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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[Docket No. FWS–HQ–IA–2024–0118;
FXIA16710900000–245–FF09A30000]
Endangered Species; Issuance of
Permits
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of issuance of permits.
AGENCY:
We, the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service (Service), have issued
permits to conduct certain activities
with endangered species. We issue these
permits under the Endangered Species
Act (ESA).
ADDRESSES: Information about the
applications for the permits listed in
this notice is available at https://
www.regulations.gov. See
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for details.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Timothy MacDonald, by phone at 703–
358–2185 or via email at DMAFR@
fws.gov. Individuals in the United States
who are deaf, deafblind, hard of hearing,
or have a speech disability may dial 711
(TTY, TDD, or TeleBraille) to access
SUMMARY:
telecommunications relay services.
Individuals outside the United States
should use the relay services offered
within their country to make
international calls to the point-ofcontact in the United States.
We, the
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service),
have issued permits to conduct certain
activities with endangered and
threatened species in response to permit
applications that we received under the
authority of section 10(a)(1)(A) of the
Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16
U.S.C. 1531 et seq.).
After considering the information
submitted with each permit application
and the public comments received, we
issued the requested permits subject to
certain conditions set forth in each
permit. For each application for an
endangered species, we found that (1)
the application was filed in good faith,
(2) the granted permit would not operate
to the disadvantage of the endangered
species, and (3) the granted permit
would be consistent with the purposes
and policy set forth in section 2 of the
ESA.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Availability of Documents
The permittees’ original permit
application materials, along with public
comments we received during public
comment periods for the applications,
are available for review. To locate the
application materials and received
comments, go to https://
www.regulations.gov and search for the
appropriate permit number (e.g.,
12345C) provided in table 1.
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TABLE 1—PERMITS ISSUED
ePermit No.
Applicant
Permit issuance date
PER8631906 ..........................
PER8710173 ..........................
PER10054100 ........................
PER10046934 ........................
PER9889816 ..........................
PER8605010 ..........................
PER9700548 ..........................
Tyler Zirpel ..........................................................................................................................
Ronald Carter ......................................................................................................................
San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance, dba Zoological Society of San Diego ............................
Lincoln Park Zoo .................................................................................................................
Washington University in St. Louis .....................................................................................
Erich Jarvis, c/o Rockefeller University ..............................................................................
Peck’s Wildwood Wildlife Park and Nature Center ............................................................
Authority
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
We issue this notice under the
authority of the Endangered Species
Act, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et
seq.), and its implementing regulations.
Fish and Wildlife Service
Timothy MacDonald,
Government Information Specialist, Branch
of Permits, Division of Management
Authority.
Pelicans Jaw Hybrid Solar Project,
Kern County, CA; Draft Categorical
Exclusion and Draft Habitat
Conservation Plan
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Notice of availability; request
for public comments.
ACTION:
We, the Fish and Wildlife
Service (Service), announce receipt of
an application from Pelicans Jaw Solar,
LLC (applicant) for an incidental take
permit (ITP) under the Endangered
Species Act. The applicant requests the
ITP to take the federally listed San
Joaquin kit fox and blunt-nosed leopard
lizard, as well as two other unlisted
species should they become listed,
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incidental to development activities in
Kern County, California. We request
public comment on the application,
which includes the applicant’s
proposed habitat conservation plan, and
on the Service’s preliminary
determination that the proposed
permitting action may be eligible for a
categorical exclusion pursuant to the
Council on Environmental Quality’s
National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA) regulations, the Department of
the Interior’s (DOI) NEPA regulations,
and the DOI Departmental Manual. To
make this preliminary determination,
we prepared a draft environmental
action statement and low-effect
screening form, both of which are also
available for public review. We invite
comment from the public and local,
State, Tribal, and Federal agencies.
DATES: We must receive your written
comments on or before August 9, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Obtaining Documents: The
documents this notice announces, as
well as any comments and other
materials that we receive, will be
available for public inspection online in
Docket No. FWS–R8–ES–2024–0076 at
https://www.regulations.gov.
Submitting Comments: If you wish to
submit comments on any of the
documents, you may do so in writing by
one of the following methods.
• Internet: Submit comments at
https://www.regulations.gov under
Docket No. FWS–R8–ES–2024–0076.
• U.S. Mail: Public Comments
Processing, Attn: Docket No. FWS–R8–
ES–2024–0076; U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service Headquarters, MS: PRB/3W;
5275 Leesburg Pike; Falls Church, VA
22041–3803.
