Codex Alimentarius Commission: Meeting of the Codex Committee on Pesticide Residues, 20114-20116 [2021-07399]

Download as PDF 20114 Notices Federal Register Vol. 86, No. 72 Friday, April 16, 2021 This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains documents other than rules or proposed rules that are applicable to the public. Notices of hearings and investigations, committee meetings, agency decisions and rulings, delegations of authority, filing of petitions and applications and agency statements of organization and functions are examples of documents appearing in this section. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Agricultural Marketing Service [Doc. No. AMS–SC–19–0103, SC–20–326] Termination of U.S. Consumer Standards AGENCY: Background Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA. ACTION: Final notice. The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) of the Department of Agriculture (USDA) is terminating the following 10 U.S. Consumer Standards: The U.S. Consumer Standards for Italian Sprouting Broccoli, U.S. Consumer Standards for Fresh Carrots, U.S. Consumer Standards for Celery Stalks, U.S. Consumer Standards for Husked Corn on the Cob, U.S. Consumer Standards for Fresh Kale, U.S. Consumer Standards for Fresh Spinach Leaves, U.S. Consumer Standards for Brussels Sprouts, U.S. Consumer Standards for Fresh Parsnips, U.S. Consumer Standards for Fresh Turnips, and U.S. Consumer Standards for Beet Greens. This action is part of USDA’s work to eliminate regulations that are outdated, unnecessary, ineffective, or impose costs that exceed benefits. DATES: Applicable May 17, 2021. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David G. Horner, USDA, Specialty Crops Inspection Division, 100 Riverside Parkway, Suite 101, Fredericksburg, VA 22406; phone (540) 361–1120; fax (540) 361–1199; or, email Dave.Horner@usda.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 203(c) of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1621–1627), as amended, directs and authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture ‘‘to develop and improve standards of quality, condition, quantity, grade, and packaging, and recommend and demonstrate such standards in order to encourage jbell on DSKJLSW7X2PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:57 Apr 15, 2021 Jkt 253001 uniformity and consistency in commercial practices.’’ AMS is committed to carrying out this authority in a manner that facilitates the marketing of agricultural commodities and makes copies of official standards available upon request. The U.S. Standards for Grades of Fruits and Vegetables that no longer appear in the Code of Federal Regulations are maintained by AMS at https:// www.ams.usda.gov/grades-standards. AMS is terminating these 10 U.S. consumer standards using the procedures that appear in part 36 of Title 7 of the Code of Federal Regulations (7 CFR part 36). AMS continually reviews all fruit and vegetable grade standards to ensure their usefulness to the industry, modernize language, and remove duplicative terminology. AMS identified 10 U.S. consumer standards that are not related to a current active marketing order, import regulation, or export act and are obsolete. The consumer standards were originally developed for re-packers and were never fully adopted by industry, which instead uses U.S. grade standards, which are revised regularly to reflect current industry practices. In September 2019, AMS sent letters to the Food Marketing Institute, Grocery Manufacturers Association, Produce Manufacturers Association, and United Fresh Produce Association to ask if the U.S. Consumer Standards referenced above were still used by their members. The response was unanimous in that these standards were no longer in use. On October 28, 2020, AMS published a proposed notice to remove the referenced Consumer Standards in the Federal Register (85 FR 68285). Four comments were submitted. Three concurred with the proposal. One asked USDA to postpone the revision until after the new Administration takes office. AMS has determined these consumer standards cause confusion within the industry due to their conflicting and outmoded grades and terminology. They are ineffective, unnecessary, and have become a burden to the U.S. and global produce industries. The comment presented no compelling reason to postpone terminating these consumer standards. PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Therefore, AMS is terminating the following 10 U.S. consumer standards: U.S. Consumer Standards for Italian Sprouting Broccoli, U.S. Consumer Standards for Fresh Carrots, U.S. Consumer Standards for Celery Stalks, U.S. Consumer Standards for Husked Corn on the Cob, U.S. Consumer Standards for Fresh Kale, U.S. Consumer Standards for Fresh Spinach Leaves, U.S. Consumer Standards for Brussels Sprouts, U.S. Consumer Standards for Fresh Parsnips, U.S. Consumer Standards for Fresh Turnips, and U.S. Consumer Standards for Beet Greens. The elimination of these U.S. Consumer Standards will reduce obsolete information, lessen confusion in interpreting grade standards, and promote consistency within the industry. Authority: 7 U.S.C. 1621–1627. Bruce Summers, Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service. [FR Doc. 2021–07819 Filed 4–15–21; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410–02–P DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE U.S. Codex Office Codex Alimentarius Commission: Meeting of the Codex Committee on Pesticide Residues AGENCY: U.S. Codex Office, USDA. Notice of public meeting and request for comments. ACTION: The U.S. Codex Office is sponsoring a public meeting on June 17, 2021. The objective of the public meeting is to provide information and receive public comments on agenda items and draft United States (U.S.) positions to be discussed at the 52nd Session of the Codex Committee on Pesticide