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Activity/Operator Location Date 

TDC Energy, LLC, Structure Removal, SEA ES/SR 07–063 ....... High Island, Block 233, Lease OCS–G 22241, located 31 miles 

from the nearest Texas shoreline.

6/26/2007 

Hunt Petroleum (AEC), Inc., Structure Removal, SEA ES/SR 

07–066.

Ship Shoal, Block 184, Lease OCS–G 22711, located 24 miles 

from the nearest Louisiana shoreline.

6/26/2007 

TDC Energy, LLC, Structure Removal, SEA ES/SR 07–062 ....... Vermilion, Block 221, Lease OCS–G 04424, located 60 miles 

from the nearest Louisiana shoreline.

6/26/2007 

Chevron, U.S.A., Inc., Structure Removal, SEA ES/SR 07–038A Viosca Knoll, Block 114, Lease OCS–G 16536, located 30 

miles from the nearest Mississippi shoreline.

6/26/2007 

Chevron, U.S.A., Inc., Structure Removal, SEA ES/SR 07–017A Viosca Knoll, Block 161, Lease OCS–G 06876, located 43 

miles from the nearest Louisiana shoreline.

6/26/2007 

ATP Oil & Gas Corporation, Structure Removal, SEA ES/SR 

07–065.

West Cameron (South Addition), Block 492, Lease OCS–G 

16195, located 41 miles from the nearest Louisiana shoreline.

6/26/2007 

Newfield Exploration Company, Structure Removal, SEA ES/SR 

07–034A.

Ship Shoal, Block 57, Lease OCS–G 22696, located 15 miles 

from the nearest Louisiana shoreline.

6/27/2007 

Maritech Resources, Inc., Structure Removal, SEA ES/SR 07–

064.

Chandeleur, Block 25, Lease OCS–G 04494, located 35 miles 

from the nearest Louisiana shoreline.

6/28/2007 

ATP Oil and Gas Corporation, Structure Removal, SEA ES/SR 

07–060.

Vermilion, Block 318, Lease OCS–G 04427, located 86 miles 

from the nearest Louisiana shoreline.

6/28/2007 

Persons interested in reviewing 

environmental documents for the 

proposals listed above or obtaining 

information about SEAs and FONSIs 

prepared for activities on the Gulf of 

Mexico OCS are encouraged to contact 

MMS at the address or telephone listed 

in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT section. 

Dated: July 11, 2007. 

Kevin Karl, 

Acting Regional Director, Gulf of Mexico OCS 

Region. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Minerals Management Service 

Outer Continental Shelf (OCS), Alaska 

OCS Region, Beaufort Sea and 

Chukchi Sea, Proposed Oil and Gas 

Lease Sales for Years 2007 to 2012 

AGENCY: Minerals Management Service 

(MMS), Interior. 

ACTION: Call for information and 

nominations and Notice of Intent (NOI) 

to prepare an Environmental Impact 

Statement (EIS). 

SUMMARY: This Call for Information and 

Nominations (hereinafter referred to as 

‘‘Call’’) is the initial step in a multiplesale process that incorporates planning 

and analysis for lease sales in the 

Beaufort Sea and Chukchi Sea planning 

areas included in the proposed final 

OCS Oil and Gas Leasing Program 2007–

2012 (see 72 Federal Register (FR) 

24326, May 2, 2007). Four lease sales 

are addressed in this Call; two in the 

Beaufort Sea (sales 209 and 217) and 

two in the Chukchi Sea (sales 212 and 

221). (Sale 193 in the Chukchi Sea is a 

carryover from the Program for 2002–

2007 and is not addressed by this Call.) 

Simultaneously with this Call, MMS is 

giving notice of its intent to prepare a 

multiple-sale EIS for the four sales. 

