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| Date Sept. 18, 1984 |
Report No. RCED-84-85 |
Title
B\/ ;%-IE COMPTROLLERGENERAL (?qmrt ToThe Congress
QF THEUNITED STATES
Status Of The Great Plains Coal Gasification Project--May 31, 1984
The Great Plains coal gasification project in t$lorth Dakota was 99 percent complete and ssentially on schedule on May 31, 1984. d umulative project costs were $164 million I’ ss than originally estimated for this date, rimarily due to reduced material, intere... |
| Date July 6, 1984 |
Report No. NSIAD-84-121 |
Title
BY THEUS, GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE
Report To Senator Malcolm Wallop Events Leading,.‘Fo,The Establishment Of ,The National Endowmentfor Democracy
In November 1983, Congress authorized funding for a newly established National Endowment for Democracy, a private organization created to encourage democratic institution building abroad. Endowment actrvitm WIN be carried out by mternatiqnal institutes... |
| Date June 26, 1984 |
Report No. OCG-84-2 |
Title
RIsTRIcreb -Plot to 60 r&as&i
spscrlic RELEASED
approval l~L&g$ +b+@ , General Accounting Office
Features Of Nonfederal Retirement Programs
This deport depicts the prevailing features of nonfederal retirement programs as shown by S/elected studies and/or data bases. plans and capital accumulation are analyzed to assist the Congress In todesign new r8tir8m8nt programs employees covered by social II... |
| Date May 1, 1984 |
Report No. 123904 |
Title
UNITED STATES GENERAL -ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY Expected at lo:00 a.m. EDT Tuesday, May 1, 1984 STATEMENT OF WILLIAM J. ANDERSON, DIRECTOR GENERAL GOVERNMENT DIVISION BEFORE THE COMtllITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ON LEGISLATIVE REVISE WITHHOLDING PROPOSALS TO THE 30-PERCENT TAX ON U.S.-SOURCE INCOME PAID PERSONS
123904 INTEREST TO FOREIGN... |
| Date March 28, 1984 |
Report No. RCED-84-21 |
Title
REPORT THE BY ” Com~ptroller General
OF THE UNITED STATES
Status And Commercial Potential Of The Barnwell Nuolsar Fuel Plant
In October 1981, Presrdent fleagan lifted the indefinite deferral on commercial reprocessing of nuclear spent fuel in the United States that the prevhous adminrstratron had established m 1977. This raised speculatton that the Barnwell Nuclear Fuel Plant--a privately ovvned... |
| Date March 22, 1984 |
Report No. RCED-84-113 |
Title
k % ’ ‘. D3 355 BY THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL Report ToThe Congress
OF THEUNITED STATES
Status Of The Great Plains Coal Gasification Project
Construction of the Great Plains coal gasification plant in North Dakota was 95 percent complete and only about 2 weeks behind schedule as of November 30, 1983. Cumulative project costs were less than originally estimated for this date. Due to a drop in foreca... |
| Date March 9, 1984 |
Report No. RCED-84-44 |
Title
BY THE US. GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE
Report To The Chairman, Subcommittee On Fossil And Synthetic Fuels Committee On Energy And Commerce House Of Representatives (‘/ ,,*; dxy I c: stg, / mm,% byt R&m Federal Efforts To Control The Environmental And Health Effects Of Synthetic Fuels Development
Because the synthetic fuels Industry IS still relatively new with no commercial-scale projects lnltlate... |
| Date March 5, 1984 |
Report No. RCED-84-55 |
Title
BY THECOMPTROLLER GENERAL . 4@ Report ToThe Congress
OF THEUNITEDSTATES
Insights Into Major Urban Development Action Grant Issues
Between 1978 and November 1983, the Urban Development Action Grant (UDAG) Program provided $3 billion in grants to distressed communities for economic revitalization and neighborhood reclamation projects. A small but increasing percentage of these projects has been comp... |
| Date Feb. 24, 1984 |
Report No. RCED-84-93 |
Title
9 . REPORTBY THE Comptroller General
OF THE UNITEDSTATES
Effbcts On Users Of Commercializing Landsat And The Weather Satellites
In March 1983, the administration proposed to transfer the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s satellites--a landobserving satellite, called Landsat, and the weather satellites--to the private sector. This report discusses how these satellites are used wor... |
| Date Jan. 26, 1984 |
Report No. RCED-84-76 |
Title
UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 OFFICE January B-207463 26, 1984 The Honorable Richard L. Ottinger Chairman, Subcommittee on Energy Conservation and Power Committee on Energy and Commerce House of Representatives Dear Mr. Chairman: Subject: Lost DOE Sales to the Secondary Enriched Market Have Resulted in Reduced IGAO/RCED-84-76) Uranium Revenues expressed concern about a Yo... |
| Date Nov. 14, 1983 |
Report No. HRD-84-5 |
Title
.
