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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice: 10026]
Issuance of Presidential Permit to the
State of Texas Authorizing It To
Construct, Operate, and Maintain the
Presidio-Ojinaga International Bridge
at the International Boundary Between
the United States and Mexico,
Including a New Two-Lane Bridge
Span
The Department of State
issued a Presidential permit to the State
of Texas on May 30, 2017, authorizing
it to construct, operate, and maintain
the Presidio-Ojinaga International
Bridge at the international boundary
between the United States and Mexico,
including a new two-lane bridge span.
In making this determination, the
Department provided public notice of
the proposed permit (81 FR 66320,
September 27, 2016), offered the
opportunity for comment, and consulted
with other federal agencies, as required
by Executive Order 11423, as amended.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Contact the Office of Mexican Affairs’
Border Affairs Unit via email at
WHABorderAffairs@state.gov, by phone
at 202–647–9894, or by mail at Office of
Mexican Affairs—Room 3924,
Department of State, 2201 C St. NW.,
SUMMARY:
Paper Comments
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public in accordance with the
provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be
available for Web site viewing and
printing in the Commission’s Public
Reference Room, 100 F Street NE.,
Washington, DC 20549, on official
business days between the hours of
10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Copies of such
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inspection and copying at the principal
office of ICE Clear Credit and on ICE
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All comments received will be posted
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not edit personal identifying
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should submit only information that
you wish to make available publicly. All
submissions should refer to File
Number SR–ICC–2017–006 and should
be submitted on or before July 6, 2017.
[FR Doc. 2017–12376 Filed 6–14–17; 8:45 am]
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including whether the proposed rule
change is consistent with the Act.
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Washington, DC 20520. Information
about Presidential permits is available
on the Internet at https://www.state.gov/
p/wha/rt/permit/.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
following is the text of the issued
permit:
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Presidential Permit
Authorizing the State of Texas To
Construct, Operate, and Maintain the
Presidio-Ojinaga International Bridge at
the International Boundary Between the
United States and Mexico
By virtue of the authority vested in
me as the Acting Assistant Secretary of
State for the Bureau of Oceans and
International Environmental and
Scientific Affairs, including those
authorities under Executive Order
11423, 33 FR 11741 (1968); as amended
by Executive Order 12847 of May 17,
1993, 58 FR 29511 (1993), Executive
Order 13284 of January 23, 2003, 68 FR
4075 (2003), and Executive Order 13337
of April 30, 2004, 69 FR 25299 (2004);
the International Bridge Act of 1972 (86
Stat. 731; 33 U.S.C. 535 et seq.); and
Department of State Delegation of
Authority 118–2 of January 26, 2006 and
Delegation 415 of January 18, 2017;
having considered the environmental
effects of the proposed action consistent
with the National Environmental Policy
Act of 1969, as amended (83 Stat. 852,
42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), and other
statutes relating to environmental
concerns; having considered the
proposed action consistent with the
National Historic Preservation Act of
1966, as amended (80 Stat. 917, 16
U.S.C. 470f et seq.); taking into account
an amended permit issued May 4, 1982
and an earlier permit dated July 2, 1976,
and having requested and received the
views of federal departments and other
interested persons; I hereby grant
permission, subject to the conditions
herein set forth, to the State of Texas
(hereinafter referred to as ‘‘permittee’’),
to construct, operate, and maintain the
Presidio-Ojinaga International Bridge
(hereinafter referred to as the ‘‘bridge’’),
including a new two-lane second bridge
structure (hereinafter referred to as the
‘‘new two-lane bridge’’), and border
crossing.
The term ‘‘facilities’’ as used in this
permit means the bridge, its approaches
and any land, structures, or installations
appurtenant thereto, including the new
two-lane bridge for southbound traffic
into Mexico as described in the
permittee’s September 2016 application
for a Presidential permit (the
‘‘Application’’).
The term ‘‘U.S. facilities’’ as used in
this permit means those parts of the
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facilities in the United States, as
described in the Application.
This permit is subject to the following
conditions:
Article 1. (1) The U.S. facilities herein
described, and all aspects of their
operation, shall be subject to all the
conditions, provisions, and
requirements of this permit, and any
amendment thereof. This permit may be
terminated or amended at the discretion
of the Secretary of State or the
Secretary’s delegate or upon proper
application therefore. The permittee
shall make no substantial change in the
U.S. facilities, the location of the U.S.
facilities, or in the operation authorized
by this permit until such changes have
been approved by the Secretary of State
or the Secretary’s delegate.