DATES: Nominations and comments 

must be received no later than 45 days 

following publication of this document 

in the Federal Register. Submittals 

should be labeled ‘‘Nominations for 

Proposed Lease Sales in the Beaufort 

Sea and Chukchi Sea, 2007–2012’’ or 

‘‘Comments on Call for Information and 

Nominations for Proposed Lease Sales 

in the Beaufort Sea and Chukchi Sea, 

2007–2012, as appropriate. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Please contact Fred King at (907) 334–

5271 in MMS’s Alaska OCS Region, 

3801 Centerpoint Drive, Ste 500, 

Anchorage, AK 99503–5823 regarding 

questions on the Call/NOI. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

multiple-sale review process is based on 

more than 30 years of leasing in the 

Beaufort Sea and more than 20 years in 

the Chukchi Sea. In 2001, MMS 

initiated the multiple-sale review 

process by issuing a multiple-sale Call 

for three sales in the Beaufort Sea (sales 

186, 195 and 202), held under the OCS 

Oil and Gas Leasing Program, 2002–

2007. The MMS is now issuing a 

multiple-sale Call for the Beaufort Sea 

and Chukchi Sea sales in the proposed 

final program for 2007–2012. 

The final multiple-sale EIS will serve 

as the National Environmental Policy 

Act (NEPA) and Coastal Zone 

Management Act (CZMA) Consistency 

Determination (CD) analysis for Beaufort 

Sea Sale 209 and Chukchi Sea Sale 212. 

MMS will prepare additional NEPA, 

CZMA, and Outer Continental Shelf 

Lands Act (OCSLA) documents, as 

appropriate. 

Call for Information and Nominations 

1. Authority 

This Call is published pursuant to the 

OCS Lands Act as amended (43 U.S.C. 

1331–1356, (1994)) and the regulations 

issued thereunder (30 CFR 256); and in 

accordance with the proposed final OCS 

Oil and Gas Leasing Program, 2007–

2012. 

2. Purpose of Call 

The purpose of the Call is to gather 

information for the following tentatively 

scheduled OCS Oil and Gas Lease Sales 

in the Beaufort Sea and Chukchi Sea: 

Lease sale, OCS planning area Sale 

year 

Sale 209, Beaufort Sea .................... 2009 

Sale 212, Chukchi Sea ..................... 2010 

Sale 217, Beaufort Sea .................... 2011 

Sale 221, Chukchi Sea ..................... 2012 

Sale 193 in the Chukchi Sea is not 

part of this Call. Sale 193 was initiated 

in 2005 (70 FR 6903) as part of the OCS 

Oil and Gas Leasing Program, 2002–

2007, and was carried over to the 

Program for 2007–2012 to allow 

adequate time to complete necessary 

pre-lease steps and environmental 

assessment and documentation. Sale 

193 is scheduled for February 2008. 

Information and nominations on oil and 

gas leasing, exploration, and 

development and production within the 

Beaufort Sea and Chukchi Sea are 

sought from all interested parties. This 

early planning and consultation step is 

important for ensuring that all interests 

and concerns are communicated to the 

U.S. Department of the Interior for its 

consideration in future decisions in the 

leasing process pursuant to the OCS 

Lands Act and regulations at 30 CFR 

256. Responses are requested for the 

four sales listed in the Call proposed in 


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the Beaufort Sea and Chukchi Sea 

planning areas between 2007 and 2012. 

This Call/NOI is being issued in 

accordance with the proposed final OCS 

Oil and Gas Leasing Program, 2007–

2012, published on May 2, 2007 (72 FR 

24326). 

This Call also does not indicate a 

preliminary decision to lease in the 

areas described below. Final decision 

and delineation of each area for possible 

leasing will be made at a later date and 

in compliance with applicable laws 

including all requirements of NEPA and 

OCSLA using established departmental 

procedures. 

3. Description of Area 

The area that is the subject of this Call 

is located offshore the State of Alaska in 

the Beaufort Sea and Chukchi Sea 

planning areas. The ‘‘program area’’ is 

that subarea of the larger planning areas 

that may be offered in the OCS Oil and 

Gas Leasing Program, 2007–2012. The 

Beaufort Sea program area extends 

offshore from about 3 nautical miles to 

approximately 205 statute miles, in 

water depths from approximately 25 feet 

to 3,000 feet. This area consists of 

approximately 6,045 whole and partial 

blocks (about 33 million acres). The 

Chukchi Sea program area extends 

offshore from 25 to approximately 275 

statute miles, in water depths from 

approximately 60 to 660 feet (up to 

3,000 feet in a portion of the program 

area). This area consists of 7,324 whole 

or partial blocks (about 40 million 

acres). A page size map of each area 

accompanies this Call. A large scale Call 

map showing the boundaries of the area 

on a block-by-block basis is available 

without charge from the Records 

Manager at the address given below, or 

by telephone request at 1–800–764–

2627. Copies of Official Protraction 

Diagrams (OPDs) are also available for 

$2 each from Alaska OCS Region, 

Minerals Management Service, 3801 

Centerpoint Drive, Ste. 500, Anchorage, 

Alaska 99503–5823, http:// 

www.mms.gov/alaska. 