Residues (CCPR) of the Codex Alimentarius Commission, which will convene virtually on July 26–31, 2021. The U.S. Manager for Codex Alimentarius and the Acting Deputy Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs recognize the importance of providing interested parties the opportunity to obtain background information on the 52nd Session of the CCPR and to address items on the agenda. SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\16APN1.SGM 16APN1 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 72 / Friday, April 16, 2021 / Notices The public meeting is scheduled for June 17, 2021, from 1:00–3:00 EDT. ADDRESSES: The public meeting will take place via Video Teleconference only. Documents related to the 52nd Session of the CCPR will be accessible via the internet at the following address: https://www.fao.org/fao-whocodexalimentarius/meetings/detail/en/ ?meeting=CCPR&session=52. CAPT David Miller, U.S. Delegate to the 52nd Session of the CCPR, invites U.S. interested parties to submit their comments electronically to the following email address: miller.davidj@ epa.gov. Registration: Attendees may register to attend the virtual public meeting here: https:// www.zoomgov.com/meeting/register/ vJIsdO2spz8sH8hmjGmaF8BYauGrD4GaQY or by emailing CAPT David Miller(miller.davidj@ epa.gov) by June 14, 2021. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For Further Information about the 52nd Session of the CCPR, contact U.S. Delegate, CAPT David Miller Chief, Chemistry and Exposure Branch, Health Effects Division, Office of Pesticide Programs at Email: miller.davidj@ epa.gov or Phone: +1 (703)328–8755. For Further Information about the public meeting Contact: U.S. Codex Office, 1400 Independence Avenue SW, Room 4861, South Agriculture Building, Washington, DC 20250. Phone (202) 720 7760, Fax: (202) 720–3157, Email: uscodex@usda.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: DATES: jbell on DSKJLSW7X2PROD with NOTICES Background Codex was established in 1963 by two United Nations organizations, the Food and Agriculture Organization and the World Health Organization. Through adoption of food standards, codes of practice, and other guidelines developed by its committees and by promoting their adoption and implementation by governments, Codex seeks to protect the health of consumers and ensure fair practices in the food trade. The Terms of Reference of the CCPR are: (a) to establish maximum limits for pesticide residues in specific food items or in groups of food; (b) to establish maximum limits for pesticide residues in certain animal feeding stuffs moving in international trade where this is justified for reasons of protection of human health; (c) to prepare priority lists of pesticides for evaluation by the Joint FAO/WHO Meeting on Pesticide Residues (JMPR); VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:57 Apr 15, 2021 Jkt 253001 (d) to consider methods of sampling and analysis for the determination of pesticide residues in food and feed; (e) to consider other matters in relation to the safety of food and feed containing pesticide residues; and, (f) to establish maximum limits for environmental and industrial contaminants showing chemical or other similarity to pesticides, in specific food items or groups of food. The CCPR is hosted by China. The United States attends the CCPR as a member country of Codex. Issues to be Discussed at the Public Meeting The following items on the Agenda for the 52nd Session of the CCPR will be discussed during the public meeting: • Adoption of the Agenda • Appointment of Rapporteurs • Matters referred to CCPR by CAC and/ or other subsidiary bodies • Matters of interest arising from FAO and WHO • Matters of interest arising from other international organizations • Report on items of general consideration arising from the 2019 JMPR extraordinary and regular meetings • Report on responses to specific concerns raised by CCPR arising from the 2019 JMPR regular meeting • Proposed MRLs for pesticides in food and feed • Revision of the Classification of Food and Feed Æ Class C—Primary feed commodities including issues related to fodder commodities Type 11: Primary feed commodities of plant origin Proposed: D Group 050: Legume feed products D Group 051: Cereal grains and grasses (including pseudocereals) feed products D Group 052: Miscellaneous feed products Æ Class D—Processed foods of plant origin, all types in Class D, proposed groups in different types Æ Proposed tables on examples of representative commodities for commodity groups in different types under Class C and Class D (for inclusion in the Principles and Guidance for the Selection of Representative Commodities for the Extrapolation of MRLs for Pesticides to Commodity Groups (CXG 84–2012)) Æ Impact of the revised types in Class C and Class D on CXLs Æ Class B—Primary food commodities of animal origin Harmonization of meat mammalian maximum residue limits between CCPR and CCRVDF PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 • • • • • • • • • 20115 Æ Impact of the revised types in Class A on CXLs in the Database Proposed draft Guidelines for compounds of low public health concern that could be exempted from the establishment of CXLs Discussion paper on the opportunity to revise the Guidelines on the Use of Mass Spectrometry for the Identification, Confirmation and Quantitative Determination Of Pesticide Residues(CXG 56–2005) Discussion paper on monitoring the purity and stability of certified reference material of multi-class pesticides during prolonged storage Discussion paper on the review of the International Estimate of ShortTerm Intake (IESTI) equations Discussion paper on opportunities and challenges for the JMPR participation in an international review of a new compound Discussion paper on the management of unsupported compounds National registrations of pesticides Establishment of Codex Schedules and