April 7, 2004 (Volume 69)

Federal Register April 7, 2004

View all documents issued on April 7, 2004. This daily issue includes official rules, notices, and regulatory updates from federal agencies.

119 documents were published on this date.

Agencies Publishing on April 7, 2004

Agriculture Department logo Agriculture Department

Appealable decisions; legal notice:

Title Type Published
Deciding Officers in the Eastern Region will publish notice of decisions subject to administrative appeal under 36 CFR parts 215 and 217 in the legal notice section of the newspapers listed in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this notice. As...
Notice Apr 07, 2004

Meat and poultry inspection:

Title Type Published
The Food Safety and Inspection Services (FSIS) is announcing the availability of, and requesting public comment on, its preliminary regulatory impact analysis (PRIA) of three interim rules and a notice issued by the Agency in the Federal Register on...
Rule Apr 07, 2004

Commerce Department logo Commerce Department

Antidumping:

Title Type Published
In response to a request from the International Steel Group Inc. ("ISG") ("Petitioner"), the Department of Commerce ("Department") initiated an administrative review of the antidumping duty order on certain corrosion-resistant carbon steel flat produ...
Notice Apr 07, 2004
On December 24, 2003, in response to requests made by Nucor Corporation ("Nucor") and U.S. Steel Corporation ("U.S. Steel"), the Department of Commerce (the Department) published in the Federal Register (68 FR 74550-02) a notice announcing the initia...
Notice Apr 07, 2004

Fishery conservation and management:

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NMFS announces the issuance of EFP 04-01 to the Alaska Fisheries Development Foundation (applicant). The EFP authorizes the applicant to develop and test hook-and-line gear for rockfish harvest in the Southeast Outside District (SEO) of the Gulf of A...
Notice Apr 07, 2004
NMFS publishes a final rule to implement the approved portions of the Fishery Management Plan for U.S. West Coast Fisheries for Highly Migratory Species (FMP), which was submitted by the Pacific Fishery Management Council (Pacific Council) for review...
Rule Apr 07, 2004
NMFS implements measures to establish target total allowable catch (TAC) levels for the monkfish fishery for the 2004 fishing year (FY), and adjust trip limits and days-at-sea (DAS) for limited access monkfish vessels fishing in the Southern Fishery...
Rule Apr 07, 2004

Marine mammals:

Title Type Published
Notice is hereby given that the following applicants have applied in due form for a permit to take marine mammals: Daniel Costa, Department of Biology and Institute of Marine Sciences, University of California, Santa Cruz, California 95064 (File No....
Notice Apr 07, 2004
NMFS has received a request from The Boeing Company (Boeing) for reauthorization to take small numbers of marine mammals by harassment incidental to harbor activities related to the Delta IV/ Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV) at south Vandenbe...
Notice Apr 07, 2004

Permits:

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Notice is hereby given that the following individuals have applied in due form for permits or permit amendments to conduct scientific research on marine mammals: Dr. Andrew Read, Duke University Marine Laboratory, Beaufort, North Carolina 28516 (File...
Notice Apr 07, 2004

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

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The United States Climate Change Science Program (CCSP) is announcing the availability of the Draft Guidelines for the CCSP Synthesis and Assessment Products, which are described in the Strategic Plan for the U.S. Climate Change Science Program (http...
Notice Apr 07, 2004

Defense Department logo Defense Department

Title Type Published
The Department of the Army is proposing to revise our rules concerning the publication of rules affecting the public to incorporate requirements and policies required by various acts of Congress and Executive Orders, and due to changes in program pro...
Proposed Rule Apr 07, 2004

Education Department logo Education Department

Title Type Published
The Leader, Regulatory Information Management Group, Office of the Chief Information Officer, invites comments on the proposed information collection requests as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
Notice Apr 07, 2004
The Leader, Regulatory Information Management Group, Office of the Chief Information Officer, invites comments on the proposed information collection requests as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
Notice Apr 07, 2004
The Leader, Regulatory Information Management Group, Office of the Chief Information Officer, invites comments on the proposed information collection requests as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
Notice Apr 07, 2004
The Leader, Regulatory Information Management Group, Office of the Chief Information Officer invites comments on the submission for OMB review as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
Notice Apr 07, 2004

