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== History ==
 
== History ==
Currently, the reuse planning and cleanup of the former [[Fort Ord]] lands is conducted by the [http://www.fora.org/index.htm Fort Ord Reuse Authority (FORA)], an economic planning group created by legislation that represents the neighboring governments of Monterey County and the cities of Carmel, Del Rey Oaks, Marina, Monterey, Pacific Grove, Salinas, Sand City and Seaside, as well as local and state ex officio members. FORA is responsible for implementing the legislatively mandated mission that requires them to oversee replacement land use and compliance measures, enhance the economy through reuse and development of required infrastructure, and provide environmental reserve protection <ref> [http://www.basereuse.org/reuseplan/HomePage/HomePage.htm FORA Base Reuse Plan] </ref>. The  [http://www.basereuse.org/reuseplan/HomePage/HomePage.htm FORA Base Reuse Plan (BRP)] was enacted in 1997, allocating 75% of the land to open space, habitat management and recreational uses, with the rest being developed for jobs and housing. Of this area, the BLM currently manages 8,000 acres and will acquire another 7,000 once the Army has declared it safe for civilian use. A reuse plan and environmental impact report must be completed prior to any transfer of land from military to civilian use.
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Currently, the reuse planning and cleanup of the former [[Fort Ord]] lands is conducted by the [http://www.fora.org/index.htm Fort Ord Reuse Authority (FORA)], an economic planning group created by legislation that represents the neighboring governments of Monterey County and the cities of Carmel, Del Rey Oaks, Marina, Monterey, Pacific Grove, Salinas, Sand City and Seaside, as well as local and state ex-officio non-voting members. FORA is responsible for implementing the legislatively mandated mission that requires them to oversee replacement land use and compliance measures, enhance the economy through reuse and development of required infrastructure, and provide environmental reserve protection <ref> [http://www.basereuse.org/reuseplan/HomePage/HomePage.htm FORA Base Reuse Plan] </ref>. The  [http://www.basereuse.org/reuseplan/HomePage/HomePage.htm FORA Base Reuse Plan (BRP)] was enacted in 1997, allocating 75% of the land to open space, habitat management and recreational uses, with the rest being developed for jobs and housing. Of this area, the BLM currently manages 8,000 acres and will acquire another 7,000 once the Army has declared it safe for civilian use. A reuse plan and environmental impact report must be completed prior to any transfer of land from military to civilian use.
  
== Mission and Role ==
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== Mission ==
  
Under the state legislation, SB 899 and SB 1600, FORA is authorized to "prepare, adopt, finance, and implement a plan for the future use and development of the territory occupied by the Fort Ord military base in Monterey County." <ref> [Fort Ord Reuse Plan. Business and Operations Plan http://www.fora.org/Reports/052896%20BRP%20Vol%20III%20Appendix%20B%20Comprehensive%20Business%20Plan.pdf] </ref>  
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Under the state legislation, SB 899, FORA is authorized to "prepare, adopt, finance, and implement a plan for the future use and development of the territory occupied by the Fort Ord military base in Monterey County."
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<ref name="Bus/Ops Plan"> [http://www.fora.org/Reports/052896%20BRP%20Vol%20III%20Appendix%20B%20Comprehensive%20Business%20Plan.pdf Fort Ord Reuse Plan. Business and Operations Plan] </ref> This legislation was followed up by SB 1600, augmenting FORA's powers and increasing their revenue base to ensure the reuse plan had sufficient financial support for implementation. <ref name="Bus/Ops Plan"/>
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According to the Fort Ord BRP <ref name= "Bus/Ops Plan"/>, FORA has defined their mission as follows:
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* Expeditiously and inexpensively facilitate the transfer of property from the Army to local governments, who will sell or lease parcels to private sector developers and users.
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* Develop a Reuse Plan that is both acceptable to local governments and feasible in terms of market acceptance and financial viability.
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* Develop and implement a Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) that will facilitate the Reuse plan through an appropriate financing mechanism.
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* Develop a process for monitoring conformance with the CIP and Reuse Plan that maintains the integrity of the Plan, while allowing local communities and the private sector to build out the Reuse Plan as quickly as the market will permit.
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* Take the lead in the marketing of Fort Ord and promote economic development.
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== Habitat Management Plan ==
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The initial process for environmental assessment began in 1993 by the U.S. Army. Details of these events can be found on the [[Habitat Management Plan]] page. [http://www.fora.org/HMP HMP]
  
