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BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Advance Notice of Intent To Prepare a 

Programmatic Environmental Impact 

Statement for the Designation of 

Energy Corridors on Federal Lands in 

39 States, Amend Relevant Agency 

Land Use or Equivalent Plans and 

Notice of Floodplain and Wetlands 

Involvement 

AGENCY: Department of Energy (DOE), 

Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy 

Reliability (OE). 

ACTION: Advance Notice of Intent. 

SUMMARY: Section 368(b) of the Energy 

Policy Act of 2005 (the Act), Public Law 

109–58 (August 8, 2005), directs the 

Secretaries of Agriculture, Commerce, 

Defense, Energy, and the Interior 

(Secretaries) to identify corridors 

(Section 368 corridors) on Federal lands 

in 39 States, other than the 11 

contiguous Western States (Arizona, 

California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, 

Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, 

Washington, and Wyoming) (11 Western 

States) that might be used for oil, gas 

and hydrogen pipelines and electricity 

transmission and distribution facilities. 

Section 368 further requires the 

Secretaries to identify these Section 368 

corridors by August 8, 2009, and 

schedule prompt action to designate and 

incorporate the Section 368 corridors 

into applicable land use or equivalent 

plans. The designation must specify the 

centerline, width and compatible uses 

of the Section 368 corridors. 

In proposing how and where to 

designate Section 368 corridors, the 

Secretaries must take into account the 

need for upgraded and new electricity 

transmission and distribution facilities 

to (1) Improve reliability; (2) relieve 

congestion; and (3) enhance the 

capability of the national grid to deliver 

electricity. The Section 368 corridor 

designations would not authorize 

development but would serve as a 

planning tool to identify the preferred 

locations for siting potential energy 

transport projects in the future. 

DOE, the Department of the Interior 

(DOI), the Department of Agriculture 

(USDA) and the Department of Defense 

(DOD) (the Agencies) intend to prepare 

a programmatic environmental impact 

statement (PEIS), entitled Designation of 

Energy Corridors on Federal Land in 39 

States (DOE/EIS–0406), to identify any 

environmental impacts that may result 

from the proposed action of designating 

Section 368 corridors and incorporating 

them into applicable land use or 

equivalent plans. The Agencies also will 

identify the environmental impacts from 

the range of reasonable alternatives to 

the proposed action. DOE and DOI, 

through the Bureau of Land 

Management (BLM), intend to be colead agencies for this effort; USDA, 

through the United States Forest Service 

(FS), and DOD intend to participate as 

cooperating agencies. 

DOE is issuing this Advance Notice of 

Intent (ANOI), pursuant to 10 CFR 

1021.311(b), in order to request early 

comments and suggestions from Federal 

and State agencies, Tribal and local 

governments, the public, and other 

interested parties. Comments and 

suggestions will assist the Agencies in 

identifying the location of potential 

Section 368 corridors on Federal lands 

in 39 States, the preliminary range of 

reasonable alternatives, screening 

criteria, and the potential environmental 

impacts related to the Agencies’ 

designation of Section 368 corridors on 

Federal land in 39 States. The early 

comments on the potential location of 

Section 368 corridors will inform DOE’s 

decision on where to hold scoping 

meetings. 

Because the proposed action may 

involve actions in a floodplain or 

wetland, the draft PEIS would include 

a floodplain and wetlands assessment, 

as required by 10 CFR 1022, and the 

final PEIS or agency records of decision 

would include a floodplain statement of 

findings. The Agencies will prepare the 

PEIS in accordance with the National 

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA); the 

Council on Environmental Quality’s 

NEPA implementing regulations, 40 

CFR 1500–1508; DOE’s NEPA 

implementing regulations promulgated 

pursuant to NEPA, 10 CFR 1021; BLM’s 

planning regulations, 43 CFR 1600; and 

applicable FS planning regulations to 

amend land use plans. 

DATES: The public comment period for 

this ANOI starts with the publication of 

this notice in the Federal Register and 

will continue until December 2, 2008. 

