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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
Address1 | 1299 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, NW |
Address2 | Suite 900 |
City | WASHINGTON |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20004 |
Country | USA |
3. Principal place of business (if different than line 2)
City | Fairfield |
State | CT |
Zip Code | 06431 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 15997-12
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6. House ID# 311080000
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TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2015 |
Q1 (1/1 - 3/31) | Q2 (4/1 - 6/30) | Q3 (7/1 - 9/30) | Q4 (10/1 - 12/31) |
9. Check if this filing amends a previously filed version of this report
10. Check if this is a Termination Report | Termination Date |
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11. No Lobbying Issue Activity |
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Provide a good faith estimate, rounded to the nearest $10,000, of all lobbying related income for the client (including all payments to the registrant by any other entity for lobbying activities on behalf of the client). | 14. REPORTING Check box to indicate expense accounting method. See instructions for description of options. | ||||||||
Method A.
Reporting amounts using LDA definitions only
Method B. Reporting amounts under section 6033(b)(8) of the Internal Revenue Code Method C. Reporting amounts under section 162(e) of the Internal Revenue Code |
Signature | Digitally Signed By: Joanne McMahon |
Date | 1/20/2016 4:38:03 PM |
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code AVI
16. Specific lobbying issues
FAA reauthorization
Transportation/HUD appropriations
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Darby |
Becker |
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Peter |
Prowitt |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code CAW
16. Specific lobbying issues
Private Activity Bonds for Water
SRF Program Funding
Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Jon |
Freedman |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code CPT
16. Specific lobbying issues
International IP Protection
Trade Secret Protection
S 1137 - Patent Act
HR 9 - Innovation Act
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Thaddeus |
Burns |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code DEF
16. Specific lobbying issues
Acquisition Reform
Adaptive Engine Technology Development
AH-1Z/UH-1Y Re-Engining Program
B-1 Bomber Modifications
CH-53K Helicopter Program
Combat Rescue Helicopter (CRH)
Comprehensive Subcontracting Program (CSP)
Defense Appropriations, FY 2016
HR 719, Continuing Resolution, FY 16
Improved Turbine Engine Program (ITEP)
The National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2016 (including Export-Import Bank financing and Ex-Im Bank authorization)
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Defense - Dept of (DOD)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Darby |
Becker |
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Tom |
McGovern |
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Peter |
Prowitt |
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Gary |
Reese |
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Lynn |
Thomson |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code ENG
16. Specific lobbying issues
Cybersecurity
Energy Efficiency
Export Import Bank (Ex-Im) Authorization
HR 161 - Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act
HR 8 - North American Energy, Security, and Infrastructure Act
LNG Excise Tax Equalization
LNG Exports
Nuclear Exports
Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) Authorization
Pipeline Permitting Enhancement
Resolution Wind Production Tax Credit (PTC)
S 1228 - North American Energy Infrastructure Act
State Regulatory Primacy
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Energy - Dept of, Executive Office of the President (EOP), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Interior - Dept of (DOI), Transportation - Dept of (DOT)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
William |
Behrens |
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Chrissy |
Borskey |
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Amanda |
Campbell |
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Paul |
Doucette |
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George |
Pickart |
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Joshua |
Raymond |
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James |
Sandberg |
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Lynn |
Thomson |
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Pamela |
Venzke |
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Lisa |
Wolski |
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Karen |
Knutson |
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Kelcy |
Walsh |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code ENV
16. Specific lobbying issues
Chemical Risk Assessment Issues
Regulatory Reform Issues
S 697 - Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Energy - Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Darby |
Becker |
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Nancy |
Dorn |
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Peter |
Prowitt |
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Lynn |
Thomson |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code FIN
16. Specific lobbying issues
Financial Services Oversight Counsel Issues
Issues related to CFPB regulatory matters, including arbitration, data collection, and deferred interest
Issues related to the implementation of Dodd Frank
S 1484 - Financial Regulatory Improvement Act: issues related to regulatory oversight
S 754 - Cybersecurity and Information Sharing Act: issues related to information sharing and data security
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Reserve System, Treasury - Dept of, Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
William |
Behrens |
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Joshua |
Raymond |
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Michele |
Johnson |
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Legislative Assistant for Senator Kent Conrad, United States Senate (July 1994 through November 1997) |
19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code HCR
16. Specific lobbying issues
Africa Health Systems Strengthening
Health Information Technology
HR 160 - Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2015
HR 2772 - Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2016
HR 320 - Rapid DNA Act of 2015
HR 597 - Reform Exports and Expand the American Economy Act
HR 6 - 21st Century Cures
HR 639 - Improving Regulatory Transparency for New Medical Therapies Act
