ML110190571
| ML110190571 | |
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| Site: | South Texas  |
| Issue date: | 02/16/2011 |
| From: | Bo Pham License Renewal Projects Branch 1 |
| To: | Boydston K State of TX, Parks & Wildlife Dept |
| FELLS, CARMEN nrr/dlr/rpb2 301-415-6337 | |
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SUBJECT:
REQUEST FOR LIST OF STATE-PROTECTED SPECIES AND IMPORTANT HABITATS WITHIN THE AREA UNDER EVALUATION FOR THE SOUTH TEXAS PROJECT, UNITS 1 AND 2, LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION REVIEW
Dear Ms. Boydston:
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC or the staff) is reviewing an application submitted by South Texas Project Nuclear Operating Company (STPNOC) for the renewal of the operating license for the South Texas Project (STP), Units 1 and 2. STP is located in Matagorda County, approximately 70 miles south-southwest of Houston. The application for renewal was submitted by STPNOC in a letter dated October 25, 2010, pursuant to Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations Part 54 (10 CFR Part 54). The NRC has established that, as part of the staff's review of any nuclear power plant license renewal application, a site-specific Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) to its Generic Environmental Impact Statement for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants, NUREG-1437, will be prepared under 10 CFR Part 51, the NRC's regulation that implements the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969, as amended. The SEIS includes an analysis of pertinent environmental issues, impacts to endangered or threatened species, impacts to marine resources and habitats, and impacts to other fish and wildlife. This letter is being submitted under the provisions of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended, and the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act of 1934, as amended.
For the purpose of license renewal, STPNOC stated that STP, Units 1 and 2, operating under renewed licenses, would use eXisting plant facilities and transmission (also, the license renewal application preparation did not identify the need to undertake any major refurbishment or replacement actions to maintain the functionality of the STP systems, structures, and components during the period of extended operation). STP, Units 1 and 2, site is bounded on the north, east, and south by estuarine marshland, veined with man-made ditches and tidal creeks. Approximately 7,000 acres of the site real estate consists of the Main Cooling Reservoir (MCR) and it is a main geographical feature of the site.
STP, Units 1 and 2, are pressurized-water reactors. STP uses the 7,000-acre MCR, with makeup water from the Colorado River, as the ultimate heat sink for its cooling system. Make up water from the Colorado River is pumped and piped into the MCR from the Reservoir Makeup Pumping Facility (RMPF) by means offour makeup pumps with a total capacity of 269,000 gallons per minute. The makeup pumps are operated intermittently as needed and dictated by local hydrology and meteorological condition. The MCR also has a blowdown structure to relieve reservoir water to the Colorado River.
K. Boydston
- 2 As a part of the SEIS preparation, the application transmission line rights-of-way will be reviewed. The applicant's transmission lines (in-scope) consist of mainly 345-kV lines (note:
there is a 138-kV line to bring emergency power to STP) that tie STP electrical system to the grid. These lines of interest are captured in the "Transmission Line Map" (enclosed). Please note that though the STP project site is contained within Matagorda County, the transmission lines associated with the site traverse an additional 14 counties that are listed at the bottom of Table 1, enclosure 5. For these counties, the NRC will only be considering protected species whose ranges may overlap with the transmission line rights-of-way. Typically, the rights-of-way are 100 to 400 feet wide.
To support the SEIS preparation process, the NRC requests a list of State-protected species and important habitats that may be in the vicinity of STP, Units 1 and 2, site and its associated transmission line rights-of-way. The applicant, STP Nuclear Operating Company (STPNOC),
corresponded with your office on March 17, 2009. The correspondence includes "Table 1, Protected Species in Texas Counties Containing STP, Units 1 and 2, Project Facilities and Transmission Lines." In the correspondence, STPNOC requested a response from your office by April 16, 2009. To avoid any duplication of effort, you may provide us with your response to STPNOC on this item previously, if available, rather than compiling a new list. If any information is not current, please provide any applicable updates. The March 17, 2009, letter from STPNOC is enclosed for your reference. In addition, please provide any information you consider appropriate under the provisions of the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act.
The NRC staff plans to hold two public NEPA scoping meetings on March 2, 2011. The first session will be held in the afternoon and an identical session will be held later that evening.
