[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 120 (Monday, June 23, 2003)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 37087-37090]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-15669]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 9

[OPPT-2003-0002; FRL-7314-5]


OMB Approvals Under the Paperwork Reduction Act; Technical 
Amendment

AGENCY:  Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION:  Final rule.

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SUMMARY:  In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), this 
technical amendment updates the table that lists the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) control numbers issued under the PRA for 
information collection requirements contained in EPA's regulations that 
are promulgated in title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR). 
This technical amendment adds new approvals published in the Federal 
Register since July 1, 2000, and removes expired and terminated 
approvals.

DATES:  This rule is effective June 23, 2003.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  Angela F. Hofmann, Director, 
Regulatory Coordination Staff, Office of Prevention, Pesticides and 
Toxic Substances (7101M), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: 
(202) 564-0258; e-mail address: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. General Information

A. Does this Action Apply to Me?

    This action is directed to the public in general. This action may, 
however, be of interest to those persons who are concerned about OMB 
approval for information collections required by EPA regulations. Since 
other entities may also be interested, the Agency has not attempted to 
describe all the specific entities that may be affected by this action. 
If you have any questions regarding the applicability of this action to 
a particular entity, consult the person listed under FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT.

B. How Can I Get Copies of this Document and Other Related Information?

    1. Docket. EPA has established an official public docket for this 
action under docket identification (ID) number OPPT-2003-0002. The 
official public docket consists of the documents specifically 
referenced in this action, any public comments received, and

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other information related to this action. Although a part of the 
official docket, the public docket does not include Confidential 
Business Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is 
restricted by statute. The official public docket is the collection of 
materials that is available for public viewing at the EPA Docket 
Center, Rm. B102-Reading Room, EPA West, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., 
Washington, DC. The EPA Docket Center is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 
p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The EPA Docket 
Center Reading Room telephone number is (202) 566-1744 and the 
telephone number for the OPPT Docket, which is located in EPA Docket 
Center, is (202) 566-0280.
    2. Electronic access. You may access this Federal Register document 
electronically through the EPA Internet under the ``Federal Register'' 
listings at http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/. A frequently updated 
electronic version of 40 CFR part 9 is available at http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/cfrhtml_00/Title_40/40cfr9_00.html, a 
beta site currently under development.
    An electronic version of the public docket is available through 
EPA's electronic public docket and comment system, EPA Dockets. You may 
use EPA Dockets at http://www.epa.gov/edocket/ to submit or view public 
comments, access the index listing of the contents of the official 
public docket, and to access those documents in the public docket that 
are available electronically. Although not all docket materials may be 
available electronically, you may still access any of the publicly 
available docket materials through the docket facility identified in 
Unit I.B.1. Once in the system, select ``search,'' then key in the 
appropriate docket ID number.

II. Background

A. Why is this Technical Amendment Being Issued?

    This document updates the OMB control numbers listed in 40 CFR part 
9 for various actions published in the Federal Register since July 1, 
2000, and issued under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) (15 
U.S.C. 2601), the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act 
(FIFRA) (7 U.S.C. 136), and the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act 
(FFDCA) (21 U.S.C. 408). EPA will continue to present OMB control 
numbers in a consolidated table format in 40 CFR part 9 of the Agency's 
regulations. The table lists CFR citations with reporting, 
recordkeeping, or other information collection requirements that 
require OMB approval under the PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), and the 
current OMB control numbers. This listing of the OMB control numbers 
and their subsequent codification in the CFR satisfies the requirements 
of the PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) and OMB's implementing regulations 
at 5 CFR part 1320.

B. Why is this Technical Amendment Issued as a Final Rule?

    The information collection activities included in this document 
were previously subject to public notice and comment prior to OMB 
approval, as part of the OMB approval or rulemaking process. Therefore, 
EPA finds that publication of a proposed rule is unnecessary and would 
waste public tax dollars. This technical amendment is effective upon 
publication under the ``good cause'' clause found in section 
553(b)(3)(B) of the Administrative Procedure Act (APA) (5 U.S.C. 
553(b)(3)(B)) which allows a regulatory action to become final without 
prior notice and comment.