Comments received or postmarked after 

that date will be considered to the 

extent practicable. The Agencies plan to 

issue a Notice of Intent (NOI) for this 

PEIS following analysis of comments 

and suggestions received on the ANOI. 

After the NOI is issued, the Agencies 

will conduct public scoping meetings to 

assist in further defining the scope of 

the PEIS and to identify significant 

issues to be addressed. The dates and 

locations of all scoping meetings will be 

announced in the NOI, subsequent 

Federal Register notices, and in local 

media. 

ADDRESSES: Comments or suggestions 

on the scope of the PEIS and the 

proposed action should be sent to: Brian 

Mills at the U.S. Department of Energy, 

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Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy 

Reliability (OE–20), 1000 Independence 

Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585; 

phone 202–586–8267; facsimile at 202– 

586–8008; or by electronic mail at 

Brian.Mills@hq.doe.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To 

request further information about this 

PEIS, the public scoping meetings, or to 

be placed on the PEIS distribution list, 

use any of the methods listed under 

ADDRESSES above. For general 

information on the DOE NEPA process 

please contact: Carol M. Borgstrom, 

Director, Office of NEPA Policy and 

Compliance (GC–20), U.S. Department 

of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue, 

SW., Washington, DC 20585–0103; 

phone 202–586–4600; leave a message 

at 800–472–2756; or facsimile at 202– 

586-7031. Further information about 

this effort, including maps showing 

Federal lands and existing 

infrastructure, may be found on the 

project Web site at 

eastcorridoreis.anl.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Department of Energy (DOE) hereby 

provides advance notice that several 

Federal Agencies intend to prepare a 

Programmatic Environmental Impact 

Statement (PEIS) to analyze the 

environmental impacts from the 

proposed action and the range of 

reasonable alternatives for 

implementing Section 368 of the Energy 

Policy Act of 2005, entitled Energy 

Right-of-Way Corridors on Federal Land. 

The Agencies intend to prepare this 

PEIS pursuant to NEPA, the CEQ’s 

NEPA implementing regulations, 40 

CFR 1500–1508; DOE’s NEPA 

implementing regulations promulgated 

pursuant to NEPA, 10 CFR 1021; BLM’s 

planning regulations, 43 CFR 1600; and 

applicable FS planning regulations to 

amend land use plans. DOE issues this 

ANOI pursuant to 10 CFR 1021.311(b). 

Background and Purpose and Need for 

Agency Action 

As outlined below, the purpose and 

need for the Agency action is to 

implement Section 368 of EPAct 2005. 

Recognizing the shortcomings in the 

nation’s energy infrastructure Congress 

required in Section 368(a) that the 

Agencies and the Department of 

Commerce (1) Designate, under their 

respective authorities, corridors for oil, 

gas, and hydrogen pipelines and 

electricity transmission and distribution 

facilities on Federal land* * *; (2) 

perform any environmental reviews that 

may be required to complete the 

designation of such corridors; and (3) 

incorporate the designated corridors 

into the relevant land use and resource 

management plans or equivalent plans. 

Congress placed the highest priority 

on implementing Section 368 with 

respect to the 11 contiguous Western 

States. The Agencies issued a Draft PEIS 

for the Designation of Corridors on 

Federal Land in the 11 Western States 

(DOE/EIS–0386) on November 16, 2007, 

and are currently preparing a Final 

PEIS. The Notice of Availability for the 

Draft PEIS is published on November 

16, 2007 (72 FR 64591). 

The PEIS at issue here is for 

implementing Section 368 with respect 

to the other 39 States (39 States). 

Section 368(b) of the Act requires the 

Agencies and the Department of 

Commerce to identify corridors in the 

39 States by August 8, 2009, and then 

to schedule prompt action to identify, 

designate, and incorporate those 

corridors in the applicable land use 

plans. Pursuant to Section 368(e), the 

designation must specify the corridor’s 

centerline, width and compatible uses. 

Further, Section 368(c)(2) requires 

‘‘The Secretaries, in consultation with 

the Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission, affected utility industries, 

and other interested parties, shall 

establish procedures under their 

respective authorities that * * * (2) 

expedite applications to construct or 

modify oil, gas and hydrogen pipelines 

and electricity transmission and 

distribution facilities within such 

corridors, taking into account prior 

analyses and environmental reviews 

undertaken during the designation of 

such corridors.’’ 

