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CLEAN OCEAN ACTION INC: Form 990, tax year 2020

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Organization
CLEAN OCEAN ACTION INC (EIN 22-2897204)
Tax period
2020-01-01 to 2020-12-31
Filed
2021-08-11
IRS object ID
202122239349300302
Schema version
2020v4.0
Source
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Return header ReturnHeader

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Return2021-08-11T06:10:43-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2020-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

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Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1GERMAN VREELAND & ASSOCIATES LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

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Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2020-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN222897204EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1984FormationYr
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Activity Or MissionCLEAN OCEAN ACTION'S GOAL IS TO IMPROVE AND PROTECT THE WATERS OFF THE NEW JERSEY/NEW YORK COAST FROM POLLUTION, PLASTICS, INDUSTRIALIZATION AND CLIMATE CHANGE WITH RESEARCH, EDUCATION AND CITIZEN ACTION.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionCLEAN OCEAN ACTION'S GOAL IS TO IMPROVE AND PROTECT THE WATERS OFF THE NEW JERSEY/NEW YORK COAST FROM POLLUTION, PLASTICS, INDUSTRIALIZATION AND CLIMATE CHANGE WITH RESEARCH, EDUCATION AND CITIZEN ACTION.MissionDesc
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DescCLEAN OCEAN ACTION, INC.(COA)IS THE ONLY FULL TIME COALITION DEDICATED TO IMPROVING THE MARINE WATERS OF THE NEW YORK/NEW JERSEY REGION. FOUNDED IN 1984, COA BRINGS TOGETHER AND EMPOWERS OVER 115 ORGANIZATIONS, HUNDREDS OF BUSINESSES AND THOUSANDS OF CITIZENS TO PROTECT NATURE'S MOST IMPORTANT RESOURCE: THE OCEAN. THE PROFESSIONAL STAFF INCLUDES PHD'S, AN ATTORNEY AND SEVERAL WITH MASTER'S DEGREES. THE SMALL AND EFFECTIVE TEAM APPLIES RESEARCH, EDUCATION, AND CITIZEN ACTION TO REDUCE SOURCES OF POLLUTION AND IMPACTS FROM CLIMATE CHANGE WITH FACT-BASED CAMPAIGNS TO IMPLEMENT ENVIRONMENTALLY-SOUND SOLUTIONS. COA ALSO ENGAGES MEANINGFUL AND AUTHENTIC EFFORTS TO ENSURE ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE. ACCOMPLISHMENTS: SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENTS TO MARINE WATER QUALITY BY REDUCING SOURCES OF POLLUTION, PLASTICS, AND CLIMATE CHANGE, INCLUDING: ENDED OCEAN DUMPING OF EIGHT OCEAN DUMPSITES OFF THE COAST OF NJ BLOCKED FOSSIL FUEL OCEAN INDUSTRIALIZATION, INCLUDING SEVEN LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS FACILITIES AND OIL AND GAS DRILLING PASSED THE NATION'S STRONGEST STATE LAW PROHIBITING OFFSHORE OIL AND GAS ACTIVITIES WITH SUPPORT FROM 99% OF NJ LEGISLATURE PASSED THE NATION'S STRONGEST FERTILIZER CONTROL LAW TO PROTECT NJ'S COASTAL WATERWAYS REDUCED SOURCES OF RAW SEWAGE, PROTECTING SWIMMERS FROM SEWAGE ESTABLISHED THE REGION'S LARGEST ENVIROMENTAL LITTER REDUCTION EVENT, BEACH SWEEPS, COLLECTED NEARLY 7.5 MILLION PIECES OF TRASH FROM NJ BEACHES, AND CREATED A DATABASE FOR REGIONAL LITTER AND PLASTIC REDUCTION EFFORTS REDUCED THE USE OF PLASTICS IN COMMUNITIES, BUSINESSES, AND BY INDIVIDUALS CONDUCTED A STATEWIDE ASSESSMENT OF MICROPLASTICS ALONG THE ENTIRE NJ COAST SUCCESSFULLY LED CAMPAIGN TO PASS LAWS TO REDUCE SINGLE-USE PLASTIC ABUSE IMPROVED THE MANAGEMENT OF DREDGE MATERIAL CREATED A COASTAL WATERSHED PROTECTION PROGRAM, CALLED RALLY FOR THE WATERWAYS CREATED A MUNICIPAL POLLUTION REDUCTION CERTIFICATION PROGRAM, CALLED BLUE STAR EDUCATION PROGRAMS COA CREATED THE BEACH SWEEPS - THE REGION'S LONGEST RUNNING LARGEST BI- ANNUAL VOLUNTEER CITIZEN SCIENCE EVENT FOR ALL AGES THAT PUTS FEET ON THE BEACH AND HANDS IN THE SAND TO REDUCE MARINE DEBRIS AND COLLECT A LEGACY OF INFORMATION THAT IS USED TO IDENTIFY SOURCES OF MARINE DEBRIS, MONITOR TRENDS AND PROMOTE SOLUTIONS. COA ALSO DEVELOPED "WATERSHED MINDFULNESS" PROGRAMS TO ENGAGE PEOPLE IN POLLUTION REDUCTION AT THE LOCAL LEVEL, AS WELL AS COORDINATING DIVERSE AND ENGAGING EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS FOR ALL AGES (YOUTH - SENIORS), TO REDUCE POLLUTION, CLIMATE CHANGE AND PLASTICS. RESEARCH PROGRAMS COA CONDUCTS RESEARCH TO IDENTIFY PLASTICS, PATHOGENS, AND CHEMICAL POLLUTION SOURCES BY ENGAGING CITIZEN SCIENCE WITH RIGOROUS OVERSIGHT BY THE PHD STAFF SCIENTIST. RESEARCH IS COORDINATED WITH STATE AND FEDERAL AGENCIES, AS WELL AS WITH OUTSIDE SCIENTISTS TO ENSURE QUALITY. WATER QUALITY MONITORING IS ALSO CONDUCTED IN COA'S NEW IN-HOUSE LAB. CAMPAIGNS ARE IMPLEMENTED ALONG WITH MUNICIPAL ENGAGEMENT TO REDUCE THE SOURCES OF POLLUTION AND IMPACTS DISCOVERED THROUGH RESEARCH. CITIZEN ACTION COA ACTS AS A WATCHDOG BY RESPONDING TO AND INVESTIGATING CALLS FROM CITIZENS ABOUT POLLUTING ACTIVITIES. ACTION CAMPAIGNS, MEETINGS AND RALLIES TO INFORM THE PUBLIC AND RECORD TESTIMONY, AND PETITIONS AND LETTER-WRITING CAMPAIGNS ARE PREPARED WITH SCIENTIFIC, TECHNICAL, AND LEGAL EXPERTISE TO ENSURE PROTECTION OF MARINE WATER QUALITY FROM POLLUTION, INCLUDING FROM PATHOGENS, CHEMICALS, AND MARINE DEBRIS.Desc
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonCLEAN OCEAN ACTION INCPersonNm
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (11 entries)

