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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Marketing Service

7 CFR Part 966

[Docket No. FV94-966-1IFR]

 

Tomatoes Grown in Florida; Amendment of Rules and Regulations

AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA.

ACTION: Interim final rule.

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SUMMARY: This interim rule clarifies registered handler application and 
approval procedures and the Florida Tomato Committee's (committee) 
authority to cancel a handler's certificate of registration for good 
cause. The rule also clarifies that only registered handlers of Florida 
tomatoes may ship such tomatoes in interstate commerce. This rule also 
adds special purpose shipment outlets, redefines one of those outlets, 
and brings the order's special purpose shipment provisions into 
conformity with each other. Finally, this rule provides that handlers 
must report packout information on a daily basis to the committee or an 
authorized agent of the committee. This rule is expected to enhance 
compliance with the order and regulations and bring the regulations 
into conformity with current industry practices. The amendments were 
unanimously recommended by the committee. In addition, the Department 
of Agriculture (Department) makes conforming changes.

DATES: Effective on October 7, 1994. Comments received by November 7, 
1994, will be considered prior to issuance of any final rule.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit written comments 
concerning this rule. Comments must be sent in triplicate to the Docket 
Clerk, Marketing Order Administration Branch, F&V, AMS, USDA, Room 
2523-S, P.O. Box 96456, Washington, DC 20090-6456, FAX (202) 720-5698. 
Comments should reference the docket number, the date and page number 
of this issue of the Federal Register and will be made available for 
public inspection in the Office of the Docket Clerk during regular 
business hours.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Aleck Jonas, Marketing Specialist, 
Southeast Marketing Field Office, Fruit and Vegetable Division, AMS, 
USDA, P. O. Box 2276, Winter Haven, Florida 33883-2276; (813) 299-4770 
or FAX (813) 299-5169, or Shoshana Avrishon, Marketing Specialist, 
Marketing Order Administration Branch, Fruit and Vegetable Division, 
AMS, USDA, Room 2523-S., P.O. Box 96456, Washington, DC 20090-6456; 
telephone: (202) 720-3610, or FAX (202) 720-5698;

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This rule is issued under Marketing 
Agreement and Order No. 966 [7 CFR part 966], both as amended, 
regulating the handling of tomatoes grown in Florida. The order is 
authorized by the Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937, as 
amended [7 U.S.C. 601-674], hereinafter referred to as the ``Act''.
    The Department is issuing this rule in accordance with Executive 
Order 12866.
    This rule has been reviewed under Executive Order 12778, Civil 
Justice Reform and is not intended to have retroactive effect. This 
rule will not preempt any State or local laws, regulations, or 
policies, unless they present an irreconcilable conflict with this 
rule.
    The Act provides that administrative proceedings must be exhausted 
before parties may file suit in court. Under section 608c(15)(A) of the 
Act, any handler subject to an order may file with the Secretary a 
petition stating that the order, any provision of the order, or any 
obligation imposed in connection with the order is not in accordance 
with law and requesting a modification of the order or to be exempted 
therefrom. A handler is afforded the opportunity for a hearing on the 
petition. After a hearing the Secretary would rule on the petition. The 
Act provides that the district court of the United States in any 
district in which the handler is an inhabitant, or has his or her 
principal place of business, has jurisdiction in equity to review the 
Secretary's ruling on the petition, provided a bill in equity is filed 
not later than 20 days after the date of entry of the ruling.
    Pursuant to requirements set forth in the Regulatory Flexibility 
Act (RFA), the Administrator of the Agricultural Marketing Service 
(AMS) has considered the economic impact of this rule on small 
entities.
    The purpose of the RFA is to fit regulatory actions to the scale of 
business subject to such actions in order that small businesses will 
not be unduly or disproportionately burdened. Marketing orders issued 
pursuant to the Act, and rules issued thereunder, are unique in that 
they are brought about through group action of essentially small 
entities acting on their own behalf. Thus, both statutes have small 
entity orientation and compatibility.
    There are approximately 50 handlers of Florida tomatoes subject to 
regulation under the marketing order and approximately 250 producers in 
the production area. Small agricultural service firms, including tomato 
handlers, are defined by the Small Business Administration [13 CFR 
121.601] as those whose annual receipts are less than $5,000,000, and 
small agricultural producers have been defined as those having annual 
receipts of less than $500,000. The majority of the tomato handlers and 
producers may be classified as small entities.
    On May 31, 1994, the committee met to discuss the difficulty it has 
experienced in collecting assessments from a few handlers and in 
receiving complete, up-to-date packout information from some handlers. 
The committee recommended several modifications to the order's existing 
rules and regulations to improve these situations.