(2) The construction, operation, and
maintenance of the U.S. facilities shall
be in all material respects as described
in the Application and, to the extent not
inconsistent with that Application, the
permittee’s application for the permit
issued May 4, 1982.
Article 2. The standards for, and the
manner of, the construction, operation,
and maintenance of the U.S. facilities
shall be subject to inspection and
approval by the representatives of
appropriate federal, state, and local
agencies. The permittee shall allow duly
authorized officers and employees of
such agencies free and unrestricted
access to said facilities in the
performance of their official duties.
Article 3. The permittee shall comply
with all applicable federal, state, local,
and tribal laws and regulations
regarding the construction, operation,
and maintenance of the U.S. facilities
and with all applicable industrial codes.
The permittee shall obtain all requisite
permits from the relevant Mexican
authorities as well as from the relevant
state and local governmental entities
and relevant federal agencies.
Article 4. Upon the termination,
revocation, or surrender of this permit,
and unless otherwise agreed by the
Secretary of State or the Secretary’s
delegate, the U.S. facilities in the
immediate vicinity of the international
boundary shall be removed by and at
the expense of the permittee within
such time as the Secretary of State or the
Secretary’s delegate may specify, and
upon failure of the permittee to remove,
or to take such other appropriate action
with respect to, this portion of the U.S.
facilities as ordered, the Secretary of
State or the Secretary’s delegate may
direct that possession of such facilities
be taken and that they be removed or
other action taken at the expense of the
permittee; and the permittee shall have
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no claim for damages by reason of such
possession, removal, or other action.
Article 5. If, in the future, it should
appear to the U.S. Coast Guard or the
Secretary of Homeland Security (or the
Secretary’s delegate) that any facilities
or operations permitted hereunder cause
unreasonable obstructions to the free
navigation of any of the navigable
waters of the United States, the
permittee may be required, upon notice
from the U.S. Coast Guard or the
Secretary of Homeland Security (or the
Secretary’s delegate), to remove or alter
such facilities as are owned by it so as
to render navigation through such
waters free and unobstructed.
Article 6. All construction, operation,
and maintenance of the U.S. facilities
under this permit shall be subject to the
limitations, terms, and conditions
issued by any competent agency of the
U.S. government, including but not
limited to the U.S. Coast Guard, the
Department of Homeland Security, the
General Services Administration, and
the U.S. Section of the International
Boundary and Water Commission
(USIBWC). This permit shall continue
in force and effect only so long as the
permittee shall continue the operations
hereby authorized in accordance with
such limitations, terms, and conditions.
Article 7. When, in the opinion of the
President of the United States, the
national security of the United States
demands it, due notice being given by
the Secretary of State or the Secretary’s
delegate, the United States shall have
the right to enter upon and take
possession of any of the U.S. facilities
or parts thereof; to retain possession,
management, or control thereof for such
length of time as may appear to the
President to be necessary; and thereafter
to restore possession and control to the
permittee. In the event that the United
States shall exercise such right, it shall
pay to the permittee just and fair
compensation for the use of such U.S.
facilities upon the basis of a reasonable
profit in normal conditions and the cost
of restoring said facilities to as good
condition as existed at the time of
entering and taking over the same, less
the reasonable value of any
improvements that may have been made
by the United States.
Article 8. Any transfer of ownership
or control of the U.S. facilities or any
part thereof shall be immediately
notified in writing to the U.S.
Department of State, including
submission of information identifying
the transferee. In the event of such
transfer of ownership or control, this
permit shall remain in force and the
U.S. facilities shall be subject to all the
conditions, permissions, and
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requirements of this permit and any
amendments thereto unless
subsequently terminated or amended by
the Secretary of State or the Secretary’s
delegate.
Article 9. (1) The permittee is
responsible for acquiring any right-ofway grants or easements, permits, and
other authorizations as may become
necessary and appropriate.
(2) The permittee shall hold harmless
and indemnify the United States from
any claimed or adjudged liability arising
out of the construction, operation, or
maintenance of the facilities.
(3) The permittee shall maintain the
U.S. facilities and every part thereof in
a condition of good repair for their safe
operation, and in compliance with
prevailing environmental standards and
regulations. The bridge shall be
operated as a toll-free facility.
(4) The permittee shall obtain a
license from the USIBWC before
commencing construction.
