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LOK SABHA

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BULLETIN-PART II

(General Information relating to Parliamentary and other matters)

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No. 5311 – 5313] [Monday, May 22, 2017/Jyaistha 01 , 1939(Saka)

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No. 5311 Public Accounts Committee

COMPOSITION OF THE SUB COMMITTEES OF THE PUBLIC

ACCOUNTS COMMITTEE (2017-18)

(i) Sub-Committee – I (Defence)

Convenor

:

1. Shri Shantaram Naik

Alternate Convenor

:

2. Shri Neiphiu Rio

Members : 3. Smt. Riti Pathak

4. Shri Bhartruhari Mahtab

5. Shri Sudip Bandhyopadhyay

6. Shri Nishikant Dubey

(ii) Sub-Committee – II (Railways)

Convenor

:

1. Dr. Kirit Somaiya

Alternate Convenor

:

2. Shri Naresh Agrawal

Members

:

3. Shri Bhubaneswar Kalita

4. Shri Subhash Chandra Baheria

5. Shri Anurag Singh Thakur

6. Shri Bhupender Yadav

(iii) Sub-Committee – III (Direct and Indirect Taxes)

Convenor

:


Alternate Convenor

:

2. Shri Satyavrat Chaturvedi

Members

:

3. Shri Shivkumar C. Udasi

4. Prof. Ram Shanker

5. Shri Sukhendu Sekhar Roy

6. Shri Ajay Sancheti

(iv) Sub-Committee – IV (Civil and Non-compliance of timely submission of

Action Taken Notes)

Convenor

:

1. Shri Bhartruhari Mahtab

Alternate Convenor

:

2. Shri Gajanan Chandrakant

Kirtikar

Members

:


4. Dr. P. Venugopal



(v) Sub-Committee – V [Infrastructural Projects other than Railways]

Convenor

:


Alternate Convenor

:

2. Shri Prem Singh Chandumajra

Members : 3. Shri Abhishek Singh

4. Shri Anurag Singh Thakur

5. Shri Satyavrat Chaturvedi

6. Prof. Ram Shanker

(vi) Sub-Committee – VI (Social Sector)

(vii) Sub-Committee – VII (PPP Projects)

Convenor

:


Alternate Convenor

:

2. Shri P. Venugopal

Members : 3. Shri Neiphiu Rio

4. Shri Naresh Agrawal


Kirtikar


Convenor

:

1. Shri Shantaram Naik

Members : 2. Shri Bhartruhari Mahtab

3. Dr. Kirit Somaiya

4. Dr. P. Venugopal



Kirtikar

(viii) Sub-Committee – VIII (Follow up Audit of Hydrocarbon Production

Sharing Contract for KG-DWN-98/3 Block for the Financial Years 2012-13

and 2013-14)

Convenor

:


Alternate Convenor

:


Members : 3. Shri Bhartruhari Mahtab

4. Dr. P. Venugopal



No. 5312 Public Accounts Committee

Selection of Subjects for examination

CATEGORY-I

The Public Accounts Committee (2017-18) have selected the following Subjects

based on various Reports of the C&AG of India, pertaining to several Ministries/Departments,

for examination during the year 2017-18:

Sl.

No.

Report

No.

Chapter/Pa

ra No.

Subject Ministry/

Department

1. 17 of

2011-12

Chapter - V Acquisition and Development of Land

by the DDA

Urban

Development

2. 17 of

2012-13

Para 2.1 Management of Defence Offsets Defence

3. 6 of 2013 Entire

Report

Mahatma Gandhi National Rural

Employment Guarantee Scheme

(MGNREGS)

Rural

Development

4. 10 of 2013 Entire

Report

Acquisition of Helicopters for VVIPs Defence


Report

Compliance Audit of Performance of

Ordnance Equipment Group of

Factories

Defence


Report

Performance Audit of Rajiv Gandhi

Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana

(RGGVY)

