Welcome to the JUNE, 2014 Gregory Management &
Consulting Services (GMCS) REGIONAL CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY UPDATE. Summer
is here and the industry is fully engaged. With tower cranes and
foundations dotting the landscape throughout the city and counties, most
regional contractor, specialty and sub contracting contractors are enjoying
favorable weather and work sites. However, it has been rumored that some general contractors on
our region’s significant healthcare projects have begun to report work site
disruptions. A recent partnership between the National Labor Relation’s
Board and the Occupational Safety & Health Administration extending
whistleblower reporting times well beyond the current 30 day reporting
limitation could potentially set the stage for additional worksite disruptions
on these prominent regional projects; see LABOR below for additional information. With even more significant
projects on the table at this time, including the Comcast Innovation and
Technology Center at 1800 Arch St., the ongoing lack of industry commitment,
industry leadership and worsening adversarial relationships between labor and
management at the highest level in the industry are sure to take their
toll. GMCS
continues to experience increased demand for its Contracted
Labor & Industry Relations Services from regional contractor
associations, contractors and facility owners throughout these tumultuous
times. While others seek to actively exit the industry, GMCS
remains committed to our contractors and our industry.
While the industry continues to experience the
effects of failed industry and labor relations, GMCS clients have been
continuously updated on industry jurisdictional trends and events taking place
in the field; many associations and contractors continue to utilize our Contracted
Labor & Industry Relations Services to successfully avoid
these disputes by partnering with a recognized, respected and experienced
industry service provider like GMCS. We continue to be a conduit for
communication amongst the region’s employer associations, trades and industry
stakeholders. Many association members, national
contractors and local contractors have come to rely on our professional and
respected service when they need estimating, bidding and or project
advice. Did you know that many national contractors that are interested
in working within the Philadelphia marketplace contact GMCS for advice on
establishing key relationships within the industry and its AEC community to
gain a better understanding of the region’s collective bargaining agreements,
language and contractor base? If you or your association isn’t working
with GMCS,
perhaps it’s time to reconsider?
Collaboration, communication and relationships
are the keys to our success. GMCS has successfully been providing Contracted
Labor & Industry Relations Services to associations,
contractors and construction users throughout these tumultuous and challenging
times. Our client’s success comes as a result of GMCS’s unique experience
and industry relationships that enable GMCS to collaborate and communicate
throughout the industry and to generate and implement project solutions that
simply work, often without costly legal fees and or embarrassing media coverage
potentially harming your organization’s reputation.
Having successfully resolved hundreds of
matters related to area collective bargaining agreements and contractors
throughout the Philadelphia metropolitan, Lehigh Valley and the entire
Mid-Atlantic region, GMCS has become the only recognized, educated,
experienced and reliable source for labor & industry relation’s
support. GMCS is the single, unbiased, industry wide
provider of labor & industry relation’s support for the Mid-Atlantic region
assuring information sharing, professional, educated and experienced support to
the entire industry along with centralized labor event tracking, data sharing
and a vendor that serves each association & contractor, not just a single
association’s board of directors. This is the most effective and
equitable model in management side construction labor relations.
Association members interested in receiving these valuable and informative
support services through their associations should contact their board of
directors and request a free consultation. Independent contractor
signatories are urged to contact Wayne Gregory directly at GMCS, wegregory@gregorymcs.com.
All industry associations and contractors will benefit significantly by
centralizing their labor Relations through GMCS.
GMCS provides neutral, contracted Association
Management and Labor & Industry Relations support to many of our
associations, contractors, facility owners and industry stakeholders. We are
focused on facilitating communication and collaboration amongst our
construction employer associations, constructors, facility owners, building
trades and governmental bodies with an emphasis on creating a centralized,
focused community that actively promotes labor harmony, industry advancement,
contractor opportunities and workforce development. Please
accept this informative newsletter containing relevant industry topics that can
impact your associations and organizations. GMCS is always available to
provide clarification or additional information on any of the topics contained
within.
