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1 Small Business Economic Impact Statement Chapter WAC Dam Safety October 2011 Publication no

2 Publication and Contact Information This report is available on the Department of Ecology s website at For more information contact: Water Resources Program P.O. Box Olympia, WA Phone: Washington State Department of Ecology - o Headquarters, Olympia o Northwest Regional Office, Bellevue o Southwest Regional Office, Olympia o Central Regional Office, Yakima o Eastern Regional Office, Spokane If you need this document in a format for the visually impaired, call the Water Resources Program at Persons with hearing loss can call 711 for Washington Relay Service. Persons with a speech disability can call

3 Small Business Economic Impact Statement Chapter Dam Safety Water Resources Program Washington State Department of Ecology Olympia, Washington

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5 Table of Contents Page Executive Summary... ii Purpose of this Document...1 Introduction...1 Analysis of Compliance Costs for Washington Businesses...2 Defining the Regulated Community...2 Impacts to Businesses Operating Dams...3 Periodic Inspection Fees...3 New Construction and Modification Plan Review and Inspection Fees...3 Impacts to Businesses Dependant on Dam Safety Program...4 Reporting and Recordkeeping...4 Additional Professional Services...4 Costs of Equipment, Supplies, Labor, and Increased Administrative Costs...5 Other Compliance Requirements...5 Quantification of Costs and Ratios...5 Known Costs...5 Periodic Inspection Fees...5 Fees for Plan Review and Inspection of New Construction and Modifications...5 Will complying with the proposed rule cause businesses to lose sales or revenue?...5 Will the proposed rule have a disproportionate impact on small businesses?...5 Conclusions...7 Actions Taken to Reduce the Impact of the Rules on Small Business...7 Small Business Involvement in Developing the Proposed Amendment...8 The Sic Codes of Potentially Impacted Industries...8 Expected Jobs Created or Lost/Impacts on Jobs...9 i

6 Executive Summary The Washington State Department of Ecology (Ecology) is proposing to amend Chapter of the Washington Administrative Code (WAC), Water Resource Program for Dam Safety. The key elements of the proposed rule amendment include: Changing construction permit fees and periodic inspection fees. Removing the Fiscal Growth Factor with annual fee escalation. Updating the mailing address for fee payments. This Small Business Economic Impact Statement (SBEIS) evaluates the various requirements and costs that the proposed rule might impose on businesses. In particular, the SBEIS examines whether the costs on businesses from the proposed rule amendment impose a disproportionate impact on the state s small businesses. The proposed plan review and construction inspections fees for new dams and modifications vary based on dam height and crest length. If a small company and a large company both build the same size dam, then the impact is likely disproportionate when measured as a percentage of employees and or revenue. For example, if a small firm and a large firm both build an intermediate dam with equivalent fees, then that fee is a larger percentage of the small firm s revenue and ratio of employees. The relative size and revenue of large firms provides them with a scale advantage. The potential for a disproportionate impact would only disappear if larger companies generally built sufficiently larger dams than small companies. The proposed fees for periodic inspections vary by the level of downstream hazard risk posed by the dams. They are based on three hazard categories. Low hazard dams are not subject to periodic inspection fees, while high hazard dams pay higher periodic inspection fees than significant hazard dams. If a small business owns a low hazard dam there will be no disproportionate effect since a small and large business owning such a dam would not be subject to the payments. If a small business owns a high or significant hazard dam, they could be subject to disproportionate impacts compared to large businesses. Ecology has determined there will be disproportionate impacts to small versus large businesses. Ecology does not believe the proposed fee increases will cause businesses to lose sales or revenues. Although the fee increases do not meet the actual costs of conducting business for dam safety and inspections as described by RCW and SESHB1087, they represent the closest Ecology is able to come when faced with the limitations of 35% increases in FY 2012 and 4.62% in FY2013 set forth in the bill. Ecology is developing and issuing this SBEIS as part of its rule adoption process and to meet Chapter RCW. Ecology intends to use the information in the SBEIS to ensure that the proposed rules are consistent with legislative policy. ii