For more information, see Public
Comments under SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Justin Sloan, San Joaquin Valley
Division Supervisor, Sacramento Fish
and Wildlife Office, by phone at 916–
414–6600. Individuals in the United
States who are deaf, deafblind, hard of
hearing, or have a speech disability may
dial 711 (TTY, TDD, or TeleBraille) to
access telecommunications relay
services. Individuals outside the United
States should use the relay services
offered within their country to make
international calls to the point-ofcontact in the United States.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We, the
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service),
announce receipt of an application from
Pelicans Jaw Solar, LLC (applicant) for
a 39-year incidental take permit (ITP)
under the Endangered Species Act of
1973, as amended (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531
et seq.). The applicant requests the ITP
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to take the federally endangered San
Joaquin kit fox (Vulpes macrotis mutica)
and blunt-nosed leopard lizard
(Gambelia sila) incidental to
development activities in Kern County,
California. The ITP would also cover the
proposed threatened western spadefoot
(Spea hammondii) and unlisted
burrowing owl (Athene cunicularia),
should either species become federally
listed during the term of the habitat
conservation plan (HCP). We request
public comment on the application,
which includes the applicant’s HCP,
and on the Service’s preliminary
determination that this proposed ITP
qualifies as low effect, and may qualify
for a categorical exclusion pursuant to
the Council on Environmental Quality’s
National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA) regulations (40 CFR 1501.4), the
Department of the Interior’s (DOI) NEPA
regulations (43 CFR 46), and the DOI’s
Departmental Manual (516 DM
8.5(C)(2)). To make this preliminary
determination, we prepared a draft
environmental action statement and
low-effect screening form, both of which
are also available for public review.
Background Information
Section 9 of the ESA (16 U.S.C. 1531–
1544 et seq.) and Federal regulations (50
CFR 17) prohibit the taking of fish and
wildlife species listed as endangered or
threatened under section 4 of the ESA.
Regulations governing permits for
endangered and threatened species are
at 50 CFR 17.22 and 17.32, respectively.
For more about the Federal habitat
conservation plan (HCP) program, go to
https://www.fws.gov/service/habitatconservation-plans.
Proposed Action
Under the Proposed Action, the
Service would issue an ITP to the
applicant for a period of 39 years for
certain covered activities (described
below). The applicant has requested an
ITP for the federally endangered San
Joaquin kit fox (Vulpes macrotis mutica)
and blunt-nosed leopard lizard
(Gambelia sila). The ITP would also
cover the proposed threatened western
spadefoot (Spea hammondii) and
unlisted burrowing owl (Athene
cunicularia), should either become
federally listed during the term of the
HCP.
Habitat Conservation Plan Area
The geographic scope of the draft HCP
encompasses 3,260 acres (ac) in
northwestern Kern County where the
development will occur, and 3,993 ac in
northwestern Kern County that will be
used to mitigate impacts from HCP
covered activities.
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Covered Activities
The proposed section 10 ITP would
allow incidental take of the covered
species from covered activities in the
proposed HCP area. The applicant is
requesting incidental take authorization
for covered activities, including site
preparation, infrastructure
development, construction, operations
and maintenance, and
decommissioning. The applicant is
proposing to implement a number of
project design features, including best
management practices, as well as
general and species-specific avoidance
and minimization measures to minimize
the impacts of the take from the covered
activities.
Public Comments
We request data, comments, new
information, or suggestions from the
public, other concerned governmental
agencies, the scientific community,
Tribes, industry, or any other interested
party. We particularly seek comments
on the following:
• Biological information concerning
the species.
• Relevant data concerning the
species.
• Additional information concerning
the range, distribution, population size,
and population trends of the species.
• Current or planned activities in the
area and their possible impacts on the
species.
• The presence of archeological sites,
buildings and structures, historic
events, sacred and traditional areas, and
other historic preservation concerns,
which are required to be considered in
project planning by the National
Historic Preservation Act.
• Any other environmental issues
that should be considered with regard to
the proposed development and permit
action.
Public Availability of Comments
Before including your address, phone
number, or other personal identifying
information in your comment, you
should be aware that your entire
comment—including your personal
identifying information—might be made
publicly available at any time. While
you can ask us in your comment to
withhold your personal identifying
information from public review, we
cannot guarantee that we will be able to
do so.