Power

7. 28 of 2013

Entire

Report

Performance Audit of Administration

of Penalty and Prosecution

Finance

8. 30 of 2013

Para 2.1 Improper management of Defence

land

Defence

9. Para 2.5 Absence of effective controls

resulting in non recovery of

outstanding dues

10. Para 3.5 Extra expenditure on account of

provision of unauthorized

strengthening measures in buildings

11. Para 6.3 Undue benefit to a foreign supplier by

allowing Exchange Rate Variation

12. Para 6.4 Undue benefit to a foreign firm by

diluting the conditions in the Tender

Enquiry and contract

13. 31 of 2013

Entire

Report

Performance Audit of Planning and

Management of Refits of Indian

Naval Ships

Defence


Report

Public Private Partnership Projects in

Indian Railways

Railways

15. 4 of 2014 Para 3.5 Availability of airfield

infrastructure/runways in Indian Air

Force

Defence


Report

Stressed Assets Stabilisation Fund

(SASF)

Finance

(Department of

Financial

Services)

17. 8 of 2014 Para 1.35 Arrears of Tax Finance

(Department of

Revenue)

18. 12 of 2014

Chapter-VI Management of Narcotic Substances Finance

(Department of

Revenue)

19. 14 of 2014 Entire

Report

Pricing Mechanism of Major

Petroleum Products in Central Public

Sector Oil Marketing Companies

Petroleum and

Natural Gas

20. 19 of 2014

Chapter 3 Accounting of Projects in Indian

Railways

Railways

21. 21 of 2014

Entire

Report

Performance of Special Economic

Zones(SEZs)

Finance

(CBEC)

22. 26 of 2014

Para 2.1 Performance of Weighbridges in

Indian Railways

Railways

23. 27 of 2014 Para 6.4 Non-establishment of model facilities

for management of Municipal Solid

Wastes

Environment,

Forest and

Climate

Change

24. 31 of 2014

Entire

Report

Management of Goods trains in Indian

Railways

Railways

25. 34 of 2014

Para 2.1 Procurement of trainer aircraft

Defence

26. Para 2.3 Procurement of Air Combat

Manoeuvring Instrumentation System

27. Para 2.4 Unfruitful investment in procurement

of Torpedo

28. 35 of 2014

Para 2.1 Inordinate delay in indigenisation of

TATRA vehicles

Defence

29. Para 8.2 Inventory Management in Ordnance

Factories

30. 3 of 2015 Chapter III Corporation Tax Finance, Deptt.

of Revenue –

Direct Taxes

31. 4 of 2015 Chapter II Service Tax liability in Insurance

sector

Finance,

Deptt. of

Revenue –

Service Tax 32. Chapter III Service Tax liability in Port sector


Report

Performance Audit on 'Assessment of

Assessees in Pharmaceuticals Sector'

Finance, Deptt.

of Revenue –

Direct Taxes


Report

Performance Audit on 'Supply and

Infrastructure Development for

Natural Gas'

Petroleum and

Natural Gas

35. 8 of 2015 Chapter V Incorrect Application of General

Exemption Notifications

Finance,

Deptt. of

Revenue –

Customs

36. 11 of 2015 Entire

Report

Performance Audit of Rashtriya Krishi

Vikas Yojana

Agriculture

37. 17 of 2015 Entire

Report

Performance Audit of Design,

Development, Manufacture and

Induction of Light Combat Aircraft

Defence – Air

Force

38. 19 of 2015 Entire

Report

Performance Audit on Ammunition

Management in Army

Defence

39. 20 of 2015 Para 2.8 Lack of due diligence in auction of

spectrum for Broadband Wireless

Access (BWA)Services

Communicatio

n and IT (DoT)

40. 18 of 2015 4.1 Unfruitful expenditure incurred by

Sangeet Natak Akademy

Culture

41. 18 of 2015 8.1 Poor planning leading to non-

fulfilment of scheme objectives

Home Affairs

42. 24 of 2015

Vol-II

Chapter 1 'Maintenance of Bridges in Indian

Railways'

Railways

43. Chapter 4 'Management of vacant land in Indian

Railways'

44. 26 of 2015 2.2 Non registration of assessees Finance

45. 3.1 Service Tax not paid

46. 27 of 2015 Entire

Report

Land Management in Major Ports

Shipping

47. 28 of 2015 Entire

Report

Performance Audit of ‘Total

Sanitation Campaign/ Nirmal Bharat

Abhiyan'