This month’s newsletter is
comprised of the most popular postings over the last 30 days on
gregorymcs.blogspot.com. They are listed by the following categories: INDUSTRY, LABOR, OSHA, MULTIEMPLOYER
PENSION PLANS, HUMAN RESOURCES. Additional topics and subject matter may be found
on the GMCS companion blog @ gregorymcs.blogspot.com. GMCS continues to track relevant
industry legislation and provide summary updates on its companion blog.
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The Gregory Management & Consulting Services REGIONAL
CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY UPDATE is well into its second year of
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and the newsletter, our monthly industry reach continues to reach thousands of
industry professionals interested in discovering more about the latest
Industry, Labor, OSHA, Defined Benefit Pension Plan and HR developments here in
the regional construction marketplace and abroad. Sponsorship
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INDUSTRY:
Construction growth
looking up: Gilbane Spring 2014 Economic Report: Construction spending for 2014
should finish 6.6% higher than in 2013, with nonresidential work contributing
substantially:
Gilbane has released its Spring 2014 edition of the periodic report
"Construction Economics: Market Conditions in Construction"
Read more here…
Construction
skilled-worker shortage causing rise in claims: Inexperienced workers at higher
injury risk
While a recovery in residential construction has outpaced the
nonresidential construction sector in recent years, things are finally looking
up in nonresidential, with strong increases being seen in certain parts of the
U.S.—even in the “mega-residential” apartment and condo sectors of Texas,
Florida and California.
Read more here…
Controller bashes L&I
oversight of demolitions
Incomplete, inaccurate, or nonexistent data on privately contracted
demolitions suggest that the city is not any safer than it was on June 5, when
the collapse of a Center City building being razed resulted in the deaths of
six people, the City Controller's Office announced Thursday.
Read more here…
Audit questions L&I
inspections, safety of demolitions
An audit released by City Controller Alan Butkovitz reviewing
demolition inspections that occurred after the fatal building collapse at 21st
and Market streets found that nearly half of the inspections that claimed to
have been conducted were not documented.
Read more here…
Philadelphia Mayor Raises
Minimum Wage for City Contractors and Subcontractors
Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter recently signed an executive order
that will increase the minimum wage to $12 per hour for individuals working for
employers who contract with the City, where the individual’s work arises
directly out of a public agency funding agreement, City contract, lease,
concession, or franchise, or the grant of financial aid. The new wage rate will
be effective on January 1, 2015.
Read more here…
GLASS Report: Legislative
Action Alert: Senate Bill 1300: Regular Session 2013-2014
Legislation would incrementally raise the state’s minimum wage rate to
$10.10 per hour by 2016, after which it would be adjusted automatically with
inflation each year.
Read more here…
Defining BIM – What do
owners really want?
The goal of BIM is to tie together valuable
information created, distributed and gathered during the project life
cycle—ultimately, to remove inefficiencies in our processes and change the way
we share, distribute and make use of information. It is, after all, the “I” in
BIM that differentiates this approach, from designing and modeling to
information-focused exchanges between project team members
Read more here…
How the 'digital natives' will transform your Building
Team
They’ve been called overconfident, entitled, self-absorbed. They
generally distrust the government, are largely indifferent about religion, and
lean liberal with their social views. They are less trusting of others and less
patriotic than their elders. And they have a much different view of the
American Dream than others.
Read more here…
CONSTRUCTION
SPENDING EDGES HIGHER
End to Harsh Winter Should Lead to Further Gains in Private
Construction But Highway Spending Could Drop Sharply Unless Trust Fund is
Replenished Promptly, Association Officials Warn.
Read more here…
CONSTRUCTION
UNEMPLOYMENT RATE DECLINES TO SEVEN-YEAR LOW
The unemployment rate in construction dropped to the lowest April level
in seven years as contractors added 32,000 workers to payrolls in April,
bringing industry employment to 6.0 million, the highest level since June 2009,
according to an analysis of new government data by the Associated General Contractors
of America. Association officials warned that it is essential to revive and
expand training opportunities before the industry runs short of workers.
Read more here…
Old workers
return, new hires arrive, as construction jobs grow
When the U.S. economy crashed in 2008, following the implosion of the
housing market, Dave Klein's southern California construction company almost
folded.
Overnight, he went from employing 40 construction workers to four. Some
returned home to El Salvador, others to Mexico. Several left the state to find
work in pork and chicken factories in the Midwest.
