In March 2010, President Obama signed into law the most dramatic overhaul of the American health care system since the creation of Medicare in 1965. When fully phased in, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) will (1) mandate that Americans purchase health insurance, (2) significantly broaden the eligibility requirements for Medicaid, and (3) provide subsidies for the purchase of health insurance. The Congressional Budget Office has estimated that by 2022, the law will have added about 30 million newly insured people to the U.S. health care system. Therefore, transit agencies and operators can expect changes in demand for transportation to and from health care services. This digest presents the results of National Cooperative Highway Research Program Project 20-65, Task 39, “Impacts of the New Health Care Bill on Mass Transit.” The purpose of this report is to highlight the provisions of the ACA that are likely to have the largest and most direct impacts on public transit agencies and operations, particularly those in rural and small urban areas. The report also describes pre-existing legal requirements that govern the roles public transit can currently play in transportation related to health care, including: (1) the laws and regulations laying out how public transit can participate in the provision of non-emergency medical transportation for Medicaid participants, and (2) the Americans with Disabilities Act and related regulations of the Federal Transit Administration. The report then uses five case studies to illustrate how the ACA could affect four particular transit systems and one broker of human services transportation that are operating in different geographic and policy environments. Finally, the report assesses ways in which transit agencies and government agencies can monitor and communicate the effects of the ACA on public transit.
{"title":"POTENTIAL IMPACTS OF FEDERAL HEALTH CARE REFORM ON PUBLIC TRANSIT","authors":"A. Santalucia, B. Whitaker, E. Oettinger","doi":"10.17226/22540","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.17226/22540","url":null,"abstract":"In March 2010, President Obama signed into law the most dramatic overhaul of the American health care system since the creation of Medicare in 1965. When fully phased in, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) will (1) mandate that Americans purchase health insurance, (2) significantly broaden the eligibility requirements for Medicaid, and (3) provide subsidies for the purchase of health insurance. The Congressional Budget Office has estimated that by 2022, the law will have added about 30 million newly insured people to the U.S. health care system. Therefore, transit agencies and operators can expect changes in demand for transportation to and from health care services. This digest presents the results of National Cooperative Highway Research Program Project 20-65, Task 39, “Impacts of the New Health Care Bill on Mass Transit.” The purpose of this report is to highlight the provisions of the ACA that are likely to have the largest and most direct impacts on public transit agencies and operations, particularly those in rural and small urban areas. The report also describes pre-existing legal requirements that govern the roles public transit can currently play in transportation related to health care, including: (1) the laws and regulations laying out how public transit can participate in the provision of non-emergency medical transportation for Medicaid participants, and (2) the Americans with Disabilities Act and related regulations of the Federal Transit Administration. The report then uses five case studies to illustrate how the ACA could affect four particular transit systems and one broker of human services transportation that are operating in different geographic and policy environments. Finally, the report assesses ways in which transit agencies and government agencies can monitor and communicate the effects of the ACA on public transit.","PeriodicalId":320718,"journal":{"name":"NCHRP Research Results Digest","volume":"5 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2013-07-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116937310","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
In this digest, rural projects are defined as those that cost less than approximately $2 million and occur in an area with a population less than 50,000 people. The Guidebook focuses on practical tools and techniques that project managers and their employees can use to improve the following aspects of construction management: (1) Construction administration; (2) Construction engineering and operation; (3) Cost estimating techniques; (4) Scheduling techniques; (5) Quality control/quality assurance/ (6) Construction safety; and (7) Claims and disputes.
{"title":"Guidebook for Construction Management Practices for Rural Projects","authors":"Matthew R. Hallowell, Daniel Tran, K. Molenaar","doi":"10.17226/22633","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.17226/22633","url":null,"abstract":"In this digest, rural projects are defined as those that cost less than approximately $2 million and occur in an area with a population less than 50,000 people. The Guidebook focuses on practical tools and techniques that project managers and their employees can use to improve the following aspects of construction management: (1) Construction administration; (2) Construction engineering and operation; (3) Cost estimating techniques; (4) Scheduling techniques; (5) Quality control/quality assurance/ (6) Construction safety; and (7) Claims and disputes.","PeriodicalId":320718,"journal":{"name":"NCHRP Research Results Digest","volume":"39 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2013-03-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128164028","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
This digest summarizes key findings of research performed under NCHRP Project 20-65, Task 42, Rural Public Transportation Strategies for Responding to the Livable and Sustainable Communities Initiative, by ICF International. For the study, ICF conducted a nationwide survey of state departments of transportation (DOTs) and their rural livability activities; conducted follow-up interviews about grants from the Partnership for Sustainable Communities (PSC); and created a primer highlighting strategies that state DOTs, transit operators, and their partners can use to help rural organizations applying for discretionary grant programs. The strategies discussed in the primer are: (1) Building awareness of PSC resources and livability in rural communities; (2) Providing programmatic and financial support; (3) Creating statewide or regional partnerships; and (4) Encouraging transit coordination at the regional level.
