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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Supplemental Nutrition
Assistance Program: Demonstration
Projects
Food and Nutrition Service
(FNS), USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice invites the general public and
other public agencies to comment on
this proposed information collection.
This is a new collection without an
assigned OMB control number for the
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance
Program (SNAP). This information
collection is for activities associated
with SNAP demonstration projects and
the SNAP State Options Report,
respectively.
SUMMARY:
Written comments must be
received on or before June 7, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be sent to:
Program Design Branch, Program
Development Division, Food and
Nutrition Service, U.S. Department of
Agriculture, 1320 Braddock Place, 5th
Floor, Alexandria, VA 22314. Comments
may also be submitted via fax to the
attention of Jessica Luna at 703–305–
4391 or via email to SNAPPDBRules@
usda.gov. Comments will also be
accepted through the Federal
eRulemaking Portal. Go to https://
www.regulations.gov, and follow the
online instructions for submitting
comments electronically.
All responses to this notice will be
summarized and included in the request
for Office of Management and Budget
approval. All comments will be a matter
of public record.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
copies of this information collection
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should be directed to Jessica Luna at
703–305–4391.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Demonstration projects are pilot or
experimental projects that waive
requirements of the Food and Nutrition
Act of 2008 (the Act) (7 U.S.C. 2011, et
seq.) and SNAP regulations to test
program changes to increase efficiency
and improve the delivery of benefits to
eligible households. Section 17(b) of the
Act authorizes the Food and Nutrition
Service (FNS) to approve demonstration
projects. SNAP State agencies must
request approval to operate
demonstration projects and submit data
reports to evaluate its impact. FNS may
approve demonstration projects for a
maximum five-year term and the
projects must maintain cost neutrality
and include an evaluation component.
The SNAP State Options Report
summarizes each State agency’s policy
choices concerning approximately 20
SNAP policy options and waivers. FNS
produces the report on an annual basis
and posts it on its public website.
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether
the proposed collection of information
is necessary for the proper performance
of the functions of the agency, including
whether the information shall have
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions that were
used; (c) ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and (d) ways to minimize
the burden of the collection of
information on those who are to
respond, including use of appropriate
automated, electronic, mechanical, or
other technological collection
techniques or other forms of information
technology.
Title: Supplemental Nutrition
Assistance Program: Demonstration
Projects.
Form Number: N/A.
OMB Control Number: 0584–NEW.
Expiration Date: Not yet determined.
Type of Request: This is a new
information collection without an
assigned OMB control number in the
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance
Program (SNAP).
Abstract: This information collection
concerns activities associated with both
SNAP demonstration projects and the
SNAP State Options Report.
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Demonstration projects allow State
agencies to conduct approved pilot or
experimental projects that waive
requirements of the Food and Nutrition
Act of 2008 (the Act) (7 U.S.C. 2011, et
seq.) and SNAP regulations to test
program changes to improve program
administration, increase the selfsufficiency of SNAP recipients, and
improve the delivery of benefits to
eligible households. The Act limits the
provisions that the Food and Nutrition
Service (FNS) may waive. FNS may
approve demonstration projects for a
maximum five-year term, and they must
maintain cost neutrality and include an
evaluation component. Previously, this
information has been collected without
an OMB control number. This
information collection seeks to come
into compliance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act for demonstration
projects.
The SNAP State Options Report
summarizes each State agency’s policy
choices concerning approximately 20
SNAP policy options and waivers. FNS
produces the report on an annual basis
and posts it on its public website. The
most recent report, released in October
2023, is available via the following link:
https://www.fns.usda.gov/snap/waivers/
state-options-report. The report is
designed for a wide range of audiences.
Audiences include SNAP State
agencies, State and federal
policymakers, other social service
programs, advocacy groups, and
researchers. FNS currently develops the
report using extant data maintained by
FNS and information provided by State
agencies through their State SNAP Plans
of Operation. FNS seeks to improve the
report through expanding the
information included to better serve
interested audiences. To do so, a limited
amount of new information from State
agencies needs to be collected. FNS
seeks to account for the new burden
these activities would place on State
agencies through this information
collection. Previously, this information
has been collected without an OMB
control number. This information
collection seeks to come into
compliance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act for the State Options
Report.
Demonstration Projects
FNS consulted with four State
agencies to estimate the time State
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agency staff spent initiating a
demonstration project, fulfilling
operational requirements, and
requesting project renewals.