Our Preliminary Determination
The Service has made a preliminary
determination that the applicant’s
proposed project would individually
and cumulatively have a minor effect on
the covered species and the human
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environment. Therefore, we have
preliminarily determined that the
proposed ESA section 10(a)(1)(B) permit
would be a low-effect ITP that
individually or cumulatively would
have a minor effect on the species and
may qualify for application of a
categorical exclusion pursuant to the
Council on Environmental Quality’s
NEPA regulations, DOI’s NEPA
regulations, and the DOI Departmental
Manual. A low-effect ITP is one that
would result in (1) minor or
nonsignificant effects on species
covered in the HCP; (2) nonsignificant
effects on the human environment; and
(3) impacts that, when added together
with the impacts of other past, present,
and reasonably foreseeable actions,
would not result in significant
cumulative effects to the human
environment.
Next Steps
Issuance of an incidental take permit
is a Federal proposed action subject to
compliance with NEPA and section 7 of
the ESA. We will evaluate the
application, associated documents, and
any public comments we receive as part
of our NEPA compliance process to
determine whether the application
meets the requirements of section 10(a)
of the ESA. If we determine that those
requirements are met, we will conduct
an intra-Service consultation under
section 7 of the ESA for the Federal
action for the potential issuance of an
ITP. If the intra-Service consultation
confirms that issuance of the ITP will
not jeopardize the continued existence
of any endangered or threatened
species, or destroy or adversely modify
critical habitat, we will issue a permit
to the applicant for the incidental take
of the covered species.
Authority
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We provide this notice under section
10(c) of the Endangered Species Act (16
U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) and its
implementing regulations (50 CFR
17.22) and the National Environmental
Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and
its implementing regulations (40 CFR
1500–1508 and 43 CFR 46).
Michael Fris,
Field Supervisor, Sacramento Fish and
Wildlife Office.
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Fish and Wildlife Service
[Docket No. FWS–R8–ES–2024–0120;
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Draft Environmental Assessment and
Proposed Pacific Gas and Electric
Valley Elderberry Longhorn Beetle
Operation and Maintenance Habitat
Conservation Plan
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability; request
for public comment.
AGENCY:
We, the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, announce receipt of an
application from Pacific Gas and
Electric for an incidental take permit for
the Valley Elderberry Longhorn Beetle
Operation and Maintenance Habitat
Conservation Plan. Under the
Endangered Species Act and National
Environmental Policy Act, we are
making available the applicant’s draft
habitat conservation plan and our draft
environmental assessment. We invite
the public and local, State, Tribal, and
Federal agencies to comment on the
documents. Before issuing a requested
permit, we will take into consideration
any information that we receive during
the public comment period.
DATES: We must receive your written
comments on or before August 9, 2024.
ADDRESSES:
Obtaining Documents: The incidental
take permit application, draft
environmental assessment (EA), draft
habitat conservation plan (plan), and
any comments and other materials that
we receive are available for public
inspection at https://
www.regulations.gov in Docket No.
FWS–R8–ES–2024–0120.
Submitting Comments: To send
written comments, please use one of the
following methods, and note that your
information requests or comments are in
reference to the draft EA, draft plan, or
both.
• Internet: Submit comments at
https://www.regulations.gov at Docket
No. FWS–R8–ES–2024–0120.
• U.S. Mail: Public Comments
Processing, Attn: Docket No. FWS–R8–
ES–2024–0120; U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service Headquarters, MS: PRB/3W;
5275 Leesburg Pike; Falls Church, VA
22041–3803.
For more information, see Public
Comments under SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION.
SUMMARY:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Wendy Prestera, Senior Wildlife
Biologist, or Jennifer Hobbs, Supervisor,
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Military and Waterway Planning
Division, Sacramento Fish and Wildlife
Office, by phone at 916–414–6675.
Individuals in the United States who are
deaf, deafblind, hard of hearing, or have
a speech disability may dial 711 (TTY,
TDD, or TeleBraille) to access
telecommunications relay services.
Individuals outside the United States
should use the relay services offered
within their country to make
international calls to the point-ofcontact in the United States.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We, the
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service),
announce receipt of an application from
Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) for a 30year incidental take permit for the
Valley Elderberry Longhorn Beetle
Operation and Maintenance Habitat
Conservation Plan (plan). The draft plan
covers operations and maintenance
activities and minor new construction
projects that impact valley elderberry
longhorn beetle (Desmocerus
californicus dimorphus; beetle) and its
habitat. PG&E has three other habitat
conservation plans permitted between
2007 and 2020; the draft plan would fill
gaps in coverage for the beetle and span
all or portions of 12 counties in
California.