7 Purpose of this Document The Washington State Department of Ecology (Ecology) is proposing to amend Chapter of the Washington Administrative Code (WAC), Water Resource Program for Dam Safety. The objective of this Small Business Economic Impact Statement (SBEIS) is to identify and evaluate the various requirements and costs that the proposed rules might impose on businesses. In particular, the SBEIS examines whether the costs on businesses from the proposed rules impose a disproportionate impact on the state s small businesses. The Revised Code of Washington (RCW) describes the specific purpose and required contents of an SBEIS. 1 Ecology is developing and issuing this SBEIS as part of its rule adoption process and to meet Chapter RCW. Ecology intends to use the information in the SBEIS to ensure that the proposed rule is consistent with legislative policy. Introduction The key elements of the proposed rule amendment include: Changing construction permit fees and periodic inspection fees. Removing Fiscal Growth Factor with annual fee escalation. Updating the mailing address for fee payments. The amendments to Chapter WAC (Dam Safety) are driven by legislative instructions in the operating budget for fiscal years 2012 and Fee increases authorized by SECOND ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 1087 are not sufficient to cover program costs. The Washington State budget authorizes the Department of Ecology to increase fees for Dam Safety and Inspection to meet the actual costs of conducting business, but not more than 35 percent in fiscal year 2012 and 4.62 percent in fiscal year Ecology has chosen to do rule making to implement the 35 percent and 4.62 percent increases. 1 Due to size limits for filing documents with the Code Reviser, the SBEIS does not contain the appendices that further explain Ecology s analysis. Nor does it contain the raw data used in this analysis, or all of Ecology s analysis of this data. However, the rule-making file contains this information and it is available upon request. 1

8 Analysis of Compliance Costs for Washington Businesses We have assessed the proposed rule amendment s impact by analyzing and comparing dam safety management under the proposed rule in contrast to current practices. The current framework or baseline includes the current WAC chapter and legislative directives. The amendments to Chapter WAC that the Department of Ecology is proposing are in response to these legislative directives SECOND ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL Chapter 50, Laws of st Special Session OPERATING BUDGET (2) Pursuant to RCW , the department is authorized to increase the following fees as necessary to meet the actual costs of conducting business and the appropriation levels in this section: Wastewater discharge permit, not more than 4.34 percent in fiscal year 2012 and 4.62 percent in fiscal year 2013; biosolids permit fee, not more than 10 percent during the biennium; and air contaminate source registration fee, not more than 36 percent during the biennium; and dam safety and inspection fees, not more than 35 percent in fiscal year 2012 and 4.62 percent in fiscal year Process and procedure requirement language is unchanged except for the correction of the mailing address for submitting fee payments. The amendment also removes the use of a Fiscal Growth Factor for annual fee escalation. This discussion focuses on rule changes regarding fee increases proposed in response to the legislative directives described here. We provide a brief description of compliance requirements below. You can find further details of existing practices and the proposed rule in Appendix A. Defining the Regulated Community Ecology s inventory of dams potentially subject to this rule includes over 1,000 dams. Approximately 380 are currently subject to periodic inspection fees. Some of the activities covered by this analysis are done by both the private and public sector. The public entities from within the electric utilities, water purveyors, irrigation districts, solid waste facilities, and the like are not subject to this analysis. Removing these cut the size of the list approximately in half. Ecology used the remainder to develop a set of illustrative entities for this discussion. The remaining dam operations were reviewed by program and agency staff in order to identify the economic sector (Standard Industrial Classification or SIC) into which these fell. (See The SIC codes of Potentially Impacted Industries section below.) In some cases, this could be done with reasonable confidence. In others, best judgment estimates were made. Some could not be identified. 2

9 Businesses use dams for a range of uses, from basic agriculture to recreation. The sectors included below are represented at least once in the Ecology dam inventory. Not every industry having at least one dam that comes under this rule is included here. In some cases, data limitations prevented inclusion of industries. However, this list indicates the range of uses to which the dams or reservoirs might be put. Readers whose industry of interest is not included on this list should be able to find another industry performing comparable work. Impacts to Businesses Operating Dams The direct impact of the proposed rule is that businesses subject to these fees will be required to pay higher fees for periodic inspections of dams and plan review and inspections for newly constructed dams and modifications. Periodic Inspection Fees For periodic inspections high hazard dams will pay an additional $352 in fees annually under the proposed rule. Significant hazard dams will pay an additional $256 annually under the proposed rule. Existing low hazard dams pay no periodic inspection fees and will remain unchanged. Table 1. Periodic Inspection Fees Hazard Class Current Annual Proposed 35% & 4.62% Combined Beginning with July 2012 Bill (FY 2013) High $856 $1,208 3 > Homes Downstream Significant $625 $ Homes Downstream Low $0 $0 New Construction and Modification Plan Review and Inspection Fees For plan review and inspections of new construction or modifications, small dams will pay an additional $3,510 in fees under the proposed rule. Owners of an intermediate size dam would pay an additional $7,940 under the proposed rule and owners of a large dam an additional $14,284 after both fee increases take effect. 3

