COMMANDERS PANEL

PNWA ANNUAL MEETING

BG D. Peter Helmlinger

Commanding General

Northwestern Division

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NORTHWESTERN DIVISION

COMMANDERS PANELNorthwestern Division Overview

• Leadership Changes

Pacific Northwest Regional Topics

• ESA-Listed Fish

• Power

• Navigation

• CRSO EIS

Other National Topics

• Reorganization Proposal – Status

and Corps Response

• Revolutionizing the Corps

District Presentations

Questions

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NORTHWESTERN DIVISION LEADERSHIP

B Gen. D. Peter HelmlingerCommander and Division Engineer Northwestern Division

ColonelAaron L. DorfCommander and District EngineerPortland District

Colonel Mark A. GeraldiCommander and District EngineerSeattle District

Colonel John L. HudsonCommander and District EngineerOmaha District

Colonel Douglas B. GuttormsenCommander and District EngineerKansas City District

Lieutenant Colonel Christian N DietzCommander and District EngineerWalla Walla District

Our Mission -The Northwestern Division

provides engineering

services and stewardship of

existing water resource

infrastructure, conducts

water resources

development, military

construction, environmental

protection and restoration,

and emergency response

operations within our

assigned areas of

operations to serve the

Army and the Nation. On

order, provides Field Force

Engineering services and

personnel in support of

contingency operations.

ColonelTorrey A. DiCiroDeputy CommanderNorthwestern Division

David PonganisSES, Director of ProgramsNorthwestern Division

Mr. Eric V. HansenSES, Director of Regional BusinessNorthwestern Division

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Northwestern Division

Pacific Northwest Districts

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NORTHWESTERN DIVISION2018 BONNEVILLE DAM ADULT FISH COUNTS

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Adult fish return counts at Bonneville Dam

(as of 10/8/2018) - % of 10 year average

87,894 spring Chinook - 58%

61,057 summer Chinook - 60%

179,035 fall Chinook - 34% (run incomplete)

98,839 Steelhead - 32% (run incomplete)

193,816 Sockeye - 60%

30,585 Coho - 26% (run incomplete)

43,439 Lamprey - 142% (run incomplete)

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Three Western Districts

– 21 hydroelectric dams, 156 units

– 14,600 MW Capacity

– 5600 aMW generation - Power 4 million homes annually

NORTHWESTERN DIVISION HYDROPOWER

72% OF CORPS’ TOTAL HYDROELECTRIC CAPACITY

2017 Generation Statistics (15% increase over 2016):

- Seattle District - 14,600 GWH

- Walla Walla District – 17,500 GWH

- Portland District – 24,400 GWH

John Day Dam

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NWD NAVIGATION BUDGET SUMMARYFY16

PBUD

($1000)

FY16

APPROP

($1000)

FY17

PBUD

($1000)

FY17

APPROP

($1000)

FY18

PBUD

($1000)

FY18

APPROP

($1000)

FY19

PBUD

($1000)

GI &CG $18,500 $27,500 $22,400 $22,400 $22,000 $11,500 $28,000

O&M High

Tonnage $57,800 $67,039 $58,001 $66,064 $71,292 $82,463 $72,586

O&M Mod

Tonnage $62,200 $80,500 $46,900 $55,500 $56,200 $73,730 $41,916

O&M Low

Tonnage $13,600 $29,400 $18,800 32,800 $18,700 $41,349 $25,128

* Incl Missouri River

ALL HMTF $94,100 $128,700 $101,300 $127,100 $120,100 $163,956 $111,737

% HMTF AT

S&E HBRS 5% 15% 10% 18% 8% 10% 9%

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NATIONAL NAVIGATION BUDGET SUMMARY

Additional O&M Funding FY 2018 & 2019

“Funding Pot” FY 2018 Appropriation FY 2019 Appropriation Change FY 18- FY 19

Navigation

Maintenance $ 24,280,000 $ 23,907,000 -1.53%

Nav- Deep Draft

Harbors and Channels $ 341,400,000 $ 475,000,000 +38.5%

Nav - Inland WW $ 30,000,000 $ 40,000,000 +33.3%

Nav - Small Remote

and Subsistence $ 50,000,000 $ 54,000,000 + 8%

Donor & Energy

Transfer Ports $ 40,000,000 $ 50,000,000 +25%

Other Authorized

Purposes $ 24,000,000 $ 50,000,000 +108%

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NWD Waterborne Commerce Statistics

District

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Domestic

Coastwise Internal

Seattle 84,160 302,137 25,010 30,630 20,910 7,610

Portland 60,760 72,761 5,200 41,930 2,850 10,780

Walla Walla 4,990 3,072 - - - 4,990

3 YEAR AVERAGE

FY 2015-2017

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CORRECTING THE RECORD

• Inaccurate or misleading information is circulating about the lower Snake River dams.