C. What Specific Changes are Being Made?

    The following changes are being made to the table in Sec.  9.1:
    1. Table amended to reflect new requirements. In the Federal 
Register of July 19, 2001 (66 FR 37772) (FRL-6057-7), EPA issued final 
regulations under FIFRA for Plant-Incorporated Protectants (Formerly 
Plant-Pesticides), with provisions codified in 40 CFR parts 152 and 
174. The information collection requirements contained in this rule 
consisted of up-front substantiation for claims of CBI for plant-
incorporated protectant activities (e.g., EUP submissions, registration 
applications, tolerance requests, and adverse-effects reporting), and 
for adverse-effects reporting for the otherwise exempt plant-
incorporated protectants. OMB approved the Information Collection 
Request (ICR) for this rule on July 31, 2001, under OMB control number 
2070-0142 (EPA ICR No. 1693.02). EPA announced this approval in the 
Federal Register on September 28, 2001 (66 FR 49664) (FRL-7069-8). 
Copies of these documents are available in the docket described in Unit 
I.B.1.
    2. Table amended to reflect ICR consolidation. EPA consolidated the 
information collection activities related to the PCB regulations in 40 
CFR part 761 under a single ICR. All of these information collection 
activities were already approved by OMB under the following OMB control 
numbers: 2070-0003 (EPA ICR No. 1000); 2070-0008 (EPA ICR No. 1001); 
2070-0011 (EPA ICR No. 1012); 2070-0021 (EPA ICR No. 857); 2070-0112 
(EPA ICR No. 1446); and 2070-0159 (EPA ICR No. 1729), and the table in 
part 9 identified these OMB control numbers. OMB approved the 
consolidated ICR on August 29, 2001, under OMB control number 2070-0112 
(EPA ICR No. 1446.07). EPA announced this approval in the Federal 
Register on December 14, 2001 (66 FR 64817) (FRL-7118-4), see also the 
Federal Register of February 12, 2002 (67 FR 6519) (FRL-7142-4). Copies 
of these documents are available in the docket described in Unit I.B.1.
    3. Table amended to reflect changes in the regulations. Since July 
1, 2001, EPA has taken several actions related to significant new use 
rules (SNURs) promulgated under TSCA section 5(a)(2). The paperwork 
burden associated with a SNUR has been approved under OMB control 
numbers 2070-0012 (EPA ICR No. 0574.11), when related to new chemicals, 
and 2070-0038 (EPA ICR No. 1188.07), when related to existing 
chemicals. These ICRs were first approved in the late 1980s and have 
been renewed every 3 years, and the latest approval for these ICRs were 
announced in the Federal Register on September 28, 2001 (66 FR 49664) 
for 2070-0012, and in the Federal Register on February 3, 2003 (68 FR 
5288) (FRL-7446-7) for 2070-0038. Copies of these documents are 
available in the docket described in Unit I.B.1.
    EPA is removing several entries because the SNURs have been 
revoked. Specifically, in the Federal Register on December 11, 2001 (66 
FR 63941) (FRL-6807-3), EPA removed Sec. Sec.  721.3460 and 721.6820, 
and in the Federal Register on September 27, 2002 (67 FR 60991) (FRL-
7186-9), EPA removed Sec. Sec.  721.3628, 721.5300, and 721.8170. Since 
these provisions no longer exist, the corresponding listing in the 
table should be removed as well.
    EPA is adding several entries to reflect the promulgation of the 
SNURs. Specifically, in the Federal Register on March 11, 2002 (67 FR 
11007) (FRL-6823-6), EPA established a new Sec.  721.9582. In the 
Federal Register on April 11, 2002 (67 FR 17643) (FRL-6805-1), EPA 
established new Sec. Sec.  721.1230, 721.1240, 721.3780, and 721.8175. 
In the Federal Register on March 28, 2003 (68 FR 15061) (FRL-6758-7), 
EPA established the following new Sec. Sec.  721.321; 721.338; 721.463; 
721.465; 721.522; 721.525; 721.532; 721.533; 721.638; 721.648; 721.843; 
721.910; 721.990; 721.1767; 721.1852; 721.1878; 721.1880; 721.2093; 
721.2155; 721.2465; 721.2577; 721.2582; 721.2584; 721.2673; 721.3805; 
721.3807; 721.3812; 721.3818; 721.3848; 721.4136; 721.4486; 721.4575; 
721.5260; 721.5262; 721.5283;

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 721.5286; 721.5452; 721.5454; 721.5590; 721.5925; 721.6005; 721.6178; 
721.6181; 721.6183; 721.6205; 721.8085; 721.8658; 721.8920; 721.9502; 
721.9504; 721.9538; 721.9597; and 721.9952. The table is amended to 
list these new sections, along with their corresponding OMB control 
number as identified in the final rule.

III. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews

    This final rule implements technical amendments to 40 CFR part 9 to 
reflect changes to OMB approvals under the PRA. It does not otherwise 
impose or amend any requirements. As such, this action is not a 
``significant regulatory action'' under Executive Order 12866, entitled 
Regulatory Planning and Review (58 FR 51735, October 4, 1993), and is 
therefore not subject to review by OMB.
    Because this action is not economically significant as defined by 
section 3(f) of Executive Order 12866, this action is not subject to 
Executive Order 13045, entitled Protection of Children from 
Environmental Health Risks and Safety Risks (62 FR 19885, April 23, 
1997).
    This rule does not contain any new information collection 
requirements that require review or approval by OMB pursuant to the 
PRA. The information collection activities associated with the OMB 
control numbers contained in this document have already been approved 
by OMB.
    Since the Agency has made a ``good cause'' finding that this action 
is not subject to notice and comment requirements under the APA or any 
other statute (see Unit II.B.), this action is not subject to the 
regulatory flexibility provisions of the Regulatory Flexibility Act 
(RFA) (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.), or to sections 202 and 205 of the 
Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (UMRA) (Public Law 104-4).
    In addition, this action does not significantly or uniquely affect 
small governments or impose a significant intergovernmental mandate, as 
described in sections 203 and 204 of UMRA. This rule will not have 
substantial direct effects on the States, on the relationship between 
the national government and the States, or on the distribution of power 
and responsibilities among the various levels of government, as 
specified in Executive Order 13132, entitled Federalism (64 FR 43255, 
August 10, 1999). Similarly, this rule will not have substantial direct 
effects on tribal governments, on the relationship between the Federal 
government and Indian tribes, or on the distribution of power and 
responsibilities between the Federal government and Indian tribes, as 
specified in Executive Order 13175, entitled Consultation and 
Coordination with Indian Tribal Governments (65 FR 67249, November 6, 
2000).
    This action does not involve any technical standards that require 
the Agency's consideration of voluntary consensus standards pursuant to 
section 12(d) of the National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act 
of 1995 (NTTAA), Public Law 104-113, section 12(d) (15 U.S.C. 272 
note).
    This rule is not subject to Executive Order 13211, entitled Actions 
Concerning Regulations That Significantly Affect Energy Supply, 
Distribution, or Use (66 FR 28355, May 22, 2001), because this action 
is not a significant regulatory action under Executive Order 12866.
    This action will not result in environmental justice related issues 
and does not therefore, require special consideration under Executive 
Order 12898, entitled Federal Actions to Address Environmental Justice 
in Minority Populations and Low-Income Populations (59 FR 7629, 
February 16, 1994).

IV. Congressional Review Act

    The Congressional Review Act (CRA), 5 U.S.C. 801 et seq., as added 
by the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996, 
generally provides that before a rule may take effect, the agency 
promulgating the rule must submit a rule report, which includes a copy 
of the rule, to each House of the Congress and to the Comptroller 
General of the United States. Section 808 of CRA allows the issuing 
agency to make a rule effective sooner than otherwise provided by the 
CRA if the agency makes a good cause finding that notice and public 
procedure is impracticable, unnecessary, or contrary to the public 
interest. This determination must be supported by a brief statement (5 
U.S.C. 808(2)). As stated previously, EPA has made such a good cause 
finding, including the reasons therefore, and established an effective 
date of June 23, 2003. EPA will submit a report containing this rule 
and other required information to the U.S. Senate, the U.S. House of 
Representatives, and the Comptroller General of the United States prior 
to publication of this rule in the Federal Register. This rule is not a 
``major rule'' as defined by 5 U.S.C. 804(2).

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 9

    Environmental protection, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.


    Dated: June 13, 2003.
Stephen L. Johnson,
Assistant Administrator, Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic 
Substances.

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Therefore, 40 CFR chapter I is amended as follows:

PART 9--[AMENDED]

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1. The authority citation for part 9 continues to read as follows:

    Authority:  7 U.S.C. 135 et seq., 136-136y; 15 U.S.C. 2001, 
2003, 2005, 2006, 2601-2671; 21 U.S.C. 331j, 346a, 348; 31 U.S.C. 
9701; 33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq., 1311, 1313d, 1314, 1318, 1321, 1326, 
1330, 1342, 1344, 1345 (d) and (e), 1361; E.O. 11735, 38 FR 21243, 3 
CFR, 1971-1975 Comp. p. 973; 42 U.S.C. 241, 242b, 243, 246, 300f, 
300g, 300g-1, 300g-2, 300g-3, 300g-4, 300g-5, 300g-6, 300j-1, 300j-
2, 300j-3, 300j-4, 300j-9, 1857 et seq., 6901-6992k, 7401-7671q, 
7542, 9601-9657, 11023, 11048.


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2. In Sec.  9.1, the table is amended by adding a new heading and its 
entries in numerical order to read as follows:


Sec.  9.1  OMB approvals under the Paperwork Reduction Act.

