Amendment of VOR Federal Airways V-7 and V-67; TN, 39532-39533 [2017-17508]
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Authority for This Rulemaking
Issued in Renton, Washington, on August
7, 2017.
Dionne Palermo,
Acting Director, System Oversight Division,
Aircraft Certification Service.
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Amendment of VOR Federal Airways
V–7 and V–67; TN
Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Final rule.
AGENCY:
History
This action modifies VOR
Federal airways V–7 and V–67, in the
eastern United States due to the planned
decommissioning of the Graham, TN,
VORTAC navigation aid.
DATES: Effective date 0901, October 12,
2017. The Director of the Federal
Register approves this incorporation by
reference action under Title 1, Code of
Federal Regulations, part 51, subject to
the annual revision of FAA Order
7400.11 and publication of conforming
amendments.
ADDRESSES: FAA Order 7400.11A,
Airspace Designations and Reporting
Points, and subsequent amendments can
be viewed online at https://www.faa.gov/
air_traffic/publications/. For further
information, you can contact the
Airspace Policy Group, Federal Aviation
Administration, 800 Independence
Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591;
telephone: (202) 267–8783. The Order is
also available for inspection at the
National Archives and Records
Administration (NARA). For
information on the availability of FAA
Order 7400.11A at NARA, call 202–741–
6030, or go to https://www.archives.gov/
federal_register/code_of_federalregulations/ibr_locations.html.
FAA Order 7400.11, Airspace
Designations and Reporting Points, is
published yearly and effective on
September 15.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul
Gallant, Airspace Policy Group, Office
of Airspace Services, Federal Aviation
Administration, 800 Independence
Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591;
telephone: (202) 267–8783.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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SUMMARY:
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The FAA’s authority to issue rules
regarding aviation safety is found in
Title 49 of the United States Code.
Subtitle I, Section 106 describes the
authority of the FAA Administrator.
Subtitle VII, Aviation Programs,
describes in more detail the scope of the
agency’s authority. This rulemaking is
promulgated under the authority
described in Subtitle VII, Part A,
Subpart I, Section 40103. Under that
section, the FAA is charged with
prescribing regulations to assign the use
of the airspace necessary to ensure the
safety of aircraft and the efficient use of
airspace. This regulation is within the
scope of that authority as it modifies the
air traffic service route structure in the
eastern United States to maintain the
efficient flow of air traffic.
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On March 6, 2017, the FAA published
in the Federal Register a notice of
proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to amend
V–7 and V–67, in the eastern United
States due to the planned
decommissioning of the Graham, TN,
VORTAC navigation aid (82 FR 12522),
Docket No. FAA–2017–0109. Interested
parties were invited to participate in
this rulemaking effort by submitting
written comments on the proposal.
Three comments were received.
Discussion of Comments
The Aircraft Owners and Pilots
Association (AOPA) wrote that, for
those VOR NAVAIDs that are to be
decommissioned and for those airways
that are correspondingly removed, the
FAA should create an RNAV waypoint
at the previous NAVAID location and
retain all fixes and intersections along
that route by amending their definition
to that of an RNAV waypoint. The
impacted air traffic control facilities
conducted a thorough review of their
operations in the areas affected by the
route changes to determine which fixes
and intersections along the route
segments being removed were necessary
for continuing to support the facilities’
operations and for navigation purposes
through the area. As a result, the VALER
fix is the only fix being retained to
supplement the existing adjacent fixes,
waypoints, and navigation aids in the
areas that the V–7 and V–67 route
segments are being removed.
Additionally, the Graham VORTAC is
currently functioning as a Distance
Measuring Equipment (DME) only
facility and is planned to be retained
and charted as a DME facility with the
‘‘GHM’’ three-letter identifier. The
change will be reflected in all
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appropriate publications and
procedures prior to decommissioning
the Graham VORTAC. Consequently,
the FAA does not plan to replace the
Graham VORTAC or fixes along the
removed route segments with RNAV
waypoints.
One commenter noted that V–124,
which is also linked to the Graham
VORTAC, is not addressed in this
action. V–124 is being amended through
a separate action for the
decommissioning of the Jacks Creek,
TN, VOR/DME. On June 7, 2017, the
Jacks Creek final rule was published in
the Federal Register (82 FR 26336),
Docket No. 16–ASO–12. That rule
amends V–124 by eliminating the route
segments from Gilmore, AR, through
Jacks Creek, TN, to Graham, TN. The
effective date of the V–124 change is
August 17, 2017.