Section 368(d) of the Act provides the 

Agencies with an outline of the goals of 

the Section 368 energy corridors: 

‘‘* * * in carrying out this section, the 

Secretaries shall take into account the 

need for upgraded and new electricity 

transmission and distribution facilities 

to—(1) Improve reliability; (2) relieve 

congestion; and (3) enhance the 

capability of the national grid to deliver 

electricity.’’ 

It is important to note that the 

designated Section 368 corridors would 

not themselves authorize development. 

Rather, designating the Section 368 

corridors and amending relevant land 

use plans would constitute an 

administrative action that simply 

identifies the Agencies’ preferred 

location for future development of 

energy transport projects. The Agencies 

also intend to improve coordination 

among the Agencies and to develop 

Interagency Operating Procedures (IOPs) 

to increase their efficiency in reviewing 

applications for projects within the 

Section 368 corridors. 

Within the 39 States addressed by the 

proposed action, the Federal 

government owns 21.2% of the total 

land area with the FS, DOD, U.S. Fish 

and Wildlife Service, and National Park 

Service being the principal land 

stewards. Federal land comprises a 

small percentage of the 39 States in 

comparison with the high percentage of 

Federal land in the 11 Western States. 

Only 4.8% of the total land area within 

the 37 contiguous States and 8.9% of 

Hawaii is Federal land whereas about 

50% of the 11 Western states are Federal 

lands. Alaska, whose land area is 58.1% 

Federal, is the one notable exception. 

As opposed to the 11 Western States, 

where development on Federal land is 

clearly necessary to improve energy 

delivery to population centers, it is 

unclear that Section 368 corridors in all 

39 States, particularly those with 

relatively few acres of Federal land, 

would improve energy delivery 

significantly enough to warrant their 

designation. The Agencies hope to 

receive comments from the general 

public, Tribes, States, and industry, 

during the NEPA process, to help 

identify not only environmental 

considerations relevant to designating 

Section 368 corridors but also where 

designated Section 368 corridors would 

serve the broad goal of improving 

energy delivery. 

The Agencies are providing detailed 

information concerning Federal lands in 

the 39 States at the project’s Web site: 

eastcorridoreis.anl.gov. This 

information includes location maps, 

existing infrastructure on Federal lands, 

acreage tabulations and links to 

additional sites such as the United 

States Geological Survey National Atlas 

that contain printable State maps 

showing Federal lands. Comments on 

this ANOI, particularly those that help 

identify potential locations for Section 

368 corridors, will inform the Agencies’ 

decision on where to hold public 

scoping meetings after issuing a Notice 

of Intent to prepare the PEIS. 

Proposed Action and Alternatives 

The Proposed Action in this PEIS is 

to identify and designate Section 368 

corridors and incorporate them into the 

applicable land use or equivalent plans 

on Federal lands within 39 States for 

oil, gas, and hydrogen pipelines and 

electricity transmission and distribution 

facilities. These designated Section 368 

corridors would be the preferred 

location for future energy right-of-way 

(ROW) project development. It should 

be noted that Section 368 applies only 

to Federal lands. 

At the outset, it is important to 

understand the distinction between a 

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linear infrastructure ROW and the 

Section 368 corridors. An ROW is a land 

use authorization to allow construction 

and operation of a specific energy 

transport project on identified Federal 

lands. In contrast, a Section 368 corridor 

would not authorize any energy 

transport projects. It would identify 

Federal lands where the construction, 

operation or upgrade of one or more 

energy transport projects is preferred. 

As guided by the Federal Land Policy 

and Management Act of 1976 (FLPMA), 

Section 368 corridors would assist in 

minimizing adverse impacts and the 

proliferation of separate ROWs (which 

could be consolidated into a single 

Section 368 corridor). The Section 368 

corridors would constitute a planning 

tool. 