Drinking

Water and

Sanitation

48. 29 of 2015 Chapter 1 Fire Accidents in Passenger Coaches

in Indian Railways”

Railways

49. 30 of 2015 3.1 Implementation of Drugs and

Pharmaceutical Research Programme

Department of

Science and

Technology

50. 33 of 2015 Entire

Report

Performance Audit of Tribal Sub-Plan H.R.D,

H&F.W and

AYUSH

51. 34 of 2015 Entire

Report

Performance Audit of ‘Renewable

Energy Sector in India’

New and

Renewable

Energy

52. 35 of 2015 Entire

Report

Performance Audit of ‘Construction

Activities in Central Armed Forces’

Home Affairs

53. 37 of 2015 2.1 Medium Refit cum Upgradation of

INS Sindhukirti

Defence

54. 44 of 2015 2.1 Working of the Cantonment Boards

(CBs)

Defence

55. 2.2 Non-availability of Specialised

Parachutes

56. 3.1 Functioning of Army Aviation Corps

57. 7.2 Performance audit on Production of

Weapon Manufacturing Factories

58. 45 of 2015

Entire

Report

Compliance Audit Report on National

Skill Dev. Fund and National Skill

Dev. Corpn. –Ministry of Skill

Development and Entrepreneurship

(MSDE).

Finance, Skill

Development

and

Entrepreneursh

ip

59. 46 of 2015 Entire

Report

Working of Automation of Central

Excise & Service Tax

Finance, D/o

Revenue

60. 48 of 2015 Chapter1 Status of Ongoing Projects in Indian

Railways

Railways

61. 49 of 2015

Entire

Report

Performance Audit of ‘Public Private

Partnership Projects in Major Ports’

Shipping

62. 51 of 2015

Entire

Report

Performance Audit Report on

‘Implementation of Ex-servicemen

Contributory Health Scheme-Defence

-Army

Defence

63. 52 of 2015 Entire

Report

Performance Audit Report on

'Technology Upgradation Fund

Textile

Scheme (TUFS)'

64. 53 of 2015 Chapter 3 Railways Finances

Railways

65. 54 of 2015 Entire

Report

Preparedness for Implementation of

Natinal Food Security Act, 2013

Consumer

Affairs, Food

and Public

Distribution

66. 55 of 2015 2.1 Compliance Audit Report on

Communication and IT Sector

Communicatio

n and IT


Report

Sharing of Revenue by Private

Telecom Service Providers during the

year 2006-07 to 2009-10

Telecom


Report

Performance Audit on 'Natural or

cultured pearls, precious or semi-

precious stones, precious metals,

metals clad with precious metal and

articles thereof, imitation jewellery,

coins (Chapter 71 of CTH)'

Revenue


Report

Performance Audit on

'Implementation of Passport Seva

Project'

External

Affairs


Report

Mahatma Gandhi National Rural

Employment Guarantee Audit of

Scheme Rules, 2011 (Social Audit

Rules)

Rural

Development

71. 10 of 2016 Para 2.2 Absence of provision to reverse credit

of service tax paid on input services

used for inputs removed as such

Finance

(Department of

Revenue)

72. Para 2.3 Lacunae in provision allowing credit

on input services

73. Para 2.4 Absence of provision for credit

reversal for obsolete goods

74. Chapter 4 Efficiency of department in ensuring

compliance

75. 11 of 2016

Para 2.1 Blocking of Funds

Agriculture

and Farmer

Welfare

76. Para 2.2 Non-achievement of Stated objectives

77. 11 of 2016 Para 3.1 Unfruitful expenditure

Civil Aviation

78. 11 of 2016

11 of 2016

Para 4.1 Avoidable expenditure of energy

charges

Coal

79. Para 4.2 Failure to utilise vacant office space

and residential complex in Hyderabad

which was lying idle for more than

eight years

80. 11 of 2016

Para 5.1 Avoidable expenditure due to non-

collection of service tax

Commerce &

Industries

81. 11 of 2016 Para 6.1 Delay and indecision of Ministry

resulted in over five-fold escalation in

construction cost of National Museum

Institute Building

Culture

82. Para 6.2 Unfruitful expenditure on renovation

of Koothambalam

83. Para 6.3 Idle investment and avoidable

payment of rent

84. 11 of 2016 Para 7.1 Less collection of revenue due to

incorrect adoption of exchange rate on

fees/penalties charged towards

renunciation of citizenship and misuse

of passports

External

Affairs

85. Para 7.2 Undue benefit to the Service Provider

86. Para 7.3 Award of work to a dubious firm

87. Para 7.4 Loss of revenue due to non-revision of

Fee for Passport and related services

88. Para 7.5 Non-payment of Service Tax

89. 11 of 2016 Para 8.1 Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital

Blocking of funds and non-utilisation

of equipment

Health and

Family

Welfare

90. Para 8.2 Excess Payment of Service Charges

91. Para 8.3 Excess Payment of stipend

92. Para 8.4 Non-recovery of refund of irregular

payment of Service Tax

93. Para 8.5 Over payment of Transport Allowance

94. 11 of 2016 Para 9.1 Poor planning led to unfruitful

expenditure

Home Affairs

95. Para 9.2 Unfruitful expenditure

96. Para 9.3 Non-levy of liquidated damages

97. 11 of 2016

Para 10.1 Loss of ` 5.97 crore due to damage to

hostel blocks

Human

Resource

Development

(Department of

Higher

Education)

98. Para 10.2 Loss of interest

99. Para 10.3 Unfruitful expenditure

100. Para 10.4 Irregular reimbursement

101. Para 10.5 Blocking of funds

Human

(Department of

102. Para 10.6 Infructuous expenditure

Education &

Literacy)

103. Para 10.7 Avoidable Expenditure in construction

of 1st

and 2nd

floor on design centre

104. Para 10.8 Non-recovery of Labour Welfare Cess

Human

Resource

Development

(Department of

Higher

Education)

105. Para 10.9 Publication Activities of Granthana

Vibhaga, Visva-Bharati, Kolkata" for

the period from 2012-13 to 2014-15

106. Para 10.10 Overpayment of ` 32.87 lakh to

outsourcing agency and partial

recovery at the instance of audit

107. 11 of 2016 Para 11.1 Working of Central Board of Film

Certification

Information

and

Broadcasting

108. Para 11.2 Academic activities of Satyajit Ray

Film and Television Institute Kolkata

for the period from 2010-11 to 2014-

15

109. 11 of 2016 Para 12.1 Inadequate follow-up of loans in

Khadi and Village Industries

Commission, Mumbai

Micro, Small

and Medium

Enterprises

110. Para 12.2 Implementation of SFURTI by KVIC

111. 11 of 2016 Para 13.1 Avoidable expenditure on Annual

Maintenance Contract

NITI AYOG

112. Para 13.2 Irregular release of advertisements

leading to loss on advertisement

campaign

113. 11 of 2016

Para 14.1 Follow up audit of Hydrocarbon

Production Sharing Contract for KG-

DWN-98/3 Block for the Financial

Year 2012-13 and 2013-14

Petroleum and

Natural Gas

114. 11 of 2016 Para 15.1 Injudicious expenditure on outlived

tug

]

Shipping

115. 11 of 2016

Para 16.1 Unfruitful & avoidable expenditure

due to inordinate delay in taking up

construction of Regional Centre

building in Kharghar, Navi Mumbai

Social Justice

&

Empowerment

116. 11 of 2016

Para 17.1 Undue benefit to a private party

Textile

117. 11 of 2016

Para 18.1 Unrealised VAT refund

Tourism

118. 11 of 2016

Para 19.1 Functioning of Directorate of Estates

Urban

Development

119. 11 of 2016

Para 20.1 Unfruitful expenditure of ` 1.40 crore

due to encroachment of land

Women and

Child

Development

120. 11 of 2016

Para 21.1 Avoidable payment of Customs Duty

Youth Affairs

& Sports

121. 11 of 2016 Para 22.1 Blocking of funds Home Affairs,

Consumer

Affairs, Food

& Public

Distribution 122. Para 22.2 Fraudulent reimbursement of Leave

Travel Concession claims

123. 12 of 2016 Para 6.1 Non-establishment of desalination

plants and wasteful expenditure

Earth Sciences

124. 13 of 2016 Para 2.1 Upgradation of passenger amenities at

stations including modernisation of

stations in Indian Railways

Railways

125. 16 of 2016 Entire

Report

Public Debt Management

Finance

(Department of

Economic

Affairs)

