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Presidential Documents
Enecntive Order 12873 of October 20, 1993
Federal Acquisition, Recycling, and Waste Prevention
WHEREAS, the Nation's interest is served when the Federal Government
can make more uffident use of natural resources by maximizing recycling '
and preventing waste wherever possible;
WHEREAS* this Administration £s determined to strengthen the role of the
Federal Government as an enlightened, environmentally conscious and con-
, earned consumers - . „
WHEREAS; the Federal Government should—through cost-effective .waste
prevention and recycling activities—work to conserve disposal capacity, and
serve as a model m this, regard for private and other public institutions;
and., .'' - , - ' . . ' • ' >r '•- __ '".;.-
WHEREAS, the use of recycled and environmentally preferable products
and services by the Federal Government can spur private sector development
of new technologies aad use of such products, thereby creating business
and employment opportunities 'and nnh^nring 'regional and local economies
and the national economy; ,« .
NOW, THEREFORE, k WILLIAM J. CLINTON, by the authority vested in
ma as President by the. Gonstituiioa and the laws of the United States
of America, including the Solid Waste Disposal Act, Public Law 89-272,
79 Stat. 997. as amended by the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
("RCRA"), Public Law 94r-580» 90 Stat. 2795 as amended (42 U.S.C 6901-
6907),. and section 301 of title 3. United States Code, hereby order as follows:
PART*—PREAMBLE • '• . . . - *
Secn'oa 101. Consistent with the demands Of efficiency and cost effectiveness,
the,head of each Executive 'agency shall incorporate waste prevention and
recycling in the agency's daily operations and work to increase and expand
markets- for recovered materials through greater Federal Government pref-
erence and demand for such products. ''
Sec. 102. Consistent with policies established by Office of Federal Procure-
ment Policy fOFPP") Policy Letter 92r-4, agencies shall comply with execu-
tive branch pottcfes for the acquisition and use of environmentally preferable
products and services and implement cost-effective procurement preference
programs favoring the purchase of these products and services.
Sec. 103. This order creates a Federal Environmental Executive and. estab-
lishes high-level Environmental Executive positions within each agency to
be responsible for expediting the implementation of this order and statutes
that pertain to this, order. . .
PART 2—OEFINmONS
For purposes of this order. : ;
Sec. 201. "Environmentally preferable" means products disservices that have
a lesser or reduced effect on human health and the environment when
compared with competing products or services that serve the same purpose.
This comparison may consider raw materials acquisition,-prodaction; manu-
•- facturing,packaj^ngi distribution, reuse, operation, Maintenance, or disposal
of the product or Service. '• "~?a ^ '*. '*& " •:"~1^' «I •• • ^ ' -
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Sec. 202. "Executive agency" or "agency" means an Executive agency as
defined in 5 U.S.C. 105. For the purpose of this order, military departments,
as defined in 5 U.S.C. 102, are covered under the auspices of the Department
of Defense. •
Sec. 203. "Postconsumer material" means a material or finished product
that has served its intended use and has been discarded for disposal or
recovery, having completed its life as a consumer item. "Postconsumer.ma.te-
rial" is a part of the broader category of "recovered material".
Sec. 204. "Acquisition" means the acquiring by contract with appropriated
funds for supplies or services (including construction) by and for the use
of the Federal Government through purchase or lease, whether the supplies
or services are already in- existence or must be created, developed, dem-
onstrated and evaluated. Acquisition begins at the point when agency needs
are established and includes the description of requirements to satisfy, agency
needs, solicitation and selection of sources, award of. contracts, contract
, contract performance, contract administration and those technical
and management functions directly related to the process of fulfilling agency
needs by contract • • ,
Sec. 205. "Recovered materials" means waste materials and by-products
which have been recovered or diverted from solid waste, but such term
does not include those materials an,d by-products generated from, and com-
monly reused within, an original manufacturing process (42 U.S.C. 6903
(19)). •;...
Sec. 206. "Recyclability" 'means the ability of a product or material to
be recovered from, or otherwise diverted from, the solid waste stream for
the purpose of recycling. . .
