[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 37 (Tuesday, April 5, 2005)]
[House]
[Pages H1774-H1776]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, ETC.

  Under clause 8 of rule XII, executive communications were taken from 
the Speaker's table and referred as follows:

       1321. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- Thiophanate-methyl; Pesticide 
     Tolerances for Emergency [OPP-2005-0011; FRL-7699-3] received 
     March 18, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       1322. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- Mesotrione; Pesticide Tolerance 
     [OPP-2005-0049; FRL-7703-1] received March 18, 2005, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       1323. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- Dinotefuran; Pesticide Tolerance 
     [OPP-2005-0003; FRL-7695-5] received March 18, 2005, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       1324. A letter from the Deputy Chief of Naval Operations 
     (Manpower and Personnel), Department of Defense, transmitting 
     notification of a decision to implement performance by the 
     Most Efficient Organization (MEO) for the Public Works Center 
     Maintenance and Repair of Building and Structures in San 
     Diego, CA (initiative number NC20020795); to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
       1325. A letter from the Assistant Attorney General, 
     Department of Justice, transmitting a report entitled 
     ``Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention 
     (OJJDP) Annual Report 2003-2004,'' pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 
     5617; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       1326. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Secretary for 
     Labor-Management Programs, Department of Labor, transmitting 
     the Annual Report of the U.S. Department of Labor's Office of 
     Labor-Management Standards (OLMS), covering OLMS activities 
     from October 1, 2003 through September 30, 2004; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       1327. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting the FY 2004 Performance Report 
     for the Animal Drug User Fee Act (ADUFA), enacted on November 
     18, 2003 (Pub. L. 108-199); to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
       1328. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmantal Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- Approval and Promulgation of State 
     Implementation Plans; Designation of Areas for Air Quality 
     Planning Purposes; State of Arizona; Maricopa County Area; 
     Technical Correction [AZ 135-0085; FRL-7879-3] received March 
     8, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Energy and Commerce.
       1329. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- National Emission Standards for 
     Hazardous Air Pollutants; Delegation of Authority to Texas 
     [R06-OAR-2004-TX-0004; FRL-7886-4] received March 15, 2005, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.

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       1330. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- Finding of Failure to Submit 
     Section 110 State Implementation Plans for Interstate 
     Transport for the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for 
     8-hour Ozone and PM 2.5 [FRL-7885-7] received March 15, 2005, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
       1331. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- Approval and Promulgation of Air 
     Quality Implementation Plans; Oregon Visibility Protection 
     Plan [Docket # R10-OAR-2005-OR-0002; FRL-7881-4] received 
     March 15, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       1332. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- Approval and Promulgation of Air 
     Quality Implementation Plans; Maine; Control of Total Reduced 
     Sulfur From Kraft Pulp Mills; Withdrawal of Direct Final 
     Rule; and Correction [R01-OAR-2004-ME-0002; A-1-FRL-7884-7] 
     received March 15, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       1333. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- Approval and Promulgation of 
     Maintenance Plan Revisions; Ohio [R05-OAR-2005-OH-0001; FRL-
     7886-7] received March 15, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       1334. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- Alabama: Final Authorization of 
     State Hazardous Waste Management Program Revision [FRL-7884-
     4] received March 15, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       1335. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- Tennessee: Final Authorization of 
     State Hazardous Waste Management Program Revision [FRL-7883-
     5] received March 8, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       1336. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- Approval and Promulgation of Air 
     Quality Implementation Plans; Maine; NOx Control Program 
     [R01-OAR-2005-ME-0001; A-1-FRL-7881-2] received March 8, 
     2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
       1337. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- Rule to Reduce Interstate 
     Transport of Fine Particular Matter and Ozone (Clean Air 
     Interstate Rule); Revisions to Acid Rain Program; Revisions 
     to the NOx SIP Call [OAR-2003-0053-FRL-7885-9] received March 
     18, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Energy and Commerce.
