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Participating State Agencies will
establish their own application process
and deadlines for producers and
handlers, as specified in their grant
agreements, and eligible operations
must submit an application package
according to the instructions provided
by the State agency. State Agencies
should refer to the Full Notice of
Funding Opportunity Announcement
on Grants.gov for additional details on
process and deadline requirements. A
list of participating State Agencies will
be available at https://
www.fsa.usda.gov/programs-andservices/occsp after their agreements
with FSA to administer OCCSP are
finalized.
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Definitions
For this NOFA, the following
definitions apply.
‘‘State agency’’ means the agency,
commission, or department responsible
for agriculture under its jurisdiction in
each of the 50 States, the District of
Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto
Rico, the United States Virgin Islands,
Guam, American Samoa, and the
Commonwealth of the Northern Marina
Islands.
‘‘USDA organic certification’’ means a
determination made by a certifying
agent that a production or handling
operation is in compliance with Organic
Foods Production Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C.
6501–6522) and the regulations in 7
CFR part 205, which is documented by
a certificate of organic operation.
The following definitions from the
regulations of 7 CFR 205.2 also apply to
this NOFA: ‘‘certified operation,’’
‘‘certifying agent,’’ ‘‘crop,’’ ‘‘handler,’’
‘‘inspection,’’ ‘‘inspector,’’ ‘‘labeling,’’
‘‘livestock,’’ ‘‘organic,’’ ‘‘organic
production,’’ ‘‘processing,’’ ‘‘producer,’’
‘‘State certifying agent,’’ ‘‘State organic
program,’’ and ‘‘wild crop.’’
Other Provisions
Producers and handlers who file an
application with FSA have the right to
an administrative review of any FSA
adverse decision with respect to the
application under the appeals
procedures in 7 CFR parts 780 and 11.
FSA program requirements and
determinations that are not in response
to, or result from, an individual
disputable set of facts in an individual
participant’s application for assistance
are not matters that can be appealed.
A producer or handler may file an
application with an FSA county office
after the OCCSP application deadline,
and in such case the application will be
considered a request to waive the
deadline. The Deputy Administrator has
the discretion and authority to consider
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the case and waive or modify
application deadlines and other
requirements or program provisions not
specified in law, in cases where the
Deputy Administrator determines it is
equitable to do so and where the Deputy
Administrator finds that the lateness or
failure to meet such other requirements
or program provisions do not adversely
affect the operation of OCCSP. Although
applicants have a right to a decision on
whether they filed applications by the
deadline or not, applicants have no right
to a decision in response to a request to
waive or modify deadlines or program
provisions. The Deputy Administrator’s
refusal to exercise discretion to consider
the request will not be considered an
adverse decision and is, by itself, not
appealable.
Any producer or handler who applies
to a State agency is subject to review
rights afforded by the State agency.
Participating State Agencies that are
dissatisfied with any FSA decision
relative to a State agency agreement may
seek redress in accordance with 2 CFR
200.341.
The regulations governing offsets and
withholdings in 7 CFR part 1403 apply
to OCCSP payments. Any participant
entitled to an OCCSP payment may
assign such payment(s) in accordance
with the regulations in 7 CFR part 1404.
Awards to State Agencies will be
subject to 2 CFR part 200, Uniform
Administrative Requirements, Cost
Principles, and Audit Requirements for
Federal Awards.
producers and handlers of agricultural
products in obtaining organic
certification. This NOFA merely
announces funding availability and
general eligibility and administrative
provisions for FY 2019 through 2023.
FSA is not making substantive changes
to OCCSP. As such, the Categorical
Exclusions found at 7 CFR part 799.31
apply, specifically 7 CFR
799.31(b)(6)(iii) (that is, financial
assistance to supplement income). No
Extraordinary Circumstances (7 CFR
799.33) exist. As such, FSA has
determined that this NOFA does not
constitute a major Federal action that
would significantly affect the quality of
the human environment, individually or
cumulatively. Therefore, FSA will not
prepare an environmental assessment or
environmental impact statement for this
administrative action and this NOFA
serves as documentation of the
programmatic environmental
compliance decision.
Richard Fordyce,
Administrator, Farm Service Agency.
Robert Stephenson,
Executive Vice President, Commodity Credit
Corporation.
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Food Safety and Inspection Service
Paperwork Reduction Act
Requirements
The information collection request for
OCCSP is approved by the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) under
the Paperwork Reduction Act. The OMB
control number for the approval is
0560–0289.
[Docket No. FSIS–2018–0039]
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
The title and number of the Federal
assistance program in the Catalog of
Federal Domestic Assistance to which
this NOFA applies is 10.171, Organic
Certification Cost Share Program
(OCCSP).