• This is of concern to the entire federal family.

• We are working with our partners to “correct the record” on the facts.

• The Corps of Engineers does not have the authority to breach the lower Snake River dams.

• Circulating information suggesting the 2002 EIS does provide that authority is wrong.

• The Columbia River System Operations Environmental Impact Statement (CRSO EIS) is the vehicle we

are using to inform future actions.

• Draft EIS expected to be released in 2020 for public review/comments

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COLUMBIA RIVER SYSTEM OPERATIONS EIS

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GOVERNMENT WIDE REORGANIZATION

AND THE PROPOSALS FOR THE CORPS

Corps of Engineers

Civil Works Missions

March 2017 – President directs OMB to evaluate

reorganization of Executive Branch agencies and

functions.

June 2018 – OMB proposal released

• Listed 32 reorganization actions

July 2018 – SecArmy and SecDef Memos signed

• Set planning efforts into motion

• Corps of Engineers to participate

Sept 2018 – Mini Bus Appropriations

• Prohibits the Corps from using Civil Works

funds to “implement this proposal.”

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REFORM THE CORPS

BROAD OBJECTIVES:

Accelerate project delivery.

Revolutionize project financing and budgeting.

Improve permitting and regulatory reform.

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THANK YOU!

“The views, opinions and findings contained in this report are those of the authors(s) and should not be construed as an official Department of the Army position, policy or decision, unless so designated by other official documentation.”

PACIFIC NORTHWEST WATERWAYS ASSOCIATION

COL Mark Geraldi

Seattle District

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

OPERATING PROJECTS & CIVIL WORKS

Lake Washington

Ship Canal

Coastal Navigation (14 Deep Draft & 7 Shallow Draft) & Regulatory

(Offices at HQ, Spokane, Vancouver, Bellingham) in WA state

Mud Mountain Dam

Howard Hanson Dam Chief Joseph Dam Albeni Falls Dam

Libby Dam

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SEATTLE HARBOR DEEPENING STUDY

Past: 1909 Duwamish straightened; largest artificial island

E/W waterways authorized -34’

CMA CGM Benjamin Franklin 18,000 TEU Test Run March 2016

Feasibility Report Completed

Present: Panamax Class Vessels Push Capability Draft restrictions impact operations and efficiency

USACE Chief’s Report Approval - 2018

Future: Towards Post-Panamax Capability Capability for Design Agreement 2019

Construction pending authorization/funding 2022

Photo Credit: Don Wilson

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TACOMA HARBOR DEEPENING STUDY

Past: 1918 the formation of a Port was approved

Blair waterway authorized to -51’

Sitcum not federal but is -51’

New Start study approved

Present: Study Underway Feasibility Study Sharing Agreement signed August 2018

Initiation of Feasibility Study

Design Charrette 25 SEP 2018

Future: Study CompletionAlternatives Milestone NOV-2018

Tentatively Selected Plan AUG-2019

Agency Decision Milestone FEB-2020

Final Report Transmittal to HQ FEB-2021

Chief’s Report AUG-2021

Sitcum

Blair

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SEATTLE HARBOR O&M

Duwamish River Turning Harbor

Past: Superfund site limits dredging areas

Dredging Turning Basin every other year

Short in-water work window (DEC-JAN) and Superfund

restrictions increase dredging costs

Net donor to Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund

Work completed in FY18: Dredging completed Jan 2018

Future work: (work in FY 19) $1.6M PBUD

Dredging contract to be solicited for work in December 2019

Work with Port to develop use for Donor and Energy Port

Rebates

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GRAYS HARBOR

Past: Annual Outer and Inner Harbor Dredging/ deepening

Westhaven breakwater repair and Pt. Chehalis

revetment repairs completed

Concerns from locals regarding coastal storm damage

Work Completed in FY18:

Dredged 1.6M CY via clamshell

Dredged 800K CY via hopper

Westhaven Marina dredging

Pt. Chehalis Revetment continuation

Deepening Scheduled to be complete DEC 2018!