A third comment noted concern about
the length of the gaps in the amended
airways V–7 and V–67. However, as the
commenter admitted, this is a non-issue
since 14 CFR 91.205(d)(2) requires that
aircraft conducting IFR flight be
equipped with navigation equipment
suitable for the route to be flown.
Additionally, the commenter called the
route changes an important step toward
implementation of the NextGen
program.
Domestic VOR Federal airways are
published in paragraph 6010(a) of FAA
Order 7400.11A dated August 3, 2016,
and effective September 15, 2016, which
is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR
71.1. The VOR Federal airways listed in
this document will be subsequently
published in the Order.
Availability and Summary of
Documents for Incorporation by
Reference
This document amends FAA Order
7400.11A, Airspace Designations and
Reporting Points, dated August 3, 2016,
and effective September 15, 2016. FAA
Order 7400.11A is publicly available as
listed in the ADDRESSES section of this
document. FAA Order 7400.11A lists
Class A, B, C, D, and E airspace areas,
air traffic service routes, and reporting
points.
The Rule
This action amends Title 14, Code of
Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part 71 by
modifying the descriptions of VOR
Federal airways V–7, and V–67, due to
the planned decommissioning of the
Graham, TN, VORTAC. The route
changes are described below.
V–7: V–7 extends between Dolphin,
FL, and Sawyer, MI. This rule removes
the Graham, TN, VORTAC from the
route which creates a gap in the route
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between Muscle Shoals, AL, and Central
City, KY. Therefore, the amended route
extends between Dolphin, FL, and
Muscle Shoals, AL, as currently
described; then between Central City,
KY, and Sawyer, MI, as currently
described.
V–67: V–67 extends between the Choo
Choo, TN, VORTAC and the Rochester,
MN, VOR/DME. This rule removes the
Graham, TN, VORTAC from the route
which creates a gap in the route
between Shelbyville, TN, and
Cunningham, KY. Therefore, the
amended route extends between Choo
Choo, TN, and Shelbyville, TN, as
currently described; then between
Cunningham, KY, and Rochester, MN,
as currently described. This action also
corrects the state location for the Choo
Choo VORTAC to reflect Tennessee.
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Regulatory Notices and Analyses
The FAA has determined that this
regulation only involves an established
body of technical regulations for which
frequent and routine amendments are
necessary to keep them operationally
current. It, therefore: (1) Is not a
‘‘significant regulatory action’’ under
Executive Order 12866; (2) is not a
‘‘significant rule’’ under Department of
Transportation (DOT) Regulatory
Policies and Procedures (44 FR 11034;
February 26, 1979); and (3) does not
warrant preparation of a regulatory
evaluation because the anticipated
impact is so minimal. Since this is a
routine matter that only affects air traffic
procedures and air navigation, it is
certified that this rule does not have a
significant economic impact on a
substantial number of small entities
under the criteria of the Regulatory
Flexibility Act.
Environmental Review
The FAA has determined that this
action of modifying the descriptions of
VOR Federal airways V–7, and V–67,
due to the planned decommissioning of
the Graham, TN, VORTAC. qualifies for
categorical exclusion under the National
Environmental Policy Act and its
agency-specific implementing
regulations in FAA Order 1050.1F,
‘‘Environmental Impacts: Policies and
Procedures’’ regarding categorical
exclusions for procedural actions at
paragraph 5–6.5a, which categorically
excludes from full environmental
impact review rulemaking actions that
designate or modify classes of airspace
areas, airways, routes, and reporting
points. Therefore, this airspace action is
not expected to result in any significant
environmental impacts. In accordance
with FAA Order 1050.1F, paragraph
5–2 regarding Extraordinary
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Circumstances, this action has been
reviewed for factors and circumstances
in which a normally categorically
excluded action may have a significant
environmental impact requiring further
analysis, and it is determined that no
extraordinary circumstances exist that
warrant preparation of an
environmental assessment.
Issued in Washington, DC, on August 14,
2017.
Rodger A. Dean, Jr.,
Manager, Airspace Policy Group.
List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71
16 CFR Part 310
Airspace, Incorporation by reference,
Navigation (air).