Demonstration project waivers require
State agencies to prepare and submit to
FNS new project requests, project
modifications, and project renewal
requests. States must also prepare and
submit data reports as part of an
evaluation component to measure the
project’s intended outcomes and
benefits.
FNS and State agencies use an
electronic system—the SNAP Waiver
Information Management System
(WIMS)—to:
D Facilitate the request and response
process between State agencies and
FNS.
D Track pending waiver requests,
active and expired waivers, and waiverrelated data reports.
D Allow State agencies and FNS to
communicate critical information about
specific waivers in a central location.
Further, WIMS contains a virtual
library which holds all the
demonstration project request templates
(e.g., initial, modification and
extension), data report templates, and
guidance documents which State
agencies use to request projects and
submit data reports.
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Preparing and Submitting a New
Demonstration Project Request
Demonstration projects test novel
ideas and program innovations. State
agencies undergo a research phase to
determine the type of demonstration
project they would like to implement.
FNS works to guide and assist State
agencies in researching and providing
technical assistance prior to any
submission of a request.
Once the State agency determines the
demonstration project they would like
to implement, they must then submit a
request to operate the project in WIMS.
The State agency opens a demonstration
project case and fills out and submits a
request template available in WIMS’
virtual library. The templates guide the
State agencies to specify the following
information in their request, including:
D The type of demonstration request
(e.g., Standard Medical Deduction
(SMD), Elderly Simplified Application
Project (ESAP), Community Partner
Interview (CPI), Combined Application
Project (CAP), non-merit projects, or
novel projects, among others).
D The statutory and regulatory
citations the demonstration project
would waive.
D The justification for requesting the
demonstration project (e.g., lessen
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administrative burden and increase
program access).
D The description of alternative
procedures that differ from regular
SNAP, like eligibility, verification, and
evaluation components for the
demonstration project, among others.
D An evaluation plan.
During this process, FNS engages with
the State agency, providing technical
assistance to identify and gain a mutual
understanding of the terms and
conditions of the waiver and the State’s
capacity to operate the demonstration
project successfully. FNS may ask the
State agency clarifying questions, as
needed. If FNS approves the request,
FNS will issue an approval letter and
request an acknowledgement letter with
the signature of the appropriate State
official confirming the State agency can
meet the terms and conditions of the
approval.
To implement the demonstration
project, State agencies often need to
update their systems to appropriately
administer demonstration projects.
System updates may include, but are
not limited to, updating the code to
identify the intended project’s
population, applying alternative
procedures, and enabling the State
agency to pull cases and all relevant
information for required data reports.
Additionally, demonstration projects
may require alternative procedures that
vary from the operation of SNAP under
normal program rules. Therefore,
implementing a demonstration project
requires State agencies to update their
policy manuals, develop training
modules, and train their staff on the
project’s processes and requirements.
Preparing and Submitting Requests To
Modify or Extend Demonstration
Projects
If the State agency requires a
modification to their demonstration
project during the approval period, the
State agency must complete and submit
a modification request in WIMS. The
State may need to answer clarifying
questions from FNS to explain the
proposed change to the current project
approval and why it is needed. If
approved, FNS issues a modification
letter detailing the change and reasoning
behind the modification and affirming
that all other terms and conditions of
the latest approval still apply to the
demonstration project.
State agencies may also elect to
extend approved projects by requesting
to do so in WIMS. If the State agency
wishes to extend their demonstration
project under the previous approval’s
terms and conditions, the State agency
does not need to submit a new request
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but inform FNS through WIMS. FNS
will review the existing project’s
evaluation reports, ask clarification
questions as needed and, if suitable,
issue an approval. FNS will request the
State agency submit acknowledgement
of the extension via WIMS.
However, if the State agency wishes to
propose different terms and conditions,
or add a novel component to the project,
the State agency must fill out and
submit a new request in WIMS detailing
the proposed changes. FNS will ask
clarification questions as needed to gain
understanding of the proposed changes
or novel component. If FNS approves
the extension request, FNS will issue an
approval letter and request written
confirmation in the form of an
acknowledgement letter with the
signature of the appropriate State
official.
Preparing and Submitting Data Reports
for Demonstration Projects
State agencies must submit data
reports to FNS to assess the project’s
overall performance. The evaluation
section of the demonstration project’s
approval detail the data report
requirements. The evaluation section of
the approval may include, but is not
limited to, selecting a case sample,
conducting case reviews, and validating
the findings.
