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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
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Zip Code | 20005 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 19877-12
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TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2010 |
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 | |
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. | ||||||||
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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: Christopher A. Padilla, Vice President, Governmental Programs |
Date | 07/20/2010 |
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 BUD
16. Specific lobbying issues
Basic Research funding for Dept. of Energy, Office of Science
Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) education grants and funding
FY2011 Defense Appropriations
Data Centers
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Director of National Intelligence (ODNI)
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 |
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Edington |
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O'Riley |
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Lauren |
Phelps |
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Adrienne |
Rhone |
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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 CPI
16. Specific lobbying issues
S. 139, Data Breach Notification Act, data security
S. 773, Cybersecurity Act of 2009, cybersecurity, critical infrastructure protection
S. 778, a bill to establish ... [an] Office of National Cyber Security Advisor, cybersecurity
S. 921, U.S. Information and Communications Enhancement Act of 2009
Federal. Information Security Management Act (FISMA) reform & Cybersecurity of Government Systems
Issues relating to the creation of a consistent national framework for protecting personal and financial information and for
disclosures and remedies in the event of data breaches or loss of information
Issues relating to reforming the Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA)
S.1438, Fostering a Global Response to Cyber Attacks Act, cybersecurity
S.1490, Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2009, data security & privacy
S.3155/H.R. 4962, International Cybercrime Reporting and Cooperation Act, cybersecurity
S. 3193, International Cyberspace & Cybersecurity Coordination Act of 2010, cybersecurity
S. 3480/H.R. 5548, Protecting Cyberspace as a National Asset Act
cybersecurity, supply chain & procurement reform, critical infrastructure protection
H.R. 4061, Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2010, cybersecurity R&D
H.R. 4900, Federal Information Security Amendments Act of 2010, FISMA reform, cybersecurity
H.R. 5247, Executive Cyberspace Authorities Act of 2010, cybersecurity
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, White House Office
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 |
Christopher |
Padilla |
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Katie |
Ignaszewski |
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Lauren |
Phelps |
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Timothy |
Sheehy |
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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
S. 515/H.R. 1260, Patent Reform Act of 2009
- Amendment to exclude Tax Method Patents
H.R. 5322, The Patent and Trademark Office Funding Stabilization Act of 2010, PTO Funding
End User Licenses and First Sale Doctrine
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Intl Trade Administration (ITA), Justice - Dept of (DOJ), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), U.S. Copyright Office
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 |
Christopher |
Padilla |
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Timothy |
Sheehy |
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Marcus |
Williams |
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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
FY2011 DoD Appropriations
- Trusted Foundry Programs
- Supply Chain
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, 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 |
Katie |
Ignaszewski |
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Adrienne |
Rhone |
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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
Energy Grand Challenges
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
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 |
Mark |
O'Riley |
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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
S. 1074, Shareholder Bill of Rights, proxy disclosures and rules
S. 3217/H.R. 4173, Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010, scope of the systemic risk legislation
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE
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 |
Christopher |
Padilla |
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David |
Barnes |
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Dana |
Gray |
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Edmund |
Perry |
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Lauren |
Phelps |
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Meredith |
Singer |
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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 HCR
16. Specific lobbying issues
HHS Guidance on Securing Health Information
H.R. 3200, America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009, impact on IBM and its employees
H.R. 3590, Patent Protection & Affordable Care Act, impact on IBM and its employees
H.R. 3962, Preserv. of Access to Care for Medicare Beneficiaries & Pension Relief Act of 2010, impact on IBM & its employees
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS)
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 |
Christopher |
Padilla |
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David |
Barnes |
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Edgar |
McCulloch |
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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 HOM
16. Specific lobbying issues
Supply Chain Security
Critical Infrastructure Protection
Cybersecurity Policy / Information Sharing
FY2011, Homeland Security Appropriations
- Automated Commercial Environment
- Citizenship & Immigration Services (CIS) Modernization
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS), U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS), U.S. Customs & Border Protection, White House Office
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 |
Christopher |
Padilla |
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Cheryl |
Bruner |
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Katie |
Ignaszewski |
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Adrienne |
Rhone |
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Timothy |
