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Lok Sabha Question No. 1146 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-02-07
Subject: Community Radio Station
Ministry: INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING
Asked by: Vellalath Kochukrishnan Nair. Sreekandan, Ritesh Pandey

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 1146 (TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.02.2020)

## COMMUNITY RADIO STATION

1146. SHRI V.K. SREEKANDAN; SHRI RITESH PANDEY

Will the Minister of INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government proposes to establish community radio stations in  every  district  of  States/UTs  in  the  country  and  if  so,  the  details  thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (b) whether it is true that there is a push to allow community radio stations in coastal districts and if so, the details thereof;
- (c)  whether  it  is  also  a  fact  that  these  community  radio  stations  provide valuable  services  to  the  coastal  people  during  flood  and  other  natural calamities and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether the Government is considering to have more community radio stations in all coastal areas; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE; MINISTER OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING AND MINISTER OF HEAVY INDUSTRIES AND PUBLIC ENTERPRISES [SHRI PRAKASH JAVADEKAR]

- (a) Setting  up  of  Community  Radio  (CR)  Stations  is  a  voluntary effort, involving community participation. The Central Government  also  provides  financial  support  to  CR  Stations. There are 278 Community Radio (CR) Stations operational in the country.

Contd..

(b)  to  (e)  As  on  date,  a  total  of  46  Community  Radio  Stations  are operational in 23 coastal districts of the country. Community Radio awareness workshops were organized in Port Blair, Goa, Ahmedabad and Hyderabad in the last two years. CR Stations in the coastal  areas,  can  play  a  significant  role  during  flood  and  other natural calamities by timely dissemination of information related to measures to be taken by the people.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1135 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-02-07
Subject: Misleading Advertisements
Ministry: INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING
Asked by: Pratima Bhoumik, Sudhakar Tukaram Shrangre, Devji Mansingram Patel, Bhagwanth Khuba

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1135 TO BE ANSWERED ON 07/02/2020

## MISLEADING ADVERTISEMENTS

1135.  MS. PRATIMA BHOUMIK: SHRI SUDHAKAR TUKARAM SHRANGARE: SHRI DEVJI  M. PATEL: SHRI BHAGWANTH KHUBA:

Will the Minister of INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING

be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  is  aware  that  large  number  of  printed  and electronic  media  advertisements  have been  found misleading  and violating the prescribed norms;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the  fresh  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  curb  the  menace  of misleading and  exaggerated advertisements?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE; MINISTER OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING; AND MINISTER OF HEAVY INDUSTRIES AND PUBLIC ENTERPRISES (SHRI PRAKASH JAVADEKAR)

(a)  to    (c):  All  private  satellite  TV  channels  are  required  to adhere  to  the  Advertising  Code  as  prescribed  in  the  Cable Television  Networks  (Regulation)  Act,  1995  and  the  Rules framed thereunder.

The Ministry of Information & Broadcasting had constituted  Inter  Ministerial  Committee  in  2005  to  examine content  related  matters  of  programmes  and  advertisements telecast on TV.

The  Department  of  Consumer  Affairs  (DoCA)  launched  a portal - Grievances Against Misleading Advertisements (GAMA), to enable consumers  to register their grievances against misleading advertisements. The Government of India has recently  enacted  the  Consumer  Protection  Act,  2019  on  09 th August, 2019.

The  Advertising Standards  Council  of  India (ASCI), a voluntary  self-regulatory  organization,  looks  into  complaints across all media.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1133 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-02-07
Subject: Climate Change
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Lallu Singh, Anil Firojiya, Mohanbhai Kalyanji Kundariya

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1133

TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.02.2020

## Climate Change

## 1133. SHRI LALLU SINGH;

SHRI ANIL FIROJIYA;

SHRI MOHANBHAI KALYANJI KUNDARIYA;

Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has taken steps to increase awareness among youth on issues relating to climate change;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  the  Government  has  taken  steps  to  involve  youth  of  the  country  for meaningful dialogue on the issue so as to help and tackle the adverse effects of the climate change and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) whether the Government has organised afforestation programmes for youth on a large scale and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER  OF  STATE  IN  THE  MINISTRY  OF  ENVIRONMENT,  FOREST  AND CLIMATE CHANGE (SHRI BABUL SUPRIYO)

(a)  to  (d)  Government  is  implementing  Environment  Education,  Awareness  and  Training scheme with the objective to promote environmental awareness among all sections of society including  youth,  and  to  mobilize  people's  participation  for  conservation  of  environment. Under the National Green Corps (NGC) programme of the Ministry, about 1.5 lakh schools have been identified as Eco-clubs, wherein, nearly 45 lakh students are actively participating in  various  environment  protection  and  conservation  activities,  including  regular  plantation activities.