* I BY THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL Report ToThe Congress
OF THEUNITED STATES
Legislative Changes Needed To Financially Strengthen Single Employer Pension Plan Insurance Program
The federal insurance program for single employer (sponsor) pensron plans administered by the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation was created by the Employee Retirement income Security Act of 1974. At the end of fiscal year 19... |
| Date Oct. 27, 1983 |
Report No. RCED-84-36 |
Title
BY THEU.S.GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE’
Report To The Chairman, Subcommittee Fossil And Synthetic Fuels Committee On Energy And Commerce House Of Representatives Removing Barriers To The Market Penetration Of Methanol Fuels
Thisjstudy examines some of the impediments confronting the development of methanol as a commercially viable tran$portation fuel. The primary barriers confronting methanol!commer... |
| Date Sept. 29, 1983 |
Report No. RCED-83-192 |
Title
General Accounting Office
Reasons For The Termination Of, And DOE Losses In, A Geothermal Demonstration Powerplant Project
The 50-megawatt Baca geothermal demonstration powerplant project, located in northern New Mexico, was the Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) initial effort to demonstrate geothermal powerplant technology. The project, started in 1978, was believed to have a high probability of... |
| Date Sept. 27, 1983 |
Report No. HRD-83-83 |
Title
. . UNITED STATES GENERALACCOUNTIN&FFICE c
WASHINGTON, D C. 20548
HUMAN RESOURW DlVlSION SeotemDer 27, 1983 B-207930 The Honorable Administrator Harry N. Walters of Veterans Affairs Dear Xr. Walters: Sublect: Opportunltles to Xeduce Fee-Basis Pharmacy Costs (GAO/HRD-83-83) We have completed a review of the Veterans Adminxtratlon's (VA's1 efforts to reduce the number and cost of prescriptions fille... |
| Date Sept. 20, 1983 |
Report No. 122378 |
Title
UNITED STATES GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASEON DELIVERY Expected at 9:00 A.M. Tuesday, September 20, 1983 STATEMENT OF J. DEXTER PEACH DIRECTOR RESOURCE,COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIVISION BEFORETHE SUBCOMMITTEE ENERGYCONSERVATION ON AND POWER HOUSECOMMITTEEON ENERGYAND COMMERCE ON PRIVATE FINANCING FOR THE CLINCH RIVER BREEDERREACTOR
, Since March 1983 we have... |
| Date Sept. 20, 1983 |
Report No. 122380 |
Title
UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C.
20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTED AT lo:30 A.M. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, STATEMENT OF
1983 CHARLES A. BOWSHER COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC STABILIZATION OF THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON BANKING, FINANCE AND URBAN AFFAIRS
ON THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT'S EXPERIENCE WITH FINANCIAL RESCUES Mr. Chairman and... |
| Date Sept. 15, 1983 |
Report No. 122381 |
Title
UNITED STATES GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON,D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASEON DELIVERY Expected at 9:00 A.M. Thursday, September 15, 1983
w I STATEMENTOF J. DEXTER PEACH ' DIRECTOR RESOURCE,COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIVISION 0 BEFORETHE SUBCOMMITTEE ENERGYRESEARCH ON AND PRODUCTION HOUSECOMMITTEEON SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ON PRIVATE FINANCING FOR THE CLINCH RIVER BREEDERREACTOR Madam Chairman... |
| Date Aug. 22, 1983 |
Report No. RCED-83-226 |
Title
RELEASED
-ESOuRCES COMM”N,TY ANO ECONOhtlC DEVELOPMENT DIVISION August 22, 1983 B-104105 The Honorable John D. Dingell Chairman, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations The Honorable Richard L. Ottinger Chairman, Subcommittee on Energy Conservation and Power Committee on Energy and Commerce House of Representatives The Honorable The Honorable The Honorable United States Howard H. Baker, Jr.... |
| Date Aug. 16, 1983 |
Report No. RCED-83-173 |
Title
Report To The Honorable Ted Stevens United States Senate lnf&mation On Alaska Native Corporations The Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act provided for establishing 187 Native corporations to receive 44 million acres of land ands962.5 millionassettlementforaboriginal land claims. This report summarizes information GAO received from the corporations on their economic viability, the cost and impact o... |
| Date July 8, 1983 |
Report No. RCED-83-190 |
Title
UNITED STATES &ENERAL
WASHINGTON, ACCOUNTING