126. 17 of 2016 Chapter II Performance Audit on Construction of

Indigenous Aircraft Carrier

Defence

127. 18 of 2016 Chapter II Audit of Air HQ Communication

squadron (AHCS)

Defence

128. 18 of 2016 Para 3.3 Refurbishment of ‘X’ System

Defence

129. 19 of 2016 Para 2.1 Functioning of Director General

Resettlement

Defence

130. Para 2.2 Supply Chain Management of Ration

in Indian Army-Follow up Audit

131. Para 2.3 Procurement of Environmental

Control Units found incompatible

during exploitation

132. Para 6.1 Avoidable procurement of a mobile

Nitrogen Gas Generator Plant

Defence

(DRDO) 133. Para 6.2 Infructuous procurement of material

134. 20 of 2016 Entire

Report

e-auction of coal mines Coal

135. 22 of 2016 Para 2.1 Provisions to verify correctness of

declarations

Finance

(Department of

Revenue)

136. Para 2.2 Provisions regarding eligibility for the

scheme

137. Para 2.2.1 Extension of benefits to declarants

against whom inquiry, investigation or

audit was initiated prior to 1 March

2013


against whom SCNs were issued prior

to October 2007


against whom inquiry, investigation or

audit was initiated after 1 March 2013

140. Para 2.3.3 Lack of Database

141. Para 3.4 Check of eligibility criteria in terms of

proviso to Section 106

142. Para 3.7 Monitoring of payment of first

installment

143. Para 4.2 Filing of truthful declarations

144. Para 4.3 Post VCES tax administration

145. 23 of 2016 Entire

Report

Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana Rural

Development

146. 24 of 2016 Para 2.1 Creation of tourist accommodations

and other infrastructures at Andaman

and Nicobar Islands

Home Affairs

147. Para 2.7 Working of Panchayati Raj

Institutions (PRIs) in UT of Dadra and

Nagar Haveli

148. 25 of 2016 Entire

Report

Implementation of PAHAL (DBTL)

Scheme (Pratyaksh Hanstantrit

LabhYojana)

Petroleum and

Natural Gas

149. 26 of 2016 Entire

Report

Administrative Functioning of

Autonomous Bodies under

Department of Science and

Technology

D/o Science

and

Technology

150. 27 of 2016

Entire

Report

Compliance of Fiscal Responsibility

and Budget Management Act, 2003

Finance

(Department of

Economic

Affairs)

151. 28 of 2016 Para 2.2, 2.3,

2.5, 2.6,2.10

Allowance of deduction to the

assessees engaged in infrastructure

development Revenue

Finance

(Department of

Revenue)

152. 29 of 2016 Para 3.2 Management of vacant plots of land in

Department of Posts

Communicatio

ns and IT

(Department of

Posts)

153. 30 of 2016 Entire

Report

Restructured Accelerated Power

Development and Reforms

Programme (R-APDRP)

Power

154. 31 of 2016 Entire

Report

Land Management in Delhi

Development Authority

Urban

Development

155. 33 of 2016 Entire

Report

Management of Launch Services Department of

Space

156. 34 of 2016 Para 3.4 Grants/Appropriation with excess

disbursements (2015-16)

Finance

157.

36 of 2016 Entire

Report

Working of Army Base Workshops Defence

158. 38 of 2016 Entire

Report

Working of Canteen Stores

Department

Defence

159. 39 of 2016 Entire

Report

Environmental Clearance and Post

Clearance Monitoring

Environment,

Forest and

Climate

Change

160. 40 of 2016 Entire

Report

Turnaround Plan and Financial

Restructuring Plan of Air India

Limited

Civil Aviation

161. 41 of 2016 Para 1.12

Scrutiny of service tax Returns Department of

Revenue

(Indirect Tax)

162. Para 1.17 Internal Audit

163. Para 1.18 Revenue collection due to

departmental efforts

164. Para 2.8.2

Recovery of arrears: Non-

Initiation/Delay in Recovery

proceedings.

165. Para 2.8.3

Recovery of arrears: Non-filing of

application for early hearing.