The Government introduced the Science Express Climate Action Special (SECAS) exhibition train  in  2015  to  create  awareness  among  various  sections  of  society,  especially  students, regarding ways to combat climate change through mitigation and adaptation. With around 48 lakh visitors between 2015 to 2017, SECAS became the biggest Climate Change Awareness Programme in the country.

Further, as a part of European Union (EU) funded Strategic Partnership for Implementation of the  Paris  Agreement  (SPIPA)  project,  Youth  Climate  Conclave  was  organised  in  January 2020,  wherein  youth  in  the  age  bracket  of  13-18  years  and  19-25  years  from  across  the country were invited for training and capacity building on climate change.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1130 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-02-07
Subject: Sustainable Development Goals
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Chirag Paswan, Rebati Tripura

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1130

TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.02.2020

## Sustainable Development Goals

## 1130.   SHRI CHIRAG KUMAR PASWAN: SHRI REBATI TRIPURA

Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has achieved all the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) so far;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (d) the action plan chalked out by the Government for the achievement of the said goals?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER  OF  STATE  IN  THE  MINISTRY  OF  ENVIRONMENT,  FOREST  AND CLIMATE CHANGE (SHRI BABUL SUPRIYO)

(a) to (d): The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are a comprehensive list of 17 Global Goals  and  169  associated  targets,  which  integrate  economic,  social  and  environmental dimensions of development. The SDGs came into effect on 1st January 2016 and are to be achieved by end of year 2030. NITI Aayog has been entrusted with the role to co-ordinate SDG implementation in the country. NITI Aayog has done the mapping of all the SDGs and associated  targets  with  the  Central  Ministries,  Centrally  Sponsored  and  Central  Sector Schemes as well as major government initiatives. Central Ministries are striving to achieve the  SDG targets by 2030 through the implementation of different development schemes in collaboration with the State Governments and Union Territories. The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) has developed a National Indicator Framework in consultation  with  other  Ministries  to  support  monitoring  of  progress  on  the  SDGs.  NITI Aayog has published the SDG India Index to track progress of all the States and UTs with respect to SDGs and ranks the States/UTs on a scale of 0 to 100 based on their performance. MoSPI  released  'Sustainable  Development  Goals  National  Indicator  Framework  Baseline Report 2015-16', which provides a benchmark for monitoring progress of the country on the various  targets  under  the  SDGs.  MoSPI  has  also  developed  SDG  Dashboard  on  NIF  to visualize  the  progress  of  SDGs  with  associated  targets  at  national  as  well  as  sub-national level.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1123 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-02-07
Subject: Licence Fee on Broadcasters
Ministry: INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING
Asked by: Brijendra Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1123 (TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.02.2020)

## LICENCE FEE ON BROADCASTERS

## 1123. SHRI BRIJENDRA SINGH:

Will the Minister of INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the DTH is the only industry paying licence fee at the rate of 10 per cent and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government is planning to levy 10 per cent licence fee across the board on broadcasters and cable operators; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

THE  MINISTER  OF  ENVIRONMENT,  FOREST  AND  CLIMATE CHANGE;  MINISTER  OF  INFORMATION  AND  BROADCASTING; AND MINISTER OF HEAVY INDUSTRIES AND PUBLIC ENTERPRISES (SHRI PRAKASH JAVADEKAR)

(a)  :    Industry-wise  information  relating  to  licence  fee  is  not centrally maintained. In so far Direct-to-Home (DTH) broadcasting service is concerned, the licensee is required to pay an annual fee equivalent to 10% of its gross revenue;

(b) & (c) : There is no proposal to levy 10 per cent licence fee across the board on broadcasters and cable operators.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1120 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-02-07
Subject: Earthquake Early Warning System in India
Ministry: EARTH SCIENCES
Asked by: Girish Bhalchandra Bapat

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EARTH SCIENCES LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 1120

## TO BE ANSWERED ON FEBRUARY 07, 2020

## EARTHQUAKE EARLY WARNING SYSTEM IN INDIA

## 1120.      SHRI GIRISH BHALCHANDRA BAPAT:

Will the Minister of EARTH SCIENCES be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  implement  Earthquake  Early Warning System in India and if so, the details and present status thereof along with the time by which the said project is likely to be completed;
- (b) whether  this  project  is  working  on  the  prediction  of  an  impending earthquake  and  process  data  to  farthest  cities  through  GPRS  after sensing  the  primary  waves  of  an  earthquake  and  if  so,  the  details thereof;
- (c) whether there is any technology available with all security features to sense primary waves of an earthquake; and
- (d)
- if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AND MINISTRY OF EARTH SCIENCES (DR. HARSH VARDHAN)

