Q: In this task, you're given a pair of sentences, sentence 1 and sentence 2. Your job is to write a single word that describes the genre that the two sentences belong to, such as face-to-face, government, letters, 9/11, slate, telephone, travel, verbatim, oup, fiction.
Sentence 1: When Members submit independent requests on the same issue and GAO has not formally accepted the requests, GAO will consult with the Members and their staffs and will merge requests only if the requesters agree. Sentence 2: Special circumstances may allow for the merging of requests, despite not being formally accepted by the GAO.
A:
government