       1338. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- North Carolina: Final 
     Authorization of State Hazardous Waste Management Program 
     Revision [FRL-7888-3] received March 18, 2005, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       1339. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- National Emission Standards for 
     Hazardous Air Pollutants; Delegation of Authority to 
     Louisiana; Correction [LA-69-2-7617c; FRL-7887-2] received 
     March 18, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       1340. A letter from the Director, International 
     Cooperation, Department of Defense, transmitting pursuant to 
     Section 27(f) of the Arms Export Control Act and Section 1(f) 
     of Executive Order 11958, a copy of Transmittal No. 02-05 
     which informs of an intent to sign a Project Agreement 
     concerning the Low Cost Swimmer Detection Sonar Network 
     (SDSN) between the United States and Singapore, pursuant to 
     22 U.S.C. 2767(f); to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
       1341. A letter from the Assistant Legal Adviser for Treaty 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting Copies of 
     international agreements, other than treaties, entered into 
     by the United States, pursuant to 1 U.S.C. 112b(a); to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       1342. A letter from the Secretary, Department of the 
     Treasury, transmitting as required by section 401(c) of the 
     National Emergencies Act, 50 U.S.C. 1641(c), and section 
     204(c) of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, 50 
     U.S.C. 1703(c), and pursuant to Executive Order 13313 of July 
     31, 2003, a six-month periodic report on the national 
     emergency with respect to persons who commit, threaten to 
     commit, or support terrorism that was declared in Executive 
     Order 13224 of September 23, 2001; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       1343. A letter from the Acting Under Secretary for Industry 
     and Security, Department of Commerce, transmitting a report 
     that the Department intends to impose new foreign policy-
     based export controls on certain entities sanctioned by the 
     State Department under the Iran-Iraq Arms Nonproliferation 
     Act of 1992 (Pub. L. 102-484), the Iran Nonproliferation Act 
     of 2000 (Pub. L. 106-178), and Section 11B(b)(1) of the 
     Export Administration Act of 1979, and on a specific entity, 
     the Tula Instrument Design Bureau of Russia; to the Committee 
     on International Relations.
       1344. A letter from the Principal Deputy Under Secretary 
     for Policy, Department of Defense, transmitting the 
     Department's FY 2006 Cooperative Threat Reduction Annual 
     Report, pursuant to Public Law 106-398, section 1308; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       1345. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting 
     pursuant to Section 620C(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
     1961, as amended, and in accordance with section 1(a)(6) of 
     Executive Order 13313, a report prepared by the Department of 
     State and the National Security Council on the progress 
     toward a negotiated solution of the Cyprus question covering 
     the period December 1, 2004 through January 30, 2005; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       1346. A letter from the Assistant Attorney General, 
     Department of Justice, transmitting a report detailing the 
     progress and the status of compliance with privitization 
     requirements, pursuant to Public Law 105-33 section 11201(c) 
     (111 Stat. 734); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       1347. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 16-46, 
     ``Electronic Recording Procedures and Penalties Temporary Act 
     of 2005,'' pursuant to D.C. Code section 1-233(c)(1); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
       1348. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 16-47, 
     ``Terrorism Prevention in Hazardous Materials Transportation 
     Temporary Act of 2005,'' pursuant to D.C. Code section 1-
     233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       1349. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 16-48, 
     ``Washington Convention Center Authority Advisory Committee 
     Continuity Temporary Amendment Act of 2005,'' pursuant to 
     D.C. Code section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform.
       1350. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. ACT 16-49, 
     ``Abatement of Nuisance Construction Projects Temporary 
     Amendment Act of 2005,'' pursuant to D.C. Code section 1-
     233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform.
       1351. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Policy, 
     Management, and Budget, Department of the Interior, 
     transmitting the Department's inventory of commercial and 
     inherently governmental activities prepared in accordance 
     with the Federal Activities Reform (FAIR)Act of 1998 (P.L. 
     105-270) and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
     Circular No. A-76; to the Committee on Government Reform.