Article 10. The County of Presidio,
Texas shall provide the General Services
Administration an adequate Federal
inspection facility at the U.S. terminal
of the bridge.
Article 11. The permittee shall take all
necessary measures to prevent or
mitigate adverse impacts on or
disruption of the human environment in
connection with the operation and
maintenance of the U.S. facilities,
including those mitigation measures set
forth in the Final Environmental
Assessment dated July 2016 and in the
U.S. Department of Transportation
Federal Highway Administration
Finding of No Significant Impact dated
August 2, 2016 and any other measures
deemed prudent by the permittee.
Article 12. The permittee shall not
begin construction until it has been
informed that the Government of the
United States and the Government of
Mexico have exchanged diplomatic
notes confirming that both governments
authorized the commencement of
construction of the new two-lane bridge.
Article 13. The permittee shall
provide information upon request to the
Department of State with regard to the
U.S. facilities. Such requests could
include, for example, information
concerning current conditions or
anticipated changes in ownership or
control, construction, connection,
operation, or maintenance of the U.S.
facilities.
Article 14. The permittee shall
provide written notice to the
Department of State at such time as the
construction authorized by this permit
is begun, at such time as construction is
completed, interrupted, or
discontinued, and at other times as may
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be designated by the Department of
State.
Article 15. The permittee shall file
with the appropriate agencies of the
U.S. government such statements or
reports under oath with respect to the
U.S. facilities, and/or the permittee’s
activities and operations in connection
therewith, as are now, or may hereafter
be, required under any laws or
regulations of the U.S. government or its
agencies.
Article 16. Permission to construct the
new two-lane bridge shall expire ten
years from the date of issuance of this
permit in the event that the permittee
has not commenced construction of the
new two-lane bridge as described in the
September 2016 application by that
deadline. The remaining provisions of
this permit shall remain in full force
and effect.
In witness whereof, I, Judith G.
Garber, Acting Assistant Secretary of
State for the Bureau of Oceans and
International Environmental and
Scientific Affairs, have hereunto set my
hand this _30th_day of_May_, 2017 in
the City of Washington, District of
Columbia.
Judith G. Garber
Acting Assistant Secretary Bureau of
Ocean and International
Environmental and Scientific Affairs
End of permit text.
Colleen A. Hoey,
Director, Office of Mexican Affairs.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
Twenty First Meeting of the NextGen
Advisory Committee (NAC)
Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA), U.S. Department
of Transportation (DOT).
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AGENCY:
The FAA is issuing this notice
to advise the public of a meeting of the
Twenty First Meeting of the NextGen
Advisory Committee (NAC). NAC is a
subcommittee of the federal advisory
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Andy Cebula, NAC Secretariat, (202)
330–0652, acebula@rtca.org, 1150 18
SUMMARY:
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20036, or by fax at (202) 833–9434, or
Web site at https://www.rtca.org.
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to section 10(a)(2) of the Federal
Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–
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given for a meeting of the Twenty First
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Wednesday, June 28, 2017, 8:30 a.m. to
2 p.m.
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Bronczek
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Tasking—Final Report for
consideration for approval
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Final Report for consideration for
approval
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9. NextGen Priorities Status—NextGen
Integration Working Group
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ReCategorization, PBN Procedures
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information should contact the person
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committee at any time.