SUMMARY:
Environmental Review
The environmental impacts of this
NOFA have been considered in a
manner consistent with the provisions
of the National Environmental Policy
Act (NEPA, 42 U.S.C. 4321–4347), the
regulations of the Council on
Environmental Quality (40 CFR parts
1500–1508), and the FSA regulations for
compliance with NEPA (7 CFR part
799). The purpose of OCCSP is to
provide cost share assistance to
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The Public Health Information System
(PHIS) Export Component Fee
Food Safety and Inspection
Service, USDA.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
Notice.
The Food Safety and
Inspection Service (FSIS) is announcing
that starting June 1, 2019, it will assess
a fee to exporters that choose to apply
for export certificates electronically
through the export component of the
Agency’s Public Health Information
System (PHIS). FSIS is only using the
PHIS export component for a limited
number of countries at this time.
FSIS will charge the fee
announced in this notice beginning June
1, 2019.
DATES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Roberta Wagner, Assistant
Administrator, Office of Policy and
Program Development; Telephone:
(202) 205–0495.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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On June 29, 2016, the Food Safety and
Inspection Service (FSIS) published the
final rule, ‘‘Electronic Export
Application and Certification Charge;
Flexibility in the Requirements for
Export Inspection Marks, Devices, and
Certificates; Egg Products Export
Certification’’ (81 FR 42225). The
preamble to the final rule explained that
FSIS would implement an electronic
export application and certification
system available through the Agency’s
PHIS export component. The electronic
export application and certification
process provides service options to U.S.
exporters, enabling them to
electronically submit, track, and manage
their export applications. To cover the
costs of providing this service, the final
rule established a formula-based fee for
electronic export applications.
The applicability date of the export
application and certification provisions
provided in the final rule was June 29,
2017. The final rule stated that, on an
annual basis, the Agency would update
the fee and publish the new fee in the
Federal Register.
On September 4, 2017, FSIS
published a Federal Register notice
(FRN), ‘‘Public Health Information
System (PHIS) Export Component
Country Implementation’’ (FR 82
42056). The notice announced that, in
response to stakeholder feedback and to
ensure sufficient testing and outreach,
the Agency extended the
implementation date of the PHIS export
component to June 29, 2018.
The Agency also announced that it
would implement the PHIS export
component with a limited number of
foreign countries and would expand
implementation to add countries
incrementally. In addition, FSIS stated
that it would assess the fee no sooner
than January 1, 2019, and would
recalculate the fee based on the best
available estimates for costs and number
of applications.
Under the authority of the
Agricultural Marketing Act, FSIS will
continue to make certifications
regarding exported meat and poultry
products meeting conditions or
standards that are not imposed, or that
are in addition to those imposed, by
U.S. meat and poultry regulations, the
Federal Meat Inspection Act (FMIA), or
the Poultry Product Inspection Act
(PPIA) (9 CFR 350.3(b) and 362.2(b)).
FSIS collects fees and charges from
establishments and facilities that
request certification service in addition
to the basic export certification of
wholesomeness (9 CFR 350.7 and
362.5).
To determine the June 2019 electronic
export application fee, FSIS has updated
the labor costs and IT costs in the
formula numerator. FSIS stated in the
2016 final rule and the 2017 Federal
Register notice that it would update and
recalculate the fee based on the best
available estimates for costs and number
of applications; however, the number of
export applications (the denominator in
the formula) cannot be accurately
assessed until a majority of countries are
using the export component. The
current number of export applications is
an estimate based on a survey
conducted by FSIS’s Office of Field
Operations in June 2013 (81 FR 42230)
of the certificates issued, which likely is
an overestimate of the number of export
certificates that will be issued in Fiscal
Year (FY) 2019 via the PHIS export
component. The overestimate of the
number of export applications results in
an underestimate of the initial fee that
will be assessed starting June 1, 2019.
Therefore, using the codified formula
above, FSIS is updating the numerator.
The denominator (the number of export
applications) remains unchanged.
The 2019 Electronic Export
Application Fee:
The following discussion provides an
explanation of the costs of providing the
PHIS export component:
• Technical Support Costs: As noted
in the final export rule and September
2017 Federal Register notice, technical
support costs consist of activities like
resolving user problems with the
electronic application services,
identifying web browser compatibility
issues, and resolving access issues to
authorized areas of the system (FR 82
42056). The updated total technical
support cost estimate is $560,901.60,
which includes total yearly cost for a
Help Desk Specialist ($278,553.60); total
yearly cost for one Tier III Support
Business Analyst from FSIS’ PHIS
Support Services Contract for the export
component ($141,174); and total yearly
cost for one Tier III Senior Business
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Update
As published in the final rule, the
Electronic Export Application Fee
Formula is:
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Analyst for the PHIS Production Version
of the export component ($141,174).