Handler Certification

    Currently, pursuant to Sec. 966.323 Handling regulation, fresh 
market shipments of tomatoes by handlers to points outside the 
regulated area must meet grade, size, inspection, and container 
requirements. Fresh market shipments within the regulated area are not 
subject to such requirements. Fresh market shipments within and outside 
the regulated area are subject to assessments. The regulated area is 
defined as the portion of the State of Florida which is bounded by the 
Suwannee River, the Georgia Border, the Atlantic Ocean, and the Gulf of 
Mexico. Basically, it is the entire State of Florida, except the 
Panhandle. The production area is part of the regulated area.
    Under Sec. 966.113 Registered handler, and for the purpose of this 
order, registered handlers are persons who have adequate facilities for 
grading tomatoes for market and who assume initial responsibility for 
compliance with inspection, assessment, reporting, and other regulatory 
requirements concerning tomatoes grown in the production area. Any 
person who wishes to become a registered handler is required to make an 
application for registration with the committee on forms prescribed by, 
and available at the principle office of, the committee. If the 
applicant has facilities which are determined by the committee as 
adequate for grading tomatoes, the applicant may be approved as a 
registered handler. ``Adequate facilities'' are currently defined as 
those being in a permanent location with nonportable equipment for the 
proper grading, sizing and packing of tomatoes. The committee 
recommended two minor additions to the definition: (1) The term 
``washing'' should be added to the definition, as that activity is an 
integral part of the handling process; and (2) the phrase ``grown in 
the production area'' be added at the end of the definition to further 
identify the tomatoes being handled.
    Most tomatoes produced in Florida are shipped fresh to markets 
outside the regulated area. The committee's goal is to avoid marketing 
problems associated with poor quality tomato shipments. The industry 
has spent substantial sums of money to promote Florida tomatoes to the 
trade and consumers. Such expenditures are predicated on the shipment 
by handlers of good quality tomatoes, which buyers have come to expect 
from Florida.
    The committee reported that it has been difficult to collect 
assessments from some handlers in the past. One handler indicates no 
intention of paying assessments this year. Because of these compliance 
difficulties, and to foster shipments of good quality tomatoes, the 
committee recommended changes in the rules and regulations to 
strengthen the registered handler procedures, clarify handler 
responsibilities under the order, and enhance the committee's 
compliance capabilities.
    The committee recommended amending Sec. 966.113 and adopting new 
provisions which would: (1) Establish that registered handlers must be 
certified by the committee; (2) provide the committee with the 
authority, criteria, and procedures for approving registered handler 
certifications and for cancelling such certifications for failure to 
pay assessments or provide reports to the committee; and (3) allow only 
registered handlers to lawfully ship tomatoes outside of the regulated 
area. After considering the committee's recommendations, the Department 
has determined that the changes in this interim rule are necessary to 
effectuate the declared policy of the Act.
    New Sec. 966.113 contains an introductory statement explaining the 
criteria that a handler must meet to be registered under the order. 
These provisions include having adequate facilities and being certified 
by the committee as a registered handler, handling tomatoes in 
compliance with order requirements, obtaining inspection, submitting 
required reports, and paying applicable assessments. Four of these 
provisions are currently specified in Sec. 966.113. The provisions for 
certification as a registered handler and submission of reports are 
added in this rule to help the committee with its compliance 
responsibilities and improve marketing assistance provided to handlers 
under the order.
    New paragraph (a) establishes qualifications for registered handler 
certification. The committee or its duly authorized agent inspects 
handling facilities to determine if those facilities meet the 
requirements for certification. The facilities must be located in the 
regulated area and be permanent, non-portable buildings. The equipment 
in the facilities must also be nonportable and capable of properly 
washing, grading, sizing, and packing of tomatoes grown in the 
production area. These requirements are the same as those in the 
current definition for Adequate facilities in paragraph (e) of 
Sec. 966.323, with the addition of washing as an activity and the 
reference to where the tomatoes are produced. The definition is removed 
from paragraph (e) of Sec. 966.323 and, as modified, added to new 
paragraph (a) of Sec. 966.113 to define, in the appropriate place in 
the rules and regulations, the kind of facilities and equipment needed 
for certification as a registered handler.
    New paragraph (b) of Sec. 966.113 specifies the information 
requested by the committee in the application for registered handler 
certification. The information requested is common business 
identification information.
    New paragraph (c) of Sec. 966.113 provides that the committee or an 
agent of the committee make the determination that an applicant's 
facilities meet requirements. Such certification will be made in 
writing by the committee. Denial of certification, and the basis 
thereof, will also be made in writing to the applicant by the 
committee.
    New paragraph (d) of Sec. 966.113 establishes criteria for 
cancellation of a registered handler's certification, with the approval 
of the Secretary, based on failure to pay assessments on a timely basis 
and failure to provide required reports. A registered handler's 
certification will also be subject to cancellation, with the approval 
of the Secretary, if the handler no longer has adequate facilities, as 
that term is defined in Sec. 966.113(a). A cancelled certification will 
be reinstated once a handler demonstrates compliance with assessment, 
reporting and facility requirements. New paragraph (d) also includes 
the exemption, currently in Sec. 966.113, concerning persons who make 
deliveries of ungraded tomatoes to handling facilities.
    New paragraph (e) of Sec. 966.113 provides that any inspection 
certificate of tomatoes offered for inspection by a non-registered 
handler contains a statement to that effect. The inspection certificate 
for all such tomato lots will read ``Fails to meet the requirements of 
Marketing Order No. 966 because the handler is not a registered 
handler.'' Such failing certificate will be issued, regardless of the 
grade, size or containerization of the tomatoes inspected. The 
committee will keep the Federal State Inspection Service (inspection 
service) abreast of all handlers' status. Any handler who is denied a 
registered handler certificate or who has a registered handler 
certificate cancelled, may appeal to the committee for reconsideration. 
Such appeal must be made in writing.
    The Florida Road Guard Bureau of the Florida Department of 
Agriculture and Consumer Services releases tomato shipments for 
interstate commerce only if the inspection certificates indicate that 
such shipments meet marketing order requirements. Thus, persons or 
handlers not certified as a registered handler by the committee will 
not be able to ship tomatoes outside the regulated area.
    The committee recommended that this provision be included under a 
separate title and paragraph. Because inspection certification is 
dependent on handler certification, the Department includes this 
recommendation as part of the new provision on certified registered 
handlers in Sec. 966.113. For emphasis and to provide consistency in 
regulations, the Department also adds this requirement to paragraph 
(a)(4) Inspection in Sec. 966.323.
    Section 966.113 provides that handlers must pay assessments on a 
timely basis to maintain their registered handler certification. For 
emphasis and to provide consistency in regulations, the Department also 
adds this requirement as new paragraph (e) Assessments under 
Sec. 966.323.