- (a) Ministry of Earth Sciences had supported a pilot project for Earthquake Early Warning at IIT, Roorkee. Under this project, sensors were installed at  100  selected  locations  in  Uttarakhand  as  part  of  an  exercise  to provide an alert for surface waves (which are destructive in nature), in case any high magnitude earthquake occurs in the Himalayan region. The  alert  time  may  range  from  a  few  seconds  to  little  more  than  a minute  and  is  primarily  a  function  of  distance  of  the  user  from  the epicentre  of  the  earthquake.  Ministry  funded  this  project  until  March 2017 and after that Uttarakhand Government is supporting this project. However, this project is carried out only on experimental mode.
- (b) No Sir. At present there is no technique available worldwide to predict the earthquakes. However, in case of an earthquake, the primary waves are detected prior to destructive surface waves and based on that an early  warning  alert  can  be  issued  using  advanced  communication systems. It is helpful to predict the arrival of destructive wave with a lead  time  of  few  seconds  in  case  of  an  earthquake  as  the  speed  of surface waves is slower than the Primary waves (depending upon the distance of the user from the epicentre of the earthquake).
- (c) & (d)  Yes  Sir.  At  present  all  Broadband  seismometers  and  Strong  Motion sensors are fully capable of sensing the primary  waves of an earthquake.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1119 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-02-07
Subject: Medical Colleges for Commercial Operation
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Nama Nageswara Rao

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1119 TO BE ANSWERED ON 7 th FEBRUARY, 2020

## MEDICAL COLLEGES FOR COMMERCIAL OPERATION

## 1119. SHRI NAMA NAGESWARA RAO:

Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is working on a proposal for handing over the district hospitals to  private  medical colleges  for  commercial  operation  on  lease  for  defined period  in  the country , if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether such a step would not compromise access to healthcare for poor patients in the country, if so, the reaction of the Government thereto; and
- (c) the corrective measures taken by the Government to fix accountability of private players if such a model is adopted?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY)

(a) to (c): The regulations of Medical Council of India (MCI) allow establishment of medical  college under Public  Private  Partnership  (PPP)  model.  Clause  2(5)  of  MCI's Establishment of Medical College Regulations, 1999 prescribes that the appropriate Government may allow the utilization of the facilities of a hospital owned managed by it for establis hing a Medical College by a person/agency /trust/society / company by  entering  into  a  Memorandum  of  Understanding  for  this  purpose.  The  hospital  to transferred should be minimum 300 beds with necessary infrastructural facilities capable being develop ed into teaching institution forthe proposed medical college. It has also been prescribed that w hile  transferring  the  Government Hospital facility, the State Government may  safeguard  the  interest  of  State particularly  in  respect  of  admission  of  students under Government Quota in the m dical college ,patient care and implementation of all government health programmes in affiliated Hospital of the medical college.
Lok Sabha Question No. 1118 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-02-07
Subject: Obscene Advertisements
Ministry: INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING
Asked by: Prataprao Govindrao  Patil Chikhalikar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1118 TO BE ANSWERED ON 07/02/2020

OBSCENE ADVERTISEMENTS

1118.  SHRI PRATAPRAO PATIL CHIKHLIKAR:

Will the Minister of INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING

be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  is  aware  that  the  TV  telecast  of  obscene advertisements  and  horror  serials  is  taking  place  despite  stringent regulations being in place to check it;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether the Government has identified such advertisements displaying obscene content; and
- (d) if so, the corrective measures taken/being taken by the Government to check such advertisements?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE; MINISTER OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING; AND MINISTER OF HEAVY INDUSTRIES AND PUBLIC ENTERPRISES (SHRI PRAKASH JAVADEKAR)

(a) to (d):   The Programme and Advertising Codes as prescribed in the Cable Television Networks (Regulation) Act, 1995  and  the  Rules  framed  thereunder  inter alia states that

(i)  no  advertisement  shall  be  permitted  which  tends  to  incite people to crime, cause disorder or violence or breach of law or glorifies violence or obscenity in any way; and (ii) no programme  shall be carried in the cable service which encourages superstition or blind belief.

An Inter-Ministerial Committee (IMC), set-up by Ministry of Information  &  Broadcasting,  looks  into  complaints  regarding violation of Programme and Advertising Codes and recommends  action  against  the  TV  Channels.    Appropriate action  is  taken  against  TV  channels  in  case  violation  of  the aforesaid Programme & Advertising Codes, including obscene content,  is  established.    Action  against  TV  channels  may extend from issue of warnings or advisories to comply with the Programme/Advertising  Codes  or  directing  channels  to  run apology scrolls on their channels and can extend up to taking the channels off air temporarily for varying period depending on the gravity of the violation.