4. Instructions on Call 

Nominations and information must be 

received no later than 45 days following 

publication of this Call in the Federal 

Register. Submittals should indicate 

‘‘Nominations for Proposed Lease Sales 

in the Beaufort and Chukchi Sea, 2007–

2012’’ or ‘‘Comments on the Call for 

Information for Proposed Lease Sales in 

Beaufort and Chukchi Seas, 2007–2012’’

as appropriate. Nominations and 

comments may be submitted by any one 

the following methods: 

• Mail or hand-deliver comments to 

the Regional Supervisor, Leasing and 

Environment, Alaska OCS Region, 

Minerals Management Service, 3801 

Centerpoint Drive, Ste. 500, Anchorage, 

Alaska 99503–5823. 

• Submit comments by Internet 

through MMS Public Connect at 

https://ocsconnect.mms.gov/ 

pcs-public/. 

• Fax comments to the Regional 

Supervisor, Leasing and Environment, 

Alaska OCS Region, Minerals 

Management Service at (907) 334–5242. 

• E-mail comments to 

arcticmultisale@mms.gov. 

Please submit e-mail or Internet 

comments as an ASCII file, avoiding the 

use of special characters and any form 

of encryption. Please also include your 

name and return address in your e-mail 

or Internet message. If you do not 

receive a confirmation from the system 

that we have received your e-mail or 

Internet message, contact us directly at 

1–800–764–2627. 

The Call for Information Map 

delineates the Call area, all of which has 

been identified by MMS as having 

potential for the discovery of 

accumulations of oil and gas. 

Respondents are requested to indicate 

nominations and comment on any or all 

of the Federal acreage within the 

boundaries of the Call area that they 

wish to have included in each of the 

proposed sales in the Beaufort Sea and 

Chukchi Sea. Although individual 

nominations are considered to be 

privileged and proprietary information, 

the names of persons or entities 

indicating interest or submitting 

comments will be of public record. 

Nominations must be submitted using 

the large-scale Call for Information Map 

by outlining the areas of interest along 

block lines. Respondents should rank 

areas in which they have nominated 

according to priority of interest; for 

example, priority 1 (high), or 2 

(medium). Blocks nominated that do not 

indicate priorities will be considered 

priority 3 (low). Respondents must be 

specific in indicating blocks by priority 

and be prepared to discuss their range 

of interest and activity regarding the 

nominated area(s). The telephone 

number and name of a person to contact 

in the nominator’s organization for 

additional information should be 

included in the response. The Alaska 

OCS Regional Office will contact this 

person to set up a mutually agreeable 

time and place for a meeting to more 

fully review the company’s 

nominations. Respondents may also 

submit a detailed list of blocks 

nominated by Official Protraction 

Diagram and Leasing Map designations 

to ensure correct interpretation of their 

nominations. Official Protraction 

Diagrams and Leasing Maps can be 

purchased from the Records Manager 

referred to above. 

Companies and individuals 

responding this Call are advised of a 

dispute between the United States and 

Canada regarding Beaufort Sea Planning 

Area blocks in OPD’s NR07–06, NR07–

04, NS07–02, and NS07–08. (See Map 

Attachment 4.) While these blocks are 

part of the 2007 to 2012 5-Year Program 

Area to be considered and evaluated in 

the NEPA process, resolution of the 

claims dispute may affect the timing, 

terms of conditions, and potentially the 

issuance of leases in these four OPD’s. 