10 Table 2. New Construction and Modification Review Fees Size Current 35% Increase FY % Increase FY 2013 Small <15 Feet High $8,511 $11,490 $12,021 Assume 14 feet high, 800 feet long (Circle Fruit Koehn Ranch Reservoir) Intermediate >15 < 50 Feet High $19,255 $25,994 $27,195 Assume 26 feet high, 2200 feet long (SVID MP 37.1 Regulation Reservoir) Large >50 Feet High $34,638 $46,761 $48,922 Assume 60 feet high, 500 feet long, (Pend Oreille Mine, NE Tailings Dam). Impacts to Businesses Dependant on Dam Safety Program Fees for plan review and construction inspections for new dams and modifications vary based on dam height and crest length. If a small company and a large company both build the same size dam, then the impact is likely disproportionate when measured as a percentage of employees and or revenue. For example, if a small firm and a large firm both build an intermediate dam with equivalent fees, then that fee is a larger percentage of the small firm s revenue and ratio of employees. The relative size and revenue of large firms provides them with a scale advantage. The potential for a disproportionate impact would only disappear if larger companies generally built sufficiently larger dams than small companies. The proposed fees for periodic inspections vary by the level of downstream hazard risk posed by the dams. They are based on three hazard categories. Low hazard dam are not subject to periodic inspection fees, while high hazard dams pay higher periodic inspection fees than significant hazard dams. If a small business owns a low hazard dam there will be no disproportionate effect since a small and large business owning such a dam would not be subject to the payments. If a small business owns a high or significant hazard dam, they could be subject to disproportionate impacts compared to large businesses. Reporting and Recordkeeping The proposed rule amendment adds no additional reporting or recordkeeping requirements for small businesses. Additional Professional Services Ecology anticipates no additional professional services under the proposed rule. 4

11 Costs of Equipment, Supplies, Labor, and Increased Administrative Costs We expect no additional equipment, supplies, labor, or administrative costs from the proposed rule. Other Compliance Requirements We expect no other compliance requirements from the proposed rule. Quantification of Costs and Ratios It is the purpose of this section to evaluate whether: Compliance with the proposed rule will cause businesses to lose sales or revenue. The proposed rule will have a disproportionate impact on small businesses. Known Costs Businesses will pay additional fees for periodic inspection of existing high and significant hazard dams and for the review and inspection of new construction and modifications. See Section above: Impacts to Businesses Operating Dams for details. Periodic Inspection Fees For periodic inspections, owners of high hazard dams will pay an additional $352 in fees annually under the proposed rule. Owners of significant hazard dams will pay an additional $256 annually under the proposed rule. Existing low hazard dams pay no periodic inspection fees and will remain unchanged. Fees for Plan Review and Inspection of New Construction and Modifications For plan review and construction inspections of new construction or modifications, owners constructing small dams will pay an additional $3,510 in fees under the proposed rule. Owners constructing intermediate size dams will pay an additional $7,940 under the proposed rule. Fees for constructing large dams will increase $14,284 after both fee increases take effect. Will complying with the proposed rule cause businesses to lose sales or revenue? Ecology does not anticipate any lost sales or revenue under the proposed rule for businesses. Will the proposed rule have a disproportionate impact on small businesses? As stated above, a disproportionate impact can occur when small firms build or modify dams. In many cases, the fees prescribed under the revised rule would be expected to be small relative to the number of employees or revenue estimated for many typical firms in these sectors; i.e., smaller projects are correlated with smaller businesses. On the other hand, relatively small businesses (as measured by employment) may choose to undertake larger projects at higher costs based on an economic/financial analysis of the effects upon their activity. 5