Data reports vary for each type of
demonstration project. The most
common types of reports are annual and
cost-neutrality reports. Annual reports
allow FNS to monitor demonstration
project trends such as average caseload
size, demographics data of the
population in the demonstration (e.g.,
older adults and people with
disabilities), timeliness, and payment
error rates. Cost neutrality reports
ensure that the implementation of a
demonstration project does not
significantly increase SNAP benefit
costs. FNS must analyze program costs
associated with demonstration projects
to determine if any offsets are needed to
protect Federal spending and maintain
cost neutrality.
SNAP State Options Report
FNS consulted with six State agencies
to estimate the time State agency staff
would spend providing information for
inclusion in the SNAP State Options
Report. FNS’s planned process of
providing information would entail FNS
posing a set of no more than 30 specific
questions to State agencies concerning
their State’s implementation of various
existing SNAP policy options. The
questions asked may change each year
as new policies and options are
introduced or discontinued. In turn,
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State agencies would respond to FNS’s
set of questions with answers via an
online form. FNS would solicit a
response to the set of questions from
each State agency once every 12-month
period.
Respondent
category
Type of
respondent
Burden activity
Total Reporting
Affected Public: State, Local and
Tribal Government.
Respondent Type: SNAP State
Agencies.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
53.
Estimated Number of Responses per
Respondent: 1.8868.
Estimated
number of
respondents
Responses
per
respondent
Total
annual
responses
Estimated
hours per
response
Estimated Total Annual Responses:
100.
Estimated Time per Response:
130.370205.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 13037.0205.
Reference burden table below:
Estimated
total burden
hours
Base hourly
wage rate
(see BLS)
Fullyloaded
wage rate
I
I
Total
Annualized
cost of
respondent
burden
Reporting
State Government
SNAP State
Agencies.
Preparing and
submitting a
new demonstration
project request.
Preparing and
submitting
modifications and
extensions.
Preparing and
submitting
data reports.
Responding to
FNS question set.
10
1
10
1105.2308
11052.3080
$24.05
$31.99
$353,524.65
State Government
SNAP State
Agencies.
18
1
18
24.3000
437.4000
24.05
31.99
13,990.90
State Government
SNAP State
Agencies.
19
1
19
81.4375
1547.3125
24.05
31.99
49,493.11
State Government
SNAP State
Agencies.
53
1
53
2.0000
106.0000
24.05
31.99
3,390.57
Reporting Total Burden Estimates ...................
53
1.886792453
100
130.3702
13037.0205
24.05
31.99
417,008.66
Tameka Owens,
Assistant Administrator, Food and Nutrition
Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service
Agency Information Collection Activities: Supplemental Nutrition
Assistance Program: Demonstration Projects
AGENCY: Food and Nutrition Service (FNS), USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice invites the general public and other public agencies to comment
on this proposed information collection. This is a new collection
without an assigned OMB control number for the Supplemental Nutrition
Assistance Program (SNAP). This information collection is for
activities associated with SNAP demonstration projects and the SNAP
State Options Report, respectively.
DATES: Written comments must be received on or before June 7, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be sent to: Program Design Branch, Program
Development Division, Food and Nutrition Service, U.S. Department of
Agriculture, 1320 Braddock Place, 5th Floor, Alexandria, VA 22314.
Comments may also be submitted via fax to the attention of Jessica Luna
at 703-305-4391 or via email to [email protected]. Comments will
also be accepted through the Federal eRulemaking Portal. Go to https://www.regulations.gov, and follow the online instructions for submitting
comments electronically.
All responses to this notice will be summarized and included in the
request for Office of Management and Budget approval. All comments will
be a matter of public record.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or
copies of this information collection should be directed to Jessica
Luna at 703-305-4391.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Demonstration projects are pilot or
experimental projects that waive requirements of the Food and Nutrition
Act of 2008 (the Act) (7 U.S.C. 2011, et seq.) and SNAP regulations to
test program changes to increase efficiency and improve the delivery of
benefits to eligible households. Section 17(b) of the Act authorizes
the Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) to approve demonstration projects.
SNAP State agencies must request approval to operate demonstration
projects and submit data reports to evaluate its impact. FNS may
approve demonstration projects for a maximum five-year term and the
projects must maintain cost neutrality and include an evaluation
component. The SNAP State Options Report summarizes each State agency's
policy choices concerning approximately 20 SNAP policy options and
waivers. FNS produces the report on an annual basis and posts it on its
public website.