       1352. A letter from the Secretary, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting a report on the Department's 
     competitive sourcing policy and FY 2005 budget for 
     contracting out, in accordance with Division A, Title I (P.L. 
     108-447) of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, FY 2005, and 
     according to the OMB Circular No. A-76; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
       1353. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Administration and Management, Competitive Sourcing Official, 
     Department of Labor, transmitting the Department's Inherently 
     Governmental and Commercial Activities Inventory for FY 2004, 
     as required by the Federal Activities Inventory Reform Act of 
     1998 (the FAIR ACT) and OMB Circular A-76; to the Committee 
     on Government Reform.
       1354. A letter from the Deputy Director of Communications 
     and Legislative Affairs, Equal Employment Opportunity 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's annual report on 
     the Government in the Sunshine Act for Calendar Year 2004; to 
     the Committee on Government Reform.
       1355. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Mine Safety and 
     Health Review Commission, transmitting a copy of the annual 
     report in compliance with the Government in the Sunshine Act 
     during the calendar year 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(j); 
     to the Committee on Government Reform.
       1356. A letter from the Inspector General, General Services 
     Administration, transmitting the Office's Audit Report 
     Register for the period ending September 30, 2004, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 5(b); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
       1357. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Government Ethics, transmitting a report evaluating the 
     financial disclosure process for employees of the executive 
     branch and recommendations for improving that process, 
     pursuant to Public Law 108-458; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
       1358. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator for 
     Regulatory Programs, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska, 
     Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Aleutian 
     Islands Subarea Directed Pollock Fishery [Docket No. 
     041117321-5035-02; I.D. 100904D] (RIN: 0648-AS37) received 
     March 16, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Resources.

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       1359. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
     Species in the Rock Sole/Flathead Sole/``Other Flatfish'' 
     Fishery Category by Vessels Using Trawl Gear in Bering Sea 
     and Aleutian Islands Management Area [Docket No. 041126332-
     5039-02; I.D. 022805E] received March 16, 2005, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       1360. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Atlantic 
     Mackeral, Squid, and Butterfish Fisheries; Closure of the 
     Quater I Fishery for Loligo Squid [Docket No. 041221358-4358-
     01; I.D. 021405B] received March 3, 2005, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       1361. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
     Pacific Cod by Catcher Vessels 60 Feet (18.3 Meters) Length 
     Overall and Using Pot Gear in the Bering Sea and Aleutian 
     Islands Management Area [Docket No. 041202338-4338-01; I.D. 
     021105A] received February 28, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       1362. A letter from the Director, Office of Sustainable 
     Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Bluefin Tuna Fisheries 
     [I.D. 030405B] received March 23, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       1363. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
     Pacific Cod by Catcher Vessels 60 Feet Length Overall and 
     Longer Using Hook-and-line Gear in the Bering Sea and 
     Aleutian Islands [Docket No. 031124287-4060-02; I.D. 030905F] 
     received March 23, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Resources.
       1364. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries. NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
     Pollock in Statistical Area 610 of the Gulf of Alaska [Docket 
     No. 041126333-5040-02; I.D. 030905C] received March 23, 2005, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       1365. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
     Pacific Cod by Catcher Vessels Less Than 60 Ft. (18.3 m) LOA 
     Using Jig or Hool-and-Line Gear in the Bogoslof Pacific Cod 
     Exemption Area in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands 
     Management Area [Docket No. 020718172-2303-02; I.D. 030905B] 
     received March 23, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Resources.
       1366. A letter from the Deputy Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
     Pollock in Statistical Area 620 of the Gulf of Alaska [Docket 
     No. 041202339-01; I.D. 030105F] received March 16, 2005, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       1367. A letter from the Acting DIrector, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Fisheries of the Exclusive Zone Off Alaska; Atka Mackeral 
     in the Central Aleutian District [Docket No. 041202338-4338-
     01; I.D. 021605A] received March 3, 2005, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       1368. A letter from the Director, NMFS, National Oceanic 
     and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting the ninth and 
     final annual report on actions taken in respect to the New 
     England fishing capacity reduction initiative, pursuant to 
     Section 308(d)(7) of the Interjurisdictional Fisheries Act, 
     as amended, covering the period December 1, 2003 through 
     November 30, 2004; to the Committee on Resources.