The first meeting will convene at 1 :30 PM and will continue until 3:30 PM, as necessary. The second meeting will convene at 7:00 PM and will continue until 9:00 PM, as necessary. Both sessions will be held at the Bay City Civic Center, Main Hall, Room 100, 201 Seventh Street, Bay City, TX 77414. In addition, during the week of July 11, 2011, the NRC plans to conduct a site audit. You and your staff are invited to attend both the public meetings and the site audit.
Your office will receive a copy of the draft SEIS along with a request for comments. The anticipated publication date for the draft SEIS is in 2012.
K. Boydston
- 3 For questions concerning the review of this license renewal application, please contact Tam Tran, License Renewal Project Manager, at 301-415-3617 orvia email, Tam.Tran@nrc.gov.
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Enclosures:
- 1. Area Map, 50-mile radius
- 4. Transmission Line Map
- 2. Area Map, 6-mile radius
- 5. Letter from Applicant to State Agency
- 3. Site Area Map cc w/encls: Distribution via Listserv
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fn 2C1!O. S'JPNlICletIt()opeBtiog Comp.my(STPNOC} pi..... ~ apply ro the US. NtlClear Regulatory C'Mimiaiun (NRC) (ar rsewal oftile ~ lil.!eMIs fill UiHts I k 2on its
~lNItoJ1 t2,.220-aac site in Ma/lIacnla Couoty, Texa. The ui!llinig ~s ki~'Il:fI_ for STP Unib I.l2 _
iDiti.l1;l' isMd for 4!J..lI=" Ierm5 that upirc in 'JIj'l7 and 2(l"28, n!SpIICdvdJ-U-__ would <IIXIImd 11M opentillg perioo lot U. rcu:tonI II!' 20 years beyond tho cxplrajlon ofjbelr e,dsfu.s ~ ~ IIo1Jo !LaI tLJ. ~ is dl.tlncl from ST'J>'. oorrenII awti<::8lioo to COBSInJc1 two III!'W 1'I!fldor. (STP Um 3 It 4) alIbi, facilily.
Tho NRC ~ IIwt ft ~ fUC1nI.."licWoli fOr STP UIliU I.It 2 illdUodou M'fIiMlmmtll Nj!I(IfI ~ I!OhIl1IsI m~ u.ell hJb IIeeMe ftlIW!WtIlftd fi'MI opcIlIlioo <hIrina tf.oe ~"allenn One of1I!eK potentiAl I cnvironmcmtJI impt.I;IIl \\IIIOIIdd be the jI6!M1il1 tff't.et~ I!.y atIi'lll1is ~tit.rl.Il~ ~ I6lic.t1\\!le ~~"~ <!It endllC!~ lIJXII'il,l!S I~ Q1I tboSTl' Rill: II:IId ill iIJli:7!e.dillll: mvil'O'lli. ~ ofOWClmllip Of _01 oftho land. ~fl&iY. !be NJlC requIres ihat !he cnWolmlCtlWIeport fur cadI Ik>m.!e m1~ IIppIPioa _
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We.. ~&: you DO'I" ill ardct to 00Isin illpu:i rqardiq i_of-.ern 1o)'OW office aod 10 identity..y IIIfCn:naI:>OlI,01.11' sUlr bel..""" _oald he belpfullQ ~ fbr, Sect;"n 7 oCOIWlWiim.
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- 2 7.000 8i.!_ {)of the me ~ eo ml.Il!:I ofthe Main Cooling R.eserwir (Mel) III1d !hi: maj<xi1Y of IIIe ~1I'rp11.md ~ists ofmnil1lllillCd en~ land (apprm;inlaIcl~ 1,800
=). bQnomlallll foresI (~iitqalel)' 1)00 _), IUld ~sbrub b8Iw (~lel)'
1,000 -l, The m&Waioc:d/ltisrurbcd !IIId 5Q\\1b-s11n1b comPOOCM lIN Fl'ftIJ)' low quallry f<<
wlldlife am! are IIOt Imponant IIlIftlI'aIIQlOWCe _
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- d>emiCIII ~IJD S)I8Iml, Healed dI'Iucn! 60m tlll: STI' IhliIJ. 1Ed 2is dDdwg:cd to tbi! Mat. TIle MeR. sbi>wn in Fi8lft I, tw IiSGrtilo:e area of~dy 1,000 IIQ"C$ and aroma! 01'1'_. ie'Id orlll, 47 ftMSL. TbcMCR _cn:uedIU cooliqpond
!ll))eIy frn: tile PIII]lOBC ofdiAi:padDg wuu!Jal frolll me STP auclI!8r \\1lI.iD. A Jllldi!ll <>f dlba iMI<Ie!lw MCIiU~ tM !low.,adJ. J:fQVidirl. e.leIlded c:i.mll.uQll.m;! ~_of!be WltIer.