• Export Library Maintenance Cost:
The cost for funding two full-time
employees to provide export library
functions is $337,369. Export library
maintenance supports the PHIS export
component and includes the writing,
testing, and maintenance of complex
business rules for evaluating the export
application that is submitted into the
PHIS export system. The business rules
allow the system to determine product
eligibility before the system accepts the
application and transmits it to
inspection program personnel. The
business rules also facilitate the type of
export certification required by the
foreign government that will be issued
when the application is accepted. This
work supports the PHIS export
component and is not part of current
export library functions. In addition,
there will be continuous updates to the
system.
• On-going Operations and
Maintenance Costs: As noted in the final
export rule and September 2017 Federal
Register notice, the cost of providing
on-going operations and maintenance
covers activities, such as modifying the
application based on changes in
requirements or user needs; adding
functionality based on foreign
regulatory changes; upkeep of the
system to ensure a secure operating
environment that protects the data,
improvements and necessary repairs to
keep the system responsive to users’
needs; and costs to operate the system’s
components (FR 82 42056). The updated
Operations and Maintenance costs is
$1,414,285.60, based on a fixed price
contract for ongoing PHIS development,
operations, and maintenance. This cost
may increase in future years based on
whether the Government Services
Administration (GSA) schedule
increases in labor rates and other
factors.
• eAuthentication costs: Consistent
with the final export rule and
September 2017 Federal Register notice,
the cost of providing eAuthentication
will remain zero when FSIS begins
assessing the fee June 1, 2019.
eAuthentication is a single sign-on
application that allows users to securely
access multiple USDA applications,
including the PHIS export component.
To access the PHIS export component
users need to register for a USDA
eAuthentication account. To learn more
about eAuthentication and how to
register for an account, visit https://
www.eauth.usda.gov.
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E-Government Act
FSIS and the U.S. Department of
Agriculture (USDA) are committed to
achieving the purposes of the EGovernment Act (44 U.S.C. 3601, et
seq.) by, among other things, promoting
the use of the internet and other
information technologies and providing
increased opportunities for citizen
access to Government information and
services, and for other purposes.
Additional Public Notification
Public awareness of all segments of
rulemaking and policy development is
important. Consequently, FSIS will
announce this Federal Register
publication and officially notify the
World Trade Organization’s Committee
on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures
(WTO/SPS Committee) in Geneva,
Switzerland, of this proposal on-line
through the FSIS web page located at:
https://www.fsis.usda.gov/federalregister.
FSIS also will make copies of this
publication available through the FSIS
Constituent Update, which is used to
provide information regarding FSIS
policies, procedures, regulations,
Federal Register notices, FSIS public
meetings, and other types of information
that could affect or would be of interest
to our constituents and stakeholders.
Constituent Updates are available on the
FSIS web page. Through the web page,
FSIS is able to provide information to a
much broader, more diverse audience.
In addition, FSIS offers an email
subscription service which provides
automatic and customized access to
selected food safety news and
information. This service is available at:
https://www.fsis.usda.gov/subscribe.
Options range from recalls to export
information, regulations, directives, and
notices. Customers can add or delete
subscriptions themselves and have the
option to password protect their
accounts.
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No agency, officer, or employee of the
USDA shall, on the grounds of race,
color, national origin, religion, sex,
gender identity, sexual orientation,
disability, age, marital status, family/
parental status, income derived from a
public assistance program, or political
beliefs, exclude from participation in,
deny the benefits of, or subject to
discrimination any person in the United
States under any program or activity
conducted by the USDA.
How To File a Complaint of
Discrimination
To file a complaint of discrimination,
complete the USDA Program
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Discrimination Complaint Form, which
may be accessed online at https://
www.ocio.usda.gov/sites/default/files/
docs/2012/Complain_combined_6_8_
12.pdf, or write a letter signed by you
or your authorized representative.
Send your completed complaint form
or letter to USDA by mail, fax, or email:
Mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture,
Director, Office of Adjudication, 1400
Independence Avenue SW, Washington,
DC 20250–9410.
Fax: (202) 690–7442.
Email: program.intake@usda.gov.
Persons with disabilities who require
alternative means for communication
(Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.),
should contact USDA’s TARGET Center
at (202) 720–2600 (voice and TDD).
Done at Washington, DC.
Carmen M. Rottenberg,
Administrator.