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                     40 CFR citation                            No.
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     Procedures and Requirements for Plant-Incorporated Protectants
 
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174.9...................................................       2070-0142
174.71..................................................       2070-0142
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3. In Sec.  9.1, the table is amended under the heading ``Significant 
New Uses of Chemical Substances'' by removing the entries 721.3460, 
721.3628, 721.5300, 721.6820, and 721.8170.

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4. In Sec.  9.1, the table is amended under the heading ``Significant 
New Uses of Chemical Substances'' by adding the following entries in 
numerical order:


Sec.  9.1  OMB approvals under the Paperwork Reduction Act.

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               Significant New Uses of Chemical Substances
 
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721.321.................................................       2070-0012
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721.338.................................................       2070-0012
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721.463.................................................       2070-0012
721.465.................................................       2070-0012

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721.522.................................................       2070-0012
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721.525.................................................       2070-0012
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721.532.................................................       2070-0012
721.533.................................................       2070-0012
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721.638.................................................       2070-0012
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721.648.................................................       2070-0012
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721.843.................................................       2070-0012
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721.910.................................................       2070-0012
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721.990.................................................       2070-0012
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721.1230................................................       2070-0012
721.1240................................................       2070-0012
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721.1767................................................       2070-0012
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721.1852................................................       2070-0012
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721.1878................................................       2070-0012
721.1880................................................       2070-0012
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721.2093................................................       2070-0012
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721.2155................................................       2070-0012
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721.2465................................................       2070-0012
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721.2577................................................       2070-0012
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721.2582................................................       2070-0012
721.2584................................................       2070-0012
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721.2673................................................       2070-0012
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721.3780................................................       2070-0012
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721.3805................................................       2070-0012
721.3807................................................       2070-0012
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721.3812................................................       2070-0012
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721.3818................................................       2070-0012
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721.3848................................................       2070-0012
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721.4136................................................       2070-0012
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721.4486................................................       2070-0012
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721.4575................................................       2070-0012
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721.5260................................................       2070-0012
721.5262................................................       2070-0012
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721.5283................................................       2070-0012
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721.5286................................................       2070-0012
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721.5452................................................       2070-0012
721.5454................................................       2070-0012
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721.5590................................................       2070-0012
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721.5925................................................       2070-0012
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721.6005................................................       2070-0012
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721.6178................................................       2070-0012
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721.6181................................................       2070-0012
721.6183................................................       2070-0012
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721.6205................................................       2070-0012
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721.8085................................................       2070-0012
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721.8175................................................       2070-0012
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721.8658................................................       2070-0012
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721.8920................................................       2070-0012
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721.9502................................................       2070-0012
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721.9504................................................       2070-0012
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721.9538................................................       2070-0012
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721.9582................................................       2070-0038
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721.9597................................................       2070-0012
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721.9952................................................       2070-0012
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5. In Sec.  9.1, the table is amended by revising the entries under the 
heading ``Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) Manufacturing, Processing, 
Distribution in Commerce, and Use Prohibitions'' to read as follows:


Sec.  9.1  OMB approvals under the Paperwork Reduction Act.

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                     40 CFR citation                            No.
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Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) Manufacturing, Processing, Distribution
                    in Commerce, and Use Prohibitions
 
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761.20..................................................       2070-0112
761.30..................................................       2070-0112
761.35..................................................       2070-0112
761.40..................................................       2070-0112
761.60..................................................       2070-0112
761.61..................................................       2070-0112
761.62..................................................       2070-0112
761.65..................................................       2070-0112
761.70..................................................       2070-0112
761.71..................................................       2070-0112
761.72..................................................       2070-0112
761.75(b) and (c).......................................       2070-0112
761.77..................................................       2070-0112
761.79(f) and (h).......................................       2070-0112
761.80(e), (g), (i) and (n).............................       2070-0112
761.125.................................................       2070-0112
761.180.................................................       2070-0112
761.185.................................................       2070-0112
761.187.................................................       2070-0112
761.193.................................................       2070-0112
761.202(a)..............................................       2070-0112
761.205.................................................       2070-0112
761.207.................................................       2070-0112
761.208.................................................       2070-0112
761.209.................................................       2070-0112
761.210.................................................       2070-0112
761.211.................................................       2070-0112
761.215.................................................       2070-0112
761.218.................................................       2070-0112
761.253.................................................       2070-0112
761.274.................................................       2070-0112
761.295.................................................       2070-0112
761.314.................................................       2070-0112
761.357.................................................       2070-0112
761.359.................................................       2070-0112
761.395.................................................       2070-0112
761.398.................................................       2070-0112
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