 
== Fort Ord Base Reuse Plan ==
 
== Fort Ord Base Reuse Plan ==
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* [http://www.basereuse.org/reuseplan/ReusePln/Volume4.htm Volume 4: Final Environmental Impact Report]
 
* [http://www.basereuse.org/reuseplan/ReusePln/Volume4.htm Volume 4: Final Environmental Impact Report]
  
*[http://ecoviz.csumb.edu/wiki/images/0/04/Drmp.pdf Development and Resource Management Plan]
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Selected maps from the BRP
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* [http://www.basereuse.org/reuseplan/Maps/RUPlan/4_4_1/4_4_1.htm Oak Woodland Areas]
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* [http://www.basereuse.org/reuseplan/Maps/RUPlan/4_4_2/4_4_2.htm Archaeological Resource Sensitivity]
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* [http://www.basereuse.org/reuseplan/Maps/RUPlan/3_2_2/3_2_2.htm Topographic Relief]
  
*Capital Improvement Program
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Selected maps from the EIR
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* [http://www.basereuse.org/reuseplan/Maps/EIR/4_3_1/4_3_1.htm Major Soil Series and Types at Fort Ord]
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* [http://ecoviz.csumb.edu/wiki/images/0/04/Drmp.pdf Development and Resource Management Plan]
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* [http://www.basereuse.org/reuseplan/Maps/EIR/4_3_2/4_3_2.htm Water and Coastal Erosion Potential at Fort Ord]
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* [http://www.basereuse.org/reuseplan/Maps/EIR/4_3_3/4_3_3.htm Soil with Excavation and Caving and Piping Potential at Fort Ord]
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* [http://www.basereuse.org/reuseplan/Maps/EIR/4_3_4/4_3_4.htm Soils with Low Strength at Fort Ord]
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* [http://www.basereuse.org/reuseplan/Maps/EIR/4_3_5/4_3_5.htm Soils with High Shrink Swell Potential at Fort Ord]
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* [http://www.basereuse.org/reuseplan/Maps/EIR/4_3_6/4_3_6.htm Slope Map at Fort Ord]
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* [http://www.basereuse.org/reuseplan/Maps/EIR/4_6_1/4_6_1.htm Ground Water Contamination Plumes]
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* [http://www.basereuse.org/reuseplan/Maps/EIR/4_10_1/4_10_1.htm Biological Communities at Fort Ord]
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* [http://www.basereuse.org/reuseplan/Maps/EIR/4_12_1/4_12_1.htm Archaeological Resource Sensitivity]
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Capital Improvement Program
 
** [http://ecoviz.csumb.edu/wiki/images/3/3d/FORA_Capital_Improvement_Program.pdf 2001/02 - 2020/21]
 
** [http://ecoviz.csumb.edu/wiki/images/3/3d/FORA_Capital_Improvement_Program.pdf 2001/02 - 2020/21]
 
** [http://ecoviz.csumb.edu/wiki/images/4/42/CIP_2012-13.pdf 2012/13 - 2020/21]
 
** [http://ecoviz.csumb.edu/wiki/images/4/42/CIP_2012-13.pdf 2012/13 - 2020/21]
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* City of Seaside
 
* City of Seaside
 
* City of Marina
 
* City of Marina
* CIty of Monterey
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* City of Monterey
 
* City of Del Rey Oaks
 
* City of Del Rey Oaks
 
* County of Monterey
 
* County of Monterey
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* Presidio of Monterey Annex (POMA)
 