12 Similarly, disproportionate impact can occur when small firms own significant or high hazard dams and are required to pay the same periodic annual inspection fees as large firms owning high hazard or significant dams. Table 5 describes the industries that will be potentially affected by the rule. Some industries will be affected more or less by the rule depending on which businesses have or will build dams required to comply with the proposed rule. In order to calculate if disproportionalities exist, Ecology has chosen Sawmills (Industry 3211) as a representative industry for this analysis. There are 53 businesses in Washington State in industry 3211 (Sawmills). Ecology will also use cost per employee to describe impacts on small businesses versus the top ten percent largest businesses required to comply with the proposed rule. Table 3. Proportional periodic inspection Costs to Businesses (Sawmills 3211) Average # of Employees Cost Per Employee Fee Schedule Fee Increase Small Business 10% Largest Business Small Business 10% Largest Business High Hazard $ $59 $2 Significant Hazard $ $43 $1 Low Hazard $ $0 $0 The estimated increased cost per employee for a High Hazard Small Business is $59, and for the top ten percent of High Hazard Large Business is $2. The estimated increased cost per employee for Significant Hazard Small Business is $43, and for the top ten percent of Significant Hazard Large Business is $2. Low Hazard dam owners would be unchanged. Table 4. Proportional New Construction Costs to Businesses (Sawmills 3211) Fee Schedule Fee Increase Average # of Employees Small 10% Largest Business Business Cost Per Employee Small 10% Largest Business Business Small Dam $3, $585 $20 Intermediate Dam $7, $1323 $45 Large Dam $14, $2381 $82 6

13 In these examples, for both periodic inspections and new construction, the data suggests that the impacts of the proposed rule will impose disproportionate costs to small businesses under a large range of scenarios. Conclusions Ecology has determined there will be disproportionate impacts to small versus large businesses. Ecology does not believe the proposed fee increases will cause businesses to lose sales or revenues. Although the fee increases do not meet the actual costs of conducting business for dam safety and inspections as described by RCW and SESHB1087, they represent the closest Ecology is able to come when faced with the limitations of 35% increases in FY 2012 and 4.62% in FY2013 set forth in the bill. Actions Taken to Reduce the Impact of the Rules on Small Business Given that the department has found a disproportionate impact, mitigation is required where legal and feasible. The proposed changes to Chapter WAC are responses to legislative directives as reflected in the budget notes cited on page one of this document. The directives are to develop fee systems adequate to fund the department s activities related periodic safety inspections and the review of plans and construction for new projects and modifications of existing projects. These directives are sufficiently explicit that only limited mitigative modifications are feasible. The department has provided the following cost minimizing features: This rule amendment relies on provisions in the current rule and statute to reduce costs of the rule on small businesses. Very small dams (under 10 acre-feet capacity) are not subject to this regulation including fees. Low hazard dams are not subject to periodic inspections or related fees. There are free inspections (no fees) for significant and high hazard dams for the first 10 years after review and construction. High hazard dams pay lower inspection fee from year 11 through year 20 after construction equal to the lower significant hazard dam periodic inspection fee. The fee schedule for planning and construction of new dams is based on size. Smaller dams pay lower fees even though they typically require more assistance from the Dam Safety Office. 7