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of
the agency, including whether the information shall have practical
utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions that were used; (c) ways to enhance the
quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and
(d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on
those who are to respond, including use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
Title: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program: Demonstration
Projects.
Form Number: N/A.
OMB Control Number: 0584-NEW.
Expiration Date: Not yet determined.
Type of Request: This is a new information collection without an
assigned OMB control number in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance
Program (SNAP).
Abstract: This information collection concerns activities
associated with both SNAP demonstration projects and the SNAP State
Options Report. Demonstration projects allow State agencies to conduct
approved pilot or experimental projects that waive requirements of the
Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (the Act) (7 U.S.C. 2011, et seq.) and
SNAP regulations to test program changes to improve program
administration, increase the self-sufficiency of SNAP recipients, and
improve the delivery of benefits to eligible households. The Act limits
the provisions that the Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) may waive. FNS
may approve demonstration projects for a maximum five-year term, and
they must maintain cost neutrality and include an evaluation component.
Previously, this information has been collected without an OMB control
number. This information collection seeks to come into compliance with
the Paperwork Reduction Act for demonstration projects.
The SNAP State Options Report summarizes each State agency's policy
choices concerning approximately 20 SNAP policy options and waivers.
FNS produces the report on an annual basis and posts it on its public
website. The most recent report, released in October 2023, is available
via the following link: https://www.fns.usda.gov/snap/waivers/state-options-report. The report is designed for a wide range of audiences.
Audiences include SNAP State agencies, State and federal policymakers,
other social service programs, advocacy groups, and researchers. FNS
currently develops the report using extant data maintained by FNS and
information provided by State agencies through their State SNAP Plans
of Operation. FNS seeks to improve the report through expanding the
information included to better serve interested audiences. To do so, a
limited amount of new information from State agencies needs to be
collected. FNS seeks to account for the new burden these activities
would place on State agencies through this information collection.
Previously, this information has been collected without an OMB control
number. This information collection seeks to come into compliance with
the Paperwork Reduction Act for the State Options Report.
Demonstration Projects
FNS consulted with four State agencies to estimate the time State
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agency staff spent initiating a demonstration project, fulfilling
operational requirements, and requesting project renewals.
Demonstration project waivers require State agencies to prepare and
submit to FNS new project requests, project modifications, and project
renewal requests. States must also prepare and submit data reports as
part of an evaluation component to measure the project's intended
outcomes and benefits.
FNS and State agencies use an electronic system--the SNAP Waiver
Information Management System (WIMS)--to:
[ssquf] Facilitate the request and response process between State
agencies and FNS.
[ssquf] Track pending waiver requests, active and expired waivers,
and waiver-related data reports.
[ssquf] Allow State agencies and FNS to communicate critical
information about specific waivers in a central location.
Further, WIMS contains a virtual library which holds all the
demonstration project request templates (e.g., initial, modification
and extension), data report templates, and guidance documents which
State agencies use to request projects and submit data reports.
Preparing and Submitting a New Demonstration Project Request
Demonstration projects test novel ideas and program innovations.
State agencies undergo a research phase to determine the type of
demonstration project they would like to implement. FNS works to guide
and assist State agencies in researching and providing technical
assistance prior to any submission of a request.
Once the State agency determines the demonstration project they
would like to implement, they must then submit a request to operate the
project in WIMS. The State agency opens a demonstration project case
and fills out and submits a request template available in WIMS' virtual
library. The templates guide the State agencies to specify the
following information in their request, including:
[ssquf] The type of demonstration request (e.g., Standard Medical
Deduction (SMD), Elderly Simplified Application Project (ESAP),
Community Partner Interview (CPI), Combined Application Project (CAP),
non-merit projects, or novel projects, among others).
[ssquf] The statutory and regulatory citations the demonstration
project would waive.
[ssquf] The justification for requesting the demonstration project
(e.g., lessen administrative burden and increase program access).
[ssquf] The description of alternative procedures that differ from
regular SNAP, like eligibility, verification, and evaluation components
for the demonstration project, among others.
[ssquf] An evaluation plan.
During this process, FNS engages with the State agency, providing
technical assistance to identify and gain a mutual understanding of the
terms and conditions of the waiver and the State's capacity to operate
the demonstration project successfully. FNS may ask the State agency
clarifying questions, as needed. If FNS approves the request, FNS will
issue an approval letter and request an acknowledgement letter with the
signature of the appropriate State official confirming the State agency
can meet the terms and conditions of the approval.