Read more here…
When Chuck Block decided nearly five years ago to go ahead with
converting 2401 Walnut St. in Center City into office space, he made a
commitment: The 8-story, 160,000-square-foot building would seek LEED platinum
certification and would not be traditional office space.
Read more here…
January 21st-century
Center City Philadelphia
Can you name the place with the second-largest downtown population in
the country?
A place that provides almost 300,000 jobs; 40 percent held by workers
with college degrees, 30 percent by those with some college, while 30 percent
provide opportunity for local residents with no more than a high school
diploma?
Read more here….
ABI: Ongoing Weakness in
Architecture Billings Expected to Evaporate in Spring Thaw
Business conditions at U.S. architecture firms showed signs of
stabilizing in April, however the month’s Architecture Billings Index score of
49.6 still reflected a slight decline in billings from March levels once
seasonal adjustments were factored in. This is the fourth decline in the past
six months. Even while this protracted weakness in billings continues, there
are signs that growth may be around the corner. The inquiries index reading was
59.1, the strongest showing for growth in inquires so far this year. Even more
significantly, the new design contracts index for April was 54.6, the strongest
reading for this index since the AIA began tracking this indicator in late
2010. These figures suggest that new project activity is materializing at
architecture firms, but that progress on current design projects is moving at a
disappointing pace.
Read more here…
LABOR:
(UPDATE – May 1, 2014, 8:30 AM) Regional Collective
Bargaining Agreements for Philadelphia Commercial Construction and Heavy &
Highway Contractors that Expired at Midnight on April 30, 2014:
We still have one local group actively negotiating their collective
bargaining agreement. They are reporting that active negotiations are
ongoing at this time and that labor and management continue to work together to
reach a mutually acceptable agreements.
Read more here…
NLRB considers overruling Register Guard decision.
Definitely did not see this one coming
In Purple Communications, Inc. (Cases 21-CA-095151; 21-RC-091531; and 21-RC-091584),
the administrative law judge, relying on Register Guard, dismissed the
allegation that the employer violated Section 8(a)(1) of the National Labor
Relations Act by prohibiting use of its electronic equipment and email systems
for activity unrelated to the employer’s business purposes.
Read more here…
National Labor Relations Board and OSHA partner to extend
Whistleblower reporting deadlines on site safety complaints.
OSHA has issued a Decision on Referring Untimely 11(c) Complainants to
the National Labor Relations Board (Decision), OM-14-60 (May 21, 2014).
Whistleblowers that fail to file safety complaints with OSHA within the
mandatory 30 day timeline will be notified by the National Labor Relations
Board of their right to file a similar charge with the NLRB.
Read more here…
Supreme Court Grants Certiorari on a Long-Standing
Circuit Split Over Collectively Bargained Retiree Health Care Benefits
Earlier this month, the Supreme Court agreed to review the Sixth
Circuit’s decision in Tackett v. M&G Polymers USA, LLC, 733 F.3d 589 (6th
Cir. 2013). The Court will resolve an existing circuit split as to how courts
interpret collective bargaining agreements (CBAs) that provide for retiree
health insurance benefits. The Court’s answer could have profound financial and
accounting consequences for employers who may seek to change retiree health
care benefits provided under bargaining agreements.
Read more here…
Construction unions going after alter-ego contractors as
profits shrink
A Long Island-based
contractor was forced to pay $6 million to labor groups for breaking a
collective bargaining agreement.
The settlement is one of the
largest in a growing number of “alter ego” lawsuits amid fierce competition
between union and non-union workers.
Read more here…
Pay increases key element of Convention Center deal
For all the talk of power tools, step stools and the ability of
exhibitors to set up their own booths at the Pennsylvania Convention Center,
the customer service agreement signed Tuesday by four of the center's six
unions is remarkable in another way:
Read more here…
JURISDICTION: Philadelphia Regional Update – Philadelphia
Regional Update – Geographic Jurisdictional Changes - All Contractors with
Signatory Obligations to the Metropolitan Regional Council of Carpenters –
Philadelphia, Greater Pennsylvania Regional Council – Pittsburgh or the former
Mid-Atlantic Regional Council:
Gregory Management & Consulting Services has received numerous
client inquiries regarding the January 8, 2014 letter from the Greater
Pennsylvania Regional Council, Pittsburgh and the Metropolitan Regional Council
of Carpenters, Philadelphia detailing a market consolidation across three
regional councils and multiple states throughout the entire Mid-Atlantic
region. This consolidation impacts signatory contractors in Virginia, West
Virginia, Washington D.C., Maryland, Delaware and Pennsylvania.