Future Work: FY19 $11.2M in PBUD Annual Outer and Inner Harbor dredging

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7EVERETT SNOHOMISH RIVER

Past:

Dredge annually in Lower or upper Settling Basin

Material placed on Jetty Island or Site “O” for

beneficial reuse or open water disposal

Work completed in FY18:

Dredged approx.175K CY clamshell

Future Work: FY19 $1.98M in PBUD

Hydraulic dredging in FY19

Continue condition surveys and sediment

SWINOMISH CHANNEL

Past:

Dredged 233K CY in 2011/12

Dredged 72,5K CY in 2014

Work Completed in FY18:

Award of contract

Future: FY19

Clamshell dredging 200K CY (estimated)

Complete EA for South Jett Repair

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9SMALL HARBORS & WATERWAYS

WRDA 2016 changes for Emerging Ports and Harbors of Refuge provide for adjustments to funding

Bellingham Harbor Draft EA complete

Dredging not funded in

FY19, but capability in WP

Resolution of Federal

Standard for disposal site

Willapa Harbor Continuing annual surveying

Port conducts some dredging

Complete EA in FY19

Sediment Characterization

request in FY19 WP

Kenmore Completion of sediment

characterization in FY19,

including bioaccum testing

Dredging to be scoped

following results

CHITTENDEN LOCKSPast: Pump Plant Replacement completed

Work Completed: 10.5M Filling Culvert Valve contract awarded September 2018

$1.5M Emergency Closure System Crane construction mod awarded.

Lock Gate Inspections and Instrumentation – Completed

Large Lock Sill Beam Replacement and ECS underwater hoist wire rope

replacement- Completed

Fish Ladder PLC & project Airline replacement contracts - awarded

Future: Routine O&M

Filling Culvert Valves Construction

Emergency Closure System Crane Construction

Project airlines and Large Lock Gate #2 bushing replacement

Fish ladder viewing room makeover – Partnership with Corps Foundation and

Discover Your Northwest

Extended closures to support Construction work

Work Plan capability for 4 designs to scope next round of repairs

Emergency Closure System

Pump Plant

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CHITTENDEN LOCKS - CLOSURES

Extended outages planned - current schedule is:

2019 October 12 through November 30

2020 February 12 through April 2

October 12 through November 30

2021 February 12 through April 2

November 9-24

For more information about Locks activities visit

http://bit.ly/BallardLocks or follow on Facebook,

www.facebook.com/ChittendenLocks or Twitter,

www.twitter.com/ChittendenLocks

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QUESTIONS?

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“The views, opinions and findings contained in this report are those of the authors(s) and should not be construed as an official Department of the Army position, policy or decision, unless so designated by other official documentation.”

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LTC Christian N. Dietz

District Commander

Walla Walla District

11 Oct 2018

COMMANDERS PANEL

PNWA ANNUAL MEETING

AGENDA

• District Overview

• Topics of Interest

-2018 Fish efforts summary

-2019 March Navigation Lock

Maintenance

-Channel Maintenance

-Long Term Outage

Maintenance Planning

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WALLA WALLA DISTRICT BOUNDARIES

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Mill Creek Dam(Bennington Lake)

McNary Lock & DamIce Harbor Lock & Dam

Lower Monumental Lock & Dam

Little Goose Lock & DamLower Granite

Lock & Dam

Dworshak DamLucky Peak Dam Jackson Hole Levees

• Civil Works Boundary

focused on the Snake

River Basin

• Covers 107,000 square

miles

• Includes parts of 6 States

• Regulatory Boundary is

Idaho border

2018 FISH UPDATE

• Adult returns below 10-year average, largely due to poor ocean conditions

• Fish-related Facility Improvements

– Little Goose• New Adjustable spillway weir

• Fish ladder cooling pump

– Lower Granite juvenile fish passage system

• Spring spill program (increased volume to gas cap):

– Apr 3 - Jun 20 Snake River projects

– Apr 10 - Jun 15 Columbia River projects

• Evaluating earlier juvenile fish facilities startup – reduced in-water

maintenance at Little Goose, John Day, & Bonneville dams

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MARCH 2019 MAINTENANCE PLANNING

Start: 6 am, Saturday, 2 March 2019

End: 11:59 pm Sunday, 17 March 2019 (2 weeks)