* Presidio of Monterey Annex (POMA)
  
== Habitat Management Plan ==
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==Environmental Services Cooperative Agreement (ESCA) Remediation Program==
 
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On March 31, 2007, the U.S. Army and FORA entered into an ESCA, enabling the Army to transfer approximately nine parcels of land (3,340 acres) contaminated with military munitions (also called unexploded ordnance [UXO] or munitions and explosives of concern [MEC]) to FORA <ref> [http://fora-esca-rp.com/index.html Environmental Services Cooperative Agreement (ESCA) Remediation Program]</ref> . All munition response actions for these nine parcels are the responsibility of FORA. The Army maintains responsibility for all other contamination issues, including groundwater, soil, and landfill concerns. Under the ESCA, the Army is allowed to provide FORA with dedicated funding for munitions remediation on these specifics parcels of land.
Following the order to close and dispose of Fort Ord, a Biological Assessment (BA) was conducted since this closure was considered a major federal action by potentially affecting eight species proposed for listing or listed as threatened or endangered under the federal Endangered Species Act (ESA). This assessment, conducted by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), was prepared to identify potential loss of populations and habitats of these species, as well as resulting caretaker actions, disposal actions, and six reuse alternatives. The 1993 Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS), along with the BA, prompted development and implementation of a multispecies Habitat Management Plan (HMP).  This HMP was developed in compliance with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife (USWS) final Biological/Conference Opinion for the disposal and reuse of the former Fort Ord land in order to establish management and conservation guidelines for the wildlife, plant species and habitats in the former Fort Ord lands and addressed pre-disposal, disposal, and reuse actions.
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Shortly after this publication was released, the U.S. Army (Army) produced a Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (FSEIS) that included additional data, analysis and reuse alternatives. During this time, an agreement between the Army, USFWS, U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM), University of California (UC), and FORA had determined to revise the 1994 HMP, presenting the same goals and objectives but modifying several reuse scenarios related to specific land use descriptors. The revised HMP <ref>  [http://science.csumb.edu/~fwatson/outlet/HMP_1997_bw-1787.pdf Habitat Management Plan] </ref> was.
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== [http://fora-esca-rp.com/index.html Environmental Services Cooperative Agreement (ESCA) Remediation Program] ==
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On March 31, 2007, the U.S. Army and FORA entered into an ESCA, enabling the Army to transfer approximately nine parcels of land (3,340 acres) contaminated with military munitions (also called unexploded ordnance [UXO] or munitions and explosives of concern [MEC]) to FORA. All munition response actions for these nine parcels are the responsibility of FORA. The Army maintains responsibility for all other contamination issues, including groundwater, soil, and landfill concerns. Under the ESCA, the Army is allowed to provide FORA with dedicated funding for munitions remediation on these specifics parcels of land.
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ESCA provides the following:
 
ESCA provides the following:
* Funds for the EPA and CA Department of Toxic and Substances Control (DTSC) oversight
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* Funds for the [[EPA]] and CA Department of Toxic and Substances Control (DTSC) oversight
 
* FORA reused and remedial work coordination
 
* FORA reused and remedial work coordination
 
* Safe and effective munitions remediation
 
* Safe and effective munitions remediation
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*[[Superfund Actions]]
 
*[[Superfund Actions]]
 
* [http://www.fortordcleanup.com/cleanupprgrm/othercleanup.asp Other Cleanup Programs]
 
* [http://www.fortordcleanup.com/cleanupprgrm/othercleanup.asp Other Cleanup Programs]
** [[Real Estate Screening (FOST)]]
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** Real Estate Screening (FOST)
 
** Underground Storage Tank Program
 
** Underground Storage Tank Program
 
** Asbestos Management Program
 
** Asbestos Management Program
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** Radon Reduction Program
 
** Radon Reduction Program
 
** Non-Stockpile Chemical Material Program
 
** Non-Stockpile Chemical Material Program
 
== Maps ==
 
 
[http://ecoviz.csumb.edu/wiki/index.php/Image:FORA_Map.png FORA's Land Use Concept Map for Development]
 
  
 
== Development Projects ==
 
== Development Projects ==
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County of Monterey
 
County of Monterey
 
* [http://eastgarrison.com East Garrison] is a new mixed-use project with residential, retail, and arts habitat uses on approximately 244 acres.  
 