The Proposed Action would not 

authorize project activities. When a 

specific project such as construction of 

a new pipeline or electric transmission 

line or retrofitting utilities within a 

Section 368 corridor is proposed, the 

proponent would apply for an ROW and 

the project would be subject to sitespecific NEPA analysis, which would 

include public comment. The Agencies 

believe that the PEIS will supply 

information that the Agencies can 

reference, as appropriate, in the event 

that they prepare site-specific NEPA 

documents to support a request for an 

ROW. 

The Draft PEIS will analyze at least 

three alternatives, including: (1) A No 

Action Alternative; (2) designation of 

existing ROWs as Section 368 corridors 

(Existing ROW Alternative); (3) 

designation of existing ROWs and routes 

where there are no ROWs as Section 368 

corridors (New Corridors Alternative). 

The information received as a result of 

this notice and future public scoping 

may result in additional alternatives 

being evaluated. 

No Action Alternative 

Under the No Action Alternative, 

Section 368 corridors would not be 

designated on Federal lands in any of 

the 39 States; the siting and 

development of energy transport 

projects would continue under current 

agency procedures for granting ROWs; 

and energy transport project applicants 

would have to satisfy the often disparate 

application requirements of multiple 

agencies for the same project. There 

would be relatively little coordination 

for siting and permitting these projects 

to meet current and future energy needs 

in the 39 States. 

The parts of the PEIS that discuss the 

No Action Alternative would identify 

the environmental impacts associated 

with each of the Agencies continuing to 

issue ROWs pursuant to their present 

practices. These practices would 

include the application of local 

planning criteria by each Federal land 

management office. Local planning 

criteria may not include the specificity 

required by Section 368 to, at a 

minimum, specify the centerline, width, 

and compatible uses of a corridor. 

Existing ROW Alternative 

Under this alternative, the Agencies 

would review existing ROWs and, if 

suitable, designate these ROWs as 

Section 368 corridors and incorporate 

those Section 368 corridors through 

amendment into relevant land use and 

resource management plans. These 

Section 368 corridors would constitute 

preferred locations for future ROWs for 

projects on Federal lands. The PEIS 

would identify the environmental 

impacts, if any, associated with each of 

the Agencies designating the Section 

368 corridors and amending relevant 

land use and resource management 

plans. 

New Corridors Alternative 

Under the New Corridors Alternative, 

the Agencies would designate as Section 

368 corridors the existing ROWs 

together with newly designated Section 

368 corridors. These Section 368 

corridors would comprise preferred 

locations for future ROWs on Federal 

lands. 

Based upon the information and 

analyses developed in this PEIS, if an 

Agency decides to implement an action 

alternative, the Agency would issue a 

Record of Decision (ROD) to designate a 

series of Section 368 energy corridors by 

amending the appropriate land use 

plans. 

Potential Section 368 Corridor 

Screening Criteria 

The following represent screening 

criteria that could help identify the 

preferred locations of Section 368 

corridors. The screening criteria would 

be used to identify both presumptively 

suitable land for future development of 

energy transport projects and land use 

considerations that potentially influence 

the designation of these Federal lands as 

Section 368 corridors. 

Existing ROWs 

(1) Locally designated utility corridors 

identified in land use plans pursuant to 

FLPMA; (2) Utility ROWs in current use 

(built before 1969); (3) ROWs in current 

use (built after 1969); (4) Related ROW 

use (e.g. transportation easement); and 

(5) Existing deeded easements for 

electrical transmission lines. 

Land classifications that could restrict 

designation of Section 368 corridors, 

including those Federal lands of 

ecological, cultural, scientific, 

educational or recreational resources: 

(1) Wilderness areas including study, 

eligible, proposed, recommended, or 

designated wilderness area; (2) Wild 

and scenic rivers; (3) National Park 

Service Units (designated as Parks, 

Monuments, Preserves/National 

Reserves, Historic Sites, Historical 

Parks, Military Parks, Memorials, 

Battlefields, Cemeteries, Recreation 

Areas, Seashores, Lakeshores, Rivers/ 

Scenic Rivers, Parkways, Trails); (4) 

National wildlife refuges; (5) National 

Monuments; (6) Roadless areas; (7) 

National natural landmarks; (8) National 

conservation areas; (9) Areas of critical 

environmental concern; (10) World 

heritage sites; (11) Research natural 

areas; (12) Experimental forests; (13) 

Paleontological resource sites; (14) 

Military installations/training and 

testing areas; (15) DOD special use air 

space; (16) Citizen proposed wilderness 

areas; (17) National Historic Register 

sites; (18) Critical habitat for threatened, 

endangered or candidate species; (19) 

Citizen proposed wilderness study 

areas; and (20) Native American cultural 

resource sites. 