• McNary

• Ice Harbor

• Little Goose

End: 11:59 pm Sunday, 24 March 2019 (3 weeks)

• Lower Granite

• Lower Monumental

The following slides provide a work summary for each lock & dam

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MCNARY LOCK & DAM

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• Downstream Navigation lock gate instrumentation

ICE HARBOR LOCK & DAM

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• Replace Upstream Gate

Synchronizing Motors

• Switchgear 4 year preventive

maintenance inspections

• Environmentally Acceptable

Lubricant changeover on

downstream gate & tainter valves 2,

3, and 4

• Ongoing monitoring and mitigation of

downstream gate drum popping

LOWER MONUMENTAL LOCK & DAM

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• 5 year inspections of

culverts and drain valves

• Environmentally

Acceptable Lubricant

changeover on

downstream gate and

tainter valves 2, 3, and 4

LITTLE GOOSE LOCK & DAM

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• Environmentally Acceptable

Lubricant changeover on gates

and valves

• Miter Gate cathodic protection

system checks and repairs

LOWER GRANITE LOCK & DAM

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• Monolith 29 culvert seal

repair

• Miter gate pintle bearing

repair

• Automated grease system

replacement for miter

gates and drain and fill

valves

OTHER ITEMS

• Channel Maintenance Planning

o Feb 2019 - Programmatic Sediment Management Program

tiered EA draft

o Apr - Environmental assessment public review

o Jun - ESA & environmental compliance complete

• Long Term Outage Planning

o Coordinating with Portland District to determine outage year

o Will work w/Northwestern Division on funding potential

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Army position, policy or decision, unless so designated by other official documentation.”

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COL Aaron L. Dorf

Commander

Portland District

October 10, 2018

NORTHWESTERN DIVISION COMMANDERS’ PANEL

PORTLAND DISTRICT

AREA OF OPERATIONSDams & Storage Reservoirs

Willamette River Basin 13

Rogue River Basin 3

Columbia River 6

TOTAL 22

Channels & Harbors Projects

Jetties only 1

Harbors - Deep & Shallow Draft 14

River Projects 3

TOTAL 18

Federal Navigation Channels

Channels maintained (miles) 700

Dredges 2

Survey Vessels 4

High lift locks 3

*12 hydropower

Environmental Stewardship

Cultural Sites 1200

Fish Hatcheries 13

Invasive Species Managed 75

Patterson

Oregon

(Port of Portland Contract)

350’

(Contracted Vessel)Stuyvesant

PORTLAND DISTRICT UPDATE

Storm Supplemental Funding

• Tillamook Jetties Repairs ($500K)

• Port Orford Breakwater Repairs ($6.452M)

• Portland Metro Levee System Feasibility Study ($3M)

2018 Terwilliger Fire - Cougar Dam

Fires in Portland District Area of Operations

• Eagle Creek Fire– Where: Columbia River Gorge

– Impacts: No impacts to Columbia River Federal

navigation channel seen this year

• Terwilliger Fire – Where: Area around Cougar Dam

– Impacts: Fish transport above Cougar Dam suspended

• Miles Fire– Where: Area to the north of Lost Creek Dam

– Impacts: Cultural and Recreational

2017 Eagle Creek Fire - Bonneville Dam

FY2018 COLUMBIA RIVER / OREGON COASTAL CHANNELS

Columbia River

• No draft restrictions despite heavy shoaling

• Baker Bay (18) & Skipanon (2) side channels dredged

• New nearshore disposal site added at MCR (North Head Site) (19)

Portland District Channels & Harbors

Oregon coastal channels

• Successful completion of dredging at Rogue River (13) Entrance

and Boat Basin and USCG Access Channels

• All coastal entrances are in good condition

• Coquille River, Rogue River, Siuslaw, and Umpqua (11, 13, 8, 9)

were funded through Congressional “funding pots”

• Umpqua River (9) funded through PBUD and “funding pots”

FY2019 COLUMBIA RIVER / OREGON COASTAL CHANNELS

Way Ahead

• Year 2 of 10-year contract with Port of Portland’s Dredge

Oregon, task order 2

• Dredges ESSAYONS (Hawaii) and YAQUINA (Location

TBD) scheduled for annual maintenance, (December –

February)

• President’s Budget for District includes $72.8M for

dredging

Dredge Yaquina

Dredge Essayons

Patterson

Oregon

(Port of Portland Contract)

350’