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

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The Secretary intends to use the grant slate developed for the Foreign Language Assistance program in Fiscal Year (FY) 2003 to make new grant awards in FY 2004. The Secretary takes this action because a significant number of high-quality applications...
Notice Apr 07, 2004
Indian education formula grants to local education agencies-- notice inviting applications for fiscal year (FY) 2004.
Notice Apr 07, 2004

Energy Department logo Energy Department

Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:

Title Type Published
Peoples Gas Light and Coke Co.
Notice Apr 07, 2004
R.E. Ginna Nuclear Power Plant, LLC
Notice Apr 07, 2004
Wyoming Interstate Co., Ltd.
Notice Apr 07, 2004

Meetings:

Title Type Published
Northeast Energy Infrastructure; technical conference
Notice Apr 07, 2004
Questar Pipeline Co.; site visit
Notice Apr 07, 2004

Environmental Protection Agency logo Environmental Protection Agency

Air pollutants, hazardous; national emission standards:

Title Type Published
On March 5, 2004, EPA published final national emission standards for hazardous air pollutants (NESHAP) for stationary combustion turbines. As part of the NESHAP, EPA established eight subcategories of stationary combustion turbines. Elsewhere in thi...
Proposed Rule Apr 07, 2004
The EPA is proposing to amend the list of categories of sources that was developed pursuant to section 112(c)(1) of the Clean Air Act (CAA) by deleting four subcategories from the Stationary Combustion Turbines source category. Final maximum achievab...
Proposed Rule Apr 07, 2004

Air quality implementation plans; approval and promulgation; various States:

Title Type Published
The Environmental Protection Agency is proposing to conditionally approve a revision to the State Implementation Plan (SIP) for ozone submitted by the State of New Jersey. This SIP revision consists of a source-specific reasonably available control t...
Proposed Rule Apr 07, 2004
The Environmental Protection Agency is proposing to conditionally approve a revision to the State Implementation Plan (SIP) for ozone submitted by the State of New York. This SIP revision consists of a source-specific reasonably available control tec...
Proposed Rule Apr 07, 2004

Meetings:

Title Type Published
The Association of American Pesticide Control Officials (AAPCO)/State FIFRA Issues Research and Evaluation Group (SFIREG); Working Committee on Water Quality and Pesticide Disposal (WC/WQPD), will hold a 2-day meeting, beginning on April 26, 2004, an...
Notice Apr 07, 2004

Pesticide registration, cancellation, etc.:

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In accordance with section 6(f)(1) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), as amended, the Agency is issuing a cancellation order announcing its approval of the requests submitted by Syngenta Crop Protection Inc., and Helm...
Notice Apr 07, 2004

Pesticide, food, and feed additive petitions:

Title Type Published
This notice announces the initial filing of a pesticide petition proposing the establishment of regulations for residues of a certain pesticide chemical in or on various food commodities.
Notice Apr 07, 2004
This notice announces the initial filing of a pesticide petition proposing the establishment of regulations for residues of a certain pesticide chemical in or on various food commodities.
Notice Apr 07, 2004

Pesticides; tolerances in food, animal feeds, and raw agricultural commodities:

Title Type Published
This regulation establishes a tolerance for combined residues of fosthiazate (O-ethyl S-(1-methylpropyl)(2-oxo-3- thiazolidinyl)phosphonothioate and its metabolite O-ethyl S-(1- methylpropyl)[2-(methylsulfonyl)ethyl] phosphoramidothioate (ASC-67131)...
Rule Apr 07, 2004
This regulation establishes an exemption from the requirement of a tolerance for residues of the hygromycin B phosphotransferase (APH4) marker protein on cotton when applied/used as an inert ingredient in plant-incorporated protectants. Syngenta Seed...
Rule Apr 07, 2004
This regulation establishes a tolerance for residues of mesosulfuron-methyl in or on wheat. Bayer CropScience requested this tolerance under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), as amended by the Food Quality Protection Act of 1996 (FQPA...
Rule Apr 07, 2004

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
EPA's Appropriation Act limits the Agency's participation in the amounts recipients pay to consultants to the maximum daily rate of pay for Level IV of the Executive Schedule. Recently, questions have been posed regarding how to interpret both the st...
Notice Apr 07, 2004

Executive Office of the President logo Executive Office of the President

Special observances:

Title Type Published
Cancer Control Month (Proc. 7765)
Presidential Document Apr 07, 2004
Education and Sharing Day, U.S.A. (Proc. 7767)
Presidential Document Apr 07, 2004
National Child Abuse Prevention Month (Proc. 7766)
Presidential Document Apr 07, 2004

Federal Communications Commission logo Federal Communications Commission

Common carrier services:

Title Type Published
This document announces the effective date of the rule published on August 12, 2003. Those rules permitted certain mobile- satellite service (MSS) providers in the 2 GHz Band, the L-Band, and the 1.6/2.4 GHz Bands to integrate ancillary terrestrial c...
Rule Apr 07, 2004

Federal Election Commission logo Federal Election Commission

Contribution and expenditure limitations and prohibitions:

Title Type Published
The Federal Election Commission seeks comments on proposed rules setting forth reporting requirements for Presidential inaugural committees and prohibiting Presidential inaugural committees from accepting donations from foreign nationals. These regul...
Proposed Rule Apr 07, 2004

Federal Maritime Commission logo Federal Maritime Commission

Title Type Published
Agreements filed, etc.
Notice Apr 07, 2004

Federal Reserve System logo Federal Reserve System

Title Type Published
Notice is hereby given of the final approval of proposed information collections by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Board) under OMB delegated authority, as per 5 CFR 1320.16 (OMB Regulations on Controlling Paperwork Burdens on...
Notice Apr 07, 2004
On June 15, 1984, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) delegated to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Board) its approval authority under the Paperwork Reduction Act, as per 5 CFR 1320.16, to approve of and assign OMB control...
Notice Apr 07, 2004

Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board logo Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board

Thrift Savings Plan:

Title Type Published
The Executive Director of the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board (Board) proposes to amend the court order regulations to remove attorneys from the list of permissible court order payees, and to require non-English court orders to be accompan...
Proposed Rule Apr 07, 2004

Health and Human Services Department logo Health and Human Services Department

Biological products:

Title Type Published
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is correcting a final rule that appeared in the Federal Register of February 26, 2004 (69 FR 9120). The document included typographical and inadvertent errors. This document corrects those errors.
Rule Apr 07, 2004

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS), Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT), and Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP), are accepting applications for Fiscal Yea...
Notice Apr 07, 2004

Meetings:

Title Type Published
National Cancer Institute
Notice Apr 07, 2004
National Eye Institute
Notice Apr 07, 2004
National Eye Institute
Notice Apr 07, 2004
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Notice Apr 07, 2004
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Notice Apr 07, 2004
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Notice Apr 07, 2004
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases
Notice Apr 07, 2004
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
Notice Apr 07, 2004
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
Notice Apr 07, 2004
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
Notice Apr 07, 2004
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
Notice Apr 07, 2004
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
Notice Apr 07, 2004
Scientific Review Center
Notice Apr 07, 2004

Homeland Security Department logo Homeland Security Department

Title Type Published
30-day notice of information collection under review; national interest waivers; supplemental evidence to I-140 and I-485.
Notice Apr 07, 2004
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) invites the general public and other federal agencies the opportunity to comment on approved information collection request (ICR) OMB 1600-0001, Product and Service Information Site. As required by the Paperw...
Notice Apr 07, 2004
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has submitted the following information collection requests (ICRs) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995: 1600-0002 (vari...
Notice Apr 07, 2004

Organization, functions, and authority delegations:

Title Type Published
This document proposes to amend the definition of "customs officer" for the purpose of eligibility for overtime compensation and premium pay. In addition, a conforming change is made to the definition of "immigration officer". These revisions are nec...
Proposed Rule Apr 07, 2004

Interior Department logo Interior Department

Endangered and threatened species:

Title Type Published
We, the Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), take emergency action to establish an additional manatee protection area in Lee County, Florida. This action is authorized under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (ESA), and the Marine Mammal...
Rule Apr 07, 2004

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

Title Type Published
This notice advises the public that the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), with the cooperation of the Timbisha Shoshone Tribe (Tribe), intends to gather information necessary for preparing an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for a proposed 58+ acre...
Notice Apr 07, 2004

Survey plat filings:

Title Type Published
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will file the plat of survey of the lands described below in the BLM Eastern States Office, Springfield, Virginia, 30 calender days from the date of publication in the Federal Register.
Notice Apr 07, 2004
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will file the plat of survey of the lands described below in the BLM Eastern States Office, Springfield, Virginia, 30 calender days from the date of publication in the Federal Register.
Notice Apr 07, 2004
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will file the plat of survey of the lands described below in the BLM Montana State Office, Billings, Montana, (30) days from the date of publication in the Federal Register.
Notice Apr 07, 2004

International Trade Commission logo International Trade Commission

Import investigations:

Title Type Published
The Commission hereby gives notice of the institution of investigations and commencement of preliminary phase countervailing duty investigation No. 701-TA-441 (Preliminary) and antidumping investigation No. 731-TA-1081 (Preliminary) under sections 70...
Notice Apr 07, 2004

Justice Department logo Justice Department

Title Type Published
30-Day notice of information collection under review: Law Enforcement Officers Killed or Assaulted.
Notice Apr 07, 2004
60-Day Notice of Information Collection Under Review: Application for Permit to Import Controlled Substances for Domestic and/or Scientific Purposes pursuant to 21 U.S.C. 952 (DEA Form 357).
Notice Apr 07, 2004
60-Day emergency notice of information collection under review: drug questionnaire.
Notice Apr 07, 2004

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

Title Type Published
Notice of Intent to Prepare a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for development of a medium-security federal correctional institution by the U.S. Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Prisons. The area under consideration for correctiona...
Notice Apr 07, 2004

Pollution control; consent judgments:

Title Type Published
Frank Acierno and Christiana Excavating Co., Inc.
Notice Apr 07, 2004

Labor Department logo Labor Department

Title Type Published
The Department of Labor, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a pre-clearance consultation program to provide the general public and Federal agencies with an opportunity to comment on proposed and/or co...
Notice Apr 07, 2004

Nuclear Regulatory Commission logo Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Securities and Exchange Commission logo Securities and Exchange Commission

Title Type Published
Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals
Notice Apr 07, 2004

Small Business Administration logo Small Business Administration

Title Type Published
Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), agencies are required to submit proposed reporting and recordkeeping requirements to OMB for review and approval, and to publish a notice in the Federal Register notifying th...
Notice Apr 07, 2004

Meetings:

Social Security Administration logo Social Security Administration

Social security benefits:

Title Type Published
We propose to revise several sections of our regulations to reflect that, for purposes of the title II benefit program (title II of the Social Security Act), we consider the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) to be a part of the Unit...
Proposed Rule Apr 07, 2004

State Department logo State Department

Art objects; importation for exhibition:

Title Type Published
Notice is hereby given of the following determinations: Pursuant to the authority vested in me by the Act of October 19, 1965 (79 Stat. 985; 22 U.S.C. 2459), Executive Order 12047 of March 27, 1978, the Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act of...
Notice Apr 07, 2004
Notice is hereby given of the following determinations: Pursuant to the authority vested in me by the Act of October 19, 1965 (79 Stat. 985; 22 U.S.C. 2459), Executive Order 12047 of March 27, 1978, the Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act of...
Notice Apr 07, 2004

Nonproliferation measures imposition:

Title Type Published
A determination has been made that thirteen entities have engaged in activities that require the imposition of measures pursuant to Section 3 of the Iran Nonproliferation Act of 2000, which provides for penalties on entities for the transfer to Iran...
Notice Apr 07, 2004

Surface Transportation Board logo Surface Transportation Board

Transportation Department logo Transportation Department

Title Type Published
This document proposes to modify Class E airspace at Georgetown, OH. A Standard Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP) has been developed for Brown County Airport, Georgetown, OH. Controlled airspace extending upward from 700 feet or more above the sur...
Proposed Rule Apr 07, 2004
This notice proposes to establish a Class E airspace area at Beckwourth, CA. The establishment of an Area Navigation (RNAV) Global Positioning System (GPS) Instrument Approach Procedure (IAP) RNAV (GPS) Runway (RWY) 25, and two RNAV Departure Procedu...
Proposed Rule Apr 07, 2004
Pursuant to FAA's rulemaking provisions governing the application, processing, and disposition of petitions for exemption part 11 of Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR), this notice contains a summary of certain dispositions of certain pet...
Notice Apr 07, 2004

Airworthiness directives:

Title Type Published
This document proposes the supersedure of an existing airworthiness directive (AD), applicable to certain Airbus Model A319 and A320-200 series airplanes, that currently requires repetitive inspections to detect loose, missing, or discrepant rivets i...
Proposed Rule Apr 07, 2004
This amendment supersedes two existing airworthiness directives (ADs), applicable to all Boeing Model 747 series airplanes, that currently require that the FAA-approved maintenance inspection program be revised to include inspections that will give n...
Rule Apr 07, 2004
This document proposes the adoption of a new airworthiness directive (AD) that is applicable to certain Bombardier Model DHC-8-102 airplanes. This proposal would require modification of the electrical power circuit. This action is necessary to preven...
Proposed Rule Apr 07, 2004

Airworthiness standards:

Title Type Published
These special conditions are issued for the Gulfstream Model GIV-X airplane. This airplane will have novel or unusual design features when compared to the state of technology envisioned in the airworthiness standards for transport category airplanes....
Rule Apr 07, 2004

Motor vehicle defect proceedings; petitions, etc.:

Title Type Published
This document announces receipt by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) of a petition for a decision that 1996 Honda CB750 (CB750F2T) motorcycles that were not originally manufactured to comply with all applicable Federal motor...
Notice Apr 07, 2004
This document announces receipt by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) of a petition for a decision that 2002-2004 Porsche 911 (996) Carrera passenger cars that were not originally manufactured to comply with all applicable Fed...
Notice Apr 07, 2004

Passenger facility charges; applications, etc.:

Title Type Published
The FAA proposes to rule and invites public comment on the application to impose and use the revenue from a PFC at Bob Hope Airport under the provisions of the 49 U.S.C. 40117 and part 158 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 158).
Notice Apr 07, 2004
The FAA proposes to rule and invites public comment on the application to impose and use the revenue from a PFC at Grand Canyon West Airport under the provision of the 49 U.S.C. 40117 and Part 158 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 158)...
Notice Apr 07, 2004

Railroad operation, acquisition, construction, etc.:

No documents available.

Treasury Department logo Treasury Department

Title Type Published
The Department of the Treasury, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collection...
Notice Apr 07, 2004
Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals
Notice Apr 07, 2004
Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals
Notice Apr 07, 2004
The Department of the Treasury, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collection...
Notice Apr 07, 2004
The Department of the Treasury, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collection...
Notice Apr 07, 2004
The Department of the Treasury, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collection...
Notice Apr 07, 2004
The Department of the Treasury, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collection...
Notice Apr 07, 2004

Income taxes:

Title Type Published
This document corrects a notice of proposed rulemaking; notice of proposed rulemaking by cross-reference to temporary regulations (REG-167265-03) that was published in the Federal Register on Monday, March 15, 2003 (69 FR 12091) containing proposed r...
Proposed Rule Apr 07, 2004

Inflation adjustment factor and reference prices:

Title Type Published
Publication of the inflation adjustment factor, nonconventional source fuel credit, and reference price for calendar year 2003 as required by section 29 of the Internal Revenue Code (26 U.S.C. section 29). The inflation adjustment factor, nonconventi...
Notice Apr 07, 2004

Meetings:

Title Type Published
An open meeting of the Area 2 Taxpayer Advocacy Panel will be conducted (via teleconference). The Taxpayer Advocacy Panel is soliciting public comments, ideas, and suggestions on improving customer service at the Internal Revenue Service.
Notice Apr 07, 2004

Veterans Affairs Department logo Veterans Affairs Department

Title Type Published
As required by law, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is hereby giving notice of cost-of-living adjustments (COLAs) in certain benefit rates and income limitations. These COLAs affect the pension, parents' dependency and indemnity compensation...
Notice Apr 07, 2004
The invention listed below is owned by the U.S. Government as represented by the Department of Veterans Affairs, and is available for licensing in accordance with 35 U.S.C. 207 and 37 CFR part 404 to achieve expeditious commercialization of results o...
Notice Apr 07, 2004

Privacy Act:

Title Type Published
As required by the Privacy Act of 1974, 5 U.S.C. 552a(e), notice is hereby given that the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is amending the system of records currently entitled "Patient Medical Records-VA" (24VA136) as set forth in the Federal Regi...
Notice Apr 07, 2004
The Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a(e)(4)) requires that all agencies publish in the Federal Register a notice of the existence and character of their systems of records. Notice is hereby given that the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is estab...
Notice Apr 07, 2004

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