Comments are sought from all 

interested parties about particular 

geological (including natural hazard 

areas), environmental, biological, 

archaeological, and socioeconomic 

conditions or conflicts, or other 

information that might bear upon the 

potential leasing and development of 

particular areas. Comments are also 

sought on possible conflicts between 

future OCS oil and gas activities that 

may result from the proposed sales and 

the standards of the Alaska Coastal 

Management Program (ACMP) and the 

enforceable policies of an approved 

local district coastal management plan. 

If possible, these comments should 

identify specific Coastal Management 

Program (CMP) policies of concern, the 

nature of the conflict foreseen, and steps 

that MMS could take to avoid or 

mitigate the potential conflict. 

Comments may be in terms of broad 

areas or restricted to particular blocks or 

areas of concern. Those submitting 

comments are requested to list block 

numbers or outline the subject area on 

the standard Call for Information Map. 

Our practice is to make comments, 

including names and addresses of 

respondents, available for public review 

during regular business hours. 

Individual respondents may request that 

we withhold their address from the 

rulemaking record, which we will honor 

to the extent allowable by law. There 

also may be circumstances in which we 

would withhold a respondent’s identity, 

as allowable by law. If you wish us to 

withhold your name or address, you 

must state this prominently at the 

beginning of your comment. However, 

we will not consider anonymous 

comments. We will make all 

submissions from organizations or 

businesses, and from individuals 

identifying themselves as 

representatives or officials of 

organizations or businesses, available 

for public inspection in their entirety. 


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5. Use of Information from Call 

Information submitted in response to 

this Call will be used for several 

purposes. Responses will be used to: 

• Help identify areas of potential oil 

and gas development; 

• Identify environmental effects and 

potential use conflicts; 

• Assist in the scoping process for the 

EIS; 

• Develop possible alternatives to the 

proposed action; 

• Develop lease terms and 

conditions/mitigating measures; 

• Identify potential conflicts between 

oil and gas activities and the ACMP. 

6. Existing Information 

The MMS has acquired a substantial 

amount of information, including that 

gained through the use of traditional 

knowledge, on the issues and concerns 

related to oil and gas leasing in the 

Beaufort Sea and Chukchi Sea. 

An extensive environmental, social, 

and economic studies program has been 

underway in both areas since 1975. The 

emphasis has been on geologic 

mapping, environmental 

characterization of biologically sensitive 

habitats, endangered whales and marine 

mammals, physical oceanography, 

ocean-circulation modeling, and 

ecological and socio-cultural effects of 

oil and gas activities. 

Information on the studies program, 

completed studies, and a program status 

report for continuing studies in the 

Beaufort Sea and Chukchi Sea may be 

obtained from the Chief, Environmental 

Studies Section, Alaska OCS Region, by 

telephone request at (907) 334–5281 or 

by written request at the address stated 

under Description of Area. A request 

may also be made via the Alaska Region 

Web site at http://www.mms.gov/alaska/ 

ref/pubindex/pubsindex.htm. 

7. Tentative Schedule 

The following is a list of tentative 

milestone dates applicable to sales 

covered by this Call: 

Multiple-sale EIS process milestones for proposed Beaufort Sea Sales 209 and 217 and Chukchi Sea Sales 212 and 221 

Call/NOI published ................................................................................................................................................................... August 2007. 

Comments due on Call/NOI .................................................................................................................................................... September 2007. 

Area Identification .................................................................................................................................................................... November 2007. 

Draft EIS available ................................................................................................................................................................... July 2008. 

Public Hearings ........................................................................................................................................................................ August 2008. 

Final EIS available ................................................................................................................................................................... March 2009. 

Consistency Determination, Proposed Notice of Sale, Section 19 Consultation, and Notice of Sale for Beaufort Sea Sale 209 

Consistency Determination/Proposed Notice of Sale issued .................................................................................................. March 2009. 

Governor’s Comments due ...................................................................................................................................................... May 2009. 

Final Notice of Sale published ................................................................................................................................................. October 2009. 

Sale held .................................................................................................................................................................................. November 2009. 

Consistency Determination, Proposed Notice of Sale, Section 19 Consultation, and Notice of Sale for Chukchi Sea Sale 212 

Consistency Determination/Proposed Notice of Sale issued .................................................................................................. July 2009. 

Governor’s Comments due ...................................................................................................................................................... October 2009. 