States have set-up District level and State level Monitoring  Committees  to  monitor  content  telecast  on  cable TV channels.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1117 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-02-07
Subject: Development of National Level Textile Cluster
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: Komati Reddy Venkat Reddy

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1117 TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.02.2020

## DEVELOPMENT OF NATIONAL LEVEL TEXTILE CLUSTER

## 1117.      SHRI KOMATI REDDY VENKAT REDDY:

Will the Minister of TEXTILES वस्त्र मंरी be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has taken note of any representation which sought for release of 1013 crores for development of national level textile clusters in Bhongir district, Telangana; and
- (b) if so, the details thereof including the time by which the proposed funds are likely to be released therefor?

## उत्तर

## ANSWER

## वस्त्र मंरी ( श्रीमती स्त्म ृ तत ज़ू बिन इरानी )

MINISTER OF TEXTILES (SMT. SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)

- (a) Ministry of Textiles has not received any representation seeking release of Rs. 1013 crore for development of textile clusters in Bhongir district of Telangana.
- (b) Question does not arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1116 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-02-07
Subject: Multi Sectoral Nutritional Programme
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Aparajita Sarangi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN & CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1116

TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.02.2020

## MULTI-SECTORAL NUTRITION PROGRAMME

## 1116. SHRIMATI APARAJITA SARANGI:

Will the Minister of WOMEN ANDCHILD DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the multi-sectoral nutritional programme launched by the Government to address the maternal and child undernutrition has achieved the desired goals,
- (b) if  so, the detailed status of the said programme along with the districts covered across the country thereunder, State/UT-wise including Odisha;
- (c) the funds spent by the Government for the implementation of the programme and the resultant outcome with regard to its effectiveness in preventing and reducing child undernutrition, under-weight prevalent in children; and
- (d) the  details  of  the  States  and  districts  where  Nutrition  Councils  have  been constituted so far?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT (SHRIMATI SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)

(a) to (d) The  Multi-sectoral  Nutrition  programme  to  address  Maternal  and  Child undernutritionin  200  high-burden  districts  for  prevention  and  reduction  in  child  under nutrition  (underweight  prevalence  in  children  under  3  years  of  age)  and  reduction  in levels  of  anaemia  among  young  children,  adolescent  girls  and  women  had  been launched  in  January,  2014.  The  Multi-sectoral  Nutrition  Programme  could  not  be implemented. However, the Prime Minister's Overarching Scheme for Holistic Nutrition (POSHAN)  Abhiyaan  was  launched  by  the  Hon'ble  Prime  Minister  on  08.03.2018  to achieve improvement in nutritional status of children from 0-6 years, adolescent girls, pregnant women and lactating mothers in a time bound manner.

Further, National Council on India's Nutritional Challenges has been set up under the  Chairpersonship  of  Vice-Chairman,  NITI  Aayog,  to  provide  policy  directions  to address  India's  nutritional  challenges  through  coordinated  inter-sectoral  action  and review programmes for nutrition on a quarterly basis. Also, an Executive Committee has been set up under the Chairpersonship of Secretary, MWCD with representation of line Ministries  and  States  for  nutrition  related  activities  for  children  and  women  providing direction,  policy  and  guidelines  for  implementation  of  various  programmes/schemes under the POSHAN Abhiyaan.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1114 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-02-07
Subject: MoU with UK in Crop Science
Ministry: SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: Bhartruhari Mahtab

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT OF BIOTECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1114 TO BE ANSWERED ON 07/02/2020

'MoU with UK in Crop Science'

## 1114.   SHRI BHARTRUHARI MAHTAB

Will the Minister of SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  achieved  the  various  aims  and  objectives  laid  down  during formalizing  the  Memorandum  of  Understanding  (MoU)  with  the  Government  of  UK  in  Crop Science;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor along with the time by which such aims and objectives are likely to be achieved by the Government;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to sign such MoUs with other countries;
- (d) if so, the details thereof, country-wise; and
- (e) the other steps taken/being taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER  OF  SCIENCE  &  TECHNOLOGY,  EARTH  SCIENCE  AND  HEALTH  AND FAMILY WELFARE

## (DR. HARSH VARDHAN)

(a) & (b) Yes  sir.  To  achieve  the  aims  and  objectives  of  the  MoU  under  consideration,  thirteen institutions  (7  institutions  from  UK  and  6  institutions  from  India)  have  come  together  and  formally recorded their intent to establish joint India-UK partnership in crop sciences. The agreement was signed on  21/01/2020.  Ten  Indian  Postdoctoral  Fellows  are  being  supported  per  year  for  three  successive calendar  years  starting  from  2020.  The  partnership  is  on  enhanced  research  and  knowledge  exchange with  a  focus  on  developing  Resilience  in  food  security,Plant-pathogen/pest  interactions,  Wheat  prebreeding and Computational Biology.

- (c) to (e) No such proposal is under active consideration of the Department.

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