HR 716 - Breast Density and Mammography Reporting Act of 2015
Laboratory Developed Tests
S 149 - Medical Device Access and Innovation Protection Act of 2015
S 370 - Breast Density and Mammography Reporting Act of 2015
S 481 - Improving Regulatory Transparency for New Medical Therapies Act
S 819 - Export-Import Bank Reform and Reauthorization Act of 2015
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Justice - Dept of (DOJ), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Energy - Dept of
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Nancy |
Dorn |
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Orrin |
Marcella |
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John |
Schaeffler |
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Madeleine |
Smith |
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Lisa |
Wolski |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code SCI
16. Specific lobbying issues
Advanced Manufacturing Competitiveness
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Theresa |
Peterson |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code TAX
16. Specific lobbying issues
Boustany/Neal discussion draft Innovation Promotion Act of 2015
CFC Look-through Rule
Corporate Tax Rate
Highway Trust Fund Funding
Liquefied Natural Gas Excise Tax Parity
Medical Device Tax
Mobile Workforce State Income Tax
Permanent Extension of Subpart F Deferral for Financial Services
Renewable Energy Standards (Including Section 45 PTC)
Tax Extenders (expiring tax provisions)
Taxation of International Operations
Water Private Activity Bonds
Water Reuse Incentives
Ways & Means Former Chairman Camp's Comprehensive Tax Reform Proposal
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Amanda |
Campbell |
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Nancy |
Dorn |
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Barbara |
Mattox |
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Peter |
Prowitt |
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Joshua |
Raymond |
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James |
Sandberg |
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Lynn |
Thomson |
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Lisa |
Wolski |
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Kelcy |
Walsh |
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Peter |
Marrs |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code TRA
16. Specific lobbying issues
Freight Rail Economic Issues and Balanced Regulation, including S 808 Surface Transportation Board Reauthorization Act of 2015
Freight/passenger rail safety including positive train control and hazardous materials transportation (rail tank car safety and petroleum shipment), including S 650 Railroad Safety and Positive Train Control Extension Act, S 1626 Railroad Reform Enhancement & Efficiency Act, HR 22 DRIVE Act, House DRIVE counterpart, HR 3651, HR 3236
High speed and intercity passenger rail, Amtrak, commuter and freight rail development and funding, including HR 749 Passenger Rail Reform and InvestmentAct of 2015, S 1626 Railroad Reform Enhancement & Efficiency Act, HR 22 DRIVE Act, House DRIVE counterpart, HR 3236
Natural gas locomotives and natural gas transportation
Rail equipment manufacturing and export promotion and financing (including Export-Import Bank financing and Ex-Im Bank authorization, HR 597, S 819, HR 22, HR 3611)
HR 721/S 637 - Short Line Railroad Rehabilitation and Investment Act of 2015
HR 2577 - Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Appropriations, 2016
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Transportation - Dept of (DOT), Energy - Dept of, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Darby |
Becker |
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Nancy |
Dorn |
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Donald |
Itzkoff |
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Joshua |
Raymond |
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Lynn |
Thomson |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code TRD
16. Specific lobbying issues
HR 597/HR 3611/S 819 - Reform Exports and Expand the American Economy Act (Export Import Bank Reauthorization)
Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) Authorization
Trans Pacific Partnership
Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP)
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), State - Dept of (DOS)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
William |
Behrens |
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Orit |
Frenkel |
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Tom |
McGovern |
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George |
Pickart |
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Joshua |
Raymond |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code RRR
16. Specific lobbying issues
Freight Rail Economic Issues and Balanced Regulation, including S 808 Surface Transportation Board Reauthorization Act of 2015
Freight/passenger rail safety including positive train control and hazardous materials transportation (rail tank car safety and petroleum shipment), including S 650 Railroad Safety and Positive Train Control Extension Act, S 1626 Railroad Reform Enhancement & Efficiency Act, HR 22 DRIVE Act, House DRIVE counterpart, HR 3651, HR 3236
High speed and intercity passenger rail, Amtrak, commuter and freight rail development and funding, including HR 749 Passenger Rail Reform and InvestmentAct of 2015, S 1626 Railroad Reform Enhancement & Efficiency Act, HR 22 DRIVE Act, House DRIVE counterpart, HR 3236
Natural gas locomotives and natural gas transportation
Rail equipment manufacturing and export promotion and financing (including Export-Import Bank financing and Ex-Im Bank authorization, HR 597, S 819, HR 22, HR 3611)
HR 721/S 637 - Short Line Railroad Rehabilitation and Investment Act of 2015
HR 2577, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Appropriations, 2016
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Transportation - Dept of (DOT), Energy - Dept of, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Darby |
Becker |
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Nancy |
Dorn |
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Donald |
Itzkoff |
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Joshua |
Raymond |
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Lynn |
Thomson |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
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AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS
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FOREIGN ENTITIES
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28. Name of each previously reported foreign entity that no longer owns, or controls, or is affiliated with the registrant, client or affiliated organization
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