We also make available the draft
environmental assessment (EA),
prepared pursuant to the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as
amended (NEPA; 42 U.S.C. 4321 et
seq.), and its implementing regulations
in the Code of Federal Regulations
(CFR) at 40 CFR 1506.6. The draft EA
evaluates the impacts of the proposed
action and the no-action alternative. The
Service also considered four other
alternatives, but these were eliminated
from further consideration because they
did not meet the purpose and need of
the proposed action or the applicant’s
objectives.
Background Information
Section 9 of the Endangered Species
Act (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1538) and Federal
regulations (50 CFR 17) prohibit the
taking of fish and wildlife species listed
as endangered or threatened under
section 4 of the ESA. Regulations
governing permits for endangered and
threatened species are at 50 CFR 17.22
and 17.32, respectively. For more about
the Federal habitat conservation plan
(HCP) program, go to https://
www.fws.gov/service/habitatconservation-plans.
National Environmental Policy Act
Compliance
The proposed issuance of a permit
triggers the need for compliance with
NEPA. The draft EA was prepared to
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[Docket No. FWS-R8-ES-2024-0076; FF08ESMF00-245-FXES11140800000]
Pelicans Jaw Hybrid Solar Project, Kern County, CA; Draft
Categorical Exclusion and Draft Habitat Conservation Plan
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability; request for public comments.
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SUMMARY: We, the Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), announce receipt
of an application from Pelicans Jaw Solar, LLC (applicant) for an
incidental take permit (ITP) under the Endangered Species Act. The
applicant requests the ITP to take the federally listed San Joaquin kit
fox and blunt-nosed leopard lizard, as well as two other unlisted
species should they become listed,
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incidental to development activities in Kern County, California. We
request public comment on the application, which includes the
applicant's proposed habitat conservation plan, and on the Service's
preliminary determination that the proposed permitting action may be
eligible for a categorical exclusion pursuant to the Council on
Environmental Quality's National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
regulations, the Department of the Interior's (DOI) NEPA regulations,
and the DOI Departmental Manual. To make this preliminary
determination, we prepared a draft environmental action statement and
low-effect screening form, both of which are also available for public
review. We invite comment from the public and local, State, Tribal, and
Federal agencies.
DATES: We must receive your written comments on or before August 9,
2024.
ADDRESSES: Obtaining Documents: The documents this notice announces, as
well as any comments and other materials that we receive, will be
available for public inspection online in Docket No. FWS-R8-ES-2024-
0076 at https://www.regulations.gov.
Submitting Comments: If you wish to submit comments on any of the
documents, you may do so in writing by one of the following methods.
Internet: Submit comments at https://www.regulations.gov
under Docket No. FWS-R8-ES-2024-0076.
U.S. Mail: Public Comments Processing, Attn: Docket No.
FWS-R8-ES-2024-0076; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Headquarters, MS:
PRB/3W; 5275 Leesburg Pike; Falls Church, VA 22041-3803.
For more information, see Public Comments under SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Justin Sloan, San Joaquin Valley
Division Supervisor, Sacramento Fish and Wildlife Office, by phone at
916-414-6600. Individuals in the United States who are deaf, deafblind,
hard of hearing, or have a speech disability may dial 711 (TTY, TDD, or
TeleBraille) to access telecommunications relay services. Individuals
outside the United States should use the relay services offered within
their country to make international calls to the point-of-contact in
the United States.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
(Service), announce receipt of an application from Pelicans Jaw Solar,
LLC (applicant) for a 39-year incidental take permit (ITP) under the
Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531 et
seq.). The applicant requests the ITP to take the federally endangered
San Joaquin kit fox (Vulpes macrotis mutica) and blunt-nosed leopard
lizard (Gambelia sila) incidental to development activities in Kern
County, California. The ITP would also cover the proposed threatened
western spadefoot (Spea hammondii) and unlisted burrowing owl (Athene
cunicularia), should either species become federally listed during the
term of the habitat conservation plan (HCP). We request public comment
on the application, which includes the applicant's HCP, and on the
Service's preliminary determination that this proposed ITP qualifies as
low effect, and may qualify for a categorical exclusion pursuant to the
Council on Environmental Quality's National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA) regulations (40 CFR 1501.4), the Department of the Interior's
(DOI) NEPA regulations (43 CFR 46), and the DOI's Departmental Manual
(516 DM 8.5(C)(2)). To make this preliminary determination, we prepared
a draft environmental action statement and low-effect screening form,
both of which are also available for public review.
