80 FR 44026 - Solicitation of Commodity Board Topics and Contribution of Funding Under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative Competitive Grants Program, Implementation
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
National Institute of Food and Agriculture Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 142 (July 24, 2015)
National Institute of Food and Agriculture
Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 142 (July 24, 2015)
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| FR Document | 2015-18120 |
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 142 (Friday, July 24, 2015)] [Notices] [Pages 44026-44027] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-18120] [[Page 44026]] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE National Institute of Food and Agriculture Solicitation of Commodity Board Topics and Contribution of Funding Under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative Competitive Grants Program, Implementation AGENCY: National Institute of Food and Agriculture, USDA. ACTION: Notice of opportunity for commodity boards to submit topics and contribute funding under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative Competitive Grants Program. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: As part of the National Institute of Food and Agriculture's (NIFA) strategy to implement section 7404 of Public Law 113-79, the Agricultural Act of 2014, NIFA is soliciting topics from eligible commodity board entities (Federal and State-level commodity boards, as defined below) which they are willing to equally co-fund with NIFA. Such topics must relate to the established priority areas of the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative Competitive Grants Program (AFRI) to be considered for inclusion in future AFRI Requests for Applications (RFAs). Commodity boards are those entities established under a commodity promotion law (as such term is defined under section 501(a) of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 7401(a))) or a State commodity board (or other equivalent State entity). See the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this Notice under the heading ``Eligibility for Submitting Topics'' for further information. If proposed topics are accepted for inclusion in an AFRI RFA after evaluation by NIFA, they will be incorporated into AFRI competitive grants program RFAs. As a condition of funding grants in a topic, NIFA will require an agreement with the commodity board to provide funds that are equal to the amount NIFA is contributing under the agreed upon topic. This Notice invites topic submissions from commodity boards as defined above, outlines the process NIFA will use to evaluate the appropriateness of these topics for inclusion in AFRI RFAs, and describes the commitment commodity boards will be required to make in order for NIFA to jointly fund AFRI applications competitively selected for award within a topic area submitted by the commodity boards. DATES: Topics may be submitted by commodity boards at any time; however, all topics to be considered for the fiscal year 2016 AFRI RFAs must be received by 5:00 p.m., EDT on September 22, 2015. Topics submitted by eligible commodity board entities after this date will be considered for RFAs to be issued in future years. NIFA will hold a webinar to respond to questions from commodity boards interested in submitting topics. Details including the date and time, and access information will be posted on the NIFA Web site (http://nifa.usda.gov/commodity-boards/). ADDRESSES: You may submit topics, identified by NIFA-2015-0001, by any of the following methods: Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments. Email: [email protected]. Include NIFA-2015-0001 in the subject line of the message. Instructions: All topics received must include the agency name and reference to NIFA-2015-0001. All comments received will be posted to http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert Hedberg; Phone: (202) 720-5384, or Mark Mirando; Phone: (202) 401-4336, or Email: [email protected]. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background and Purpose This Notice represents the second step in implementing section 7404 of the Agricultural Act of 2014, Public Law 113-79, which amends section 2(b) of the Competitive, Special, and Facilities Research Grant Act (7 U.S.C. 450i(b)) to require that NIFA ``establish procedures, including timelines, under which an entity established under a commodity promotion law (as such term is defined under section 501(a) of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 7401(a))) or a State commodity board (or other equivalent State entity) may directly submit to the Secretary [(NIFA)] for consideration proposals for requests for applications . . .'' within the AFRI Program. In September of 2014, NIFA took the first step toward implementing section 7404 by publishing a Federal Register Notice, which solicited stakeholder feedback on implementing this provision. See 