Certificates of Privilege

    The committee recommended changing an incorrect citation in the 
first sentence of Sec. 966.120 Application for Certificate of Privilege 
which incorrectly refers to Sec. 966.53 of the order. The committee 
states that the intent of the section is to require Certificates of 
Privilege for special purpose shipments authorized in Sec. 966.54 
Shipments for special purposes. Thus, Sec. 966.54 is referenced in the 
first sentence of the paragraph. This adjustment does not change 
current practices as the committee's use of Certificates of Privilege 
is consistent with Sec. 966.54 of the order.
    This rule also changes Sec. 966.120 to be consistent with the 
outlets specified in Sec. 966.323 Handling regulations. One outlet 
currently specified in Sec. 966.120 is changed and three new outlets 
are added. The term ``processing'' replaces the term ``canning'' to 
make the regulations consistent with current industry practice. 
Pickling, experimental purposes and export, which are currently 
specified in Sec. 966.323(b), are added to Sec. 966.120. The committee 
also proposed that it have the authority, with the Secretary's 
approval, to add other outlets to meet changing food technologies and 
services which could benefit from receiving tomatoes shipped under 
Certificate of Privilege. This authority is added to Sec. 966.120.
    The Department makes conforming changes to paragraph (b) of 
Sec. 966.323 to make that paragraph consistent with the changes to 
Sec. 966.120. The term ``canning'' is changed to ``processing'' and 
committee authority to add special purpose outlets, with the 
Secretary's approval, is added as conforming changes.
    The Department also adds a definition for ``processing'' to 
paragraph (e) Sec. 966.323 Definitions. ``Processing'' is defined as 
the manufacture of any tomato product which has been converted into 
juice, or preserved by any commercial process, including canning, 
dehydrating, drying, and the addition of chemical substances. Also, 
paragraph (e) of Sec. 966.323, as provided herein, is redesignated as 
paragraph (g).