Final Notice of Sale published ................................................................................................................................................. February 2010. 

Sale held .................................................................................................................................................................................. March 2010. 

Multiple-sale NEPA process milestones for proposed Beaufort Sea Sale 217 and Chukchi Sea Sale 221 

The Multiple-sale Supplemental EIS or Environmental Assessment for Sales 217 and 221 will commence about 21 months (Spring 2010) before 

Sale 217. If a Supplemental EIS is prepared, public hearings will occur approximately a year prior to Sale 217. The Final Supplemental EIS or 

EA will be completed and distributed to the public approximately 8 months prior to Sale 217. 

Consistency Determination, Proposed Notice of Sale, Section 19 Consultation, and Notice of Sale for Beaufort Sea Sale 217 

Consistency Determination/Proposed Notice of Sale issued .................................................................................................. Spring 2011. 

Governor’s Comments due ...................................................................................................................................................... Spring/Summer 2011. 

Final Notice of Sale published ................................................................................................................................................. Fall 2011. 

Sale 217 held ........................................................................................................................................................................... Fall/Winter 2011. 

Consistency Determination, Proposed Notice of Sale, Section 19 Consultation, and Notice of Sale for Chukchi Sea Sale 221 

Consistency Determination/Proposed Notice of Sale issued .................................................................................................. Summer 2011. 

Governor’s Comments due ...................................................................................................................................................... Fall 2011. 

Final Notice of Sale published ................................................................................................................................................. Winter 2011/2012. 

Sale 221 held ........................................................................................................................................................................... Spring 2012. 

Notice of Intent To Prepare an 

Environmental Impact Statement 

1. Authority 

The NOI is published pursuant to the 

regulations (40 CFR 1501.7) 

implementing the provisions of the 

National Environmental Policy Act 

(NEPA) of 1969 as amended (42 U.S.C. 

4321 et seq. (1988)) (NEPA). 

2. Purpose of Notice of Intent 

Pursuant to the regulations (40 CFR 

1501.7) implementing the procedural 

provisions of the NEPA of 1969 (42 

U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), MMS is 

announcing its intent to prepare a 

multiple-sale EIS on four tentatively 

scheduled oil and gas lease sales; two in 

the Beaufort Sea OCS Planning Area 

(sales 209 and 217) and two in the 

Chukchi Sea OCS Planning Area (sales 

212 and 221). (Sale 193 in the Chukchi 

Sea is a carryover from the 5-Year 

Program for 2002–2007 and is not the 

subject of the NOI.) The EIS analysis 


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will focus on the potential 

environmental effects of four sales and 

the exploration and development and 

production that could result. 

Alternatives to the proposals which may 

be considered for each individual sale 

are to delay the sale, modify the sale, or 

cancel the sale. These and any 

additional alternatives developed 

through the scoping process would be 

considered in the sale-specific decision 

process. This Notice of Intent also 

serves to announce the initiation of the 

scoping process for this EIS. Throughout 

the scoping process, Federal, State, 

Tribal, and local governments and other 

interested parties aid MMS in 

determining the alternatives, issues, and 

mitigation measures to be analyzed in 

the EIS and the possible need for 

additional information. 

The multiple-sale EIS will serve as the 

NEPA document for Beaufort Sea Sale 

209 and Chukchi Sea Sale 212. Prior to 

Sales 217 (Beaufort Sea) and 221 

(Chukchi Sea) MMS will gather and 

review the new environmental 

information applicable to the Beaufort 

Sea and Chukchi Sea Planning Areas. 

The MMS will summarize and assess 

potential effects based on this 

information, including any new 

concerns and issues, in either a 

Supplemental EIS or an Environmental 

Assessment, as appropriate. This NEPA 

document will be available to the public 

for their review prior to the issuance of 

the Proposed Notice of Sale. 