Read more here…
Regional Collective Bargaining Settlement Sheets
available:
GMCS has compiled a detailed settlement report
defining the regional trade settlements from last year’s collective bargaining
as well as detailing the previously negotiated settlements for trades and
associations. Copies are available to associations engaged in regional
negotiations. Please contact GMCS at wegregory@gregorymcs.com
today for instructions on how to receive your copy.
GMCS is the
Philadelphia Region’s Leading Labor Relations Solutions Provider:
A recent study by the Center for Construction Research and Training indicates that work site conflict costs, on
average, $11,000.00 per incident. GMCS provides contracted labor
relations services to many of the region’s employer associations, contractors,
facility owners and industry stakeholders helping you to avoid those costly conflicts.
With two levels of affordable annual agreements costing
less than 50% of the cost of an average conflict, contracted labor relations services can
help your organization stay on schedule and budget.
Contact wegregory@gregorymcs.com
for your consultation today.
Underscoring the Importance of Apprenticeships – The
Finishing Trades Institute continues to shine
"We have to let our
parents and teachers know there is a bright future for people who work with
their hands." Secretary Perez offered those encouraging words to a group
of future tradesmen and woman, when he traveled to Philadelphia on May 21 to
learn more about an innovative apprenticeship program within the International
Union of Painters and Allied Trades — District Council 21.
Read more here…
Funding available for apprentice programs
The Pennsylvania Department
of Labor and Industry announced that it has $1 million in JOBS1st PA grants to
improve and enhance existing apprenticeship programs in the state.
DLI spokeswoman Sara Goulet
said the money will be distributed to businesses and organizations running
apprentice programs in high-priority occupations, including auto service
technicians, electricians, carpenters, construction laborers, plumbers,
pipefitters and steamfitters, maintenance workers, welders and other skilled
jobs.
Read more here…
Latest WTI Points to Higher Pay Increases in 2014
The pace of wage growth in
the private sector likely will accelerate later this year, according to the
preliminary second-quarter Wage Trend Indicator™ (WTI) released today by
Bloomberg BNA, a leading publisher of specialized news and information.
Read more here…
OSHA & SAFETY:
Philadelphia’s Safety Resources are
creating a safety culture on the work site.
Our
region is blessed with two of the most active and engaged safety oriented
organizations for construction safety, the Delaware Valley Safety Council and
the Mid-Atlantic Construction Safety Council. If you aren’t taking
advantage of the numerous offerings that they provide to our regional employers
and the industry, you are missing out at the expense of organizational safety.
Read
more here…
OSHA and
partners to host new regulation Subpart V webinars
The Edison Electric Institute, the International Brotherhood of
Electrical Workers and OSHA will host a series of webinars on topics relating
to recently published regulations on Electric Power Generation, Transmission,
and Distribution and Electrical Protective Equipment.
Read more here…
OSHA and NOAA partner for Hurricane
Preparedness
OSHA and
NOAA encourage employers to stay aware of weather forecasts, train workers on
workplace severe weather plans, and keep emergency supplies on hand, including
a battery-operated weather radio. Employers must also ensure that workers
involved in response and recovery are protected from potential safety and
health hazards.
Read
more here…
Cited and
Fined! Employers Are Discovering OSHA Is Serious About Eliminating Falls
As a few employers are finding out, OSHA is serious about reducing the
number of workers killed in fatal falls.
Falls are the leading cause of workplace fatalities in the construction
industry, and failing to provide fall protection is one of the 10
most-frequently cited OSHA violations. In 2012, 269 fatalities – nearly
one-third – of the 775 construction-related fatalities nationwide were
fall-related.