79 FR 58727 (Sept. 30, 2014) (http://www.thefederalregister.org/fdsys/pkg/FR-2014-09-30/html/2014-23352.htm). Stakeholder feedback gathered as a result of the September 2014 Notice informed this second step toward implementing section 7404. This Notice invites entities established under a commodity promotion law or State commodity boards (or other equivalent State entities) to submit topics which they are proposing for inclusion in upcoming AFRI RFAs. Topics must relate to the established AFRI priority areas, which are plant health and production and plant products; animal health and production and animal products; food safety, nutrition, and health; renewable energy, natural resources, and environment; agriculture systems and technology; and agriculture economics and rural communities. A summary statement on AFRI is included below. To learn more about AFRI programs, including program priorities, go to: http://nifa.usda.gov/program/agriculture-and-food-research-initiative. AFRI Program Overview The AFRI program is the largest agricultural competitive grants program in the United States and a primary funding source for research, education, and extension projects that bring practical solutions to some of today's most critical societal challenges. AFRI programs impact all components of agriculture, including farm and ranch efficiency and profitability, renewable energy, forestry, aquaculture, rural communities, human nutrition, food safety, biotechnology, and genetic improvement of plants and animals. NIFA issues eight AFRI RFAs annually to solicit applications in the six statutory priority areas in AFRI (Plant health and production and plant products; Animal health and production and animal products; Food safety, nutrition, and health; Renewable energy, natural resources, and environment; Agriculture systems and technology; Agriculture economics and rural communities). These include six Challenge Area RFAs, which address the following major societal challenges: Sustainable Bioenergy; Climate Variability and Change; Water for Agriculture; Food Security; Childhood Obesity Prevention; and Food Safety. The Challenge Area RFAs solicit grant applications for focused problem-solving efforts and provide large awards (typically $1 million or more) for periods of up to 5 years to enable collaboration among multiple organizations and the integration of research with education and extension. The seventh RFA is the Foundational Program RFA issued annually which solicits grant applications that focus predominately, but not exclusively, on fundamental scientific research that addresses statutory priorities. The final RFA is the AFRI Food, Agriculture, [[Page 44027]] Natural Resources, and Human Sciences Education and Literacy Initiative (ELI) RFA which solicits grant applications for undergraduate research and extension experiential learning fellowships, and pre- and post- doctoral fellowships. Eligibility for Submitting Topics Eligible commodity board entities are those established under a commodity promotion law (as such term is defined under section 501(a) of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 7401(a))) or a State commodity board (or other equivalent State entity). Language in 7 U.S.C. 7401(a) defines a ``commodity promotion law'' as ``a Federal law that provides for the establishment and operation of a promotion program regarding an agricultural commodity that includes a combination of promotion, research, industry information, or consumer information activities, is funded by mandatory assessments on producers or processors, and is designed to maintain or expand markets and uses for the commodity (as determined by the Secretary).'' Section 7401(a) includes a list of such Federal laws. The following Federally recognized commodity boards are currently eligible to submit topics under this provision: Beef Board, Blueberry Council, Christmas Tree Board, Cotton Board, Dairy Board, Egg Board, Fluid Milk Board, Hass Avocado Board, Honey Board, Lamb Board, Mango Board, Mushroom Council, Paper and Paper-Based Packaging Board, Peanut Board, Popcorn Board, Pork Board, Potato Board, Processed Raspberry Council, Softwood Lumber Board, Sorghum Board, Soybean Board, and the Watermelon Board, as well as the following marketing order boards: Oregon/Washington pears (fresh and processed), California olives, Georgia Vidalia onions, SE Washington/NW Oregon Walla Walla Valley sweet onions, Idaho/Oregon onions, Florida tomatoes, California almonds, Oregon/Washington hazelnuts, Riverside County, California domestic dates, and California raisins. Additionally, entities eligible to submit topics include a State commodity board (or other equivalent State entity). This includes commodity boards authorized by State law; commodity boards that are not authorized by State law but are organized and operate within a State and meet the requirements of their authorizing statute; and commodity boards that are authorized by a State and operate within the State for commodities that have no Federal program or