Identification of Environmental Issues 

The purpose of this ANOI is to solicit 

comments and suggestions for 

consideration in the preparation of the 

PEIS and to help inform the Agencies on 

where to hold scoping meetings 

following the issuance of an NOI. As 

background for public comment, this 

advance notice contains a list of 

potential environmental issues that the 

Agencies have tentatively identified for 

analysis. This list is not intended to be 

all-inclusive or to imply any 

predetermination of impacts, nor does it 

imply that there are direct, indirect or 

cumulative impacts from the Proposed 

Action. The following is a preliminary 

list of issues that may be analyzed in the 

PEIS: (1) Impacts on existing and future 

land uses; (2) Socioeconomic and 

recreational impacts of future 

development of ROWs and their 

subsequent use; (3) Impacts of future 

development on protected, threatened, 

endangered, or sensitive species of 

animals or plants, or their critical 

habitats; (4) Impacts on floodplains and 

wetlands; (5) Impacts on archaeological, 

cultural, or historic resources; (6) 

Impacts on human health and safety; (7) 

Visual impacts; and (8) 

Disproportionately high and adverse 

impacts on minority and low-income 

populations, also known as 

environmental justice considerations. 

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PEIS Process 

Interested parties are invited to 

participate in the PEIS process, both to 

refine the preliminary alternatives and 

environmental issues to be analyzed in 

depth and to eliminate from detailed 

study those alternatives and 

environmental issues that are not 

reasonable or pertinent. The Agencies 

plan to issue a NOI by the end of 2008, 

which will be followed by a public 

scoping period. The scoping process is 

intended to involve all interested 

agencies (Federal, State, county, and 

local), public interest groups, Native 

American Tribes, businesses, and 

members of the public. 

Draft PEIS Schedule and Availability 

The Agencies plan to issue a Draft 

PEIS in 2009. The availability of the 

Draft PEIS and dates for public hearings 

to receive comments on it will be 

announced in the Federal Register and 

local media. The Agencies will consider 

comments on the Draft PEIS when they 

prepare the Final PEIS. Interested 

parties who do not wish to submit 

comments or suggestions at this time, 

but who would like to receive a copy of 

the Draft PEIS and other project 

materials, please contact Brian Mills as 

provided in the ADDRESSES section of 

this notice. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on September 

29, 2008. 

Kevin M. Kolevar, 

Assistant Secretary, Electricity Delivery and 

Energy Reliability, Department of Energy. 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. CP08–476–000] 

Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line 

Corporation; Notice of Application 

September 29, 2008. 

Take notice that on September 18, 

2008, Transcontinental Gas Pipeline 

Corporation (Transco), 2800 Post Oak 

Boulevard, PO Box 1396, Houston, 

Texas 77251–1396, filed in the above 

referenced docket an application 

pursuant to section 7(c) of the Natural 

Gas Act (NGA), and Part 157 of the 

Commission’s Regulations for a 

certificate of public convenience an 

necessity authorizing Transco’s Mobile 

Bay South Expansion Project (Project), 

an expansion of the capacity on 

Transco’s existing Mobile Bay Lateral 

located in southwest Alabama. In order 

to create the incremental firm 

transportation capacity for the Project, 

Transco proposes to construct a new 

compressor station (Station 85) and 

appurtenant facilities to be located at 

the interconnection of the Mobile Bay 

Lateral with Transco’s mainline in 

Choctaw County, Alabama. Under the 

Project, Transco states that it will 

provide 253,500 dekatherms per day 

(Dth/day) of incremental year-round 

firm transportation capacity from 

Transco’s Station 85 to delivery points 

on the Mobile Bay Lateral, including, an 

existing interconnection with 

Gulfstream Natural Gas System, L.L.C. 

in Coden, Alabama (Gulfstream). 