Priority Lists of Pesticides Other Business and Future Work Public Meeting At the June 17, 2021, public meeting, draft U.S. positions on the agenda items will be described and discussed, and attendees will have the opportunity to pose questions and offer comments. Written comments may be offered at the meeting or sent to CAPT David Miller, U.S. Delegate for the 52nd Session of the CCPR (see ADDRESSES). Written comments should state that they relate to activities of the 52nd Session of the CCPR. Additional Public Notification Public awareness of all segments of rulemaking and policy development is important. Consequently, the U.S. Codex Office will announce this Federal Register publication on-line through the USDA web page located at: https:// www.usda.gov/codex, a link that also offers an email subscription service providing access to information related to Codex. Customers can add or delete their subscription 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 E:\FR\FM\16APN1.SGM 16APN1 20116 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 72 / Friday, April 16, 2021 / Notices 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: 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, on April 5, 2021. Mary Lowe, U.S. Manager for Codex Alimentarius. [FR Doc. 2021–07399 Filed 4–15–21; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE P DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Forest Service Central Idaho Resource Advisory Committee Forest Service, USDA. Notice of meeting. AGENCY: ACTION: The Central Idaho Resource Advisory Committee (RAC) will hold a virtual meeting by phone and/or video conference. The committee is authorized under the Secure Rural Schools and Community SelfDetermination Act (the Act) and operates in compliance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act. The purpose of the committee is to improve collaborative relationships and to provide advice and recommendations to the Forest Service concerning projects and funding consistent with Title II of the Act as well as make recommendations on recreation fee proposals for sites on Salmon-Challis; Caribou-Targhee; and Sawtooth National Forests within the counties of Butte, Custer, and Lemahi, consistent with the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act. RAC information and virtual meeting information can be found at the following website: https:// jbell on DSKJLSW7X2PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:57 Apr 15, 2021 Jkt 253001 www.fs.usda.gov/main/scnf/ workingtogether/advisorycommittees. DATES: The meetings will be held on: • May 6, 2021 at 9:00 a.m., Mountain Daylight Time • May 20, 2021 at 9:00 a.m., Mountain Daylight Time • May 27, 2021 at 9:00 a.m., Mountain Daylight Time All RAC meetings are subject to cancellation. For status of the meeting prior to attendance, please contact the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held virtually via telephone and/or video conference. Written comments may be submitted as described under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. All comments, including names and addresses when provided, are placed in the record and are available for public inspection and copying. The public may inspect comments received upon request. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Charles A. Mark, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), by phone at 208–756– 5100 or email at Charles.mark@usda.gov or Amy Baumer at 208–756–5145 or email at amy.baumer@usda.gov. Individuals who use telecommunication devices for the hearing-impaired (TDD) may call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339 between 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m., Eastern Daylight Time, Monday through Friday. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of the meeting is to: 1. Hear from Title II project proponents and discuss project proposals; and 2. Make funding recomendations on Title II projects. The meetings are open to the public. The agendas will include time for individuals to make oral statements of three minutes or less. Individuals wishing to make an oral statement at any of the meetings should request in writing by April 30, 2021, to be scheduled on the agenda for that particular meeting. Anyone who would like to bring related matters to the attention of the committee may file written statements with the committee staff before or after the meeting. Written comments and requests for time for oral comments must be sent to Amy Baumer 1206 S Challis St; Salmon, ID 83467; or by email to amy.baumer@usda.gov. Meeting Accommodations: If you are a person requiring reasonable accommodation, please make requests in advance for sign language interpreting, assistive listening devices, PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 or other reasonable accommodation. For access to the facility or proceedings, please contact the person listed in the section titled FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. All reasonable accommodation requests are managed on a case-by-case basis. Dated: April 13, 2021. Cikena Reid, USDA Committee Management Officer. [FR Doc. 2021–07902 Filed 4–15–21; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3411–15–P DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE National Agricultural Statistics Service Notice of Intent To Seek Approval To Reinstate an Information Collection; Correction National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA. ACTION: Notice; correction. AGENCY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) published a correction notice in the Federal Register of April 12, 2021, concerning the intention of NASS to seek reinstatement of an information collection, the 2022 Census of Agriculture. The document contained an incorrect date. 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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

