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Mark Washington, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of 

Elementary and Secondary Education. 

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BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Eligibility Designations and 

Applications for Waiving Eligibility 

Requirements; Programs Under Parts 

A and F of Title III and Programs Under 

Title V of the Higher Education Act of 

1965, as Amended (HEA) 

AGENCY: Office of Postsecondary 

Education, Department of Education 

(Department). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department announces 

the process for designation of eligible 

institutions and invites applications for 

waivers of eligibility requirements for 

fiscal year (FY) 2021, for the following 

programs: 1. Programs authorized under 

title III, part A of the HEA: 

Strengthening Institutions Program (Part 

A SIP), Alaska Native and Native 

Hawaiian-Serving Institutions (Part A 

ANNH), Predominantly Black 

Institutions (Part A PBI), Native 

American-Serving Nontribal Institutions 

(Part A NASNTI), and Asian American 

and Native American Pacific IslanderServing Institutions (Part A AANAPISI). 

2. Programs authorized under title III, 

part F of the HEA: Hispanic-Serving 

Institutions STEM and Articulation 

(Part F HSI STEM and Articulation), 

Predominantly Black Institutions (Part F 

PBI), Alaska Native and Native 

Hawaiian-Serving Institutions (Part F 

ANNH), Native American-Serving 

Nontribal Institutions (Part F NASNTI), 

and Asian American and Native 

American Pacific Islander-Serving 

Institutions (Part F AANAPISI). 3. 

Programs authorized under title V of the 

HEA: Developing Hispanic-Serving 

Institutions (HSI) and Promoting 

Postbaccalaureate Opportunities for 

Hispanic Americans (PPOHA). 

DATES: 

Applications Available: March 4, 

2021. 

Deadline for Transmittal of 

Applications: April 5, 2021. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Christopher Smith, Institutional Service, 

U.S. Department of Education, 400 

Maryland Avenue SW, Room 2B108, 

Washington, DC 20202. Telephone: 

(202) 453–7946 or (202) 262–7141. 

Email: Christopher.Smith@ed.gov; or 

Jason Cottrell, Institutional Service, U.S. 

Department of Education, 400 Maryland 

Avenue SW, Room 2B127, Washington, 

DC 20202. Telephone: (202) 453–7530 

or (202) 262–1833. Email: 

Jason.Cottrell@ed.gov. 

If you use a telecommunications 

device for the deaf (TDD) or a text 

telephone (TTY), call the Federal Relay 

Service (FRS), toll free, at 1–800–877– 

8339. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Full Text of Announcement 

I. Funding Opportunity Description 

Purpose of Programs: The Part A SIP, 

Part A ANNH, Part A PBI, Part A 

NASNTI, and Part A AANAPISI 

programs are authorized under title III, 

part A of the HEA. The Part F HSI STEM 

and Articulation, Part F PBI, Part F 

ANNH, Part F NASNTI, and Part F 

AANAPISI programs are authorized 

under title III, part F of the HEA. The 

HSI and PPOHA programs are 

authorized under title V of the HEA. 

Please note that certain programs 

addressed in this notice have the same 

or similar names as other programs that 

are authorized under a different 

statutory authority. For this reason, we 

specify the statutory authority as part of 

the acronym for certain programs. 

Under the programs discussed above, 

institutions are eligible to apply for 

grants if they meet specific statutory and 

regulatory eligibility requirements. An 

institution of higher education that is 

designated as an eligible institution may 

also receive a waiver of certain nonFederal cost-sharing requirements for 

one year under the Federal 

Supplemental Educational Opportunity 

Grant (FSEOG) program authorized by 

title IV, part A of the HEA and the 

Federal Work-Study (FWS) program 

authorized by section 443 of the HEA. 

Qualified (eligible) institutions may 

receive the FSEOG and FWS waivers for 

one year even if they do not receive a 

grant under a title III or V grant 

program. An applicant that receives a 

grant from the Student Support Services 

(SSS) program that is authorized under 

section 402D of the HEA, 20 U.S.C. 

1070a–14, may receive a waiver of the 

required non-Federal cost share for 

institutions for the duration of the grant. 