* [http://eastgarrison.com East Garrison] is a new mixed-use project with residential, retail, and arts habitat uses on approximately 244 acres.  
* Monterey Downs and Horse Park is a new multi-discipline equestrian park project with competition and training, recreational, and administrative uses on approximately 390 acres.  
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* [[Monterey Downs and Horse Park]] is a new multi-discipline equestrian park project with competition and training, recreational, and administrative uses on approximately 390 acres.  
 
**More information about this development can be found at:
 
**More information about this development can be found at:
 
***[http://www.montereydowns.com Monterey Downs]
 
***[http://www.montereydowns.com Monterey Downs]
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City of Del Rey Oaks
 
City of Del Rey Oaks
 
* [http://www.delreyoaksresort.com/ Resort at Del Rey Oaks, Inc.] is a mixed-use project with golf course, residential, and visitor-serving uses on approximately 400 acres.
 
* [http://www.delreyoaksresort.com/ Resort at Del Rey Oaks, Inc.] is a mixed-use project with golf course, residential, and visitor-serving uses on approximately 400 acres.
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[[Fort Ord Rec Trail and Greenway]]
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* A proposed 30-mile network of paved trails and greenways aimed to connect communities to open space.
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Maps
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* [http://ecoviz.csumb.edu/wiki/index.php/Image:FORA_Map.png FORA's Land Use Concept Map for Development]
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* [http://ecoviz.csumb.edu/wiki/index.php/Image:CSUMB%2BDowns_MasterPlansEtc_130318.png Map of CSUMB and proposed developments]
  
 
==Links==
 
==Links==
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* [[Fort Ord]]
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* [[Fort Ord Rec Trail and Greenway (FORTAG)]]
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* [http://www.fora.org/ FORA]
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* [[California Environmental Protection Agency (CalEPA)|CalEPA]]
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* [[U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)|U.S. EPA]]
  
[http://www.fora.org/ FORA]
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''Cities''
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*[[City of Seaside]]
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*[[City of Marina]]
  
 
== References ==
 
== References ==

Latest revision as of 15:27, 11 April 2017

History

Currently, the reuse planning and cleanup of the former Fort Ord lands is conducted by the Fort Ord Reuse Authority (FORA), an economic planning group created by legislation that represents the neighboring governments of Monterey County and the cities of Carmel, Del Rey Oaks, Marina, Monterey, Pacific Grove, Salinas, Sand City and Seaside, as well as local and state ex-officio non-voting members. FORA is responsible for implementing the legislatively mandated mission that requires them to oversee replacement land use and compliance measures, enhance the economy through reuse and development of required infrastructure, and provide environmental reserve protection [1]. The FORA Base Reuse Plan (BRP) was enacted in 1997, allocating 75% of the land to open space, habitat management and recreational uses, with the rest being developed for jobs and housing. Of this area, the BLM currently manages 8,000 acres and will acquire another 7,000 once the Army has declared it safe for civilian use. A reuse plan and environmental impact report must be completed prior to any transfer of land from military to civilian use.