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[Docket No. NRCS–2018–0013]
South Branch Potomac River
Subwatershed of the Potomac River
Watershed, Highland County, Virginia
and Pendleton and Grant Counties,
West Virginia
Natural Resources
Conservation Service, (NRCS), USDA.
ACTION: Notice of deauthorization of
Federal funding.
AGENCY:
NRCS gives notice of the
deauthorization of Federal funding for
the South Branch Potomac River
Subwatershed of the Potomac River
Watershed project, Highland County,
Virginia and Pendleton and Grant
Counties, West Virginia, effective
November 29, 2018.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
further information contact the
following individuals: John Bricker,
Virginia State Conservationist, NRCS,
1606 Santa Rosa Road, Suite 209,
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1691 or Jack.Bricker@va.usda.gov. Louis
Aspey, West Virginia State
Conservationist, NRCS, 1550 Earl L.
Core Road, Suite 200, Morgantown,
West Virginia 26505, (304) 284–7540 or
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food Safety and Inspection Service
[Docket No. FSIS-2018-0039]
The Public Health Information System (PHIS) Export Component Fee
AGENCY: Food Safety and Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is announcing
that starting June 1, 2019, it will assess a fee to exporters that
choose to apply for export certificates electronically through the
export component of the Agency's Public Health Information System
(PHIS). FSIS is only using the PHIS export component for a limited
number of countries at this time.
DATES: FSIS will charge the fee announced in this notice beginning June
1, 2019.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Roberta Wagner, Assistant
Administrator, Office of Policy and Program Development; Telephone:
(202) 205-0495.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Background
On June 29, 2016, the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS)
published the final rule, ``Electronic Export Application and
Certification Charge; Flexibility in the Requirements for Export
Inspection Marks, Devices, and Certificates; Egg Products Export
Certification'' (81 FR 42225). The preamble to the final rule explained
that FSIS would implement an electronic export application and
certification system available through the Agency's PHIS export
component. The electronic export application and certification process
provides service options to U.S. exporters, enabling them to
electronically submit, track, and manage their export applications. To
cover the costs of providing this service, the final rule established a
formula-based fee for electronic export applications.
The applicability date of the export application and certification
provisions provided in the final rule was June 29, 2017. The final rule
stated that, on an annual basis, the Agency would update the fee and
publish the new fee in the Federal Register.
On September 4, 2017, FSIS published a Federal Register notice
(FRN), ``Public Health Information System (PHIS) Export Component
Country Implementation'' (FR 82 42056). The notice announced that, in
response to stakeholder feedback and to ensure sufficient testing and
outreach, the Agency extended the implementation date of the PHIS
export component to June 29, 2018.
The Agency also announced that it would implement the PHIS export
component with a limited number of foreign countries and would expand
implementation to add countries incrementally. In addition, FSIS stated
that it would assess the fee no sooner than January 1, 2019, and would
recalculate the fee based on the best available estimates for costs and
number of applications.
Under the authority of the Agricultural Marketing Act, FSIS will
continue to make certifications regarding exported meat and poultry
products meeting conditions or standards that are not imposed, or that
are in addition to those imposed, by U.S. meat and poultry regulations,
the Federal Meat Inspection Act (FMIA), or the Poultry Product
Inspection Act (PPIA) (9 CFR 350.3(b) and 362.2(b)). FSIS collects fees
and charges from establishments and facilities that request
certification service in addition to the basic export certification of
wholesomeness (9 CFR 350.7 and 362.5).
Electronic Export Application Formula Update
As published in the final rule, the Electronic Export Application
Fee Formula is:
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To determine the June 2019 electronic export application fee, FSIS
has updated the labor costs and IT costs in the formula numerator. FSIS
stated in the 2016 final rule and the 2017 Federal Register notice that
it would update and recalculate the fee based on the best available
estimates for costs and number of applications; however, the number of
export applications (the denominator in the formula) cannot be
accurately assessed until a majority of countries are using the export
component. The current number of export applications is an estimate
based on a survey conducted by FSIS's Office of Field Operations in
June 2013 (81 FR 42230) of the certificates issued, which likely is an
overestimate of the number of export certificates that will be issued
in Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 via the PHIS export component. The
overestimate of the number of export applications results in an
underestimate of the initial fee that will be assessed starting June 1,
2019. Therefore, using the codified formula above, FSIS is updating the
numerator. The denominator (the number of export applications) remains
unchanged.