{"title":"Rural Public Transportation Strategies for Responding to the Livable and Sustainable Communities Initiative","authors":"Kathleen Rooney, S. Suter","doi":"10.17226/22761","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.17226/22761","url":null,"abstract":"This digest summarizes key findings of research performed under NCHRP Project 20-65, Task 42, Rural Public Transportation Strategies for Responding to the Livable and Sustainable Communities Initiative, by ICF International. For the study, ICF conducted a nationwide survey of state departments of transportation (DOTs) and their rural livability activities; conducted follow-up interviews about grants from the Partnership for Sustainable Communities (PSC); and created a primer highlighting strategies that state DOTs, transit operators, and their partners can use to help rural organizations applying for discretionary grant programs. The strategies discussed in the primer are: (1) Building awareness of PSC resources and livability in rural communities; (2) Providing programmatic and financial support; (3) Creating statewide or regional partnerships; and (4) Encouraging transit coordination at the regional level.","PeriodicalId":320718,"journal":{"name":"NCHRP Research Results Digest","volume":"43 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-06-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125450641","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
This digest summarizes the findings of the research conducted under NCHRP Project 10-79 to develop guidance pertaining to the quality-related pay adjustment factors used for flexible and rigid pavement construction. Highway agencies generally specify certain quality measures for the acceptance of pavement construction. However, because many factors influence construction operations, characteristics of the constructed pavement (e.g., material properties and smoothness) will generally vary somewhat from those specified. Such variance will affect pavement quality and performance and, therefore, will affect the highway agency and road users. To account for the value lost or gained by the variance from the specified values, many highway agencies incorporate quality-related pay adjustments in the form of incentives and disincentives in the construction contracts of flexible and rigid pavements. Many of the approaches used by highway agencies for dealing with construction variance and assigning pay adjustment factors have been developed empirically and with limited consideration of the actual effect on performance. In addition, these approaches use procedures for determining the amount and method of pay adjustment that do not consider some relevant issues, such as highway functional classification, constructability, impacts on the highway users, and contractor/agency risk sharing. There has been a need to enhance these approaches and develop rational guidance on the issues associated with determining quality-related pay adjustment factors for flexible and rigid pavements. This guidance will help highway agencies incorporate pay adjustment factors that realistically reflect the expected gain or loss in pavement performance into construction contracts.
{"title":"QUALITY-RELATED PAY ADJUSTMENT FACTORS FOR PAVEMENTS","authors":"A. Hanna","doi":"10.17226/22656","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.17226/22656","url":null,"abstract":"This digest summarizes the findings of the research conducted under NCHRP Project 10-79 to develop guidance pertaining to the quality-related pay adjustment factors used for flexible and rigid pavement construction. Highway agencies generally specify certain quality measures for the acceptance of pavement construction. However, because many factors influence construction operations, characteristics of the constructed pavement (e.g., material properties and smoothness) will generally vary somewhat from those specified. Such variance will affect pavement quality and performance and, therefore, will affect the highway agency and road users. To account for the value lost or gained by the variance from the specified values, many highway agencies incorporate quality-related pay adjustments in the form of incentives and disincentives in the construction contracts of flexible and rigid pavements. Many of the approaches used by highway agencies for dealing with construction variance and assigning pay adjustment factors have been developed empirically and with limited consideration of the actual effect on performance. In addition, these approaches use procedures for determining the amount and method of pay adjustment that do not consider some relevant issues, such as highway functional classification, constructability, impacts on the highway users, and contractor/agency risk sharing. There has been a need to enhance these approaches and develop rational guidance on the issues associated with determining quality-related pay adjustment factors for flexible and rigid pavements. This guidance will help highway agencies incorporate pay adjustment factors that realistically reflect the expected gain or loss in pavement performance into construction contracts.","PeriodicalId":320718,"journal":{"name":"NCHRP Research Results Digest","volume":"00 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-01-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132229445","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
This digest addresses the needs and issues associated with state park and ride/intermodal commuter facilities and programs. It identifies deficiencies, best practices, and promising innovations. Research was conducted over an 8-month period and involved interviews with a small but representative sample of managers responsible for administering these programs. Sixty-two percent of the surveyed programs are managed by state departments of transportation with the remaining programs managed by public transit authorities and transportation districts. This digest has four chapters, organized as follows: (1) Program Surveys - A synthesis of each of the surveyed programs; (2) Key Findings and Best Practices - An analytical assessment and identification of best practices; (3) Conclusions - Researcher suggestions for managers challenged by the demands for and the costs of public park and ride/intermodal commuter facilities; and (4) Suggested Research - A short list of suggested topics for additional study.