oversight. Topic Submission Guidance and Procedures Topics may be submitted at any time and will be evaluated by NIFA on an annual basis. However, to be considered for the proposed fiscal year 2016 AFRI RFAs, topics must be received by COB (5 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time) on September 22, 2015. Each topic proposed must be submitted as a separate PDF document that may not exceed 2 pages in length, using 12 point font. Submissions must include: A clear description of the proposed topic; the total matching contribution that will be made by the commodity board; and a justification that describes how the proposed topic supports a specific AFRI priority area. Commodity boards may propose support for multiple awards for each topic proposed. For each topic the commodity board proposes to support, the minimum amount they must provide is $150,000 and the maximum amount is $2.5 million total. NIFA does not intend to match funding from a single commodity board in excess of $10 million in any year. Commodity boards should only submit topics that have a strong economic impact on their industry and U.S. agriculture as a whole. Examples of topics typically supported by AFRI can be found at http://nifa.usda.gov/program/agriculture-and-food-research-initiative. If topics are accepted for funding, they will be incorporated into AFRI RFAs, and grants supporting the topic area may be awarded to AFRI eligible entities based on a competitive peer review process. As a condition of funding grants in a topic, NIFA will require an agreement to provide funds by the commodity board that is equal to the amount NIFA is contributing under the agreed upon topic. If a topic is selected for inclusion in an RFA, the commodity board submitting the topic will be required to maintain the confidentiality of the topic until the RFA is issued by NIFA. Commodity board funds will need to be made available to NIFA no later than the time awards are selected for funding. Applications submitted under topics provided by commodity boards will be required to include a letter of support from the commodity board that proposed the topic. Evaluation and Notification Process NIFA will screen proposed research topics to ensure they were submitted by eligible commodity boards and consult with USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) to determine that submissions and proposed financial contributions are consistent with commodity promotion laws and commodity boards' charters as applicable. Commodity board topics will be reviewed by an internal panel based on evaluation criteria that were developed using stakeholder input from commodity boards and other stakeholders from government, industry, and academe. Each topic will be evaluated based on: Alignment with one or more of the statutory AFRI priority areas (six AFRI priority areas authorized in the Farm Bill and described in 7 CFR 3430.309); alignment with the President's budget proposal for NIFA, as identified in the Department of Agriculture's annual budget submission; and alignment with the priority areas in the AFRI RFAs to be released by NIFA during the fiscal year for which the commodity board is proposing a topic for funding (for example, within the AFRI Foundational Program RFA, the AFRI Animal Health and Production and Animal Product's ``Animal Reproduction'' priority area). From those topics received by COB (5 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time) on September 22, 2015, NIFA will select the topic(s) that were evaluated the most favorably for inclusion in the appropriate FY 2016 AFRI RFA. NIFA will notify applicants whether their topics will be included by October 7, 2015. Based on the evaluation, NIFA reserves the right to negotiate with commodity boards should changes be required for topics and funding amounts to be accepted. Any changes to topics and funding amounts will be reviewed by USDA's AMS to determine if such changes are consistent with applicable commodity promotion laws. NIFA will evaluate topics submitted after the September 22, 2015 deadline on an annual basis and notify commodity boards whether their topics will be included in subsequent RFAs within two weeks following the meeting of the internal evaluation panel, the date of which will be published on NIFA's Commodity Boards Web page at (http://nifa.usda.gov/commodity-boards/). Done at Washington, DC this 17th day of July, 2015. Sonny Ramaswamy, Director, National Institute of Food and Agriculture. [FR Doc. 2015-18120 Filed 7-23-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410-22-P
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE DATES: Topics may be submitted by implementing section 7404. This Notice
commodity boards at any time; invites entities established under a
National Institute of Food and however, all topics to be considered for commodity promotion law or State
Agriculture the fiscal year 2016 AFRI RFAs must be commodity boards (or other equivalent
received by 5:00 p.m., EDT on State entities) to submit topics which