An applicant that receives a grant from 

the Undergraduate International Studies 

and Foreign Language (UISFL) program 

that is authorized under section 604 of 

the HEA, 20 U.S.C. 1124, may receive a 

waiver or reduction of the required nonFederal cost share for institutions for the 

duration of the grant. 

Sections 312 and 502 of the HEA, 34 

CFR 607.2–607.5, and 34 CFR 606.2– 

606.5 include most of the basic 

eligibility requirements for grant 

programs authorized under titles III and 

V of the HEA. Sections 312(b)(1)(B) and 

502(a)(2)(A) of the HEA provide that, to 

be eligible for these programs, an 

institution of higher education’s average 

‘‘educational and general expenditures’’ 

(E&G) per full-time equivalent (FTE) 

undergraduate student must be less than 

the average E&G expenditures per FTE 

undergraduate student of institutions 

that offer similar instruction in that 

year. 

The National Center for Education 

Statistics (NCES) calculates Core 

Expenses per FTE of institutions, a 

statistic like E&G per FTE. Both E&G per 

FTE and Core Expenses per FTE are 

based on regular operational 

expenditures of institutions (excluding 

auxiliary enterprises, independent 

operations, and hospital expenses). 

They differ only in that E&G per FTE is 

based on fall undergraduate enrollment, 

while Core Expenses per FTE is based 

on 12-month undergraduate enrollment 

for the academic year. 

To avoid inconsistency in the data 

submitted to, and produced by, the 

Department, for the purpose of sections 

312(b)(1)(B) and 502(a)(2)(A) of the 

HEA, E&G per FTE is calculated using 

the same methodology as Core Expenses 

per FTE. Accordingly, the Department 

will apply the NCES methodology for 

calculating Core Expenses per FTE. 

Institutions requesting an eligibility 

exemption determination must use the 

Core Expenses per FTE data reported to 

NCES’ Integrated Postsecondary 

Education Data System (IPEDS) for the 

most currently available academic year, 

in this case academic year 2018–2019. 

Special Note: To qualify as an eligible 

institution under the grant programs 

listed in this notice, your institution 

must satisfy several criteria. For most of 

these programs, these criteria include 

those that relate to the enrollment of 

needy students and to the Core 

Expenses per FTE student count for a 

specified base year. The most recent 


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data available in IPEDS for Core 

Expenses per FTE are for base year 

2018–2019. To award FY 2021 grants in 

a timely manner, we will use these data 

to evaluate eligibility. 

Accordingly, each institution 

interested in either applying for a new 

grant under the title III or V programs 

addressed in this notice, or requesting a 

waiver of the non-Federal cost share, 

must be designated as an eligible 

institution in FY 2021. Under the HEA, 

any institution interested in applying 

for a grant under any of these programs 

must first be designated as an eligible 

institution. (34 CFR 606.5 and 607.5). 

Note: Please be advised that the list of 

institutions of higher education 

identified in the allocation table as 

eligible to receive an award under 

section 314(a)(2) of the Coronavirus 

Response and Relief Supplemental 

Appropriations Act, 2021 (CRRSAA) 

only speaks to the eligibility of those 

institutions for the purposes of receiving 

funds under CRRSAA section 314(a)(2). 

The appearance of an institution on the 

section 314(a)(2) allocation table does 

not grant or otherwise indicate that the 

institution is currently eligible for 

funding under titles III, V, and VII of the 

HEA. An institution that seeks to meet 

the eligibility requirements for programs 

identified in this notice under titles III, 

V, and VII of the HEA must apply under 

the procedures contained in this notice. 

Eligible Applicants: 

The eligibility requirements for the 

programs authorized under part A of 

title III of the HEA are in sections 312 

and 317–320 of the HEA (20 U.S.C. 

1058, 1059d-1059g) and in 34 CFR 607.2 

through 607.5. The regulations may be 

accessed at www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/textidx?SID=bc12bf5d685021e069cd1a

15352b381a&mc=true&node=pt34.3.607

&rgn=div5. The eligibility requirements 

for the programs authorized by part F of 

title III of the HEA are in section 371 of 

the HEA (20 U.S.C. 1067q). There are 

currently no specific regulations for 

these programs. 

