programs must document compliance with NDBEDP
requirements, provide such documentation to the Commission upon
request, and retain such records for at least five years.
(n) Certified programs must submit reimbursement claims as
instructed by the TRS Fund Administrator, and supplemental information
and documentation as requested. In addition, the entity selected to
conduct national outreach will submit claims for reimbursement on a
quarterly basis.
(o) Certified programs must submit reports every six months as
instructed by the NDBEDP Administrator. In addition, the entity
selected to conduct national outreach will submit an annual report.
(p) Informal and formal complaints may be filed against NEDBEDP
certified programs, and the Commission may conduct such inquiries and
hold such proceedings as it may deem necessary.
(q) Certified programs must include the NDBEDP whistleblower
protections in appropriate publications.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2017-02400 Filed 2-3-17; 8:45 am]
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