Sec. 207. -"Recycling" means the series of activities, including collection,
separation, and processing, by which products or other materials are recov-
• ered from the solid waste stream for use in the form of raw materials
in the manufacture, of new products other than fuel for producing "heat
or power by combustion;
Sec. 208. "Waste prevention." also -known as "source reduction," means
any change in the design, manufacturing, purchase or use of materials or
products (including packaging) to reduce their amount or toxicity before
they become municipal solid waste. Waste prevention also refers to the
reuse of products or materials.
Sec. 209. "Waste reduction" means preventing or decreasing the .amount
of waste being generated through waste prevention, recycling, or purchasing
recycled and environmentally preferable products.
Sec. 210. "Life Cycle Cost" means the amortized annual cost of a product,
including capital costs, installation costs, operating costs, maintenance costs
and disposal costs discounted, over the lifetime of the product.
Sec. 211. "Life Cycle Analysis" means the comprehensive examination of
a product's environmental and economic effects throughout its lifetime in-
cluding new material extraction, transportation, manufacturing, use, and
disposal.
PART 3t— THE ROLE OF THE FEDERAL ENVIRONMENTAL' EXECUTIVE AND AGENCY
'ENVIRONMENTAL EXECUTIVES .
• Sec. 301. Federal Environmental Executive., .(a) .A Federal Environmental
Executive shall be {designated by the President and shall be located within
the Environmentar||rote(^pn Agency ("EPA"). The Federal Environmental
Executive shall takaTaU actions necessary to ensure that the agencies comply
with the requirements of this order and shall generate an annual report
to the Office of Mafla^emenT and Budget ("OMB"), at the time of agency
'i; budget submis§ionsrbn^th,e actions taken by the agencies to comply with
-^th8-requiren1eti!s* BFfbiS older; In carrying out -his or her 'functions, the
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Federal Environmental Executive shall consult with the Director of the White
.. * •' House Office on Environmental Policy.
.-'•:• (b) Staffing.' A minimum.of four (4) full time staff persons are to be
- provided by the agencies listed below to assist the Federal Environmental
.....'/•'-". Executive, one of whom shall have experience in specification review and
program requirements, one of whomshall have experience in procurement
. ..; ' practices, and one of whom shall have experience in solid waste prevention
and recycling.. These four staff persons shall be appointed ana replaced
. as follows: - •
. (1) a representative from the Department of Defense shall be detailed
for not less than one year and no more than two years;
(2) a representative from the General Services Administration ("GSA")
shaU be detailed for not less thian one year and no more than two years;
, , (3) a representative from EPA shall be detailed for not less than one
year and no more than two years; and '
• (4) a representative^from one other .agency determined by the Federal
Environmental Executive shall be detailed on a rotational basis for not
T more than one year. ' ,
'•.' (c) Administration*Agencies are requested to make their services, personnel
and facilities available to the Federal Environmental Executive to the maxi*
mum extent practicable for. the performance of functions under this order.
fd) Committees and WoA Groups. The Federal Environmental Executive
shall establish committees and work .groups to identify, assess, and rec-
ommend actions to be taken to fulfill the goals, responsibilities, and initiatives
of the Federal Environmental Executive. As these committees and work
• •' : •' ' groups are CTeated, agendes are requested to designate appropriate personnel
in the areas of procurement and .acquisition, standards and specifications,
. electronic commerce, facilities management, waste'prevention, and recycling,
~ and others as needed to staif and work on the initiatives of the Executive.
. "• (e) Duties. The Federal Environmental Executive, in consultetion with
- the Agency Envi]»nmental Executives, shall: ; -
'; (i) identify tihd recommend initiatives for government-wide implementa-
tion that will promote the purposes of this order, including:
- (A) the development of a federal plan for agency implementation
... of this-ordor and appropriate incentives to encourage the acquisition
. of recycled and environmentally preferable products by the Federal
Government; ;
(B) the development of a federd miplementation plan.and guidance
for instituting economically efficient federal waste prevention, en-
•'•."• ergy and water efficiency programs, and recycling programs within
• each agency; and
. (C) the development of a plan for making maximum use of available
. funduig assistance programs;
(2).collect and disseminate information electronically concerning meth-
ods to reduce waste, materials that can be recycled, costs and. savings associ-
ated with waste prevention and recycling, and current market sources of
products that are environmentally preferable or produced with recovered
^v - . •".. .materials; ''.•-.-' •. . -'. .•••-• •••• • '. ' •',.••;
(3). provide guidance and. assistance to the agencies in setting up and
reporting on agency programs and monitoring their effectiveness; and
(4) coordinate appropriate government-wide education and training pro-
grams for agencies.