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This report documents the research and findings conducted under two National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) 20-65 task order projects: Task 20—Analysis of Rural Intercity Bus Strategy, and Task 25—Evaluate Requirements for the Utilization of Section 5311(f) Funds for Intercity Bus Service. Both projects focus on state-level implementation of the Federal Transit Administration’s (FTA's) Section 5311(f) funding program. The objectives of the Task 25 research complemented and expanded the work that was under way for Task 20, and thus the research results have been combined into a single report. The outcomes of these two NCHRP task projects provide a snapshot of the current status of the program across the nation, and also provide states with examples and recommendations for successful program implementation. States have a great deal of flexibility in how they administer their Section 5311(f) programs, as long as they satisfy certain federal requirements. Recent additions to the FTA oversight of state program management have focused new attention on state Section 5311(f) program implementation, including the consultation/certification process for states certifying no unmet needs for the program. The research documented in this report found that, while an increasing number of states are implementing Section 5311(f) programs, the success of a program in meeting federal requirements and in terms of the state’s own perception of their program is influenced by a state’s program goals, their approach to soliciting and evaluating funding applications, staffing considerations, the availability of state funding, how local match is approached, meaningful consultation with private carriers, needs assessment efforts, and the other factors which contribute to a “model” program.
{"title":"Analysis of State Rural Intercity Bus Strategies: Requirements for Utilization of S.5311(f) Funding","authors":"F. Fravel, R. Barboza","doi":"10.17226/14601","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.17226/14601","url":null,"abstract":"This report documents the research and findings conducted under two National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) 20-65 task order projects: Task 20—Analysis of Rural Intercity Bus Strategy, and Task 25—Evaluate Requirements for the Utilization of Section 5311(f) Funds for Intercity Bus Service. Both projects focus on state-level implementation of the Federal Transit Administration’s (FTA's) Section 5311(f) funding program. The objectives of the Task 25 research complemented and expanded the work that was under way for Task 20, and thus the research results have been combined into a single report. The outcomes of these two NCHRP task projects provide a snapshot of the current status of the program across the nation, and also provide states with examples and recommendations for successful program implementation. States have a great deal of flexibility in how they administer their Section 5311(f) programs, as long as they satisfy certain federal requirements. Recent additions to the FTA oversight of state program management have focused new attention on state Section 5311(f) program implementation, including the consultation/certification process for states certifying no unmet needs for the program. The research documented in this report found that, while an increasing number of states are implementing Section 5311(f) programs, the success of a program in meeting federal requirements and in terms of the state’s own perception of their program is influenced by a state’s program goals, their approach to soliciting and evaluating funding applications, staffing considerations, the availability of state funding, how local match is approached, meaningful consultation with private carriers, needs assessment efforts, and the other factors which contribute to a “model” program.","PeriodicalId":320718,"journal":{"name":"NCHRP Research Results Digest","volume":"2 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-11-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133354828","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
S. Carini, Lora Byala, Shana Johnson, E. Randall, Laura Riegel
This digest presents the results of National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Project 20-65, Task 26, "An Analysis and Evaluation of States' Implementation of the FTA 5310, 5316, and 5317 Programs." This project focused on two key related, but separate, objectives: (1) Determine the level of effort and costs associated with the development of coordinated public transit-human services transportation plans; and (2) Determine the perceived success of the Coordination Plans and the perceived success states and other grantees are having in awarding Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Section 5316 Job Access and Reverse Commute (JARC) and Section 5317 New Freedom (NF) funds and meeting the Coordination Plan objectives. This digest is organized in five chapters. Chapter 1 provides an introduction to the research effort. Chapter 2 reviews the approach and findings of the Internet survey of state departments of transportation. Chapter 3 summarizes the selection of states for further interview and the results of the telephone surveys. Chapter 4 highlights the JARC and NF appropriations and obligations by state and urbanized areas. Chapter 5 presents a comparison of the level of effort and success associated with the development of the Coordination Plans as well as opportunities for improving the success and effectiveness of the plans and grant programs.