STPNOC di~ru ".. n:r from !be Colondo Kivu 10 !he MeR w repIIile _<< loU to cVlllpOllllioo W -sned ~. Cokmdlllti__.._r is willldrawn <lr the ~r Mak.1OlIp l'Iampills fl.'lcill1y (RMl"f) end piped 10 thc NCR by meAJ1! III bIr 1II1"1II makeup pom1II6..mb. tctaI Gllpac.it)' of"'I'IHIlldaately 1;69,000 pllaas per mi:nolie (600 c:ubk 6eet per -.!). The mateup Jl'IIIIP'I.. die ll.MPF <JtlCft1IO intcm!itlftlly... diemod: ~-.w... (paCIcm.B of!'aiJ>faU in the rivcr basin). C<>lomdo Rillei' Oowt. and opet1ltitlnal CO<<ISOidel1l!loas.
1be MCR irlc1.udcs
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The blo1lWllown fi:u:iliiry tw '-rl w;ed (~) owy once, ill 1997.
Ac:cepalblc....-Ia" qllalUy hAs btc!n lllIIlinlalDcd in !be )"{cR by aeJecrl\\lt divmio& {)of fresh \\IIIlCt
!tom!be Colorado Rl ~'fIr dW'iq pedClds of bigh flow.
Tht trmsmi&sicm cocr~iItcs bullilo t:OIltleet S11' Ullilli I &;',1. w!he grid are 8fIpl1J.l'It1Btely 43* mile **" 101tJllh.-j ~ Ib""" mUD corridiln: i4o:nIified bc::rtc Ill! East.:m (1O~
GaI~ 11). W~ (te SaD AoLOIlio). and Nt>/llbwcsum (II>WIWd AllIItift) (Ficun 1). FIlt me p&11lley pm;!brou&h "IPk..11uraI w..t. Uld~; hO_(>'III:!<<!.be Wt;S!ICm li_ l'C8d!H tile T _
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md Edwards A'IlIifu sprinp. No Ian.:!$ desijpUll!<l by I!It tJSFW'S... ~.mtied i>obiw-Ii><:
cru:langered or thrca.tlc-ocd spcciCli III¢ <:roSMd.". theM ~. IW r do IIw)! _III)' !ItaI" ()I' ft.deR\\l p.arb, wJldllfl! I'l!fugeo at~, <If wildEifd ~I" n.-:I 008 miGwaC inf'ol1llUl"ior.O<IIhc Tfl<&S M. ad WiJdl;r.,~t(Tf>WD) _HJ.S.
FiI5hJl>d Wildlife Sorvioe (USPWS) W\\!\\:tsiIC$(~ IiflillpoftlRIllImC'hnd eodIn...".t SJl'C'Cics) amI pr.eYiOIlll oo-sIJu 1Um!)'1I. ST'PNOC bcIie... 1Ila.1 Oftly Ihne tledenIt}'~
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m.lhe ST.P nil!. 1'bI: bald uale is ~ly ~ OO'Ilhe STP sit'"
.and nesting 11M: beat doc~ mar I:boc Cobnulo Itnw. AmIlrica!I a.Ilipmn are f<<md ill "IIIMY of the on4ire ~ bod1~, 9rowg poIi_ iII'l: 0CQSi00aI visiton 10 II>> Melt.