Packout Reports

    The committee also recommended that all handlers be required to 
present daily packout reports to the inspection service. The inspection 
service currently collects these reports from most handlers for 
inspection billing purposes and sends a daily packout report to the 
committee.
    Currently, all handlers maintain records of their daily packout 
activity based on the grade, size, and containers of tomatoes handled. 
The inspection service collects this data at the end of each work day 
for inspection billing purposes. As a service to the committee and 
tomato handlers, the inspection service compiles this information 
(received from its various inspectors) and reports it to the committee 
at the end of the day or the following morning. The committee compiles 
this data into a daily, industry-wide, packout report. The report is 
considered an indispensable tool for handlers to assess daily tomato 
market conditions and is disseminated, upon request, to registered 
handlers.
    However, some handlers fail to provide their packout data to the 
inspection service on a timely basis to allow inclusion of the 
handler's data in each daily, industry-wide report. To be a useful 
tool, the industry-wide report must be accurate and include, to the 
extent possible, the total industry packout. Because the report is such 
a valuable marketing tool for handlers, the committee voted unanimously 
to propose that each registered handler be required to report the 
handler's daily packout data to the inspection service in a timely 
manner.
    The packout data that handlers provide to the inspection service, 
to the committee directly, or to another agent of the committee is data 
that is routinely compiled by each handler as part of the handler's 
normal, daily operating records. The reporting deadline of the end of 
the working day, as designated by the committee, will not present an 
undue burden on handlers because the data requested is routinely 
recorded by handlers at the end of each working day. Individual handler 
data collated and disseminated in an industry-wide report will not 
disclose confidential information or the business position of 
individual handlers.
    The committee recommended that this change be added to the rules 
and regulations as a separate, new number, title and paragraph. 
However, because the new provision establishes a reporting requirement 
on handlers, the Department inserts the provision as a separate, new 
paragraph under current Sec. 966.323. Thus, a new paragraph (e) is 
added to the handling regulation and current paragraph (e) Definitions 
is redesignated as paragraph (g).