{"title":"A Review of Human Services Transportation Plans and Grant Programs","authors":"S. Carini, Lora Byala, Shana Johnson, E. Randall, Laura Riegel","doi":"10.17226/14527","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.17226/14527","url":null,"abstract":"This digest presents the results of National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Project 20-65, Task 26, \"An Analysis and Evaluation of States' Implementation of the FTA 5310, 5316, and 5317 Programs.\" This project focused on two key related, but separate, objectives: (1) Determine the level of effort and costs associated with the development of coordinated public transit-human services transportation plans; and (2) Determine the perceived success of the Coordination Plans and the perceived success states and other grantees are having in awarding Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Section 5316 Job Access and Reverse Commute (JARC) and Section 5317 New Freedom (NF) funds and meeting the Coordination Plan objectives. This digest is organized in five chapters. Chapter 1 provides an introduction to the research effort. Chapter 2 reviews the approach and findings of the Internet survey of state departments of transportation. Chapter 3 summarizes the selection of states for further interview and the results of the telephone surveys. Chapter 4 highlights the JARC and NF appropriations and obligations by state and urbanized areas. Chapter 5 presents a comparison of the level of effort and success associated with the development of the Coordination Plans as well as opportunities for improving the success and effectiveness of the plans and grant programs.","PeriodicalId":320718,"journal":{"name":"NCHRP Research Results Digest","volume":"54 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-09-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124236465","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
J. Woodrooffe, P. Sweatman, D. Middleton, R. James, J. Billing
This report documents the process used in Canada to harmonize heavy truck size and weight regulations across the country and provides insights on how lessons learned from the Canadian experience might be applied in a U.S. context. It will provide a valuable contribution to the ongoing discussion of truck size and weight regulation in the United States. The authors include a summary of the regulatory framework for truck size and weight regulation in the United states and the efforts that have been made over time to achieve greater uniformity. This report will be of interest to truck size and weight regulators in the United States, who face similar jurisdictional challenges to develop and implement regulations that permit common configurations of heavy trucks that can operate legally across the country without compromising safety concerns or creating excessive impacts on road pavement.
{"title":"Review of Canadian Experience with the Regulation of Large Commercial Motor Vehicles","authors":"J. Woodrooffe, P. Sweatman, D. Middleton, R. James, J. Billing","doi":"10.17226/14458","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.17226/14458","url":null,"abstract":"This report documents the process used in Canada to harmonize heavy truck size and weight regulations across the country and provides insights on how lessons learned from the Canadian experience might be applied in a U.S. context. It will provide a valuable contribution to the ongoing discussion of truck size and weight regulation in the United States. The authors include a summary of the regulatory framework for truck size and weight regulation in the United states and the efforts that have been made over time to achieve greater uniformity. This report will be of interest to truck size and weight regulators in the United States, who face similar jurisdictional challenges to develop and implement regulations that permit common configurations of heavy trucks that can operate legally across the country without compromising safety concerns or creating excessive impacts on road pavement.","PeriodicalId":320718,"journal":{"name":"NCHRP Research Results Digest","volume":"2 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2010-12-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132941700","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
This digest summarizes the findings of the research conducted under National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Project 1-43 to develop a guide that addresses frictional characteristics and performance of pavement surfaces and considers related tire-pavement noise and other relevant issues. The research was concerned with highway pavements constructed with asphalt and concrete surfaces. Microtexture and macrotexture were both examined as they are extremely important pavement surface characteristics to the development of surface friction.
{"title":"Guide for Pavement Friction: Background and Research","authors":"A. Hanna","doi":"10.17226/23039","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.17226/23039","url":null,"abstract":"This digest summarizes the findings of the research conducted under National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Project 1-43 to develop a guide that addresses frictional characteristics and performance of pavement surfaces and considers related tire-pavement noise and other relevant issues. The research was concerned with highway pavements constructed with asphalt and concrete surfaces. Microtexture and macrotexture were both examined as they are extremely important pavement surface characteristics to the development of surface friction.","PeriodicalId":320718,"journal":{"name":"NCHRP Research Results Digest","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2009-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129554768","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
This digest summarizes the findings of the research conducted under NCHRP Project 6-17 to identify methods and measures for assessing agency and contractor performance in snow and ice control operations. Monitoring the performance in snow and ice control operations has become an increasingly important task for highway agencies and contractors because of the limited resources available to highway agencies and the increased oursourcing of these activities. Different performance measures have been used both in the United States and abroad with varying degrees of success; widely accepted measures applicable to different roadway classifications and storm characteristics have not evolved. Such measures are needed to help highway agencies and contractors monitor the level of performance and make adjustments to improve performance or reduce cost, thereby effectively managing resources for snow and ice control operations.
{"title":"Performance Measures for Snow and Ice Control Operations","authors":"A. Hanna","doi":"10.17226/23051","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.17226/23051","url":null,"abstract":"This digest summarizes the findings of the research conducted under NCHRP Project 6-17 to identify methods and measures for assessing agency and contractor performance in snow and ice control operations. Monitoring the performance in snow and ice control operations has become an increasingly important task for highway agencies and contractors because of the limited resources available to highway agencies and the increased oursourcing of these activities. Different performance measures have been used both in the United States and abroad with varying degrees of success; widely accepted measures applicable to different roadway classifications and storm characteristics have not evolved. Such measures are needed to help highway agencies and contractors monitor the level of performance and make adjustments to improve performance or reduce cost, thereby effectively managing resources for snow and ice control operations.","PeriodicalId":320718,"journal":{"name":"NCHRP Research Results Digest","volume":"13 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2009-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124785646","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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