Q.C. ,2QS4S OFFICE RESOURCES. COMMUNITY AND ECONOMli DEVELOPMiNT OWlStON JUL 8 1983 B-212153 The Honorable Tony P. Hall House of Representatives Dear Mr. Hall: Subject: 121878 Implementation of Section 191 of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1982 (GAO/RCED-83-190) In your letter of January 12, 1983, and subsequent discussions with your office, y... |
| Date July 8, 1983 |
Report No. B-210820 |
Title
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| Date June 23, 1983 |
Report No. RCED-83-164 |
Title
, ~Report To The Honorable Dennis E. Eckart ~ ~House Of Representatives 1 Public And Private Efforts o Feed America’s Poor
C%rringthe recent serious recession, when unemployment rates throughout the country were at their highest levels in decades, an increasing number of Americans were seeking food assistance. The task of providing food assistance to the Nation’s poor is one which is shared by... |
| Date June 7, 1983 |
Report No. RCED-83-99 |
Title
Report To The Administrator Small Business Administration SBA’s Certified Lenders Program Falls Short Of Expectations
The Small Business Administration established the Certified Lenders Program to speed up loan approval decisions by relying more on private sector lenders to evaluate the creditworthiness of small business applicants, However, SBA remains responsible for the final credit approval.... |
| Date May 26, 1983 |
Report No. 121461 |
Title
I I’ . :’ -ii?hf6,
F O R RELEASE O N THURSDAY,MAY.26,
1983 UNITED STATES GENERALACCOUNTING F F ICE O WASHINGTON,D.C. 20548 STATEMENTF O R THE RECORDBY BRIAN P. CROWLEY;SENIOR ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR RESOURCES, O M M U N ITY,AND ECONOMIC C DEVELOPMENT DIVISION BEFORETHE SUBCOMMITTEE N GOVERNMENT O INFORMATION, JUSTICE, AND AGRICULTURE HOUSEC O M M ITTEEO N GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS ON THE DEPARTMENT F A... |
| Date May 25, 1983 |
Report No. PAD-83-22 |
Title
General Accounting Office
The Federal Role In Fostering University-Industry Cooperation Closer links between universities and industry in research and education can enhance technological innovation. However, cooperative arrangements between them are difficult to create and sustain becauseof differences in missions, values, and rewards. GAO examined three well-known forms of universityindustry coll... |
| Date May 24, 1983 |
Report No. 121462 |
Title
UNITED STATES GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON,D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY Expected at 1O:OO A.M. Tuesday, May 24, 1983 STATEMENTOF CHARLESA. BOWSHER COMPTROLLER GENERALOF THE UNITED STATES BEFORETHE SUBCOMMITTEE INVESTIGATIONS ON OF THE HOUSECOMMITTEEON POST OFFICE AND CIVIL SERVICE ON THE TASK FORCE REPORTON PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT BY THE PRESIDENT'S PRIVATE SECTORSURVEYON COST CONTROL Mr... |
| Date May 20, 1983 |
Report No. AFMD-83-29 |
Title
REPORTBYTHEUS. General Accounting Office
Federal Agencies Could Save Time And Money With Better Computer Software Alternatives
Developing new software for each proposed application is expensive and time consuming. However, cheaper and quicker alternatives, which include reuse of existing software and new development techniques, are available, are more reliable, and can save money. Federal agencies... |
| Date May 9, 1983 |
Report No. IPE-83-5 |
Title
BY THEUS. GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE
Report To The Chairman, Subcommittee On Employment And Productivity Committee On Labor And Human Resources United States Senate Federal Job Training: A Comparison And Private Sector Performance
CETA’s successor, the Job Training Partnership Act, emphasizes private sector involvement and the development of appropriate performance standards by which to evaluate e... |
| Date May 9, 1983 |
Report No. RCED-83-128 |
Title
RESOURCES. COMMUNITY, AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIVISION B-211600 The Honorable Richard L. Ottinger Chairman, Subcommittee on Energy Conservation and Power Committee on Energy and Commerce House of Representatives Dear Mr. Chairman: Usefulness of Federally vities at the Barnwell Plant',(GAO/RCED-83-128) Funded ActiNuclear Fuel
121363 Subject: t In an April 9, 1982, letter you requested1 that we res... |
| Date April 28, 1983 |
Report No. GGD-83-42 |
Title
BYTHEUS, GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE
Report To The Director, Office Of Management And Budget More Guidance And Controls Needed Federal Recordkeeping Requirements Imposed ‘On The Public
The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980 assigns the Office of Management and Budget responsibilities for controlling recordkeeping requirements imposed on the public. Although OMB hastaken preliminary steps to implement ... |