Mission

Under the state legislation, SB 899, FORA is authorized to "prepare, adopt, finance, and implement a plan for the future use and development of the territory occupied by the Fort Ord military base in Monterey County." [2] This legislation was followed up by SB 1600, augmenting FORA's powers and increasing their revenue base to ensure the reuse plan had sufficient financial support for implementation. [2]

According to the Fort Ord BRP [2], FORA has defined their mission as follows:

  • Expeditiously and inexpensively facilitate the transfer of property from the Army to local governments, who will sell or lease parcels to private sector developers and users.
  • Develop a Reuse Plan that is both acceptable to local governments and feasible in terms of market acceptance and financial viability.
  • Develop and implement a Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) that will facilitate the Reuse plan through an appropriate financing mechanism.
  • Develop a process for monitoring conformance with the CIP and Reuse Plan that maintains the integrity of the Plan, while allowing local communities and the private sector to build out the Reuse Plan as quickly as the market will permit.
  • Take the lead in the marketing of Fort Ord and promote economic development.

Habitat Management Plan

The initial process for environmental assessment began in 1993 by the U.S. Army. Details of these events can be found on the Habitat Management Plan page. HMP

Fort Ord Base Reuse Plan

Adopted in 1997, the comprehensive plan includes development for habitat/open space, commercial, hospitality, residential and recreation uses. [3]

Selected maps from the BRP

Selected maps from the EIR

Capital Improvement Program

Major Land Use Jurisdictions

  • City of Seaside
  • City of Marina
  • City of Monterey
  • City of Del Rey Oaks
  • County of Monterey
  • University of California (MBEST Center)
  • CSU Monterey Bay
  • Presidio of Monterey Annex (POMA)

Environmental Services Cooperative Agreement (ESCA) Remediation Program

On March 31, 2007, the U.S. Army and FORA entered into an ESCA, enabling the Army to transfer approximately nine parcels of land (3,340 acres) contaminated with military munitions (also called unexploded ordnance [UXO] or munitions and explosives of concern [MEC]) to FORA [4] . All munition response actions for these nine parcels are the responsibility of FORA. The Army maintains responsibility for all other contamination issues, including groundwater, soil, and landfill concerns. Under the ESCA, the Army is allowed to provide FORA with dedicated funding for munitions remediation on these specifics parcels of land.

ESCA provides the following:

  • Funds for the EPA and CA Department of Toxic and Substances Control (DTSC) oversight
  • FORA reused and remedial work coordination
  • Safe and effective munitions remediation

Clean up Programs

Development Projects

Below is a list of current or proposed development projects for the former Fort Ord lands according to FORA.

City of Marina

  • The Dunes on Monterey Bay (formerly known as University Village) includes a 365,00 square foot shopping center featuring retails like Kohls, REI, Best Buy, Michael's Art & Crafts, Old Navy, Bed Bath & Beyond, and Target.
  • Marina Heights is a residential project that will be developed on approximately 250 acres.

City of Seaside

  • Seaside Resort Development, LLC (SRD) is a mixed use project with golf course, residential, and visitor-serving uses on the existing 375-acre Bayonet and Blackhorse Golf Course parcel. In January 2009, SRD completed the upgrade of the Bayonet and Blackhorse gold courses to meet current PGA standards. The next phase of development includes a four-star hotel with approximately 275 rooms, 175 timeshares units and 1256 custom residential lots fronting the redesigned, award-winning courses. In July 2009, SRD released the frist 30 residential lots at the The Enclave at Cypress Grove for sale.
  • Main Gate Retail Center is a new regional retail project that will be developed on approximately 53 acres of vacant coastal land at the main gate of the former Fort Ord Army Base and adjacent to California Sate University Monterey Bay (CSUMB) campus. The proposed mixed-use project will feature approximately 500,000 of open-air retail and entertainment space. The project will include other amenities such as a 250 room hotel/conference center and spa.

County of Monterey

City of Del Rey Oaks

Fort Ord Rec Trail and Greenway

  • A proposed 30-mile network of paved trails and greenways aimed to connect communities to open space.

Maps

Links

Cities

References

  1. FORA Base Reuse Plan
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Fort Ord Reuse Plan. Business and Operations Plan
  3. Fort Ord Reuse Plan Executive Summary
  4. Environmental Services Cooperative Agreement (ESCA) Remediation Program

Disclaimer

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