The eligibility requirements for the 

title V HSI program are in part A of title 

V of the HEA and in 34 CFR 606.2 

through 34 CFR 606.5. The regulations 

may be accessed at www.ecfr.gov/cgibin/text-idx?SID=bc12bf5d685021e

069cd1a15352b381a

&mc=true&node=pt34.3.606&rgn=div5l. 

The requirements for the PPOHA 

program are in part B of title V of the 

HEA and in the notice of final 

requirements published in the Federal 

Register on July 27, 2010 (75 FR 44055), 

and in 34 CFR 606.2(a) and (b), and 

606.3 through 606.5. 

The Department has instituted a 

process known as the Eligibility Matrix 

(EM), under which we will use 

information submitted by institutions to 

IPEDS to determine which institutions 

meet the basic eligibility requirements 

for the programs authorized by title III 

or V of the HEA listed above. We will 

use enrollment and fiscal data from the 

2018–2019 year submitted by 

institutions to IPEDS to make eligibility 

determinations for FY 2021. Beginning 

February XX, 2021, an institution will 

be able to review the Department’s 

decision on whether it is eligible for the 

grant programs authorized by title III or 

V of the HEA through this process by 

checking the institution’s eligibility in 

the eligibility system linked through the 

Department’s Institutional Service 

Eligibility website: http://www2.ed.gov/ 

about/offices/list/ope/idues/ 

eligibility.html. 

Please note that through this process, 

the Department does not certify, nor 

designate, an institution as a 

Historically Black College or University, 

Tribally Controlled College or 

University, Minority-Serving Institution, 

or Hispanic-Serving Institution. The 

Department’s determination that an 

institution is eligible is solely for the 

purpose of the institution’s ability to 

apply for and receive grants under 

certain programs as discussed in this 

notice. 

The EM is part of the Department’s 

eligibility data system. The EM is a 

read-only worksheet that lists all 

potentially eligible postsecondary 

institutions, as determined by the 

Department using the data described 

above. If the entry for your institution in 

the EM shows that your institution is 

eligible to apply for a grant for a 

particular program, and you plan to 

apply for a grant in that program, you 

will not need to apply for eligibility or 

for a waiver through the process 

described in this notice. Rather, you 

may print out the eligibility letter 

directly. However, if the EM does not 

show that your institution is eligible for 

a program in which you plan to apply 

for a grant, you must submit an 

application as discussed in this notice 

before the application deadline of April 

5, 2021. 

To check your institution’s eligibility 

in the EM, go to https://HEPIS.ed.gov, 

and log into the system using your email 

address and password. If you are not 

sure whether you have an account in the 

system, click the ‘‘New User’’ button. If 

you have an account, it will walk you 

through setup. Note that it may take up 

to five business days to verify user 

identity and to complete new account 

setup, so please allow yourself enough 

time to complete the application. If the 

Grant Eligibility Application (GEA) 

system is open, click the link on your 

dashboard to check your institution’s 

eligibility status by clicking the ‘‘View 

pre-Eligibility Information’’ button. 

Your institution’s eligibility information 

will display. 

If the EM does not show that your 

institution is eligible for a program, or 

if your institution does not appear in the 

eligibility system, or if you disagree 

with the eligibility determination 

reflected in the eligibility system, you 

can apply for a waiver or 

reconsideration through the process 

described in this notice. The application 

process is like previous years; you will 

choose the waiver option on the website 

at https://HEPIS.ed.gov/ and submit 

your institution’s application. 

Enrollment of Needy Students: For 

programs under titles III and V 

(excluding the PBI programs), an 

institution is considered to have an 

enrollment of needy students if: (1) At 

least 50 percent of its degree-seeking 

students received financial assistance 

under the Federal Pell Grant, FSEOG, 

FWS, or the Federal Perkins Loan 

programs; or (2) the percentage of its 

undergraduate degree-seeking students 

who were enrolled on at least a halftime basis and received Federal Pell 

Grants exceeded the median percentage 

of undergraduate degree students who 

were enrolled on at least a half-time 

basis and received Federal Pell Grants at 

comparable institutions that offer 

similar instruction. 