U.S. Codex Office


Codex Alimentarius Commission: Meeting of the Codex Committee on 
Pesticide Residues

AGENCY: U.S. Codex Office, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Codex Office is sponsoring a public meeting on June 
17, 2021. The objective of the public meeting is to provide information 
and receive public comments on agenda items and draft United States 
(U.S.) positions to be discussed at the 52nd Session of the Codex 
Committee on Pesticide Residues (CCPR) of the Codex Alimentarius 
Commission, which will convene virtually on July 26-31, 2021. The U.S. 
Manager for Codex Alimentarius and the Acting Deputy Under Secretary 
for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs recognize the importance of 
providing interested parties the opportunity to obtain background 
information on the 52nd Session of the CCPR and to address items on the 
agenda.

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DATES: The public meeting is scheduled for June 17, 2021, from 1:00-
3:00 EDT.

ADDRESSES: The public meeting will take place via Video Teleconference 
only. Documents related to the 52nd Session of the CCPR will be 
accessible via the internet at the following address: https://www.fao.org/fao-who-codexalimentarius/meetings/detail/en/?meeting=CCPR&session=52. CAPT David Miller, U.S. Delegate to the 52nd 
Session of the CCPR, invites U.S. interested parties to submit their 
comments electronically to the following email address: 
[email protected]. Registration: Attendees may register to attend 
the virtual public meeting here: https://www.zoomgov.com/meeting/register/vJIsdO2spz8sH8hmjG-maF8BYauGrD4GaQY or by emailing CAPT David 
Miller([email protected]) by June 14, 2021.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 
    For Further Information about the 52nd Session of the CCPR, contact 
U.S. Delegate, CAPT David Miller Chief, Chemistry and Exposure Branch, 
Health Effects Division, Office of Pesticide Programs at Email: 
[email protected] or Phone: +1 (703)328-8755.
    For Further Information about the public meeting Contact: U.S. 
Codex Office, 1400 Independence Avenue SW, Room 4861, South Agriculture 
Building, Washington, DC 20250. Phone (202) 720 7760, Fax: (202) 720-
3157, Email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    Codex was established in 1963 by two United Nations organizations, 
the Food and Agriculture Organization and the World Health 
Organization. Through adoption of food standards, codes of practice, 
and other guidelines developed by its committees and by promoting their 
adoption and implementation by governments, Codex seeks to protect the 
health of consumers and ensure fair practices in the food trade.
    The Terms of Reference of the CCPR are:
    (a) to establish maximum limits for pesticide residues in specific 
food items or in groups of food;
    (b) to establish maximum limits for pesticide residues in certain 
animal feeding stuffs moving in international trade where this is 
justified for reasons of protection of human health;
    (c) to prepare priority lists of pesticides for evaluation by the 
Joint FAO/WHO Meeting on Pesticide Residues (JMPR);
    (d) to consider methods of sampling and analysis for the 
determination of pesticide residues in food and feed;
    (e) to consider other matters in relation to the safety of food and 
feed containing pesticide residues; and,
    (f) to establish maximum limits for environmental and industrial 
contaminants showing chemical or other similarity to pesticides, in 
specific food items or groups of food.
    The CCPR is hosted by China. The United States attends the CCPR as 
a member country of Codex.