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The Amendment
PART 71—DESIGNATION OF CLASS A,
B, C, D, AND E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIR
TRAFFIC SERVICE ROUTES; AND
REPORTING POINTS
1. The authority citation for part 71
continues to read as follows:
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Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 106(g), 40103,
40113, 40120; E.O. 10854, 24 FR 9565, 3 CFR,
1959–1963 Comp., p. 389.
[Amended]
2. The incorporation by reference in
14 CFR 71.1 of FAA Order 7400.11A,
Airspace Designations and Reporting
Points, dated August 3, 2016 and
effective September 15, 2016, is
amended as follows:
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Paragraph 6010(a)—Domestic VOR Federal
Airways
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V–7
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[Amended]
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From Dolphin, FL; INT Dolphin 299° and
Lee County, FL, 120° radials; Lee County;
Lakeland, FL; Cross City, FL; Seminole, FL;
Wiregrass, AL; INT Wiregrass 333° and
Montgomery, AL, 129° radials; Montgomery;
Vulcan, AL; to Muscle Shoals, AL. From
Central City, KY; Pocket City, IN; INT Pocket
City 016° and Terre Haute, IN, 191° radials;
Terre Haute; Boiler, IN; Chicago Heights, IL;
INT Chicago Heights 358° and Falls, WI, 170°
radials; Falls; Green Bay, WI; Menominee,
MI; to Sawyer, MI. The airspace below 2,000
feet MSL outside the United States is
excluded. The portion outside the United
States has no upper limit.
V–67
[Amended]
From Choo Choo, TN; to Shelbyville, TN.
From Cunningham, KY; Marion, IL;
Centralia, IL; INT Centralia 010° and
Vandalia, IL, 162° radials; Vandalia; Spinner,
IL; Burlington, IA; Iowa City, IA; Cedar
Rapids, IA; Waterloo, IA; to Rochester, MN.
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AGENCY:
In consideration of the foregoing, the
Federal Aviation Administration
amends 14 CFR part 71 as follows:
§ 71.1
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The Federal Trade
Commission (the ‘‘Commission’’ or
‘‘FTC’’) is amending its Telemarketing
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charged to entities accessing the
National Do Not Call Registry (the
‘‘Registry’’) as required by the Do-NotCall Registry Fee Extension Act of 2007.
DATES: This rule is effective October 1,
2017.
ADDRESSES: Copies of this document are
available on the Internet at the
Commission’s Web site: https://
www.ftc.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ami
Joy Dziekan, (202) 326–2648, BCP,
Federal Trade Commission, 600
Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Room CC–
9225, Washington, DC 20580.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: To comply
with the Do-Not-Call Registry Fee
Extension Act of 2007 (Pub. L. 110–188,
122 Stat. 635) (‘‘Act’’), the Commission
is amending the TSR by updating the
fees entities are charged for accessing
the Registry as follows: The revised rule
increases the annual fee for access to the
Registry for each area code of data from
$61 to $62 per area code, and increases
the maximum amount that will be
charged to any single entity for
accessing area codes of data from
$16,714 to $17,021. The fee per area
code of data during the second six
months of an entity’s annual
subscription period increases from $30
to $31.
These increases are in accordance
with the Act, which specifies that
beginning after fiscal year 2009, the
dollar amounts charged shall be
increased by an amount equal to the
amounts specified in the Act, multiplied
by the percentage (if any) by which the
average of the monthly consumer price
index (for all urban consumers
published by the Department of Labor)
(‘‘CPI’’) for the most recently ended 12month period ending on June 30
exceeds the CPI for the 12-month period
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Docket No. FAA-2017-0109; Airspace Docket No. 16-ASO-13]
Amendment of VOR Federal Airways V-7 and V-67; TN
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: This action modifies VOR Federal airways V-7 and V-67, in the
eastern United States due to the planned decommissioning of the Graham,
TN, VORTAC navigation aid.
DATES: Effective date 0901, October 12, 2017. The Director of the
Federal Register approves this incorporation by reference action under
Title 1, Code of Federal Regulations, part 51, subject to the annual
revision of FAA Order 7400.11 and publication of conforming amendments.
ADDRESSES: FAA Order 7400.11A, Airspace Designations and Reporting
Points, and subsequent amendments can be viewed online at https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/. For further information, you can
contact the Airspace Policy Group, Federal Aviation Administration, 800
Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591; telephone: (202) 267-
8783. The Order is also available for inspection at the National
Archives and Records Administration (NARA). For information on the
availability of FAA Order 7400.11A at NARA, call 202-741-6030, or go to
https://www.archives.gov/federal_register/code_of_federal-regulations/ibr_locations.html.