To qualify under criterion 2, an 

institution’s Federal Pell Grant 

percentage for base year 2018–2019 

must be more than the median for its 

category of comparable institutions 

provided in the 2018–2019 Average Pell 

Grant and Core Expenses per FTE 

Student Table in this notice. If your 

institution qualifies under the first 

criterion, under which at least 50 

percent of its degree-seeking students 

received financial assistance under one 

of several Federal student aid programs 

(the Federal Pell Grant, FSEOG, FWS, or 

the Federal Perkins Loan programs), but 

not the second criterion, under which 

an institution’s Federal Pell Grant 

percentage for base year 2018–2019 

must be more than the average for its 

category of comparable institutions 

provided in the 2018–2019 Average Pell 

Grant and Core Expenses per FTE 

Student Table in this notice, you must 

submit an application including the 

requested data, which is not available in 

IPEDS. 

For the definition of ‘‘Enrollment of 

Needy Students,’’ for purposes of the 

Part A PBI program, see section 

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of the Part F PBI program, see section 

371(c)(9) of the HEA. 

Core Expenses per FTE Student: For 

the Title III, Part A SIP; Part A ANNH; 

Part A PBI; Part A NASNTI; Part A 

AANAPISI; Title III, Part F HSI STEM 

and Articulation; Part F PBI; Part F 

ANNH; Part F NASNTI; Part F 

AANAPISI; Title V, Part A HSI; and 

Title V, Part B PPOHA programs, an 

institution should compare its base year 

2018–2019 Core Expenses per FTE 

student to the average Core Expenses 

per FTE student for its category of 

comparable institutions in the base year 

2018–2019 Average Pell Grant and 

Average Core Expenses per FTE Student 

Table in this notice. The institution 

meets this eligibility requirement under 

these programs if its Core Expenses for 

the 2018–2019 base year are less than 

the average for its category of 

comparable institutions. 

Core Expenses are defined as the total 

expenses for the essential education 

activities of the institution. Core 

Expenses for public institutions 

reporting under the Governmental 

Accounting Standards Board (GASB) 

requirements include expenses for 

instruction, research, public service, 

academic support, student services, 

institutional support, operation and 

maintenance of plant, depreciation, 

scholarships and fellowships, interest, 

and other operating and non-operating 

expenses. Core Expenses for institutions 

reporting under the Financial 

Accounting Standards Board (FASB) 

standards (primarily private, not-forprofit, and for-profit) include expenses 

for instruction, research, public service, 

academic support, student services, 

institutional support, net grant aid to 

students, and other expenses. Core 

Expenses do not include Federal 

student aid for the purposes of 

eligibility. For both FASB and GASB 

institutions, Core Expenses do not 

include expenses for auxiliary 

enterprises (e.g., bookstores, 

dormitories), hospitals, and 

independent operations. 

The following table identifies the 

relevant average Federal Pell Grant 

percentages for the base year 2018–2019 

and the relevant Core Expenses per FTE 

student for the base year 2018–2019 for 

the four categories of comparable 

institutions: 

Type of institution 

Base year 

2018–2019 

median pell 

grant 

percentage 

Base year 

2018–2019 

average core 

expenses per 

FTE student 

Two-year Public Institutions ..................................................................................................................................... 33 $14,679 

Two-year Non-profit Private Institutions .................................................................................................................. 57 17,529 

Four-year Public Institutions .................................................................................................................................... 35 32,882 

Four-year Non-profit Private Institutions .................................................................................................................. 37 42,211 

Waiver Information: Institutions that 

do not meet the needy student 

enrollment requirement or the Core 

Expenses per FTE requirement may 

apply to the Secretary for a waiver of 

these requirements, as described in 

sections 392 and 522 of the HEA, and 

the implementing regulations at 34 CFR 

606.3(b), 606.4(c) and (d), 607.3(b), and 

607.4(c) and (d). 