Assessments

    Finally, the committee recommended that a clarification be added to 
the rules and regulations to clearly state that handlers must pay 
assessments to maintain their certification as registered handlers. 
Failure of some handlers to pay their assessments places an unfair 
burden upon those handlers who comply with order requirements. The 
Department adds that this clarification to Sec. 966.323 handling 
regulation because payment of assessments is a requirement of handlers 
under the order. A new paragraph (f) Assessments is added to 
Sec. 966.323. This paragraph stated that failure of a registered 
handler to pay assessments in a timely manner will result in 
cancellation of the registered handler's status, thus, making that 
handler ineligible to ship tomatoes outside of the regulated area. 
Current committee collection procedures are: (1) Weekly assessment 
billings during the harvest season; (2) payment within 30 days; (3) 
followed by a demand letter specifying the end of a 15 day extended 
notice period; and (4) referral to the Department for legal action. 
Under this rule, a handler who has not paid assessments after 
expiration of the extended notice period provided in the demand letter 
will be considered out of compliance and will be reported to the 
inspection service as a non-registered handler.
    Based on the above, the Administrator of the AMS has determined 
that this interim rule will not have a significant economic impact on a 
substantial number of small entities.
    In accordance with the Paper Work Reduction Act of 1980, [44 U.S.C. 
Chapter 35], the information collection requirement contained in this 
rule has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
for approval and has been assigned OMB No. 0581-0073. Because handlers 
currently complete a form to be certified as a registered handler, no 
additional OMB approval is needed for such registration. However, this 
rule provides that each registered handler, at the end of each day in 
which tomatoes are handled by the registered handler, furnish the 
committee or it's designated agent an accurate accounting of the number 
of tomato containers packed that day. This report provides the grade, 
size, and containers of tomatoes packed by the handler each packing 
day. Because the information is readily available from each day's 
packout, the report takes five minutes to complete. The committee needs 
this information to compile a daily packout report which is used by 
handlers in their marketing efforts. This provision is consistent with 
current industry practice. It is estimated that 50 handlers currently 
submit daily reports and receive marketing assistance during the 
marketing period October 10, through June 15 each year.
    Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553, it is found and determined, upon good 
cause, that it is impracticable, unnecessary and contrary to the public 
interest to give preliminary notice prior to putting this rule into 
effect, and that good cause exists for not postponing the effective 
date of this rule until 30 days after publication in the Federal 
Register because this rule: (1) clarifies order regulations and makes 
those regulations consistent with current conditions in the industry; 
(2) is expected to improve compliance with order requirements; (3) 
needs to be in effect as soon as possible because the marketing season 
begins on October 10, 1994; (4) was unanimously recommended by the 
committee at a public meeting; and (5) provides a 30-day comment period 
and all comments timely received will be considered prior to the 
finalization of this rule.

List of Subjects in 7 CFR Part 966

    Marketing agreements, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, 
Tomatoes.

    For the reasons set forth in the preamble, 7 CFR part 966 is 
amended as follows:

PART 966--TOMATOES GROWN IN FLORIDA

    1. The authority citation for 7 CFR part 966 continues to read as 
follows:

    Authority: 7 U.S.C. 601-674.

    2. Section 966.113 is revised to read as follows:


Sec. 966.113  Registered handler certification.

    Each handler who handles tomatoes grown in the production area must 
be certified as a registered handler by the committee in order to ship 
such tomatoes outside of the regulated area. A handler who is certified 
as a registered handler is a handler who has adequate facilities to 
meet the requirements for preparing tomatoes for market, obtains 
inspection on tomatoes handled, agrees to handle tomatoes in compliance 
with the order's grade, size and container requirements, pays 
applicable assessments on a timely basis, submits reports required by 
the committee, and agrees to comply with other regulatory requirements 
on the handling of tomatoes grown in the production area.
    (a) Based on the criteria specified in this section, the committee 
shall determine eligibility for certification as a registered handler. 
The committee or its authorized agent shall inspect a handler's 
facilities to determine if the facilities are adequate for preparing 
tomatoes for market. In order to be adequate for such purposes, the 
facilities must be permanent, nonportable buildings located in the 
production area with equipment that is nonportable for the proper 
washing, grading, sizing and packing of tomatoes grown in the 
production area.
    (b) Application for certification shall be executed by the handler 
and filed with the committee on a form, prescribed by and available at 
the principal office of the committee, containing the following 
information:
    (1) Business name,
    (2) Address of handling facilities (including telephone and 
facsimile number),
    (3) Mailing address (if different from handling facility),
    (4) Number of years in tomato business in Florida,
    (5) Type of business, and
    (6) Names of senior officers, partners, or principal owners with 
financial interest in the business.
    (c) If the committee determines from available information that an 
applicant meets the criteria specified in this section, such applicant 
shall be certified as a registered handler and shall be so informed by 
written notice from the committee. If certification is denied, such 
denial shall be made by the committee in writing, stating the reasons 
for denial.
    (d) A registered handler's certification shall be cancelled by the 
committee, with the approval of the Secretary, if the handler fails to 
pay assessments within 45 days of the end of the assessment billing 
period, fails to provide reports, or no longer has adequate facilities 
as described in this section. Cancellation of a handler's registration 
shall be made in writing to the handler and shall specify the reason(s) 
for and effective date of such cancellation. The committee shall 
recertify the handler's registration at such time as the handler 
corrects the deficiencies which resulted in the cancellation. 
Certification is permanent until the committee determines, based on 
criteria herein, that cancellation is warranted. Persons who make 
deliveries of ungraded tomatoes to such certified registered handlers 
are hereby determined to be exempt from otherwise applicable 
regulations pursuant to this part.
    (e) During any period in which the handling of tomatoes is 
regulated pursuant to this part, no handler shall obtain an inspection 
certifying that said handler's tomatoes meet the requirements of the 
marketing order unless said handler has been certified as a registered 
handler. Any person who is not certified as a registered handler may 
receive inspection on tomatoes from the Federal-State Inspection 
Service. Such inspection certificate shall state ``Fails to meet the 
requirements of Marketing Order No. 966 because the handler is not a 
registered handler.''
    3. In Sec. 966.120, paragraph (a) is revised to read as follows:


Sec. 966.120  Application for Certificate of Privilege.

    (a) Whenever handling is regulated pursuant to Sec. 966.54, each 
handler desiring to make shipments of tomatoes for any of the following 
purposes shall, prior thereto, apply to the committee for and obtain a 
Certificate of Privilege permitting such shipment:
    (1) For pickling, or
    (2) For processing, or
    (3) For experimental purposes, or
    (4) For relief or charity, or
    (5) For export, or
    (6) For other purposes which may be specified by the committee, 
with the approval of the Secretary.
* * * * *
    4. Section 966.323 is amended by revising paragraphs (a)(4) and 
(b), redesignating paragraph (e) as paragraph (g), revising 
redesignated paragraph (g), and adding new paragraphs (e) and (f) to 
read as follows:


Sec. 966.323  Handling regulation.

* * * * *
    (a) * * *
    (4) Inspection. Tomatoes shall be inspected and certified pursuant 
to the provisions of Sec. 966.60. Each handler who applies for 
inspection shall register with the committee pursuant to Sec. 966.113. 
Persons not certified by the committee as a registered handler shall be 
issued inspection certificates on shipments handled by such persons 
stating ``Fails to meet the requirements of Marketing Order No. 966 
because the handler is not a registered handler.'' Evidence of 
inspection must accompany truck shipments.
    (b) Special purpose shipments. The requirements of paragraph (a) of 
this section shall not be applicable to shipments of tomatoes for 
pickling, processing, experimental purposes, relief, charity, export, 
or other outlets recommended by the committee and approved by the 
Secretary, if the handler thereof complies with the safeguard 
requirements of paragraph (c) of this section. Shipments for processing 
are also exempt from the assessment requirements of this part.
* * * * *
    (e) Report of packouts. Each registered handler shall, at the end 
of each day during which handling activities have been conducted, or 
the following morning as the committee may prescribe, provide to the 
committee or its designated agent a complete and accurate accounting of 
the number of containers of tomatoes packed that day. The report shall 
include an accounting of the grade, size, maturity, and net weight of 
the containers packed in each such category. The total packout report 
shall be provided to the committee or its authorized agent in a timely 
fashion that allows the committee to compile a daily, industry-wide 
packout report.
    (f) Assessments. Handlers shall pay assessments as provided in 
Sec. 966.42. Assessment will be based on inspection certificates 
supplied to the committee by the Federal-State Inspection Service.
    (g) Definitions. Hydroponic tomatoes means tomatoes grown in 
solution without soil; greenhouse tomatoes means tomatoes grown 
indoors. A Certified Tomato Repacker is a repacker of tomatoes in the 
regulated area who has the facilities for handling, regrading, 
resorting, and repacking tomatoes into consumer sized packages and has 
been certified as such by the committee. Processing as used in 
Secs. 966.120 and 966.323 means the manufacture of any tomato product 
which has been converted into juice, or preserved by any commercial 
process, including canning, dehydrating, drying, and the addition of 
chemical substances. U.S. tomato standards means the revised United 
States Standards for Fresh Tomatoes (7 CFR 51.1855 through 51.1877), 
effective October 1, 1991, as amended, or variations thereof specified 
in this section. Other terms in this section shall have the same 
meaning as when used in Marketing Agreement No. 125, as amended, and 
this part, and the U.S. tomato standards.

    Dated: October 4, 1994.
Eric M. Forman,
Deputy Director, Fruit and Vegetable Division.
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