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VALARIE MONTECALVO
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BONNIE TORCIVIA
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TOM FAGAN
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JIM LOVGREN
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CINDY ZIPF
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MARY-BETH THOMPSON
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Insurance InsuranceGrp

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PAYROLL FEES$4,101$3,404$324$373

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Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

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EOY$530EOYAmt

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayableGrp

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EOY$94,528EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,561,219BOYAmt
EOY$1,799,767EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

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BOY$50,000BOYAmt
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Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

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FS AuditedYes (true)FSAuditedInd

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (true)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit RequiredfalseFederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$741,102CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$887,120CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$780,226CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,057,260CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$4,097,244TotalAmt

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Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$780,226CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,057,260CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$4,097,244TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$232,806SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$3,864,438PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$4,511CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$9,396CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$3,314CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$457CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$20,647TotalAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$22,747CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$34,779CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$29,639CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$3,836CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$120,855TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

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Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Land LandGrp

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Other Cost Or Other Basis$367,400OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$367,400BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

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Other Cost Or Other Basis$619,428OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$23,229DepreciationAmt
Book Value$596,199BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

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Other Cost Or Other Basis$3,457OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$3,457DepreciationAmt
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Total Book Value Land Buildings$963,599TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$1,062,553TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Subtotal$1,062,553RevenueSubtotalAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$1,062,553TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$800,938TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Subtotal$800,938ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$800,938TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