Sheehy |
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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 LBR
16. Specific lobbying issues
Fair Labor Standards Act
- Workforce Flexibility
- Exemptions
- Hours Worked
S. 3254, Employee Misclassification Prevention Act, FLSA amendments; impact on IBM and its employees
HR 4213, American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act of 2010
- Benefits
HR 4851 - Continuing Extension Act of 2010
- COBRA extension
Immigration Reform
S.887, The H-1B and L-1 Visa Reform Act, H1 & L1 visas
HR 2981 - Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2009
Competition Policy
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE
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 |
Christopher |
Padilla |
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David |
Barnes |
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Adrienne |
Rhone |
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Timothy |
Sheehy |
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Meredith |
Singer |
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George |
Southworth |
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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
H.R. 4061, Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2010, cybersecurity R&D
High Performance Computing
America COMPETES Reauthorization Act
- H.R. 5116, America COMPETES Reauthorization Act
- H.R. 5325, America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010
- Nanoelectronics / Nanotechnology
- National Nanotechnology Initiative Reauthorization
- R&D funding
- High Performance Computing
- STEM [Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics] Education
Draft Bill, "The Surface Transportation Authorization Act of 2009 Innovation" (R&D Funding)
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Education - Dept of, 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 |
Christopher |
Padilla |
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PJ |
Edington |
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Katie |
Ignaszewski |
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Mark |
O'Riley |
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Lauren |
Phelps |
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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
H.R. 422, To ... increase and make permanent the alternative simplified research tax credit / S. 1203, Grow Research Opportunities
with Taxcredits' Help, R&D tax credits
H.R. 1083, Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2009 and P.L. 86-272, federal preemption
H.R. 2110, Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Fairness and Simplification Act, multistate taxation
H.R. 3933 / S. 1934, Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act of 2009, foreign income reporting
H.R. 4213, The American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act of 2010, tax extenders
H.R. 5013, Implementing Management for Performance and Related Reforms to Obtain Value in Every Acquisition Act of 2010,
to repeal S.511 of the Tax Increase and Prevention Act and related IRS notice 2008-38
S. 3018, Bipartisan Tax Fairness and Simplification Act of 2010, tax reform
S.3217, Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010, Executive Compensation/Proxy Rules
Deferral, foreign tax credit rules and H.R. 3970 (110th Cong.), "Tax Reduction and Reform act of 2007"
Treasury "Check-the-Box" Entity Classification Regulations
Treasury Reg. Section 338 on denial of foreign credits for covered asset acquisitions
Treasury Reg. Section 956 on foreign tax credit planning
Contract manufacturing in 954(d) and Treasury regs 1.954-3
Economic substance doctrine codification and modification
Lifelong Learning Accounts Act of 2009, employee learning accounts
Support Centers Excise Tax
Treasury cost-sharing regulations under 1.482-7T (g)
Bilateral tax treaties for Spain, Singapore, Korea, China, India and Brazil
OECD Guidelines on taxation of cross-border services, business restructuring and permanent establishment
Bonus depreciation
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Treasury - Dept of, Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
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 |
Christopher |
Padilla |
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Linda |
Evans |
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Dana |
Gray |
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Edgar |
McCulloch |
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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 TEC
16. Specific lobbying issues
S. 3304, Equal Access to 21st Century Communications Act, accessibility
National Broadband for Our Future, FCC GN Docket 09-51, broadband policy
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
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 |
Christopher |
Padilla |
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Cheryl |
Bruner |
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PJ |
Edington |
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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
Highway and transit funding - Reauthorization
- Intelligent transportation systems and technologies
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, 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 |
Katie |
Ignaszewski |
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Lauren |
Phelps |
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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
H.R. 2194/S.2799, Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of [2010(H)/2009(S)]
Definitions/List of Sanctions
U.S. - Columbia Free Trade Agreement
U.S. - Panama Free Trade Agreement
U.S. - Panama Free Trade Agreement
WTO-Doha Development Agenda
- WTO GATS Negotiations
Trade Facilitation
China
- Policy and bi-lateral trade issues
Export Regulation
Encryption Reform
Computer Hardware Controls Weighted Teraflops on Systems and Technology
Intra-Company Transfer (ICT)
Digital Economy Trade Agreements
Russian bi-lateral trade issues
Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP)
- Digital Economy
Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)
- Innovation
- Digital Economy
- Standards and Compliance Certification
Conflict Minerals
Rare Earth Minerals
WTO GATS ICT Pluralateral
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Commerce - Dept of (DOC), State - Dept of (DOS), Treasury - Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Padilla |
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Gillespie |
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Debra |
Marks |
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Steven |
Stewart |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
Information Update Page - Complete ONLY where registration information has changed.
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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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