, &B& 302. Agency Environmental Esjecutfves. Within 90 days after the .
",.,.-. -.-.i dateof^prderitheh^eadofjBjacllii^ecutivedeparto
«-agency shall designate nan Agency Environmental: Exejgutive fromj
his or her staff, who serves at a level no lower than'at the Deputy; A*
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Secretary level or equivalent The Agency Environmental Executive will
be responsible ion
. {a) coordinating ail environmental programs in the areas of procurement
end acquisition, standards and specification review, facilities management,
'waste preventfao **"i recycling, m^«j logistics;
(h) participating .in the interagency development of a Federal plan to:
(1) create an awareness and outreach program for the private sector
to facilitate markets for environmentally preferable and recycled products
and services, promote new technologies, improve awareness about federal
efforts in this area, and expedite agency efforts to procure new products
Identified under this order;
12) establish incentives, provide guidance and coordinate appropriate
educational programs for agency employees; and
(3) coordinate the development of .standard agency reports required by
this order;
(c) reviewing agency programs and acquisitions to ensure compliance with
this order.
Sec. 401. Atxpdritioa Phoning, la developing plans, drawings, work state-
mental. specifications, or other product descriptions, agencies shall consider
the following factors: aHrpfrvttfrn of virgin material requirements; use of
rarad m***rirf«; reuse of product; life cyde cost; racyclability; use- of
ixonmaatatiy preferable products; waste .prevention (including toxkdty
uoilon nr summation}; and'ultimats disposal, as appropriate. These factors
shoald 1» cankered to acqrristtion pfenning for ail procurements and in-
th» evaluation and award of contracts, as appropriate. Program and acquisi-
tion aaneaarw^dtala an mrtrvetotaia these activities. - . .
lExecut
Sec. 40Z.. Affirmative ftiacaraana* Programs. The head of each Executive
.
agency ahaU develop aad imdemeut affirmative procurement programs in
accordance with RCRA section 6002 142 U.S.C 6962 J and this order. Agencies .
shall ensure Jhat TesponsfljflJnBS for preparation, implementation and mon-
itoring of affirmative yrocurement pruunuus are shared 'between the program
peEsoooel aad ptocamaaient tHstsounei. For the purposes of all purchases
mad* pawMiant to this ocdec.-£FA. in consultation with such-other Federal
agendas a* appropriate, sfasafi endeavor to maximiTo environmental benefits,
consistent with price, perfmmance and availability considerations, and shall
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plan for how the agencies intend to increase their purchases of the designated
• '.; ; ; '•• . • ' . item(s). . • V..'V^. ' .. •, 4 . ' • '
" - (d) Agency affirmative procurement programs, to the maximum extent
practicable,, shall encourage that: : ' .
- (1) documents be transferred electronically,
(2) all government documents printed internally be printed double-sided
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. (3) contract^;, grants, and cooperative agreements issued after the effective
. date of this order include provisions that require documents to be printed
double-sided on recycled paper meeting or exceeding the standards estab-
• • ; lished in this order or in future EPA guidelines. "
Sec. 403. Procurement of Existing Guideline Items. Within 90 days after
the effective date of this order, the head of each Executive agency that
has not implementedan.affirmative procurement program shall ensure that
,the affirmative-procurement program has been established and is being imple-
mented to the maximum extent practicable.
.~. ' • , Sec. 404. Electronic Acquisition System. To reduce waste by eliminating
•••••-•.: unnecessary paper transactions in the acquisition process and to foster accu-
rate data collection and reporting of agencies'purchases of recycled content
and environmentaUy preferred products, the executive branch will implement
. . '";. an electronic commercef system consistent withthe recommendations adopted
; as a result of the National Performance. Review.