MIlllY oIbC3' ICdcraI aDd 1tJID.~ plaIm aDd ammm _ Ii!IcQ far I:boc C.Q~ oomtainin, STP1W1 jl$atIiIOCiar.ednmmJ~oortidors (_ Table I). A/IQ. n~~. Qttederally..~*"
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STmOC do:les not e1<pc:>;t !ITJ> Units I 6G" ~jj during tbc: rn:....... _I I=m (1Ul.
t!ddillooaJ Z() )'eII!!I) 10 IlIdvmdy alfem 1\\veiIJIU1ed or ~ l]lCCla a! !he $Iif1lion $li!f:1, tbe immodiale eavirotu, Q1 \\he InIIllImissioa tim: =:ridors bccawo lia:I:IsI: rc:DIIW1II will rIOt aJtm (xill!IJ1! opcntiOItl. No 4!J(JIIID!li.orl or nwlDg f'llcilldn 1$ pl.iIMId, ud flU lr.rualmll modilKaliom or Q1Iher mfudl~s ""vet I!cetl tdcsli!kd t!B1 _
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rtMW'll Ma imelllllW 1I!Ii1l[ba, duriJllllh! licmse ft~ t!r!!l. wooId lie mll!ieted Ii! pn!!'I'l4llUl Y cij$l\\Ul>ed """.... No 'lddifiollll 1:anIJ.~ Qr amviti... thac WOlIN imJHl"t loealllabi_ ""'
MM_ il'l 9Jpj)6tl (lof UMW! tfeltllilL '"fM rol.lt Mm:116t1iu I1rJtoel~od wiU> ~.!;illn ronid<< _if1~l}ce ~ adal>l~ llUin~ ~. fur Inmsmiuion lin.. mal IJl\\ool",,,, minim.al ~ of land.. vmhndi, sad !Wa/M aut are 'IlOill:~ly to ad~ly affecl fIllY ~ed or en;Ia.nll"m 5J>CI'les.
Allet )~>Ut review fit IJle infnlTlUlli;'ln p",,,;(!ed in 111 i, lelile:r. "'1' wooId ~aIe )'Otlr ~1loWn& 11 mpome by.Apri1 L6. 20C9 detlilling.lAY COllletms )1t>11 may ha"" lIilout Ill)' li.Ited ~tJ Ot cri-tioIJ habl'llllt in the..... (lf~ STI> t..mib I.t 2 sile DIId IIlo; ~lrllll!lm.issioo-ndon.
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renewal t<<m wollld haw no edt<<lon III\\')' ~ Of ~!llC'fCd JPC<:Lo$. STPN<>C will ioC!ud~ ~ ofIbis ldtcr Uld ywr I1I'SJlOnu in the cnvirorunef'ljal fcpor\\ that....1) ~ wlmtitt..!
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Attachment C Special Status Species Correspondence Attachment Table 1. Protected Species In Texa. Counties Containing STP Unfts 1 & 2 Project Facilities and TraMmtulon Line.
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Birds WhHe-lailed hawk Buteo albicaudatus T
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Gok:ien-cheeked warbler Dendroica chrysaperla LE E
Y Reddish egret Egretta rofescens T
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Peregrine falcon FalCO peregrinus anatum DL T
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Arctic peregrine falcon F8/CO peregrinus tundrius DL T
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Whooping crane Grus americena LE E
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Bald eagle Hallasetus leucoceph8lus DL T
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Wood stork Mycteria americana T
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eskimo curtew Numenius borealis LE E
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Brown pelican Pe/ecanus occidentalls LT E
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White-faced ibis Plegsdis chihl T
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Interior least tern Stems sntll/srum anths/assos LE E
Y Sooty tern Sterna fuscata T
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Attwater's prairie chicken Tympanuchus cupido atiwaterl LE E
Y Black-capped IJireo Vireo atricapHla LE E
Y Gray wolf Red wolf Gulf coast jaguarundl Ocelot White-nosed coati Manatee Black bear Louisiana black bear Mammals Canis lupus Canis rufus Herps/lurus yaguarondi cacominth Leopardus pards/Is Nssure narica Trichechus manatus Ursus smericanus UrsU$ americanus luteo/us LE LE LE LE LE SAT T
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Attachment C Special Status Species Correspondence Attachment Table 1. Protected Species In Texas Counties Containing STP Units 1 & 2 Project Facilities and Transmission Lines (continued)
State P1a!'l Federal T.lJne Common Name Scientific Name Sm.tu8 Site Status Coundea2 Loggerhead sea turtle Caretta caretta LT T
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Texas scarlett snake Cemaphora COCCfnea lineril T
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Green sea turtle Chelonia mydas E