14 Small Business Involvement in Developing the Proposed Amendment The Dam Safety Office manager made a presentation to the Water Resource Advisory Committee (WRAC). A number of small business-related groups are members of the WRAC, such as the Small Business Association of Washington, the Washington Farm Bureau, the Washington Dairy Federation, the Association of Washington Business, the NW Food Processors Association, the Building Industry Association of Washington, the Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen's Associations, and others. The Sic Codes of Potentially Impacted Industries There are currently more than a 1000 dams potentially subject to this rule amendment, about 300 of them required to pay the periodic inspection fees. Some of the activities covered by this analysis are done by both the private and public sector. The department removed the public entities such as electric utilities, water purveyors, irrigation districts, solid waste facilities and the like, which are not subject to this analysis. Removing these cut the size of the list approximately in half. The remainder was used to develop a set of illustrative entities for this discussion. The remaining dam operations were reviewed by program and agency staff in order to identify the economic sector (Standard Industrial Classification or SIC) into which these fell. In some cases, this could be done with reasonable confidence. In others, best judgment estimates were made. Some could not be identified. Businesses use dams for a range of uses, from basic agriculture to recreation. The sectors listed below are represented at least once in the Ecology dam inventory. Not every industry having at least one dam that comes under this rule is included here. In some cases, data limitations prevented inclusion of industries. However, this list provides indication of the range of uses to which the dams or reservoirs might be put. Readers whose industry of interest is not included on this list should be able to find another industry performing comparable work. Disproportionate impacts can occur when small firms build large dams. In many cases, the fees implied by the revised rule would be expected to be small relative to the revenue estimated for many typical firms in these sectors; i.e., smaller projects are correlated with smaller businesses. On the other hand, relatively small businesses (as measured by employment) may choose to undertake larger projects at higher costs based on an economic/financial analysis of the effects upon their activity. In short, it has been assumed that the magnitudes and ranges of impacts displayed here are generally representative of a larger scope, and that the results here might be usable on a broader basis. 8

15 Table 5. Industries potentially affected by the proposed rule amendment (North American Industry Classification System 2 ) Industry Type NAICS# Crop production 111 Animal production 112 Forestry and logging 113 Fishing and hunting 114 Mining 212 Residential building construction 2361 Food processing 311 Real estate property managers Offices of bank holding companies Waste treatment and disposal Technical and Trade schools Nature parks and similar institutions Golf courses and country clubs Hotels and motels RV parks and recreational camps 7212 Religious organizations Environment, conservation, and wildlife organizations Civic and social organizations Sawmills 3211 Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills 3221 Petroleum and coal product manufacturing 3241 Basic chemical manufacturing 3251 Glass and glass product manufacturing 3272 Aluminum production 3313 Software reproduction Aircraft manufacturing Expected Jobs Created or Lost/Impacts on Jobs Ecology does not expect any jobs will be lost or created as a result of the proposed fee increase. 2 Ecology has used NAICS codes rather than Standard Industrial Codes (SIC). It is a comparable system, used at the federal and state level, and has replaced SIC codes in common use. 9

16 Appendix A: Index to Proposed Changes in Chapter WAC Dam Safety Change Change Fees for the review of plans and specifications and for any construction inspection of a new project construction shall be the amounts shown in Table 4 to Fees for the review of plans and specifications and for construction inspection for new project construction shall be the amounts shown in Table 4A through June 30, 2012 and as shown in Table 4B thereafter, Delete as adjusted by the fiscal growth factor, and Where Change Takes Place 360(1) 360(1) RESULTS Replaces reference to Table 4 with reference to Table 4A, for use through June 30, 2012; and Table 4B, for use thereafter. Removes fiscal growth factor, which is no longer allowed. Delete Subsection (2) The fees in Table 4 are automatically adjusted annually on July 1st by the fiscal growth factor as calculated under chapter RCW. After July 1st of each year, the department shall publish the adjusted fees by providing notice on its internet site and by providing written notification by mail or electronic mail to permit applicants. Subsection (3) becomes Subsection (2) 360(3) 360 (2) Since fiscal growth factor is not used to modify fees, this section is no longer valid. Corrects numbering after the deletion of Subsection (2) Changes Fees for the review of plans and specifications and for construction inspection for new dairy waste impoundments, and conservation dams, shall be in the amount of one thousand four hundred dollars to Fees for the review of plans and specifications and for construction inspection for new dairy waste impoundments, and conservation dams, shall be in the amount of $1890 through June 30, 2012 and $1977 thereafter 360(3) Increases the fee charged for the review of select projects by 35% for the remainder of FY 2012 and increases it again by another 4.62% thereafter. 10