V PAm'S^ANDAR|*SfS«»ECf«CATJONSANDOESK3NATION OF ITEMS
— Sec, 501; Specifications, Product Descriptions and Standards. Where applica-
: ,. -v -•- ble, Executive agencies shall review ana revise federal and military spedfica-
. ; • tions, product descriptions and standards to enhance Federal procurement
1 •••'. of products made from recovered materials or that are environmentally pref-
' . , • ' erable. When converting to a Commercial Item Description (QD), agencies
shall ensure that environmental factors have been considered and that the
• - QD meets'or exceeds the environmentally preferable criteria of the govern-
ment specification or product description. Agencies shall report annually
. . '"' on their compliance witii this section to the Federal Environmental Executive
for incorporation into.the annual report to OMB referred to in section
' 301 of this order.
. . . ' (a) If an inconsistency with RCRA Section 6002 or this order is identified
in a.specification, standard, or product description, the Federal.Environ--'
- mental Executive shall request that the Environmental Executive of the
f, . '.'• pertinent agency advise the Federal Environmental Executive as to why
the specification cannot be revised or submit a plan, for revising it within
-•'• . •: •' ..,•-.-'•. 60 days. .;.-. '••*••''••'•'•'. ' • ' •'.-..•
(b) If an agency is able to revise an inconsistent specification but cannot
do so within 60 days, it is the responsibility of that agency's Environmental
. ' Executive to monitor and implement the plan for revising it. :
Sec. 502. Designation of Items that Contain Recovered Afateria/s. In order
to expedite the process of designating items that are or can be made with
V 'recovered materials, EPA shaU institute a new process for designating these
'-•/'••'. items in accordance witE RCRA section 6002(e) as follows, (a) 'EPA shall
'"""-." . " issue a Comprehensive Procurement Guideline containing[designated items
that are or can be made with recovered materials.
(1) The proposed guideline shall be published for public comment in
the Federal Register within 180 days after the effective date of this order
and shall be updated annually after publication for comment to include
additional items.
' • -•....'' \ J2) Once items.; containing recoyered.materials have been designated
, . ,ti by £FA^.through'rthe.-.;new process;e5tebltene.d pursjiant to.ithis.section and
• ->.v - . ^in eompliancejwith tRGRA secjdqn^fl?, agencies shdl modify their^ffirma-
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trro procurement programs to require that, to the maximum extent prac-
ticable, their purchases of products meet or exceed the EPA guideline stand-
ards unless written justification is provided that a product is not available
competitively, not available within a reasonable time frame, does not meet
appropriate performance standards, or is only available at an unreasonable
price.
(b) Concurrent -with Ihe issuance of the Comprehensive Procurement Guide-
line required by section 502(a) of this order, EPA shall publish for public
comment in the Federal Register Recovered Material Advisory Notice(s)
that present the range of recovered material content levels within which
the designated recycled items are currently available. These levels shall
be updated periodically after publication for comment to reflect changes
in market conditions.
Sec. 303. Guidance far Environmentally Preferable Products. In accordance
with this order, EPA shall Issue .guidance that recommends principles that
Executive agencies should use in making determinations for the preference
. and purchase of environmentally preferable products.
(a) Proposed guidance shall "be published for public comment in the Federal
Register within 160 days after &e effective date of this order, and may
be updated after public comment, as necessary, thereafter. To the extent
necessary, EPA may fesne additional guidance for public comment on how
Ui« principles can be applied to specific product categories.
B») Once ft""3 guidance lor environmentally preferable products has been
issued "by "EPA, Executive agencies shall use these principles, to the maximum
extant practicable, in identifying and purchasing environmentally preferable
products and shall modify their procurement programs by reviewing and
• revising specifications, soucftatioa procedures, and policies as appropriate.
Sec. 504. MSratKon Cbntanf Standard far Printing and Writing Paper. Execu-
tive agency beads shall ensure that agencies shall meet or exceed the follow-
ing tninisram materials content standards when purchasing or causing the
purchase of printing and-writing paper.