Read more here…
BLS
announces final 2012 fatal occupational injury counts, second lowest annual
count on record
The revised 2012 Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries was released by
the Bureau of Labor Statistics on April 24. According to the BLS data, 4,628
people lost their lives on the job in 2012, up from the 4,383 fatalities
reported in the August 2013 preliminary census results. Even with the increase,
the final 2012 count is the second-lowest annual total recorded since BLS
started conducting the national census in 1992.
Read
more here…
OSHA's Campaign to Prevent Heat Illness in Outdoor Workers
HEAT
ILLNESS CAN BE DEADLY. Every year, thousands of workers become sick from
exposure to heat, and some even die. Heat illnesses and deaths are preventable.
Employers are responsible for providing workplaces that are safe from excessive
heat
Read
more here…
National
Safety Stand-Down aims to reach more than 25,000 employers and 1 million
workers
On June 2-6, OSHA will host a National Safety Stand-Down for Fall
Prevention in Construction to raise awareness about the hazards of falls – the
leading cause of death in the construction industry. During this week,
employers and workers are asked to voluntarily stop work to discuss fall prevention,
including topics such as safe work on roofs, ladders and scaffolds.
Read more here…
New “We Can
Do This” video explains the value of Injury and Illness Prevention Programs
“We Can Do This!” is a new seven-minute video developed by OSHA that
explains how injury and illness prevention programs enhance workplace safety
and health. An injury and illness prevention program is a systematic process
that employers can use to find and fix workplace hazards before workers get
hurt.
Read more here…
$7M for
Susan Harwood safety and health training grants now available
OSHA is soliciting applications under the Susan Harwood Training Grant
Program through two separate and distinct announcements. A total of $7 million
is available for nonprofit organizations, including community and faith-based
organizations, employer associations, labor unions, joint labor/management
associations and colleges and universities.
Read more here…
Alliance
with Scaffold and Access Industry Association renewed to protect workers from
scaffold hazards:
OSHA has renewed its alliance with the Scaffold and Access Industry
Association to provide information and training to protect the safety and
health of workers who use scaffolds and lift equipment. Through the alliance,
OSHA and SAIA will work to reduce and prevent fall and caught-in-between
hazards and issues related to frame, mast climbing and suspended scaffolds and
aerial lift equipment.
Read more here…
OSHA urges
Employers to prevent texting while driving:
OSHA reminds employers that they have a responsibility to protect their
workers by prohibiting texting while driving. It is a violation of the OSH Act
if employers require workers to text while driving, create incentives that
encourage or condone it, or structure work so that texting is a practical
necessity for workers to carry out their job.
Read more here…
OSHA National fall Prevention
Program:
Falls are the leading cause of death in construction, and OSHA is
working with NIOSH and the National Occupational Research Agenda to get the
word out about how to "Plan, Provide, Train" to prevent fatal falls.
To learn more, please check out OSHA’s Fall Prevention Campaign resource page here…
MULTI-EMPLOYER PLAN UPDATE:
Milliman analysis: Funded status deficit increases by $15
billion in April
The funded status deficit of the 100 largest corporate defined benefit
pension plans increased by $15 billion during April as measured by the Milliman
100 Pension Funding Index (PFI). The $258 billion deficit at the end of April
is primarily due to a drop in the benchmark corporate bond interest rates used
to value pension liabilities. Asset improvements helped to partially offset the
full extent of liability increases in April. As of April 30, the funded ratio
fell to 84.7%, down from 85.3% at the end of March. This April 30 PFI
publication reflects updated asset returns for the first quarter of 2014.
Read more here…
$23,215. That’s how much is spent in 2014 on healthcare for a typical
American family of four covered by an average employer-sponsored health plan
according to the 2014 Milliman Medical Index (MMI).1 And yet while the amount
has more than doubled over the past 10 years, growing from $11,192 to $23,215,
the 5.4% growth rate from 2013 to 2014 is the lowest annual change since the
MMI was first calculated in 2002.
Read more here…
Market gains
not enough to offset DB liabilities
Modest equity market gains last month weren’t enough to offset the
growth in pension liabilities among defined benefit plan sponsors in the
S&P 1500.
Funding levels for pension plans sponsored by S&P 1500 companies
fell 1% in April to 84%, according to Mercer. Equity markets, meanwhile, gained
0.6% during April, based on the S&P 500 index.