Background Information
Section 9 of the ESA (16 U.S.C. 1531-1544 et seq.) and Federal
regulations (50 CFR 17) prohibit the taking of fish and wildlife
species listed as endangered or threatened under section 4 of the ESA.
Regulations governing permits for endangered and threatened species are
at 50 CFR 17.22 and 17.32, respectively. For more about the Federal
habitat conservation plan (HCP) program, go to https://www.fws.gov/service/habitat-conservation-plans.
Proposed Action
Under the Proposed Action, the Service would issue an ITP to the
applicant for a period of 39 years for certain covered activities
(described below). The applicant has requested an ITP for the federally
endangered San Joaquin kit fox (Vulpes macrotis mutica) and blunt-nosed
leopard lizard (Gambelia sila). The ITP would also cover the proposed
threatened western spadefoot (Spea hammondii) and unlisted burrowing
owl (Athene cunicularia), should either become federally listed during
the term of the HCP.
Habitat Conservation Plan Area
The geographic scope of the draft HCP encompasses 3,260 acres (ac)
in northwestern Kern County where the development will occur, and 3,993
ac in northwestern Kern County that will be used to mitigate impacts
from HCP covered activities.
Covered Activities
The proposed section 10 ITP would allow incidental take of the
covered species from covered activities in the proposed HCP area. The
applicant is requesting incidental take authorization for covered
activities, including site preparation, infrastructure development,
construction, operations and maintenance, and decommissioning. The
applicant is proposing to implement a number of project design
features, including best management practices, as well as general and
species-specific avoidance and minimization measures to minimize the
impacts of the take from the covered activities.
Public Comments
We request data, comments, new information, or suggestions from the
public, other concerned governmental agencies, the scientific
community, Tribes, industry, or any other interested party. We
particularly seek comments on the following:
Biological information concerning the species.
Relevant data concerning the species.
Additional information concerning the range, distribution,
population size, and population trends of the species.
Current or planned activities in the area and their
possible impacts on the species.
The presence of archeological sites, buildings and
structures, historic events, sacred and traditional areas, and other
historic preservation concerns, which are required to be considered in
project planning by the National Historic Preservation Act.
Any other environmental issues that should be considered
with regard to the proposed development and permit action.
Public Availability of Comments
Before including your address, phone number, or other personal
identifying information in your comment, you should be aware that your
entire comment--including your personal identifying information--might
be made publicly available at any time. While you can ask us in your
comment to withhold your personal identifying information from public
review, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so.
Our Preliminary Determination
The Service has made a preliminary determination that the
applicant's proposed project would individually and cumulatively have a
minor effect on the covered species and the human
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environment. Therefore, we have preliminarily determined that the
proposed ESA section 10(a)(1)(B) permit would be a low-effect ITP that
individually or cumulatively would have a minor effect on the species
and may qualify for application of a categorical exclusion pursuant to
the Council on Environmental Quality's NEPA regulations, DOI's NEPA
regulations, and the DOI Departmental Manual. A low-effect ITP is one
that would result in (1) minor or nonsignificant effects on species
covered in the HCP; (2) nonsignificant effects on the human
environment; and (3) impacts that, when added together with the impacts
of other past, present, and reasonably foreseeable actions, would not
result in significant cumulative effects to the human environment.
Next Steps
Issuance of an incidental take permit is a Federal proposed action
subject to compliance with NEPA and section 7 of the ESA. We will
evaluate the application, associated documents, and any public comments
we receive as part of our NEPA compliance process to determine whether
the application meets the requirements of section 10(a) of the ESA. If
we determine that those requirements are met, we will conduct an intra-
Service consultation under section 7 of the ESA for the Federal action
for the potential issuance of an ITP. If the intra-Service consultation
confirms that issuance of the ITP will not jeopardize the continued
existence of any endangered or threatened species, or destroy or
adversely modify critical habitat, we will issue a permit to the
applicant for the incidental take of the covered species.
Authority
We provide this notice under section 10(c) of the Endangered
Species Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) and its implementing regulations
(50 CFR 17.22) and the National Environmental Policy Act (42 U.S.C.
4321 et seq.) and its implementing regulations (40 CFR 1500-1508 and 43
CFR 46).
Michael Fris,
Field Supervisor, Sacramento Fish and Wildlife Office.
[FR Doc. 2024-15089 Filed 7-9-24; 8:45 am]
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