To implement the demonstration project, State agencies often need
to update their systems to appropriately administer demonstration
projects. System updates may include, but are not limited to, updating
the code to identify the intended project's population, applying
alternative procedures, and enabling the State agency to pull cases and
all relevant information for required data reports.
Additionally, demonstration projects may require alternative
procedures that vary from the operation of SNAP under normal program
rules. Therefore, implementing a demonstration project requires State
agencies to update their policy manuals, develop training modules, and
train their staff on the project's processes and requirements.
Preparing and Submitting Requests To Modify or Extend Demonstration
Projects
If the State agency requires a modification to their demonstration
project during the approval period, the State agency must complete and
submit a modification request in WIMS. The State may need to answer
clarifying questions from FNS to explain the proposed change to the
current project approval and why it is needed. If approved, FNS issues
a modification letter detailing the change and reasoning behind the
modification and affirming that all other terms and conditions of the
latest approval still apply to the demonstration project.
State agencies may also elect to extend approved projects by
requesting to do so in WIMS. If the State agency wishes to extend their
demonstration project under the previous approval's terms and
conditions, the State agency does not need to submit a new request but
inform FNS through WIMS. FNS will review the existing project's
evaluation reports, ask clarification questions as needed and, if
suitable, issue an approval. FNS will request the State agency submit
acknowledgement of the extension via WIMS.
However, if the State agency wishes to propose different terms and
conditions, or add a novel component to the project, the State agency
must fill out and submit a new request in WIMS detailing the proposed
changes. FNS will ask clarification questions as needed to gain
understanding of the proposed changes or novel component. If FNS
approves the extension request, FNS will issue an approval letter and
request written confirmation in the form of an acknowledgement letter
with the signature of the appropriate State official.
Preparing and Submitting Data Reports for Demonstration Projects
State agencies must submit data reports to FNS to assess the
project's overall performance. The evaluation section of the
demonstration project's approval detail the data report requirements.
The evaluation section of the approval may include, but is not limited
to, selecting a case sample, conducting case reviews, and validating
the findings.
Data reports vary for each type of demonstration project. The most
common types of reports are annual and cost-neutrality reports. Annual
reports allow FNS to monitor demonstration project trends such as
average caseload size, demographics data of the population in the
demonstration (e.g., older adults and people with disabilities),
timeliness, and payment error rates. Cost neutrality reports ensure
that the implementation of a demonstration project does not
significantly increase SNAP benefit costs. FNS must analyze program
costs associated with demonstration projects to determine if any
offsets are needed to protect Federal spending and maintain cost
neutrality.
SNAP State Options Report
FNS consulted with six State agencies to estimate the time State
agency staff would spend providing information for inclusion in the
SNAP State Options Report. FNS's planned process of providing
information would entail FNS posing a set of no more than 30 specific
questions to State agencies concerning their State's implementation of
various existing SNAP policy options. The questions asked may change
each year as new policies and options are introduced or discontinued.
In turn,
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State agencies would respond to FNS's set of questions with answers via
an online form. FNS would solicit a response to the set of questions
from each State agency once every 12-month period.
Total Reporting
Affected Public: State, Local and Tribal Government.
Respondent Type: SNAP State Agencies.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 53.
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.8868.
Estimated Total Annual Responses: 100.
Estimated Time per Response: 130.370205.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 13037.0205.
Reference burden table below:
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Total
Estimated Responses Total Estimated Estimated Base hourly Fully- Annualized
Respondent category Type of respondent Burden activity number of per annual hours per total wage rate loaded cost of
respondents respondent responses response burden (see BLS) wage rate respondent
hours burden
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Reporting
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State Government SNAP State Agencies...... Preparing and submitting 10 1 10 1105.2308 11052.3080 $24.05 $31.99 $353,524.65
a new demonstration
project request.
State Government SNAP State Agencies...... Preparing and submitting 18 1 18 24.3000 437.4000 24.05 31.99 13,990.90
modifications and
extensions.
State Government SNAP State Agencies...... Preparing and submitting 19 1 19 81.4375 1547.3125 24.05 31.99 49,493.11
data reports.
State Government SNAP State Agencies...... Responding to FNS 53 1 53 2.0000 106.0000 24.05 31.99 3,390.57
question set.
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Reporting Total Burden Estimates....................................................... 53 1.886792453 100 130.3702 13037.0205 24.05 31.99 417,008.66
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Tameka Owens,
Assistant Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service.
[FR Doc. 2024-07377 Filed 4-5-24; 8:45 am]
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