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Form And Line ReferenceSCHEDULE D, PAGE 3, PART XFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE ORGANIZATION FOLLOWS ASC 740 "INCOME TAXES" WHICH CLARIFIES THE ACCOUNTING AND RECOGNITION FOR TAX POSITIONS TAKEN. THE ORGANIZATION RECOGNIZES THE TAX BENEFITS FROM UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS ONLY IF IT IS MORE LIKELY THAN NOT, BASED ON THE TECHNICAL MERITS, THAT A TAX POSITION WILL BE SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION BY THE TAXING AUTHORITY. FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2020, THE ORGANIZATION HAS DETERMINED THAT THERE ARE NO MATERIAL UNCERTAINTIES IN INCOME TAXES. THE ORGANIZATION HAS NOT INCURRED ANY INCOME TAX RELATED PENALTIES OR INTEREST FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2020, AND IS NO LONGER SUBJECT TO INCOME TAX EXAMINATIONS BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE FOR THE YEARS PRIOR TO 2017.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4ACLEAN OCEAN ACTION, INC.(COA)IS THE ONLY FULL TIME COALITION DEDICATED TO IMPROVING THE MARINE WATERS OF THE NEW YORK/NEW JERSEY REGION. FOUNDED IN 1984, COA BRINGS TOGETHER AND EMPOWERS OVER 115 ORGANIZATIONS, HUNDREDS OF BUSINESSES AND THOUSANDS OF CITIZENS TO PROTECT NATURE'S MOST IMPORTANT RESOURCE: THE OCEAN. THE PROFESSIONAL STAFF INCLUDES PHD'S, AN ATTORNEY AND SEVERAL WITH MASTER'S DEGREES. THE SMALL AND EFFECTIVE TEAM APPLIES RESEARCH, EDUCATION, AND CITIZEN ACTION TO REDUCE SOURCES OF POLLUTION AND IMPACTS FROM CLIMATE CHANGE WITH FACT-BASED CAMPAIGNS TO IMPLEMENT ENVIRONMENTALLY-SOUND SOLUTIONS. COA ALSO ENGAGES MEANINGFUL AND AUTHENTIC EFFORTS TO ENSURE ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE. ACCOMPLISHMENTS: SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENTS TO MARINE WATER QUALITY BY REDUCING SOURCES OF POLLUTION, PLASTICS, AND CLIMATE CHANGE, INCLUDING: ENDED OCEAN DUMPING OF EIGHT OCEAN DUMPSITES OFF THE COAST OF NJ BLOCKED FOSSIL FUEL OCEAN INDUSTRIALIZATION, INCLUDING SEVEN LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS FACILITIES AND OIL AND GAS DRILLING PASSED THE NATION'S STRONGEST STATE LAW PROHIBITING OFFSHORE OIL AND GAS ACTIVITIES WITH SUPPORT FROM 99% OF NJ LEGISLATURE PASSED THE NATION'S STRONGEST FERTILIZER CONTROL LAW TO PROTECT NJ'S COASTAL WATERWAYS REDUCED SOURCES OF RAW SEWAGE, PROTECTING SWIMMERS FROM SEWAGE ESTABLISHED THE REGION'S LARGEST ENVIROMENTAL LITTER REDUCTION EVENT, BEACH SWEEPS, COLLECTED NEARLY 7.5 MILLION PIECES OF TRASH FROM NJ BEACHES, AND CREATED A DATABASE FOR REGIONAL LITTER AND PLASTIC REDUCTION EFFORTS REDUCED THE USE OF PLASTICS IN COMMUNITIES, BUSINESSES, AND BY INDIVIDUALS CONDUCTED A STATEWIDE ASSESSMENT OF MICROPLASTICS