Solicitation of Commodity Board September 22, 2015. Topics submitted they are proposing for inclusion in
Topics and Contribution of Funding by eligible commodity board entities upcoming AFRI RFAs. Topics must
Under the Agriculture and Food after this date will be considered for relate to the established AFRI priority
Research Initiative Competitive Grants RFAs to be issued in future years. NIFA areas, which are plant health and
Program, Implementation will hold a webinar to respond to production and plant products; animal
questions from commodity boards health and production and animal
AGENCY: National Institute of Food and products; food safety, nutrition, and
interested in submitting topics. Details
Agriculture, USDA. health; renewable energy, natural
including the date and time, and access
ACTION: Notice of opportunity for information will be posted on the NIFA resources, and environment; agriculture
commodity boards to submit topics and Web site (http://nifa.usda.gov/ systems and technology; and agriculture
contribute funding under the commodity-boards/). economics and rural communities. A
Agriculture and Food Research ADDRESSES: You may submit topics, summary statement on AFRI is included
Initiative Competitive Grants Program. identified by NIFA–2015–0001, by any below. To learn more about AFRI
of the following methods: programs, including program priorities,
SUMMARY: As part of the National Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// go to: http://nifa.usda.gov/program/
Institute of Food and Agriculture’s www.regulations.gov. Follow the agriculture-and-food-research-initiative.
(NIFA) strategy to implement section instructions for submitting comments.
7404 of Public Law 113–79, the AFRI Program Overview
Email: commodityboards@
Agricultural Act of 2014, NIFA is nifa.usda.gov. Include NIFA–2015–0001 The AFRI program is the largest
soliciting topics from eligible in the subject line of the message. agricultural competitive grants program
commodity board entities (Federal and Instructions: All topics received must in the United States and a primary
State-level commodity boards, as include the agency name and reference funding source for research, education,
defined below) which they are willing to NIFA–2015–0001. All comments and extension projects that bring
to equally co-fund with NIFA. Such received will be posted to http:// practical solutions to some of today’s
topics must relate to the established www.regulations.gov, including any most critical societal challenges. AFRI
priority areas of the Agriculture and personal information provided. programs impact all components of
Food Research Initiative Competitive agriculture, including farm and ranch
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Grants Program (AFRI) to be considered efficiency and profitability, renewable
Robert Hedberg; Phone: (202) 720–5384, energy, forestry, aquaculture, rural
for inclusion in future AFRI Requests or Mark Mirando; Phone: (202) 401–
for Applications (RFAs). communities, human nutrition, food
4336, or Email: commodityboards@ safety, biotechnology, and genetic
Commodity boards are those entities nifa.usda.gov.
established under a commodity improvement of plants and animals.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NIFA issues eight AFRI RFAs
promotion law (as such term is defined
annually to solicit applications in the
under section 501(a) of the Federal Background and Purpose six statutory priority areas in AFRI
Agriculture Improvement and Reform This Notice represents the second (Plant health and production and plant
Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 7401(a))) or a State step in implementing section 7404 of products; Animal health and production
commodity board (or other equivalent the Agricultural Act of 2014, Public Law and animal products; Food safety,
State entity). See the SUPPLEMENTARY 113–79, which amends section 2(b) of nutrition, and health; Renewable
INFORMATION section of this Notice under
the Competitive, Special, and Facilities energy, natural resources, and
the heading ‘‘Eligibility for Submitting Research Grant Act (7 U.S.C. 450i(b)) to environment; Agriculture systems and
Topics’’ for further information. require that NIFA ‘‘establish procedures, technology; Agriculture economics and
If proposed topics are accepted for including timelines, under which an rural communities). These include six
inclusion in an AFRI RFA after entity established under a commodity Challenge Area RFAs, which address
evaluation by NIFA, they will be promotion law (as such term is defined the following major societal challenges:
incorporated into AFRI competitive under section 501(a) of the Federal Sustainable Bioenergy; Climate
grants program RFAs. As a condition of Agriculture Improvement and Reform Variability and Change; Water for
funding grants in a topic, NIFA will Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 7401(a))) or a State Agriculture; Food Security; Childhood
require an agreement with the commodity board (or other equivalent Obesity Prevention; and Food Safety.