(a) For hjgn *peed copier paper, offset paper, forms bond, computer print-
out paper, carbonless paper, file folders, and white woven envelopes, the
luluiiiimn content standard1 shall *e TO less than 20 percent postconsumer
materials beginning December 31. 1994. This minimum! content standard
shall be Increased to 30 pBrcemt beginning c-n December 31.1998.
(bj For other ynr-furfod printing and writing paper, such as writing and
nffino paper, "book paper, cotton fiber paper, ana cover-stock, the minimum
content standard soau be 50 percent recovered materials, Including 20 per-
cent pastconsnmer materials beginning on December 31,1994. This standard
shall be Increased lo 30 percent beginning on December 31,1998.
Cc) As an alternative to meeting the standards in sections 504(a) and
(bj, for all printing and writing papers, the minimum content standard
shall be no less than 50 percent recovered materials that are a waste material
byprodnct of a finished product other than a paper or textile product which
would otherwise be disposed of in a landfill, as determined by the State
inwhich the fecffity is located.
(1) The decision not to procure recycled content printing and writing
paper meeting the standards specified in this section shall be based solely
on a determination by the contracting officer that a satisfactory level of
competition does not exist, that the items are not available within a reason-
able time period, or that the available items fail to meet reasonable perform-
ance standards established by the agency or are only available at an unreason-
able price.
(2) Each agency should implement waste prevention techniques, as speci-
fied in section 402(d) of this order, so that total annual expenditures for
recycled content- printing and writing paper do not exceed current annual
budgets for paper products as measured by average annual expenditures,
adjusted for Inflation based on the Consumer Price Index or other suitable
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indices. In determining a target budget for printing and writing paper, agen-
cies may take into acccimit s»ch fiKtors as employee increases or decre^es,
new agency at statutory initiatives, and episodic or unique requirements
(e.g,, census). ; • ^ •
(3) Effective immediately, all agencies making solicitations for the pur-
chase of printing and writing paper shall seek bids for paper with
postepnsumer material or recovered waste material as describea in section
. •"• . 504(c). .
Sec. 5O5. Jteristoa of Brightness Specifications and Standards. The General
Services Administration and other Federal agencies are directed to identify,
evaluate and revise or eliminate any- standards of specifications unrelated
* —rormance that present barriers to the purchase of paper or paper
y made by production processes that minimize emissions of harmful
_ _acts. This evaluation shall include a review of unnecessary brightness
— stock clause provisions, such as lignin content and chemical pulp
requirements. The GSA shall complete .the review and revision of such
specifications within six months after the effective date of this order, and
shall consult'closely with die Joint Committee on Printing during such
process. The GSA shall also compile any information or market studies
that may be necessary to armmplish the objectives of this provision.
Sec. 506. Procurement of Re-refined Lubricating Oil and Retread Tires. Within
180 days after the effective date of this order, agencies shall implement
the EPA procurement guidelines for re-refined lubricating oil and retread
"tires. ' „ ' ,-,••• ^' ,
£a) Commodity managers shall finalize revisions to specifications for re-
refined oil and retread tires, and develop and issue specification* 'for tire
retreading services, as commodity managers .shall take affirmative steps to
procure these items in accordance with RCRA section 6002,
(b) Once these items become available, fleet managers shall take affirmative
steps to procure these items in accordance with RCRA section 6002.
Sec. 507. Product Testing. The Secretary of Commerce, through the National
JnsatatBKQf Standards, and Technology("MST**), shall establish a program
for testing the performance,of products containing recovered iqaWJafe or
deemed to be environmentally preferable. NIST shall work with EPA. GSA
and other public-and private sector organizations that conduct appropriate
life cycle analyses to gather information that will assist agencies in making
selections of products and services that are environmentally preferable.
(a) NIST shall publish appropriate reports describing testing programs,
their results, and ^recommendations for testing methods and. related specdfica-
tions for use by Executive agencies and other interested parties.