ALONG THE ENTIRE NJ COAST SUCCESSFULLY LED CAMPAIGN TO PASS LAWS TO REDUCE SINGLE-USE PLASTIC ABUSE IMPROVED THE MANAGEMENT OF DREDGE MATERIAL CREATED A COASTAL WATERSHED PROTECTION PROGRAM, CALLED RALLY FOR THE WATERWAYS CREATED A MUNICIPAL POLLUTION REDUCTION CERTIFICATION PROGRAM, CALLED BLUE STAR EDUCATION PROGRAMS COA CREATED THE BEACH SWEEPS - THE REGION'S LONGEST RUNNING LARGEST BI- ANNUAL VOLUNTEER CITIZEN SCIENCE EVENT FOR ALL AGES THAT PUTS FEET ON THE BEACH AND HANDS IN THE SAND TO REDUCE MARINE DEBRIS AND COLLECT A LEGACY OF INFORMATION THAT IS USED TO IDENTIFY SOURCES OF MARINE DEBRIS, MONITOR TRENDS AND PROMOTE SOLUTIONS. COA ALSO DEVELOPED "WATERSHED MINDFULNESS" PROGRAMS TO ENGAGE PEOPLE IN POLLUTION REDUCTION AT THE LOCAL LEVEL, AS WELL AS COORDINATING DIVERSE AND ENGAGING EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS FOR ALL AGES (YOUTH - SENIORS), TO REDUCE POLLUTION, CLIMATE CHANGE AND PLASTICS. RESEARCH PROGRAMS COA CONDUCTS RESEARCH TO IDENTIFY PLASTICS, PATHOGENS, AND CHEMICAL POLLUTION SOURCES BY ENGAGING CITIZEN SCIENCE WITH RIGOROUS OVERSIGHT BY THE PHD STAFF SCIENTIST. RESEARCH IS COORDINATED WITH STATE AND FEDERAL AGENCIES, AS WELL AS WITH OUTSIDE SCIENTISTS TO ENSURE QUALITY. WATER QUALITY MONITORING IS ALSO CONDUCTED IN COA'S NEW IN-HOUSE LAB. CAMPAIGNS ARE IMPLEMENTED ALONG WITH MUNICIPAL ENGAGEMENT TO REDUCE THE SOURCES OF POLLUTION AND IMPACTS DISCOVERED THROUGH RESEARCH. CITIZEN ACTION COA ACTS AS A WATCHDOG BY RESPONDING TO AND INVESTIGATING CALLS FROM CITIZENS ABOUT POLLUTING ACTIVITIES. ACTION CAMPAIGNS, MEETINGS AND RALLIES TO INFORM THE PUBLIC AND RECORD TESTIMONY, AND PETITIONS AND LETTER-WRITING CAMPAIGNS ARE PREPARED WITH SCIENTIFIC, TECHNICAL, AND LEGAL EXPERTISE TO ENSURE PROTECTION OF MARINE WATER QUALITY FROM POLLUTION, INCLUDING FROM PATHOGENS, CHEMICALS, AND MARINE DEBRIS.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11BREVIEWED BY EACH BOARD OF TRUSTEE MEMBER.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12CTHE BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETS AND MONITORS COMPLIANCE.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15ATHE BOARD OF TRUSTEES REVIEWS AND APPROVES COMPENSATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR USING COMPARABLE DATA AND APPROVAL IS DOCUMENTED CONTEMPORANEOUSLY.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15BTHE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES REVIEWS AND APPROVES COMPENSATION OF OFFICERS USING COMPARABLE DATA AND APPROVAL IS DOCUMENTED CONTEMPORANEOUSLY.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 18FORM 990 AND FORM 1023 ARE AVAILABLE ON THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19UPON REQUEST

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