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TABLE OF EFFECTIVE DATES AND TIME PERIODS--DECEMBER 2012
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                                       15 days after          21 days after          30 days after          35 days after          45 days after          60 days after         90 days after
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            December 3                     Dec 18                 Dec 24                 Jan 2                  Jan 7                  Jan 17                 Feb 1                 Mar 4
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            December 4                     Dec 19                 Dec 26                 Jan 3                  Jan 8                  Jan 18                 Feb 4                 Mar 4
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            December 5                     Dec 20                 Dec 26                 Jan 4                  Jan 9                  Jan 22                 Feb 4                 Mar 5
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            December 6                     Dec 21                 Dec 27                 Jan 7                  Jan 10                 Jan 22                 Feb 4                 Mar 6
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            December 7                     Dec 24                 Dec 28                 Jan 7                  Jan 11                 Jan 22                 Feb 5                 Mar 7
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           December 10                     Dec 26                 Dec 31                 Jan 9                  Jan 14                 Jan 24                 Feb 8                Mar 11
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           December 11                     Dec 26                 Jan 2                  Jan 10                 Jan 15                 Jan 25                Feb 11                Mar 11
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           December 12                     Dec 27                 Jan 2                  Jan 11                 Jan 16                 Jan 28                Feb 11                Mar 12
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           December 13                     Dec 28                 Jan 3                  Jan 14                 Jan 17                 Jan 28                Feb 11                Mar 13
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           December 14                     Dec 31                 Jan 4                  Jan 14                 Jan 18                 Jan 28                Feb 12                Mar 14
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           December 17                     Jan 2                  Jan 7                  Jan 16                 Jan 22                 Jan 31                Feb 15                Mar 18
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           December 18                     Jan 2                  Jan 8                  Jan 17                 Jan 22                 Feb 1                 Feb 19                Mar 18
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           December 19                     Jan 3                  Jan 9                  Jan 18                 Jan 23                 Feb 4                 Feb 19                Mar 19
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           December 20                     Jan 4                  Jan 10                 Jan 22                 Jan 24                 Feb 4                 Feb 19                Mar 20
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           December 21                     Jan 7                  Jan 11                 Jan 22                 Jan 25                 Feb 4                 Feb 19                Mar 21
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           December 24                     Jan 8                  Jan 14                 Jan 23                 Jan 28                 Feb 7                 Feb 22                Mar 25
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           December 26                     Jan 10                 Jan 16                 Jan 25                 Jan 30                 Feb 11                Feb 25                Mar 26
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           December 27                     Jan 11                 Jan 17                 Jan 28                 Jan 31                 Feb 11                Feb 25                Mar 27
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           December 28                     Jan 14                 Jan 18                 Jan 28                 Feb 1                  Feb 11                Feb 26                Mar 28
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           December 31                     Jan 15                 Jan 22                 Jan 30                 Feb 4                  Feb 14                 Mar 1                 Apr 1
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