commodity board to provide funds that State entity) may directly submit to the The Challenge Area RFAs solicit grant
are equal to the amount NIFA is Secretary [(NIFA)] for consideration applications for focused problem-
contributing under the agreed upon proposals for requests for applications solving efforts and provide large awards
topic. . . .’’ within the AFRI Program. (typically $1 million or more) for
This Notice invites topic submissions In September of 2014, NIFA took the periods of up to 5 years to enable
from commodity boards as defined first step toward implementing section collaboration among multiple
above, outlines the process NIFA will 7404 by publishing a Federal Register organizations and the integration of
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use to evaluate the appropriateness of Notice, which solicited stakeholder research with education and extension.
these topics for inclusion in AFRI RFAs, feedback on implementing this The seventh RFA is the Foundational
and describes the commitment provision. See 79 FR 58727 (Sept. 30, Program RFA issued annually which
commodity boards will be required to 2014) (http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/ solicits grant applications that focus
make in order for NIFA to jointly fund FR–2014-09-30/html/2014-23352.htm). predominately, but not exclusively, on
AFRI applications competitively Stakeholder feedback gathered as a fundamental scientific research that
selected for award within a topic area result of the September 2014 Notice addresses statutory priorities. The final
submitted by the commodity boards. informed this second step toward RFA is the AFRI Food, Agriculture,
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Natural Resources, and Human Sciences commodities that have no Federal Service (AMS) to determine that
Education and Literacy Initiative (ELI) program or oversight. submissions and proposed financial
RFA which solicits grant applications contributions are consistent with
Topic Submission Guidance and
for undergraduate research and commodity promotion laws and
Procedures
extension experiential learning commodity boards’ charters as
fellowships, and pre- and post-doctoral Topics may be submitted at any time applicable.
fellowships. and will be evaluated by NIFA on an
annual basis. However, to be considered Commodity board topics will be
Eligibility for Submitting Topics for the proposed fiscal year 2016 AFRI reviewed by an internal panel based on
Eligible commodity board entities are RFAs, topics must be received by COB evaluation criteria that were developed
those established under a commodity (5 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time) on using stakeholder input from
promotion law (as such term is defined September 22, 2015. commodity boards and other
under section 501(a) of the Federal Each topic proposed must be stakeholders from government, industry,
Agriculture Improvement and Reform submitted as a separate PDF document and academe. Each topic will be
Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 7401(a))) or a State that may not exceed 2 pages in length, evaluated based on: Alignment with one
commodity board (or other equivalent using 12 point font. Submissions must or more of the statutory AFRI priority
State entity). Language in 7 U.S.C. include: A clear description of the areas (six AFRI priority areas authorized
7401(a) defines a ‘‘commodity proposed topic; the total matching in the Farm Bill and described in 7 CFR
promotion law’’ as ‘‘a Federal law that contribution that will be made by the 3430.309); alignment with the
provides for the establishment and commodity board; and a justification President’s budget proposal for NIFA, as
operation of a promotion program that describes how the proposed topic identified in the Department of
regarding an agricultural commodity supports a specific AFRI priority area. Agriculture’s annual budget submission;
that includes a combination of Commodity boards may propose and alignment with the priority areas in
promotion, research, industry support for multiple awards for each the AFRI RFAs to be released by NIFA
information, or consumer information topic proposed. For each topic the during the fiscal year for which the
activities, is funded by mandatory commodity board proposes to support,
commodity board is proposing a topic
assessments on producers or processors, the minimum amount they must
for funding (for example, within the
and is designed to maintain or expand provide is $150,000 and the maximum
amount is $2.5 million total. NIFA does AFRI Foundational Program RFA, the
markets and uses for the commodity (as
not intend to match funding from a AFRI Animal Health and Production
determined by the Secretary).’’ Section
7401(a) includes a list of such Federal single commodity board in excess of $10 and Animal Product’s ‘‘Animal
laws. million in any year. Commodity boards Reproduction’’ priority area).