Read more here…
Public sector employer set to
adopt DC plan
Public sector employers in Oklahoma are one step closer to creating a
defined contribution retirement plan for workers with the passage of House Bill
2630, also known as the Retirement Freedom Act. The bill was approved this week
by a majority in the state’s House of Representatives.
Read more here…
PBGC premium hikes to affect
jobs, economy
A new proposal to raise Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation premiums
to the tune of $25 billion over the next decade for companies that offer
defined benefit pension plans is being contested. Not surprisingly, many in
charge of administering their company’s pension benefits see the increase as
crippling to their industry and the economy.
Read more here…
HUMAN RESOURCES:
New COBRA model notices available
The Obama administration recently announced that new COBRA model
notices are available. The notices alert employees about their ability to
continue their healthcare coverage through COBRA following certain events that
otherwise would result in termination of coverage.
Read more here…
My Exempt Employee Has No PTO but Needs Time Off
PTO banks can be a great way to simplify time off requests. They can
also be a way to ensure that salaried employees do not take advantage of their
salaried status and take time off without boundaries. However, when poorly
administered, PTO can cause employees to lose their exemptions.
Read more here…
If You Can’t Deduct, What Can You Do? (No More PTO)
First, if it is important for the employees to be
in the office during consistent work hours, make sure that is explained in a
written policy. If the policy does not yet exist, create it if this is critical
to your business. Make it part of the employee handbook that must be
acknowledged. Once a policy exists, enforce it consistently for all employees,
using the disciplinary measures already in place with your disciplinary policy.
Read more here…
Local survey: Companies dropping spousal health coverage
A growing number of local companies are cutting back on health
insurance benefits offered to employees' spouses, according to the annual
Medical and Prescription Drug Benefits survey by Conrad Siegel Actuaries.
Read more here…
Pennsylvania same-sex marriage ruling means employers
should study policies
On May 20, Pennsylvania became the latest state to have its same-sex
marriage ban barred when a federal district judge struck down the state’s 1994
law.
The decision, which followed a similar ruling in Oregon a day earlier,
makes Pennsylvania the 19th state to allow same-sex marriage. After the ruling,
Governor Tom Corbett said he would consider whether to appeal Judge John E.
Jones III’s decision.
Read more here…
Pa. Superior Court: 'Valuable Consideration' Required for
Employer Enforcement of Non-Compete Agreement
In a case of first impression, a Pennsylvania appellate
court recently held that contractual language satisfying the state’s Uniform
Written Obligations Act (UWOA)—that is, a statement that the parties “intend to
be legally bound”—is not a sufficient form of employer consideration to support
the enforcement of a non-compete agreement. The Superior Court of
Pennsylvania’s ruling also serves as a reminder that continued employment will
not serve as sufficient consideration for an employee’s agreement not to
compete under Pennsylvania law.
Read more here…
NLRB Strikes Down Work Rule Prohibiting Off-Duty Employee
Access to Company Property
Executive
Summary: On May 1, 2014, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued an
order finding that Piedmont Gardens, a retirement community, violated § 8(a)(1)
of the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) when it implemented and enforced a
policy restricting off-duty employee access to its property without prior
supervisor authorization.
Read
more here…
ACA
compliance: Advise employers to revise employee handbooks
Earlier this year, the agencies implementing the Affordable Care Act
published a final rule that prohibits health plans and health insurance issuers
from applying any waiting period that exceeds 90 days (i.e., the waiting period
that must pass before an individual is eligible to receive benefits under a
health plan).
Even though, under the ACA, the 90-day waiting period rule took effect
for plan years beginning on or after Jan. 1, 2014, many plan sponsors have yet
to update their work policies (for example, employee handbooks and collective
bargaining agreements) in order to coordinate their provisions with the rule
and/or with plan document language that incorporates the rule.
Read more here…
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Management & Consulting Services (GMCS). Wayne Gregory has been the
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Best wishes to all for a safe, prosperous,
healthy & harmonious 2014.
Sincerely,
Wayne E.
Gregory
Gregory
Management & Consulting Services
Audubon,
PA 19403
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