       1369. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Secretary for the 
     Army for Project Planning and Review, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting a copy of the report of the Chief of Engineers 
     on Dallas Floodway Extension, Trinity River Basin, Texas, 
     consistent with Section 113 of Pub. L. 108-447; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1370. A letter from the Principal Deputy Assistant 
     Secretary of the Army for Civil Works, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting a report supporting the authorization and plans 
     to implement the project through the normal budget process at 
     the appropriate time, considering national priorities and the 
     availability of funds, pursuant to Section 101(b)(20)of the 
     Water Resources Development Act of 2000, authorizing 
     construction of the Sand Creek Watershed, Wahoo, Nebraska, 
     ecosystem restoration project; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1371. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate 
     Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     the Agency's final rule -- Extension of National Pollutant 
     Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Permit Deadline for 
     Storm Water Discharges for Oil and Gas Activity That Disturbs 
     One to Five Acres [OW-2002-0068; FRL-7882-2] (RIN: 2040-AE71) 
     received March 8, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1372. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Commerce, 
     transmitting the 2004 Annual Report of the Visiting Committee 
     on Advanced Technology of the National Institute of Standards 
     and Technology (NIST), pursuant to Public Law 100-418, 
     section 5131(b) (102 Stat. 1443); to the Committee on 
     Science.
       1373. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Labor, 
     transmitting the second annual report of the President's 
     National Hire Veterans Committee, pursuant to 38 U.S.C. 4100 
     Note; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
       1374. A letter from the Board of Trustees, Federal Old-Age 
     And Survivors Insurance And Disability Insurance Trust Funds, 
     transmitting the 2005 Annual Report of the Board of Trustees 
     of the Federal Old-Age andSurvivors Insurance and the Federal 
     Disability Insurance Trust Funds, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 
     401(c)(2), 1395i(b)(2), and 1395t(b)(2); (H. Doc. No. 109-
     18); to the Committee on Ways and Means and ordered to be 
     printed.
       1375. A letter from the Regulations Coordinator, CMS, 
     Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Medicare Program; Medicare 
     Prescription Drug Benefit; Interpretation [CMS-4068-F2] (RIN: 
     0938-AN08) received March 18, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); jointly to the Committees on Energy and 
     Commerce and Ways and Means.
       1376. A letter from the Board Members, Federal Hospital 
     Insurance Trust Fund, transmitting the 2005 Annual Report of 
     the Board of Trustees of the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust 
     Fund, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 401(c)(2), 1395i(b)(2), and 
     1395t(b)(2); (H. Doc. No. 109-17); jointly to the Committees 
     on Ways and Means and Energy and Commerce, and ordered to be 
     printed.
       1377. A letter from the Regulations Coordinator, CMS, 
     Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Medicare Program; Durable Medical 
     Equipment Regional Carrier Service Areas and Related Matters 
     [CMS-1219-F] (RIN: 0938-AL76) received March 3, 2005, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); jointly to the Committees 
     on Ways and Means and Energy and Commerce.
       1378. A letter from the Regulations Coordinator, CMS, 
     Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Medicare Program; Establishment of 
     the Medicare Advnatage Program; Interpretation [CMS-4069-F2] 
     (RIN: 0938-AN06) received March 18, 2005, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); jointly to the Committees on Ways and 
     Means and Energy and Commerce.
       1379. A letter from the Regulations Coordinator, CMS, 
     Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting the 
     Department's ``Major'' final rule -- Medicare Program: 
     Changes to the Medicare Claims Appeal Procedure [CMS-4064-
     IFC] (RIN: 0938-AM73) received March 3, 2005, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); jointly to the Committees on Ways and 
     Means and Energy and Commerce.

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