Institutions requesting a waiver of the 

needy student enrollment requirement 

or the Core Expenses per FTE 

requirement must include in their 

application detailed evidence 

supporting the waiver request, as 

described in the instructions for 

completing the application. 

The regulations governing the 

Secretary’s authority to grant a waiver of 

the needy student requirement refers to 

‘‘low-income’’ students or families, at 34 

CFR 606.3(b)(2) and (3) and 607.3(b)(2) 

and (3). The regulations at 34 CFR 

606.3(c) and 607.3(c) define ‘‘lowincome’’ as an amount that does not 

exceed 150 percent of the amount equal 

to the poverty level, as established by 

the U.S. Census Bureau. 

For the purposes of this waiver 

provision, the following table sets forth 

the low-income levels (at 150 percent) 

for various sizes of families: 

2019 ANNUAL LOW–INCOME LEVELS

Size of family unit 

Family 

income for 

the 48 

contiguous 

states, DC, 

and outlying 

jurisdictions 

Family 

income for 

Alaska 

Family 

income for 

Hawaii 

1 ................................................................................................................................................... $18,735 $23,400 $21,570 

2 ................................................................................................................................................... 25,365 31,995 29,190 

3 ................................................................................................................................................... 31,695 39,990 36,810 

4 ................................................................................................................................................... 38,625 48,285 44,430 

5 ................................................................................................................................................... 45,255 56,580 52,050 

6 ................................................................................................................................................... 51,885 64,875 59,670 

7 ................................................................................................................................................... 58,515 73,170 67,290 

8 ................................................................................................................................................... 65,145 81,465 74,910 

Note: We use the 2019 annual lowincome levels because those are the 

amounts that apply to the family income 

reported by students enrolled for the fall 

2018 semester. For family units with 

more than eight members, add the 

following amount for each additional 

family member: $6,630 for the 

contiguous 48 States, the District of 

Columbia, and outlying jurisdictions; 

$8,295 for Alaska; and $7,620 for 

Hawaii. 

The figures shown under family 

income represent amounts equal to 150 

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established by the U.S. Census Bureau 

for determining poverty status. The 

poverty guidelines were published on 

February 1, 2019, in the Federal 

Register by the U.S. Department of 

Health and Human Services (84 FR 

1167), with an effective date of January 

11, 2019. 

Information about ‘‘metropolitan 

statistical areas’’ referenced in 34 CFR 

606.3(b)(4) and 607.3(b)(4) may be 

obtained at: www.census.gov/prod/ 

2010pubs/10smadb/appendixc.pdf and 

www.census.gov/prod/2008pubs/ 

07ccdb/appd.pdf. 

Electronic Submission of Waiver 

Applications: 

If your institution does not appear in 

the eligibility system as one that is 

eligible for the program under which 

you plan to apply for a grant, you must 

apply for a waiver of the eligibility 

requirements. To request a waiver, you 

must upload a narrative at: https://

HEPIS.ED.gov. 

Exception to the Electronic 

Submission Requirement: We 

discourage paper applications, but if 

electronic submission is not possible 

(e.g., you do not have access to the 

internet), you must provide a written 

statement that you intend to submit a 

paper application. Send this written 

statement no later than two weeks 

before the application deadline date (14 

calendar days or, if the 14th calendar 

day before the application deadline date 

falls on a Federal holiday, the next 

business day following the Federal 

holiday). 

If you mail your written statement to 

the Department, it must be postmarked 

no later than two weeks before the 

application deadline date. Please send 

this statement to one of the persons 

listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT section of this notice. 

If you submit a paper application, you 

must mail your application, on or before 

the application deadline date, to the 

Department at the following address: 

U.S. Department of Education, 

Attention: Jason Cottrell, Ph.D., 400 

Maryland Avenue SW, Room 2B127, 

Washington, DC 20202. 

You must show proof of mailing 

consisting of one of the following: 

(1) A legibly dated U.S. Postal Service 

postmark. 

(2) A legible mail receipt with the 

date of mailing stamped by the U.S. 

Postal Service. 

(3) A dated shipping label, invoice, or 

receipt from a commercial carrier. 