| Date April 26, 1983 |
Report No. RCED-83-90 |
Title
RitPORT BY THE Comptroller General
OF THE UNITEDSTATES
FCC Can Further Improve Its Licensing Activities During the past 5 years, the Federal Communications Commission has considerably improved the efficiency of its licensing procedures. However, the introduction of new communications services and growth in existing services have created processing delays, GAO is recommending additional improvement... |
| Date April 20, 1983 |
Report No. 121176 |
Title
UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTED AT 9:30 A.M. EST WEDNESDAY, APRIL 20, 1983 STATEMENT OF BRIAN P. CROWLEY; SENIOR ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR RESOURCES, COMMUNITY, AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTDIVISION BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEEON CONSERVATION, CREDIT, AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT HOUSE COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE ON THE DEPARTMENTOF AGRICULTURE'S FEDERAL CROP I... |
| Date March 25, 1983 |
Report No. RCED-83-87 |
Title
BY THE U.S.GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE
Report To The Subcommittee On Energy Research And Production Committee On Science And Technology House Of Representatives Analysis Of Alternative Approaches To Completing The Department Of Energy% Water-Cooled Breeder Program
GAO evaluated alternative approaches to completing the Department of Energy’ water-cooled s breeder reactor program, examined the reason... |
| Date March 8, 1983 |
Report No. 120767 |
Title
?-- . d94d
STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C.
20548 3 UNlTED FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTED AT 9:30 A.M. EST TUESDAYf MARCH 8, 1983 STATEMENT OF LOWELL DODGE, ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR RESOURCES, COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIVISION BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT INFORMATION, JUSTICE, AND AGRICULTURE OF THE COMMTTTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ON UNIT... |
| Date March 4, 1983 |
Report No. RCED-83-111 |
Title
REPORTBY THEUS t-ftLt&~Q a h General Accounting Office
Costs And Uses Of Remote Sensing Sate1 I ites
This report provides information to the Subcommittee on Space Science and Applications, House Committee on Science and Technology, for use in examining the possible transfer of the Federal Government’ s civilian weather satellites and its land remote sensing satellite (Landsat) to the private sec... |
| Date March 4, 1983 |
Report No. RCED-83-121 |
Title
,I ’ I . I 1 * . . ‘L ‘ \ . * La!&%0 -REPORT THEUS, BY General Accounting Office
U.S. Preparations For An International Csnfww-w On Bioadcast Satellites
Currently, the Federal Communications Commission, the National Telecommunications Information Administration, the State Department, and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration are preparing for the 1983 Regional Administrative Radi... |
| Date March 3, 1983 |
Report No. ID-83-24 |
Title
UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 INTSRNATlONAL OMSION B-210761 The Honorable Edward R. Madigan Ranking M inority Member Committee on Agriculture House of Representatives Dear Mr. Madigan: Managing the Transportation Food to Developing Countries of MARCH 3,1983 Subject: U.S.-Donated (GAO/ID-83-24) We examined Agency for International Development (AID) and U.S. Departme... |
| Date Feb. 28, 1983 |
Report No. RCED-83-109 |
Title
REPORTBYTHEUS. '" Isr General Accounting Office Bartlesville Energy Technology Center
.. The Department of Energy (DOE) proposes to convert the Bartlesville Energy Technology Center from its Government-owned/Government-operated status to a GovernmenVindustry facility ‘managed and operated by a nonprofit organization under a cooperative agreement. DOE considered numerous alternatives for operatin... |
| Date Feb. 28, 1983 |
Report No. ID-83-18 |
Title
UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 INTERNATIONAL DIVISION B-210693 The Honorable Administrator, International Dear Mr. M. Peter McPherson Agency for Development McPherson: The enclosed report discusses AID's progress to date assisting the Government of Egypt in developing its private sector. We found that progress was limited by project design problems and local institu... |
| Date Feb. 2, 1983 |
Report No. HRD-83-35 |
Title
UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE
WASHINGTON, DC. 20548 llllllllllllillllllll llllillllllllllllll