FAA Order 7400.11, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, is
published yearly and effective on September 15.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul Gallant, Airspace Policy Group,
Office of Airspace Services, Federal Aviation Administration, 800
Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591; telephone: (202) 267-
8783.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Authority for This Rulemaking
The FAA's authority to issue rules regarding aviation safety is
found in Title 49 of the United States Code. Subtitle I, Section 106
describes the authority of the FAA Administrator. Subtitle VII,
Aviation Programs, describes in more detail the scope of the agency's
authority. This rulemaking is promulgated under the authority described
in Subtitle VII, Part A, Subpart I, Section 40103. Under that section,
the FAA is charged with prescribing regulations to assign the use of
the airspace necessary to ensure the safety of aircraft and the
efficient use of airspace. This regulation is within the scope of that
authority as it modifies the air traffic service route structure in the
eastern United States to maintain the efficient flow of air traffic.
History
On March 6, 2017, the FAA published in the Federal Register a
notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to amend V-7 and V-67, in the
eastern United States due to the planned decommissioning of the Graham,
TN, VORTAC navigation aid (82 FR 12522), Docket No. FAA-2017-0109.
Interested parties were invited to participate in this rulemaking
effort by submitting written comments on the proposal. Three comments
were received.
Discussion of Comments
The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) wrote that, for
those VOR NAVAIDs that are to be decommissioned and for those airways
that are correspondingly removed, the FAA should create an RNAV
waypoint at the previous NAVAID location and retain all fixes and
intersections along that route by amending their definition to that of
an RNAV waypoint. The impacted air traffic control facilities conducted
a thorough review of their operations in the areas affected by the
route changes to determine which fixes and intersections along the
route segments being removed were necessary for continuing to support
the facilities' operations and for navigation purposes through the
area. As a result, the VALER fix is the only fix being retained to
supplement the existing adjacent fixes, waypoints, and navigation aids
in the areas that the V-7 and V-67 route segments are being removed.
Additionally, the Graham VORTAC is currently functioning as a Distance
Measuring Equipment (DME) only facility and is planned to be retained
and charted as a DME facility with the ``GHM'' three-letter identifier.
The change will be reflected in all appropriate publications and
procedures prior to decommissioning the Graham VORTAC. Consequently,
the FAA does not plan to replace the Graham VORTAC or fixes along the
removed route segments with RNAV waypoints.
One commenter noted that V-124, which is also linked to the Graham
VORTAC, is not addressed in this action. V-124 is being amended through
a separate action for the decommissioning of the Jacks Creek, TN, VOR/
DME. On June 7, 2017, the Jacks Creek final rule was published in the
Federal Register (82 FR 26336), Docket No. 16-ASO-12. That rule amends
V-124 by eliminating the route segments from Gilmore, AR, through Jacks
Creek, TN, to Graham, TN. The effective date of the V-124 change is
August 17, 2017.
A third comment noted concern about the length of the gaps in the
amended airways V-7 and V-67. However, as the commenter admitted, this
is a non-issue since 14 CFR 91.205(d)(2) requires that aircraft
conducting IFR flight be equipped with navigation equipment suitable
for the route to be flown. Additionally, the commenter called the route
changes an important step toward implementation of the NextGen program.
Domestic VOR Federal airways are published in paragraph 6010(a) of
FAA Order 7400.11A dated August 3, 2016, and effective September 15,
2016, which is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The VOR
Federal airways listed in this document will be subsequently published
in the Order.
Availability and Summary of Documents for Incorporation by Reference
This document amends FAA Order 7400.11A, Airspace Designations and
Reporting Points, dated August 3, 2016, and effective September 15,
2016. FAA Order 7400.11A is publicly available as listed in the
ADDRESSES section of this document. FAA Order 7400.11A lists Class A,
B, C, D, and E airspace areas, air traffic service routes, and
reporting points.
The Rule
This action amends Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR)
part 71 by modifying the descriptions of VOR Federal airways V-7, and
V-67, due to the planned decommissioning of the Graham, TN, VORTAC. The
route changes are described below.
V-7: V-7 extends between Dolphin, FL, and Sawyer, MI. This rule
removes the Graham, TN, VORTAC from the route which creates a gap in
the route
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between Muscle Shoals, AL, and Central City, KY. Therefore, the amended
route extends between Dolphin, FL, and Muscle Shoals, AL, as currently
described; then between Central City, KY, and Sawyer, MI, as currently
described.