Transco proposes its Zone 4A rates 

under Rate Schedule FT as the initial 

rates for service under the Project. In 

addition, Transco requests that the costs 

of the project be granted rolled-in rate 

treatment, all as more fully set forth in 

the application which is on file with the 

Commission and open to public 

inspection. The filing may also be 

viewed on the Web at http:// 

www.ferc.gov using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link. 

Enter the docket number excluding the 

last three digits in the docket number 

field to access the document. For 

assistance, please contact FERC Online 

Support at 

FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll 

free at (866) 208–3676, or TTY, contact 

(202) 502–8659. 

Any questions concerning this 

application may be directed to Ingrid 

Germany, Staff Regulatory Analyst, 

Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corp., 

PO Box 1396, Houston, Texas, 77251– 

1396 at (713) 215–4015. 

Pursuant to section 157.9 of the 

Commission’s Rules, 18 CFR 157.9, 

within 90 days of this Notice the 

Commission staff will either: complete 

its environmental assessment (EA) and 

place it into the Commission’s public 

record (eLibrary) for this proceeding; or 

issue a Notice of Schedule for 

Environmental Review. If a Notice of 

Schedule for Environmental Review is 

issued, it will indicate, among other 

milestones, the anticipated date for the 

Commission staff’s issuance of the final 

environmental impact statement (FEIS) 

or EA for this proposal. The filing of the 

EA in the Commission’s public record 

for this proceeding or the issuance of a 

Notice of Schedule for Environmental 

Review will serve to notify federal and 

state agencies of the timing for the 

completion of all necessary reviews, and 

the subsequent need to complete all 

federal authorizations within 90 days of 

the date of issuance of the Commission 

staff’s FEIS or EA. 

There are two ways to become 

involved in the Commission’s review of 

this project. First, any person wishing to 

obtain legal status by becoming a party 

to the proceedings for this project 

should, on or before the comment date 

stated below, file with the Federal 

Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 

First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426, 

a motion to intervene in accordance 

with the requirements of the 

Commission’s Rules of Practice and 

Procedure (18 CFR 385.214 or 385.211) 

and the Regulations under the NGA (18 

CFR 157.10). A person obtaining party 

status will be placed on the service list 

maintained by the Secretary of the 

Commission and will receive copies of 

all documents filed by the applicant and 

by all other parties. A party must submit 

14 copies of filings made with the 

Commission and must mail a copy to 

the applicant and to every other party in 

the proceeding. Only parties to the 

proceeding can ask for court review of 

Commission orders in the proceeding. 

However, a person does not have to 

intervene in order to have comments 

considered. The second way to 

participate is by filing with the 

Secretary of the Commission, as soon as 

possible, an original and two copies of 

comments in support of or in opposition 

to this project. The Commission will 

consider these comments in 

determining the appropriate action to be 

taken, but the filing of a comment alone 

will not serve to make the filer a party 

to the proceeding. The Commission’s 

rules require that persons filing 

comments in opposition to the project 

provide copies of their protests only to 

the party or parties directly involved in 

the protest. 

Persons who wish to comment only 

on the environmental review of this 

project should submit an original and 

two copies of their comments to the 

Secretary of the Commission. 

Environmental commentors will be 

placed on the Commission’s 

environmental mailing list, will receive 

copies of the environmental documents, 

and will be notified of meetings 

associated with the Commission’s 

environmental review process. 

Environmental commentors will not be 

required to serve copies of filed 

documents on all other parties. 

However, the non-party commentors 

will not receive copies of all documents 

filed by other parties or issued by the 

Commission (except for the mailing of 

environmental documents issued by the 

Commission) and will not have the right 

to seek court review of the 

Commission’s final order. 

The Commission strongly encourages 

electronic filings of comments, protests 

and interventions in lieu of paper using 

the ‘‘eFiling’’ link at http:// 

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