(Contracted Vessel)Stuyvesant

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OREGON MOA FOR OREGON EMERGING PORTS

Memorandum of Agreement (USACE and State of Oregon)

• Allowed up to $5 million a year for five years (2013-2018)

• Expended $3,248,806 during this time

Memorandum of Agreement Extension

• Amount: up to $5 million a year through January

15, 2022

• Purpose: Allows state funds to fill gaps in

appropriations for economic and life / safety

dredging needs

• Process: No federal funds to maintain the

Federal Navigation Channel -> Port requests

State help -> State approves and provides funds

to Corps for maintenance dredging of Federal

Navigation Channel Ports of Oregon

MOUTH OF THE COLUMBIA RIVER JETTIES - MAJOR REHABILITATION

Three components 1. North Jetty - $19.46M

• Repair contract awarded to J.E. McAmis

• Staging & construction 4/18 thru 11/19

• Placing stone cont.

2. Jetty A - $27.8M

• Completed August 2017

• All stone placed / restoration work cont.

3. South Jetty - $100M-$250M

• Advertise Feb 2019

• Award June 2019

• Work starts in 2020

$257.2 million rehabilitation project

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OTHER JETTY REPAIRS FY2018 THRU FY2020

Tillamook Jetty System• South jetty

– Has lost 1,059 feet in length

– Several sections are badly eroded

– Jetty head was severely damaged

due to winter storms in 2015-16

• North jetty requires some root repair

work

• FY2019 – Engineering and Design

• FY2020 – Engineering and Design /

award repair contract

(subject to appropriations)

Port Orford• Breakwater completely

breached in the center due to

severe winter storms in 2015-16

• FY2019 – Engineering and

design / award repair contract

for $5M-$10M

Coos Bay Jetty System

• North jetty

– Head continues to recede

approximately 25 feet per year

– Needed repairs include head

stabilization, installation of

revetment in log spiral bay and

north jetty trunk repairs

• FY2019 – Engineering and design

• FY2020 – Award repair contracts

(subject to appropriations)

COLUMBIA RIVER PILE DIKE REPAIRS

CONDITION IN 1991

Work initiated on three key systems• FY2019: Engineering and design (subject to appropriations)

• FY2020: Engineering and design / award construction contract(s) (subject to appropriations)

Cottonwood Island SystemNear Longview, WA

Sand Island SystemNear Mouth of Columbia

Baker Bay SystemNear Ilwaco, WA

PRESENT CONDITION

• Most constructed from the late 1800s to the 1930s

• Many systems degraded, in need of repair

The

Challenge

NAVIGATION LOCK MAINTENANCE - LOWER COLUMBIA RIVER

2017 - All work completed as planned / on time

• Bonneville – replaced Navloc controls

• The Dalles

–Upstream Navloc gate replaced

–Navloc Controls replaced

–Downstream Navloc gate repairs completed

• John Day - broken bearing shoe piece replaced

2018 - All work completed as planned / on time

• Bonneville - routine maintenance

• The Dalles - upstream gate follow-on repairs completed

• John Day - additional bearing shoe repairs completed

2019

• Two-week outage planned Portland District (March 2-17)

• Normal maintenance

March 2019

Navigation Lock Maintenance Closure

Lower Columbia & Snake Rivers

Project Closes Reopens

Bonneville6:00 a.m.

2 March 2019

11:59 p.m.

17 March 2019

The Dalles6:00 a.m.

2 March 2019

11:59 p.m.

17 March 2019

John Day6:00 a.m.

2 March 2019

11:59 p.m.

17 March 2019

McNary6:00 a.m.

2 March 2019

11:59 p.m.

17 March 2019

Ice Harbor6:00 a.m.

2 March 2019

11:59 p.m.

17 March 2019

Lower Monumental6:00 a.m.

2 March 2019

11:59 p.m.

24 March 2019

Little Goose6:00 a.m.

2 March 2019

11:59 p.m.

17 March 2019

Lower Granite6:00 a.m.

2 March 2019

11:59 p.m.

24 March 2019

Tug Diane

River Bottom Scan

RECOVERY OF TUG DIANE• MDLM Diane, 45-foot recreational tug with

approximately 100 gallons of diesel aboard,

sank after an engine fire Oct. 31, 2017.

• Recovery work requires fabrication of

cofferdam, vessel removal, and transport off

sight

• Scheduled for week of October 22 or 29

• Contract awarded to Advanced American

Construction, Inc.

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