V-67: V-67 extends between the Choo Choo, TN, VORTAC and the
Rochester, MN, VOR/DME. This rule removes the Graham, TN, VORTAC from
the route which creates a gap in the route between Shelbyville, TN, and
Cunningham, KY. Therefore, the amended route extends between Choo Choo,
TN, and Shelbyville, TN, as currently described; then between
Cunningham, KY, and Rochester, MN, as currently described. This action
also corrects the state location for the Choo Choo VORTAC to reflect
Tennessee.
Regulatory Notices and Analyses
The FAA has determined that this regulation only involves an
established body of technical regulations for which frequent and
routine amendments are necessary to keep them operationally current.
It, therefore: (1) Is not a ``significant regulatory action'' under
Executive Order 12866; (2) is not a ``significant rule'' under
Department of Transportation (DOT) Regulatory Policies and Procedures
(44 FR 11034; February 26, 1979); and (3) does not warrant preparation
of a regulatory evaluation because the anticipated impact is so
minimal. Since this is a routine matter that only affects air traffic
procedures and air navigation, it is certified that this rule does not
have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small
entities under the criteria of the Regulatory Flexibility Act.
Environmental Review
The FAA has determined that this action of modifying the
descriptions of VOR Federal airways V-7, and V-67, due to the planned
decommissioning of the Graham, TN, VORTAC. qualifies for categorical
exclusion under the National Environmental Policy Act and its agency-
specific implementing regulations in FAA Order 1050.1F, ``Environmental
Impacts: Policies and Procedures'' regarding categorical exclusions for
procedural actions at paragraph 5-6.5a, which categorically excludes
from full environmental impact review rulemaking actions that designate
or modify classes of airspace areas, airways, routes, and reporting
points. Therefore, this airspace action is not expected to result in
any significant environmental impacts. In accordance with FAA Order
1050.1F, paragraph 5-2 regarding Extraordinary Circumstances, this
action has been reviewed for factors and circumstances in which a
normally categorically excluded action may have a significant
environmental impact requiring further analysis, and it is determined
that no extraordinary circumstances exist that warrant preparation of
an environmental assessment.
List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71
Airspace, Incorporation by reference, Navigation (air).
The Amendment
In consideration of the foregoing, the Federal Aviation
Administration amends 14 CFR part 71 as follows:
PART 71--DESIGNATION OF CLASS A, B, C, D, AND E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIR
TRAFFIC SERVICE ROUTES; AND REPORTING POINTS
0
1. The authority citation for part 71 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 106(g), 40103, 40113, 40120; E.O.
10854, 24 FR 9565, 3 CFR, 1959-1963 Comp., p. 389.
Sec. 71.1 [Amended]
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2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of FAA Order 7400.11A,
Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, dated August 3, 2016 and
effective September 15, 2016, is amended as follows:
Paragraph 6010(a)--Domestic VOR Federal Airways
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V-7 [Amended]
From Dolphin, FL; INT Dolphin 299[deg] and Lee County, FL,
120[deg] radials; Lee County; Lakeland, FL; Cross City, FL;
Seminole, FL; Wiregrass, AL; INT Wiregrass 333[deg] and Montgomery,
AL, 129[deg] radials; Montgomery; Vulcan, AL; to Muscle Shoals, AL.
From Central City, KY; Pocket City, IN; INT Pocket City 016[deg] and
Terre Haute, IN, 191[deg] radials; Terre Haute; Boiler, IN; Chicago
Heights, IL; INT Chicago Heights 358[deg] and Falls, WI, 170[deg]
radials; Falls; Green Bay, WI; Menominee, MI; to Sawyer, MI. The
airspace below 2,000 feet MSL outside the United States is excluded.
The portion outside the United States has no upper limit.
V-67 [Amended]
From Choo Choo, TN; to Shelbyville, TN. From Cunningham, KY;
Marion, IL; Centralia, IL; INT Centralia 010[deg] and Vandalia, IL,
162[deg] radials; Vandalia; Spinner, IL; Burlington, IA; Iowa City,
IA; Cedar Rapids, IA; Waterloo, IA; to Rochester, MN.
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Issued in Washington, DC, on August 14, 2017.
Rodger A. Dean, Jr.,
Manager, Airspace Policy Group.
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