Issues to be Discussed at the Public Meeting

    The following items on the Agenda for the 52nd Session of the CCPR 
will be discussed during the public meeting:
 Adoption of the Agenda
 Appointment of Rapporteurs
 Matters referred to CCPR by CAC and/or other subsidiary bodies
 Matters of interest arising from FAO and WHO
 Matters of interest arising from other international 
organizations
 Report on items of general consideration arising from the 2019 
JMPR extraordinary and regular meetings
 Report on responses to specific concerns raised by CCPR 
arising from the 2019 JMPR regular meeting
 Proposed MRLs for pesticides in food and feed
 Revision of the Classification of Food and Feed
    [cir] Class C--Primary feed commodities including issues related to 
fodder commodities
    Type 11: Primary feed commodities of plant origin Proposed:
    [ssquf] Group 050: Legume feed products
    [ssquf] Group 051: Cereal grains and grasses (including 
pseudocereals) feed products
    [ssquf] Group 052: Miscellaneous feed products
    [cir] Class D--Processed foods of plant origin, all types in Class 
D, proposed groups in different types
    [cir] Proposed tables on examples of representative commodities for 
commodity groups in different types under Class C and Class D (for 
inclusion in the Principles and Guidance for the Selection of 
Representative Commodities for the Extrapolation of MRLs for Pesticides 
to Commodity Groups (CXG 84-2012))
    [cir] Impact of the revised types in Class C and Class D on CXLs
    [cir] Class B--Primary food commodities of animal origin 
Harmonization of meat mammalian maximum residue limits between CCPR and 
CCRVDF
    [cir] Impact of the revised types in Class A on CXLs in the 
Database
 Proposed draft Guidelines for compounds of low public health 
concern that could be exempted from the establishment of CXLs
 Discussion paper on the opportunity to revise the Guidelines 
on the Use of Mass Spectrometry for the Identification, Confirmation 
and Quantitative Determination Of Pesticide Residues(CXG 56-2005)
 Discussion paper on monitoring the purity and stability of 
certified reference material of multi-class pesticides during prolonged 
storage
 Discussion paper on the review of the International Estimate 
of Short-Term Intake (IESTI) equations
 Discussion paper on opportunities and challenges for the JMPR 
participation in an international review of a new compound
 Discussion paper on the management of unsupported compounds
 National registrations of pesticides
 Establishment of Codex Schedules and Priority Lists of 
Pesticides
 Other Business and Future Work

Public Meeting

    At the June 17, 2021, public meeting, draft U.S. positions on the 
agenda items will be described and discussed, and attendees will have 
the opportunity to pose questions and offer comments. Written comments 
may be offered at the meeting or sent to CAPT David Miller, U.S. 
Delegate for the 52nd Session of the CCPR (see ADDRESSES). Written 
comments should state that they relate to activities of the 52nd 
Session of the CCPR.

Additional Public Notification

    Public awareness of all segments of rulemaking and policy 
development is important. Consequently, the U.S. Codex Office will 
announce this Federal Register publication on-line through the USDA web 
page located at: https://www.usda.gov/codex, a link that also offers an 
email subscription service providing access to information related to 
Codex. Customers can add or delete their subscription 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

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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, on April 5, 2021.
Mary Lowe,
U.S. Manager for Codex Alimentarius.
[FR Doc. 2021-07399 Filed 4-15-21; 8:45 am]
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