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Y Timber/canebrake rattlesnake Crotalus horrfdus T
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Leatherback sea turtle Dermochelys coriacea E
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Y Indigo snake Drymarchon corals T
Y Hawksbill sea turtle Eretmochelys imbricata E
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Y Texas tortoise Gopherus berland/eri T
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Cagle's map turtle Graptemys caglel T
Y Kemp's ridley sea turtle Lepidoche/ys kempli E
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Y Smooth green snake Uochlorophis vemalis T
Y Texas horned lizard Phrynosoma comutum T
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AJ~ator snapping tu e Macroohe/ys temmenckii T
Y Amphibians Houston toad Bufo houstonensis LE E
Y Cascade Caverns salamander Eurycea latitans complex T
Y Comalblind salamander Eurycaa tridentifera T
Y Sheep frog Hypopachus variolosus T
Y Black-spotted newt Notophtha/mus meridiana/is T
y Fish Blue sucker Cycleptus elongatus T
Y Fountain darter Etheostoma fonticola LE E
Y Sharpnose shiner Notropis oxyrhynchus C
Y Widemouth blindcat Satan eurysfomus T
Y Toothless blindest Troglog/anls pattersonl T
Y South Texas Project Units 1 & 2 Environmental Report for License Renewal C-17
AHachmentC Special Status Species Correspondence Table 1. Protected Species In Texas Counties Containing SiP Units 1 &2 Project Facilities and Tranemlsslon Lines (continued)
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Sta,tus Site CounUesa Crqtaceans Peck's Cave amphlpod Stygobromus pecki LE E
Y Helotes mold beetle Comal Springs riffle beetle A ground beetle A ground beetle Comal Springs dryopld beetle Insecta 88trisodfJs venyivi LE Y
Hetere/mis t;OITIaiensis LE Y
Rhadine exills LE Y
Rhadlne Infernalis LE Y
Stygopamus coma/ansls LE Y
Arachnids Robber Baron Cave Clrcurina baronla Y
meshweaver LE MadIa Cave meshweaver Cicurine madla LE Y
Braken Bat Cave Cicurina vanll Y
meshweaver LE Govemment Canyon Bat LE Cicurina vespera Y
Cave meshweaver Govemment Canyon Bat LE NeoJeptoneta microps Y
Cave spider Cokendolpher Cave Taxella cokendolpheri Y
harvestweaver LE Plants Navasota ladies' -tresses SpiraTJth~s part<sell L!=
E Y
1LEIE =End,ngered; LTIT =Thre,aten!'d; C =C~ndidate: * =Not listed; bL = ~Ii~~
taxon, recovEtr'ed, being l"fIoni1:Qr~ fQr first flYe years post deI/sting; SAEIT =listed due to similarity to.endangeredlthreatened species.
2Usted in the cou~ cootainingthe plant s~e (Matagorda County) and/or the cQUtrties contiliniriQ theexi8tihgtrarislTli~si~r'lllnes (y=Yes,. _. no rePQrtedocc;urrenoe) [Bexar.
Btazoria, Colorado, COmal. De.Witt, Fayette, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Jacl(son, Kames, LayaCll, Vidaria, Wharton and Wilson Counties).
South Texas Project Units 1 & 2 Environmental Report for License Renewal C-18
K. Boydston
- 3 For questions concerning the review of this license renewal application, please contact Tam Tran, License Renewal Project Manager, at 301-415-3617 or via email, Tam.Tran@nrc.gov.
Docket Nos. 50- 498 and 50-499
Enclosures:
- 1. Area Map, 50-mile radius
- 2. Area Map, 6-mile radius
- 3. Site Area Map cc w/encls: Distribution via Listserv DISTRIBUTION:
See next page Sincerely, IRA!
Bo M. Pham, Branch Chief Projects Branch 1 Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
- 4. Transmission Line Map
- 5. Letter from Applicant to State Agency ADAMS Accession Number: (Pkg.) ML110200002 (Ur.) ML110190571 OFFICE LA:DLR PM:DLR/RPB1 BC: DLRlRERB BC: DLRlRPB1 NAME SFigueroa TTran Almboden BPham Ii DATE 02/07/2011 02/07/2011 02/11/2011 02/16/2011 OFFICIAL RECORD COpy
Letter to Kathy Boydston from Bo Pham dated February 16, 2011
SUBJECT:
REQUEST FOR LIST OF STATE-PROTECTED SPECIES AND IMPORTANT HABITATS WITHIN THE AREA UNDER EVALUATION FOR THE SOUTH TEXAS PROJECT, UNITS 1 AND 2, LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION REVIEW DISTRIBUTION:
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