17 Adds and after the semicolon to read: (c) the facility conforms with a set of standard plans and specifications prepared by the natural Resource conservation Service (NRCS) and approved by the department; and 360 (3) (c) Further clarifies that qualifying projects must meet all four criteria listed. (Also currently stated at the end of the subsection.) Add new Table 4A. 360 Raises construction permit fees by 35% as soon as the rule takes effect through the end of FY Add new Table 4B. 360 Raises construction permit fees listed in Table 4A by 4.62% beginning July 1, Change Fees for the review of plans specifications and for construction inspections for project modifications involving significant enlargements shall be the greater of one thousand four hundred dollars or the amount determined by those applicable percentages shown in Table 5A of the fees Table 4 to Fees for the review of plans specifications and for construction inspections for project modifications involving significant enlargements shall be the amount determined by those applicable percentages shown in Table 5A of the fees Table 4A through June 30, 2012 of Table 4B thereafter but no less than $1890 through June 30, 2012 or $1977 thereafter Delete, as adjusted by the fiscal growth factor Change The appropriate Table 4 fee amount to The appropriate Table 4A or B amount 370(1) 370(1) 370(1) Raises the fee, including the minimum fee, for these reviews and inspections by 35% for the remainder of FY 2012 and by an additional 4.62% thereafter (compounded). Removes reference to the fiscal growth factor, which is no longer allowed. Replaces reference to Table 4 which is no longer valid with a reference to the new tables 4A and 4B. Delete Table 4 Table 4 Removes existing Table 4, which has been replaced by Tables 4A and B, as fees are no longer based on this base rate multiplied annually by the fiscal growth factor (compounded). 11

18 Change Fees for the review of plans and specifications and for construction inspection for project modifications not involving significant enlargements shall be the greater of one thousand four hundred dollars or the amount determined by those applicable percentages shown in Table 5B of the fees in Table 4, as adjusted by the fiscal growth factor. Change The appropriate Table 4 fee amount is determined to The appropriate Table 4A or B fee amount is to be determined Change one thousand four hundred dollars to $1890 through June 30, 2012 or $1977 thereafter Change the minimum fee of one thousand four hundred dollars to $1890 through June 30, 2012 or $1977 thereafter Change One thousand four hundred dollars for the construction of a new dam or modification of an existing dam or project. to One thousand eight hundred ninety dollars for the construction of a new dam or modification of an existing dam or project through June 30, 2012 and $1977 thereafter. Delete, and incorporate the fiscal growth factor calculated under chapter RCW 370(2) 370(2) 370(3) 370(5) 390(1)a)ii 765(1) Delete subsections (1)(a) and (b) 765(1)(a) and (b) Renumber (1)(c) to (1)(a) 765(1)(c) Raises these fees by 35% for the remainder of FY 2012 and then by an additional 4.62% thereafter (compounded). Removes invalid fiscal growth factor. Revises reference to Table 4, which is removed, to Table 4A and B, which have replaced it. Raises application fee by 35% for the remainder of FY 2012 and by an additional 4.62% thereafter (compounded). Raises construction permit fee for the planned abandonment and reclamation of dams and reservoir areas used on mining operations by 35% for the remainder of FY 2012 and by an additional 4.62% thereafter (compounded). Raises these fees by 35% for the remainder of FY 2012 and by an additional 4.62% thereafter (compounded). Remove invalid fiscal growth factor, no longer allowed by initiative Remove invalid fiscal growth factor, no longer allowed by initiative Corrects numbering in respect to deletion of (a) and (b) 12

19 Change the cost for an inspection by the department in the base year will be as follows: (i) $ for dams with high downstream hazard classifications, with a prorated annual fee of $ for a five-year inspection cycle. (ii) $ for dams with significant downstream hazard classifications, with a prorated annual fee of $ if a five-year inspection cycle is implemented, or $ if a ten-year inspection cycle is implemented to The cost for a periodic inspection by the department starting July 1, 2012 will be as follows: (i) For dams with high downstream hazard classifications the fee is $6040, with a prorated annual fee of $1280 for a five-year inspection cycle. (ii) For dams with significant downstream hazard classifications the fee is $4405, with a prorated annual fee of $881 if a five-year inspection cycle is implemented, or $ if a ten-year inspection cycle is implemented Change Department of Ecology Dam Safety Inspection Fee Program PO Box 5128 Lacey, Washington to Department of Ecology Cashiering Unit PO Box Olympia WA (1)(c) 785(1) Raises the periodic inspection fee by the compounded 35% (for FY 2012) and 4.62% (for FY 2013) beginning July 1, To make the rule as simple as possible we did not include these as two separate actions as the rule had not taken effect when the FY 2012 periodic inspection fee bills were issued. Correct invalid address. 13

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