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice: 10026]
Issuance of Presidential Permit to the State of Texas Authorizing
It To Construct, Operate, and Maintain the Presidio-Ojinaga
International Bridge at the International Boundary Between the United
States and Mexico, Including a New Two-Lane Bridge Span
SUMMARY: The Department of State issued a Presidential permit to the
State of Texas on May 30, 2017, authorizing it to construct, operate,
and maintain the Presidio-Ojinaga International Bridge at the
international boundary between the United States and Mexico, including
a new two-lane bridge span. In making this determination, the
Department provided public notice of the proposed permit (81 FR 66320,
September 27, 2016), offered the opportunity for comment, and consulted
with other federal agencies, as required by Executive Order 11423, as
amended.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Contact the Office of Mexican Affairs'
Border Affairs Unit via email at WHABorderAffairs@state.gov, by phone
at 202-647-9894, or by mail at Office of Mexican Affairs--Room 3924,
Department of State, 2201 C St. NW.,
[[Page 27542]]
Washington, DC 20520. Information about Presidential permits is
available on the Internet at https://www.state.gov/p/wha/rt/permit/.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The following is the text of the issued
permit:
Presidential Permit
Authorizing the State of Texas To Construct, Operate, and Maintain the
Presidio-Ojinaga International Bridge at the International Boundary
Between the United States and Mexico
By virtue of the authority vested in me as the Acting Assistant
Secretary of State for the Bureau of Oceans and International
Environmental and Scientific Affairs, including those authorities under
Executive Order 11423, 33 FR 11741 (1968); as amended by Executive
Order 12847 of May 17, 1993, 58 FR 29511 (1993), Executive Order 13284
of January 23, 2003, 68 FR 4075 (2003), and Executive Order 13337 of
April 30, 2004, 69 FR 25299 (2004); the International Bridge Act of
1972 (86 Stat. 731; 33 U.S.C. 535 et seq.); and Department of State
Delegation of Authority 118-2 of January 26, 2006 and Delegation 415 of
January 18, 2017; having considered the environmental effects of the
proposed action consistent with the National Environmental Policy Act
of 1969, as amended (83 Stat. 852, 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), and other
statutes relating to environmental concerns; having considered the
proposed action consistent with the National Historic Preservation Act
of 1966, as amended (80 Stat. 917, 16 U.S.C. 470f et seq.); taking into
account an amended permit issued May 4, 1982 and an earlier permit
dated July 2, 1976, and having requested and received the views of
federal departments and other interested persons; I hereby grant
permission, subject to the conditions herein set forth, to the State of
Texas (hereinafter referred to as ``permittee''), to construct,
operate, and maintain the Presidio-Ojinaga International Bridge
(hereinafter referred to as the ``bridge''), including a new two-lane
second bridge structure (hereinafter referred to as the ``new two-lane
bridge''), and border crossing.
The term ``facilities'' as used in this permit means the bridge,
its approaches and any land, structures, or installations appurtenant
thereto, including the new two-lane bridge for southbound traffic into
Mexico as described in the permittee's September 2016 application for a
Presidential permit (the ``Application'').
The term ``U.S. facilities'' as used in this permit means those
parts of the facilities in the United States, as described in the
Application.
This permit is subject to the following conditions:
Article 1. (1) The U.S. facilities herein described, and all
aspects of their operation, shall be subject to all the conditions,
provisions, and requirements of this permit, and any amendment thereof.
This permit may be terminated or amended at the discretion of the
Secretary of State or the Secretary's delegate or upon proper
application therefore. The permittee shall make no substantial change
in the U.S. facilities, the location of the U.S. facilities, or in the
operation authorized by this permit until such changes have been
approved by the Secretary of State or the Secretary's delegate.
(2) The construction, operation, and maintenance of the U.S.
facilities shall be in all material respects as described in the
Application and, to the extent not inconsistent with that Application,
the permittee's application for the permit issued May 4, 1982.
Article 2. The standards for, and the manner of, the construction,
operation, and maintenance of the U.S. facilities shall be subject to
inspection and approval by the representatives of appropriate federal,
state, and local agencies. The permittee shall allow duly authorized
officers and employees of such agencies free and unrestricted access to
said facilities in the performance of their official duties.
Article 3. The permittee shall comply with all applicable federal,
state, local, and tribal laws and regulations regarding the
construction, operation, and maintenance of the U.S. facilities and
with all applicable industrial codes. The permittee shall obtain all
requisite permits from the relevant Mexican authorities as well as from
the relevant state and local governmental entities and relevant federal
agencies.
Article 4. Upon the termination, revocation, or surrender of this
permit, and unless otherwise agreed by the Secretary of State or the
Secretary's delegate, the U.S. facilities in the immediate vicinity of
the international boundary shall be removed by and at the expense of
the permittee within such time as the Secretary of State or the
Secretary's delegate may specify, and upon failure of the permittee to
remove, or to take such other appropriate action with respect to, this
portion of the U.S. facilities as ordered, the Secretary of State or
the Secretary's delegate may direct that possession of such facilities
be taken and that they be removed or other action taken at the expense
of the permittee; and the permittee shall have no claim for damages by
reason of such possession, removal, or other action.
Article 5. If, in the future, it should appear to the U.S. Coast
Guard or the Secretary of Homeland Security (or the Secretary's
delegate) that any facilities or operations permitted hereunder cause
unreasonable obstructions to the free navigation of any of the
navigable waters of the United States, the permittee may be required,
upon notice from the U.S. Coast Guard or the Secretary of Homeland
Security (or the Secretary's delegate), to remove or alter such
facilities as are owned by it so as to render navigation through such
waters free and unobstructed.
