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        <ReturnReference>FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15</ReturnReference>
        <Explanation>PROCESS INCLUDES THE USE OF COMPARABLE COMPENSATION DATA, ANNUAL REVIEW AND APPROVAL BY THE BOARD, AND CONTEMPORANEOUS DOCUMENTATION AND RECORDKEEPING. ANY BOARD MEMBERS WITH A CONFLICT OF INTEREST REFRAIN FROM REVIEWING AND APPROVING HIS OR HER COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENT.</Explanation>
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