166. Para 2.8.5

Recovery of arrears: Non-transfer of

cases to Recovery Cells.

167. Para 2.11.1

Non formulation of strategy by zonal

TAR

168. Para 5.4 Inadequate scrutiny of returns

169. 42 of 2016 Entire

Report

Performance Audit on Project Imports Finance

(Department of

Revenue)

170. 1 of 2017 Para 4.1 to

4.1.5

Excess utilization of Duty credit

Scrips

Department of

Revenue

(Customs) 171. Para 7.1 Refund of additional duty of customs

(SAD) on the basis of fabricated

documents

172. Para 7.2 Refund of additional duty of customs

(SAD) on the basis of fabricated

documents

173. 2 of 2017 Para 2.6.2 Non-production of records Department of

Revenue

(Direct Taxes) 174. Chapter 5 Fictitious sales and purchases by shell

Companies/Hawala Operators

175. 3 of 2017 Para 1.12 Scrutiny of Central excise Returns Department of

Revenue

(Central

Excise)

176. 3 of 2017 Para 1.14 Internal Audit

177. 3 of 2017 Para 1.18 Revenue collection due to

departmental efforts

178. 3 of 2017 Para 2.8.2

Functioning of Field formations: Non-

Initiation/Delay in Recovery

proceedings.

179. 3 of 2017 Para 2.8.3

Non-filing of application for early

hearing

180. 3 of 2017 Para 2.8.6 Functioning of Field formations: Non-

Transfer of Cases to Recovery Cells.

181. 3 of 2017 Para 2.11.1

Non formulation of strategy by zonal

TAR

182. 5 of 2017 Entire

Report

Performance Audit on Construction of

Indo China Border Roads by Border

Roads Organisation

Defence

(Army)

183. 8 of 2017 Para 2.1 Construction of roads and bridges by

APWD

UT (A & N

Administration

) 184. Para 2.3 Performance of Andman and

Lakshadweep Harbour Works

185. Para 2.4 Illegal and risky operation of detective

tugs

186. Para 2.6 Unnecessary expenditure due to

misrepresentation of facts

187. Para 2.8 Failure to protect public financial

interest in the leasing of water sports

equipment

188. 8 of 2017 Para 2.14 Failure of Ministry to monitor

expenditure

UT

(Lakshadweep

Administration

)

189. 8 of 2017 Para 4.1 Modernization of Tuna Canning

Factory at Minicoy

Lakshadweep

Development

Corporation

Limited

CATEGORY-II

The Public Accounts Committee (2017-18) have selected the following Subjects

suo motu, for examination during the year 2017-18:

Sl.

No.

Subject Ministry/Department

1. Scrutiny of Public Expenditure under Non-lapsable

Central Pool of Resources in Ministry of DONER.

DONER

2. Indian Infrastructure Debt Funds Finance

3 Border Area Development Programme Home

4. Modernization of Railway Stations Railways

5. Bad debts in public institutions Finance

6. Review of Monetary Policy Finance

7. PPP Projects Drinking Water and

Sanitation, Shipping, Urban

Development, Housing &

Urban Poverty Alleviation

No. 5313 Conference Branch

Regarding formation of Parliamentary Friendship Group

with various countries

Hon'ble Members are informed that a number of letters are being received

by the Hon'ble Speaker, Lok Sabha from various MPs / Ex-MPs informing their

association with various Friendship Groups being set up by them or other agencies

with certain Foreign countries.

2. In this context, hon'ble Members are further informed that

Parliamentary Friendship Groups with other countries are constituted under

the auspices of the Indian Parliamentary Group. In accordance with the Rules

laid down in this regard by Executive Committee of Indian

Parliamentary Group, nominations to the Lok Sabha component of each Group

are done by the Hon'ble Speaker, Lok Sabha from amongst the names suggested

by Leaders of various parties in Lok Sabha. The members of Rajya Sabha

associated with each Friendship Group are nominated by the Hon'ble Chairman,

Rajya Sabha in like manner.

3. All the members are requested kindly to adhere to the Rules and well

established conventions in the matter and not associate or lend their name to any

similar sounding entity or body.

4. Kind cooperation of members is solicited.

ANOOP MISHRA

Secretary General

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