The 2019 Electronic Export Application Fee:
[GRAPHIC] [TIFF OMITTED] TN29AP19.001
The following discussion provides an explanation of the costs of
providing the PHIS export component:
Technical Support Costs: As noted in the final export rule
and September 2017 Federal Register notice, technical support costs
consist of activities like resolving user problems with the electronic
application services, identifying web browser compatibility issues, and
resolving access issues to authorized areas of the system (FR 82
42056). The updated total technical support cost estimate is
$560,901.60, which includes total yearly cost for a Help Desk
Specialist ($278,553.60); total yearly cost for one Tier III Support
Business Analyst from FSIS' PHIS Support Services Contract for the
export component ($141,174); and total yearly cost for one Tier III
Senior Business
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Analyst for the PHIS Production Version of the export component
($141,174).
Export Library Maintenance Cost: The cost for funding two
full-time employees to provide export library functions is $337,369.
Export library maintenance supports the PHIS export component and
includes the writing, testing, and maintenance of complex business
rules for evaluating the export application that is submitted into the
PHIS export system. The business rules allow the system to determine
product eligibility before the system accepts the application and
transmits it to inspection program personnel. The business rules also
facilitate the type of export certification required by the foreign
government that will be issued when the application is accepted. This
work supports the PHIS export component and is not part of current
export library functions. In addition, there will be continuous updates
to the system.
On-going Operations and Maintenance Costs: As noted in the
final export rule and September 2017 Federal Register notice, the cost
of providing on-going operations and maintenance covers activities,
such as modifying the application based on changes in requirements or
user needs; adding functionality based on foreign regulatory changes;
upkeep of the system to ensure a secure operating environment that
protects the data, improvements and necessary repairs to keep the
system responsive to users' needs; and costs to operate the system's
components (FR 82 42056). The updated Operations and Maintenance costs
is $1,414,285.60, based on a fixed price contract for ongoing PHIS
development, operations, and maintenance. This cost may increase in
future years based on whether the Government Services Administration
(GSA) schedule increases in labor rates and other factors.
eAuthentication costs: Consistent with the final export
rule and September 2017 Federal Register notice, the cost of providing
eAuthentication will remain zero when FSIS begins assessing the fee
June 1, 2019. eAuthentication is a single sign-on application that
allows users to securely access multiple USDA applications, including
the PHIS export component. To access the PHIS export component users
need to register for a USDA eAuthentication account. To learn more
about eAuthentication and how to register for an account, visit https://www.eauth.usda.gov.
E-Government Act
FSIS and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) are committed to
achieving the purposes of the E-Government Act (44 U.S.C. 3601, et
seq.) by, among other things, promoting the use of the internet and
other information technologies and providing increased opportunities
for citizen access to Government information and services, and for
other purposes.
Additional Public Notification
Public awareness of all segments of rulemaking and policy
development is important. Consequently, FSIS will announce this Federal
Register publication and officially notify the World Trade
Organization's Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (WTO/
SPS Committee) in Geneva, Switzerland, of this proposal on-line through
the FSIS web page located at: https://www.fsis.usda.gov/federal-register.
FSIS also will make copies of this publication available through
the FSIS Constituent Update, which is used to provide information
regarding FSIS policies, procedures, regulations, Federal Register
notices, FSIS public meetings, and other types of information that
could affect or would be of interest to our constituents and
stakeholders. Constituent Updates are available on the FSIS web page.
Through the web page, FSIS is able to provide information to a much
broader, more diverse audience. In addition, FSIS offers an email
subscription service which provides automatic and customized access to
selected food safety news and information. This service is available
at: https://www.fsis.usda.gov/subscribe. Options range from recalls to
export information, regulations, directives, and notices. Customers can
add or delete subscriptions themselves and have the option to password
protect their accounts.
USDA Non-Discrimination Statement
No agency, officer, or employee of the USDA shall, on the grounds
of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual
orientation, disability, age, marital status, family/parental status,
income derived from a public assistance program, or political beliefs,
exclude from participation in, deny the benefits of, or subject to
discrimination any person in the United States under any program or
activity conducted by the USDA.
How To File a Complaint of Discrimination
To file a complaint of discrimination, complete the USDA Program
Discrimination Complaint Form, which may be accessed online at https://www.ocio.usda.gov/sites/default/files/docs/2012/Complain_combined_6_8_12.pdf, or write a letter signed by you or your
authorized representative.
Send your completed complaint form or letter to USDA by mail, fax,
or email:
Mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Director, Office of
Adjudication, 1400 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20250-9410.
Fax: (202) 690-7442.
Email: [email protected].
Persons with disabilities who require alternative means for
communication (Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.), should contact
USDA's TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TDD).
Done at Washington, DC.
Carmen M. Rottenberg,
Administrator.
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