LMl20477 HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 120477 B-210510 FEBRUARY 2.1983 The Honorable Lee H. Hamilton Chairman, Subcommittee on Economic Goals and Intergovernmental Policy Joint Economic Committee Congress of the United States Dear Mr. Chairman: Subject: The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's P... |
| Date Jan. 18, 1983 |
Report No. ID-83-21 |
Title
STUDYBVTHE STAFFOFTHE US ml Accounting Office
Efforts To Promote Exports By Small, Non-Exporting Manufacturers \
Only 12 percent of the Natlon s 252,000 manufacturers market their products overseas Available InformatIon, however, Indicates that many more small U S manufacturers could begin to export If they had the right assistance to overcome Impedements to doing so Trade mlsslons and fairs appea... |
| Date Dec. 20, 1982 |
Report No. RCED-83-30 |
Title
Interior Should Continue Use Of Higher Royalty Rates For Offshore Oil And Gas Leases
Over the past few years, State governments, and In a few cases the Interior Department, have Increased the royalty rate for offshore oil and gas production. GAO examined the basrs for Interior’s traditronal use of a 16-2/3 percent royalty rate, the results of Interior’s and States’ leasing experiences in usi... |
| Date Dec. 7, 1982 |
Report No. RCED-83-62 |
Title
General Accounting Office
EPA lm.plementation Of Selected Aspects Cjif The Toxic Substances Control Act
A ter reviewing the law and legislative hist ry, GAO determined that the Environment I Protection Agency (EPA) does have the a thority to negotiate voluntary agreements industry for needed I ith the chemical h alth and environmental effects tests for c xI emical substances in lieu of issuing adi... |
| Date Dec. 2, 1982 |
Report No. ID-83-16 |
Title
UNITEDSTATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE
WASHICGTON, D.C. 20548 the RllTRICTRII) - IJot to beonrelo~red’outsIdoapecific QOnem! .~pt ihe basis of approvr!
INTERNATIONAL DIVISIOW ACCOVI t i g (: ; -.. : :I.,.: Cy the ~#ir;ce ol: Coitqgreuional Rolati~lUa
DECEMBER 2,1982 E-209922 RELEASED
The Honorable Gordon J. Humphrey Subcommittee on Preparedness Chairman, Committee on Armed Services United States... |
| Date Nov. 29, 1982 |
Report No. 120022 |
Title
AN0 tit SLIURCES. COMMUNITV. fC;ONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIVISION NOV 2 9 7982 Administrator Mr. Ray A. Barnhart, Federal Highway Administration Department of Transportation Dear Mr. Barnhart: Subject: Better Needed Estimates and State on Coal Haul Roads Action 120022 In our brief survey of the coal road system, we discovered several areas of concern. Past congressional efforts to establish and finance ... |
| Date Oct. 20, 1982 |
Report No. ID-83-11 |
Title
BY THE US, GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE
Report To The Chairman, Joint Economic Committee, United States Congress Industrial Japanese Policy: Case Studiesjn iI’ Experience The ’ Within a larger framework of monetary and fiscal policies, Japan has adopted a number of industry-specific policies to achieve its economic goals. GAO reviewed Japan’s industrial policies during the post-war period in th... |
| Date Sept. 28, 1982 |
Report No. HRD-82-113 |
Title
. l J/95 145 a=% . BY THE U.S.GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE
Report To The Secretary Of Labor Ah Overview Of The Boston Private lddustry Council’s Approach Tb Involve Local Employers Id/ Employment And Training Programs I
Th$ Private Sector Initiative Program, au horized under Title VII of the Compr hensive Employment and Training Act, was to test and demonstrate various ep i roaches to increase the ... |
| Date Aug. 24, 1982 |
Report No. EMD-82-91 |
Title
, . . @YTHE U.S.GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE
Report To Senator John Glenn Abtions Being Taken To Help Reduce Obcupational Radiation Exposure At Ci mmercial Nuclear Powerplants 0
Wo kers who operate and maintain comme 1cial nuclear powerplants are exposed to low doses of radiation. Although exposures to i dividual workers have remained relativ ly constant, the total dose received by all nu lear powerp... |
| Date July 22, 1982 |
Report No. 119022 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 5858 SUMMARYOF THE STATEMENT OF ROLLEE H. EFROS ON H.R. H.R. certain Chief result the 5858, a private dealers for relief losses bill, found provides equitably compensation to silver due them by the claims terminating Commissioner from silver the of the Court actions of Claims. The dealers' in of the Treasury program on May 18, Office f... |
| Date May 14, 1982 |
Report No. EMD-82-23 |
Title
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