The following Federally recognized should only submit topics that have a From those topics received by COB (5
commodity boards are currently eligible strong economic impact on their p.m. Eastern Daylight Time) on
to submit topics under this provision: industry and U.S. agriculture as a September 22, 2015, NIFA will select
Beef Board, Blueberry Council, whole. Examples of topics typically the topic(s) that were evaluated the most
Christmas Tree Board, Cotton Board, supported by AFRI can be found at favorably for inclusion in the
Dairy Board, Egg Board, Fluid Milk http://nifa.usda.gov/program/ appropriate FY 2016 AFRI RFA. NIFA
Board, Hass Avocado Board, Honey agriculture-and-food-research-initiative. will notify applicants whether their
Board, Lamb Board, Mango Board, If topics are accepted for funding, topics will be included by October 7,
Mushroom Council, Paper and Paper- they will be incorporated into AFRI 2015. Based on the evaluation, NIFA
Based Packaging Board, Peanut Board, RFAs, and grants supporting the topic reserves the right to negotiate with
Popcorn Board, Pork Board, Potato area may be awarded to AFRI eligible commodity boards should changes be
Board, Processed Raspberry Council, entities based on a competitive peer required for topics and funding amounts
Softwood Lumber Board, Sorghum review process. As a condition of to be accepted. Any changes to topics
Board, Soybean Board, and the funding grants in a topic, NIFA will and funding amounts will be reviewed
Watermelon Board, as well as the require an agreement to provide funds by USDA’s AMS to determine if such
following marketing order boards: by the commodity board that is equal to changes are consistent with applicable
Oregon/Washington pears (fresh and the amount NIFA is contributing under commodity promotion laws.
processed), California olives, Georgia the agreed upon topic. If a topic is
Vidalia onions, SE Washington/NW selected for inclusion in an RFA, the NIFA will evaluate topics submitted
Oregon Walla Walla Valley sweet commodity board submitting the topic after the September 22, 2015 deadline
onions, Idaho/Oregon onions, Florida will be required to maintain the on an annual basis and notify
tomatoes, California almonds, Oregon/ confidentiality of the topic until the commodity boards whether their topics
Washington hazelnuts, Riverside RFA is issued by NIFA. Commodity will be included in subsequent RFAs
County, California domestic dates, and board funds will need to be made within two weeks following the meeting
California raisins. available to NIFA no later than the time of the internal evaluation panel, the date
Additionally, entities eligible to awards are selected for funding. of which will be published on NIFA’s
submit topics include a State Applications submitted under topics Commodity Boards Web page at
commodity board (or other equivalent provided by commodity boards will be (http://nifa.usda.gov/commodity-
State entity). This includes commodity boards/).
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required to include a letter of support
boards authorized by State law; from the commodity board that Done at Washington, DC this 17th day of
commodity boards that are not proposed the topic. July, 2015.
authorized by State law but are
organized and operate within a State Evaluation and Notification Process Sonny Ramaswamy,
and meet the requirements of their NIFA will screen proposed research Director, National Institute of Food and
authorizing statute; and commodity topics to ensure they were submitted by Agriculture.
boards that are authorized by a State eligible commodity boards and consult [FR Doc. 2015–18120 Filed 7–23–15; 8:45 am]
and operate within the State for with USDA’s Agricultural Marketing BILLING CODE 3410–22–P
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| Dates | Topics may be submitted by commodity boards at any time; however, all topics to be considered for the fiscal year 2016 AFRI RFAs must be received by 5:00 p.m., EDT on September 22, 2015. Topics submitted by eligible commodity board entities after this date will be considered for RFAs to be issued in future years. NIFA will hold a webinar to respond to questions from commodity boards interested in submitting topics. Details including the date and time, and access information will be posted on the NIFA Web site (http://nifa.usda.gov/ commodity-boards/). | |
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