(b) NIST shall coordinate with other Executive and State agencies to
avoid duplication with existing tasting program^
PART 6—AGENCY GOALS AND REPOKTMQ REQUIREMENTS
Sec, 601. Goals for Waste Reduction. Each agency shall establish a goal
for solid waste prevention and a goal for recycling to be achieved by the
year 1995. These goals shall be submitted to the Federal Environmental
Executive within 180 days after the effective date of this order. Progress
on attaining these goals shall be reported by the agencies to the Federal
Environmental Executive for the annual report specified in section 301 of
this order. . .
Sec. 602. Goal for Increasing the Procurement of Recycled and Other Environ*
mentally Preferable Products. Agencies shall strive to increase the procure-
ment of products that are environmentally preferable or that are made with
recovered materials and set ann^a] goals to maximize the number of recycled
products purchased, relative to non-recycled alternatives.
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Sec. 603. Review of Implementation. The President's Council on Integrity
and Efficiency ("FOE") will request that the Inspectors General periodically
review agencies' affirmative procurement programs and reporting procedures
to ensure their compliance with this order.
PART 7—APPUCABILT1Y AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS
Sec. 701. Contractor Operated Facilities. Contracts that provide for contractor
operation of a government-owned or leased facility, awarded after the effec-
tive date of this order, shall include provisions that obligate the contractor
to comply with the requirements of this order within the scope of its
operations. In addition, to the extent permitted by law and where economi-
cally feasible, existing contracts should be modified.
Sec. 702. Real Property Acquisition and Management Within 90 days after
the effective date of this order, and to the extent permitted by law and
where economically feasible. Executive agencies shall ensure compliance
with the provisions of this order in the acquisition and management of
federally owned and leased space. GSA and other Executive agencies shall
also include environmental and recycling provisions in the acquisition of
all leased space and in the construction of new federal buildings.
Sec. 703. Retention of Funds. Within 90 days after the effective date of
this order, the Administrator of GSA shall develop a legislative proposal
providing authority for Executive agencies to retain a share of the proceeds
from the sale of materials recovered through recycling or waste prevention
programs and specifying the eligibility requirements for the materials being
recycled. ~
Sec. 704. Model Facility Programs. Each Executive department and major
procuring agency shall establish model facility demonstration programs that
include1 comprehensive waste prevention and recycling programs and empha-
size the procurement of recycled and environmentally preferable products
and services using an electronic data interchange (EDI) system.
Sec. 705. Recycling Programs. Each Executive agency that has not already
done so shall initiate a program to .promote cost effective waste prevention
and recycling of reusable materials in all of its facilities. The recycling
programs implemented pursuant to this section must be compatible with
applicable State and local recycling requirements. Federal agencies shall
also consider .cooperative ventures with State and local governments to
promote recycling and waste reduction in the community.
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PART 8—AWARENESS .
Sec. 801. Agency Awards Program. A government-wide award will be pre-
sented annually by the White House to the best, most innovative program
implementing the objectives of this order to give greater visibility to these
efforts so that they can be incorporated government-wide.
Sec. 802. Internal Agency Awards Programs. Each agency shall develop
an internal agency-wide awards program, as appropriate, to reward its most
innovative environmental programs. Winners of agency-wide awards will
be eligible for the White House award program.
PART 9—REVOCATION, LIMITATION AND IMPLEMENTATION
Sec. 901. Executive Order No. 12780, dated October 31, 1991, is hereby
revoked.
Sec. 902. This order is intended only to improve the internal management
of the executive branch and is not intended to create any right or benefit,
substantive or procedural, enforceable at law by a party against the United
States, its agencies, its officers, or any other person.
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Sec. 903. The policies expressed in this order, including the requirements
and'elements tor effective agency affirmative procurement programs, shall
be implemented and incorporated in the Federal Acquisition Regulation
~(FAR) within 180 days after the effective date of this order. The implementa-
tion language shall consist of providing specific direction and guidance.
on agency programs for preference, promotion, estimation, certification, re-
viewing and monitoring. . '
- Sec. 904. This order shall be effective immediately.
DPR Doe. 93-28280
FUod 10-21-93; Ifc24 *m)
Billing cod* 319S-01-P
THE WHITE HOUSE,
October 20, 1993.
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