Article 6. All construction, operation, and maintenance of the U.S.
facilities under this permit shall be subject to the limitations,
terms, and conditions issued by any competent agency of the U.S.
government, including but not limited to the U.S. Coast Guard, the
Department of Homeland Security, the General Services Administration,
and the U.S. Section of the International Boundary and Water Commission
(USIBWC). This permit shall continue in force and effect only so long
as the permittee shall continue the operations hereby authorized in
accordance with such limitations, terms, and conditions.
Article 7. When, in the opinion of the President of the United
States, the national security of the United States demands it, due
notice being given by the Secretary of State or the Secretary's
delegate, the United States shall have the right to enter upon and take
possession of any of the U.S. facilities or parts thereof; to retain
possession, management, or control thereof for such length of time as
may appear to the President to be necessary; and thereafter to restore
possession and control to the permittee. In the event that the United
States shall exercise such right, it shall pay to the permittee just
and fair compensation for the use of such U.S. facilities upon the
basis of a reasonable profit in normal conditions and the cost of
restoring said facilities to as good condition as existed at the time
of entering and taking over the same, less the reasonable value of any
improvements that may have been made by the United States.
Article 8. Any transfer of ownership or control of the U.S.
facilities or any part thereof shall be immediately notified in writing
to the U.S. Department of State, including submission of information
identifying the transferee. In the event of such transfer of ownership
or control, this permit shall remain in force and the U.S. facilities
shall be subject to all the conditions, permissions, and
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requirements of this permit and any amendments thereto unless
subsequently terminated or amended by the Secretary of State or the
Secretary's delegate.
Article 9. (1) The permittee is responsible for acquiring any
right-of-way grants or easements, permits, and other authorizations as
may become necessary and appropriate.
(2) The permittee shall hold harmless and indemnify the United
States from any claimed or adjudged liability arising out of the
construction, operation, or maintenance of the facilities.
(3) The permittee shall maintain the U.S. facilities and every part
thereof in a condition of good repair for their safe operation, and in
compliance with prevailing environmental standards and regulations. The
bridge shall be operated as a toll-free facility.
(4) The permittee shall obtain a license from the USIBWC before
commencing construction.
Article 10. The County of Presidio, Texas shall provide the General
Services Administration an adequate Federal inspection facility at the
U.S. terminal of the bridge.
Article 11. The permittee shall take all necessary measures to
prevent or mitigate adverse impacts on or disruption of the human
environment in connection with the operation and maintenance of the
U.S. facilities, including those mitigation measures set forth in the
Final Environmental Assessment dated July 2016 and in the U.S.
Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration Finding of
No Significant Impact dated August 2, 2016 and any other measures
deemed prudent by the permittee.
Article 12. The permittee shall not begin construction until it has
been informed that the Government of the United States and the
Government of Mexico have exchanged diplomatic notes confirming that
both governments authorized the commencement of construction of the new
two-lane bridge.
Article 13. The permittee shall provide information upon request to
the Department of State with regard to the U.S. facilities. Such
requests could include, for example, information concerning current
conditions or anticipated changes in ownership or control,
construction, connection, operation, or maintenance of the U.S.
facilities.
Article 14. The permittee shall provide written notice to the
Department of State at such time as the construction authorized by this
permit is begun, at such time as construction is completed,
interrupted, or discontinued, and at other times as may be designated
by the Department of State.
Article 15. The permittee shall file with the appropriate agencies
of the U.S. government such statements or reports under oath with
respect to the U.S. facilities, and/or the permittee's activities and
operations in connection therewith, as are now, or may hereafter be,
required under any laws or regulations of the U.S. government or its
agencies.
Article 16. Permission to construct the new two-lane bridge shall
expire ten years from the date of issuance of this permit in the event
that the permittee has not commenced construction of the new two-lane
bridge as described in the September 2016 application by that deadline.
The remaining provisions of this permit shall remain in full force and
effect.
In witness whereof, I, Judith G. Garber, Acting Assistant Secretary
of State for the Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and
Scientific Affairs, have hereunto set my hand this _30th_day of_May_,
2017 in the City of Washington, District of Columbia.
Judith G. Garber
Acting Assistant Secretary Bureau of Ocean and International
Environmental and Scientific Affairs
End of permit text.
Colleen A. Hoey,
Director, Office of Mexican Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2017-12371 Filed 6-14-17; 8:45 am]
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