The Department of the Interior invites 

other Federal, State, Tribal, and local 

governments to consider becoming 

cooperating agencies in the preparation 

of the EIS. We invite qualified 

government entities to inquire about 

cooperating agency status for this lease 

sale EIS. Per guidelines from the 

Council of Environmental Quality 

(CEQ), qualified agencies and 

governments are those with 

‘‘jurisdiction by law or special 

expertise.’’ Potential cooperating 

agencies should consider their authority 

and capacity to assume the 

responsibilities of a cooperating agency 

and to remember that their role in the 

environmental analysis neither enlarges 

nor diminishes the final decision 

making authority of any other agency 

involved in the NEPA process. Upon 

request, MMS will provide potential 

cooperating agencies with a written 

summary of ground rules for 

cooperating agencies including time 

schedules and critical action dates, 

milestones, responsibilities, scope and 

detail of cooperating agencies’

contributions, and availability of predecisional information. MMS 

anticipates this summary will form the 

basis for a Memorandum of 

Understanding between the MMS and 

each cooperating agency. You should 

also consider the ‘‘Factors for 

Determining Cooperating Agency 

Status’’ in Attachment 1 to CEQ’s 

January 30, 2002, Memorandum for the 

Heads of Federal Agencies on 

Cooperating Agencies in Implementing 

the Procedural Requirements of The 

National Environmental Policy Act. A 

copy of this document is available at: 

http://ceq.eh.doe.gov/nepa/regs/ 

cooperating/ 

cooperatingagenciesmemorandum.html 

and http://ceq.eh.doe.gov/nepa/regs/ 

cooperating/ 

cooperatingagencymemofactors.html. 

The MMS, as the lead agency, will not 

be providing financial assistance to 

cooperating agencies. Even if you are 

not a cooperating agency, you will 

continue to have opportunities to 

provide information and comments to 

MMS during the normal public input 

phases of the NEPA/EIS process. MMS 

will also consult with Tribal 

governments on a Government-toGovernment basis. If you would like 

further information about cooperating 

agencies, please contact Dr. Cleve 

Cowles, Regional Supervisor, Leasing 

and Environment, at the address noted 

above or by phone at (907) 334–5230. 

3. New NEPA Procedure 

As described above, the multiple-sale 

EIS will encompass the Beaufort Sea 

OCS Planning Area and the Chukchi Sea 

OCS Planning Area. The preparation of 

a multiple-sale, multiple-planning area 

EIS is a new approach for the MMS 

Alaska OCS Region, although it has 

been used for sales in the Gulf of 

Mexico Region. Federal offshore leasing 

in the Beaufort Sea began in 1978 and 

in the Chukchi Sea in 1988 with the 

potential effects of ten out of the 

thirteen sales analyzed by an individual 

EIS. Starting with the Program for 2002 

to 2007, the Alaska OCS Region 

prepared a multiple-sale EIS for the 

three sales held in the Beaufort Sea OCS 

Planning Area. For the proposed final 

Program for 2007 to 2012, we extend 

this approach by preparing a multiplesale, multiple-planning area EIS. 

This approach will provide several 

benefits. It will thoroughly describe the 

effects of individual proposed actions 

(the four lease sales) and cumulative 

effects of reasonably-foreseeable future 

actions within and across the two areas. 

It will focus the NEPA process by 

making impact types and levels that 

change between the first and second 

sale in each planning area more easily 

recognizable. New issues will be more 

easily highlighted for the 

decisionmakers and the public. It will 

also eliminate the repetitive issuance of 

a complete EIS for each sale, a practice 

that has resulted in ‘‘review burnout’’ in 

Federal, State, tribal, and local 

governments, and the public. 

4. Instructions on Notice of Intent 

Federal, State, tribal, and local 

governments and other interested 

parties are requested to send their 

written comments on the scope of the 

EIS, including the alternatives, issues, 

and mitigation measures that should be 

addressed in the EIS, to the Regional 

Supervisor, Leasing and Environment, 

Alaska OCS Region, at the address 

stated under Instructions on Call above. 

Comments should be enclosed in an 

envelope labeled ‘‘Comments on the 

Notice of Intent to Prepare an EIS on 

Proposed Chukchi and Beaufort Sea 

Lease Sales included in the Program, 

2007–2012.’’ Comments are due no later 

than 45 days from publication of this 

Notice. Scoping meetings will be held in 

appropriate locations to obtain 

additional comments and information 

regarding the scope of this EIS. 

Dated: August 8, 2007. 

Randall B. Luthi, 

Director, Minerals Management Service. 

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