(4) Any other proof of mailing 

acceptable to the Secretary of the U.S. 

Department of Education. 

If you mail your application through 

the U.S. Postal Service, we do not 

accept either of the following as proof 

of mailing: 

(1) A private metered postmark. 

(2) A mail receipt that is not dated by 

the U.S. Postal Service. 

Note: The U.S. Postal Service does not 

uniformly provide a dated postmark. 

Before relying on this method, you 

should check with your local post 

office. 

We will not consider applications 

postmarked after the application 

deadline date. 

Applicable Regulations: (a) The 

Education Department General 

Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in 

34 CFR parts 75, 77, 79, 82, 84, 86, 97, 

98, and 99. (b) The Office of 

Management and Budget Guidelines to 

Agencies on Governmentwide 

Debarment and Suspension 

(Nonprocurement) in 2 CFR 180, as 

adopted and amended as regulations of 

the Department in 2 CFR part 3485. (c) 

The Uniform Administrative 

Requirements, Cost Principles, and 

Audit Requirements for Federal Awards 

in 2 CFR part 200, as adopted and 

amended as regulations of the 

Department in 2 CFR part 3474. (d) The 

regulations for certain title III programs 

in 34 CFR part 607, and for the HSI 

program in 34 CFR part 606. (e) The 

notice of final requirements for the 

PPOHA program published in the 

Federal Register on July 27, 2010 (75 FR 

44055). 

Note: The regulations in 34 CFR part 

79 apply to all applicants except 

federally recognized Indian Tribes. 

Note: The regulations in 34 CFR part 

86 apply to institutions only. 

Note: There are no program-specific 

regulations for the Part A PBI, Part A 

NASNTI, and Part A AANAPISI 

programs or any of the title III, part F 

programs. Also, there have been 

amendments to the HEA since the 

Department last issued regulations for 

the programs established under titles III 

and V of the statute. Accordingly, we 

encourage each potential applicant to 

read the applicable sections of the HEA 

to fully understand the eligibility 

requirements for the program for which 

they are applying. 

II. Other Information 

Accessible Format: On request to one 

of the program contact persons listed 

under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT, individuals with disabilities 

can obtain this document and a copy of 

the application package in an accessible 

format. The Department will provide the 

requestor with an accessible format that 

may include Rich Text Format (RTF) or 

text format (txt), a thumb drive, an MP3 

file, braille, large print, audiotape, or 

compact disc, or other accessible format. 

Electronic Access to This Document: 

The official version of this document is 

the document published in the Federal 

Register. You may access the official 

edition of the Federal Register and the 

Code of Federal Regulations at 

www.govinfo.gov. At this site you can 

view this document, as well as all other 

documents of this Department 

published in the Federal Register, in 

text or Portable Document Format 

(PDF). To use PDF, you must have 

Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is 

available free at the site. 

You may also access documents of the 

Department published in the Federal 

Register by using the article search 

feature at: www.federalregister.gov. 

Specifically, through the advanced 

search feature at this site, you can limit 

your search to documents published by 

the Department. 

Tiwanda Burse, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Management 

& Planning, Office of Postsecondary 

Education. Delegated authority to perform 

functions and duties of the Assistant 

Secretary for the Office of Postsecondary 

Education. 

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BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Applications for New Awards; Indian 

Education Discretionary Grants 

Programs—Professional Development 

Grants Program 

AGENCY: Office of Elementary and 

Secondary Education, Department of 

Education. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Education 

(Department) is issuing a notice inviting 

applications for new awards for fiscal 

year (FY) 2021 for Indian Education 

Discretionary Grants Programs— 

Professional Development Grants 

Program, Assistance Listing Number 

84.299B. This notice relates to the 

approved information collection under 

OMB control number 1810–0580. 

DATES: 

Applications Available: March 4, 

2021. 

Deadline for Notice of Intent to Apply: 

March 19, 2021. 

Date of Pre-Application Meeting: 

Friday, February 26, 2021, and 

Thursday, March 4, 2021. 

Deadline for Transmittal of 

Applications: May 3, 2021. 

Deadline for Intergovernmental 

Review: July 2, 2021. 


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