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Cemetery: Rose Hill Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Tourist attractions: Rifle Creek Museum (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 337 East Avenue), Cottonwood Springs Park (Amusement & Theme Parks; 27653 Highway 6), Rifle Area Chamber of Commerce (200 Lion Park Circle).
Hotels: Buckskin Inn (101 Ray Avenue), Rusty Cannon Motel (701 Taughenbaugh Boulevard).
Courts: Rifle City - City Hall- Rifle Municipal Court (202 Railroad Avenue), Garfield County - Courts-Ninth Judicial District- Rifle (110 East 18th Street).
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Garfield County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential
Air pollution and air quality trends
(lower is better)
AQI
PM10
Ozone
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 28.0. This is about average.
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 24.9. This is about average. There were 19 monitors within city limits.
Ozone [ppb] level in 2010 was 29.2. This is about average. There were 3 monitors within city limits.
Drinking water stations with addresses in Rifle and their reported violations in the past:
COTTONWOOD SPRINGS (Population served: 750, Surface_water):
Past monitoring violations:
- Monitoring, Routine/Repeat (SWTR-Filter) - In JUL-1997. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (SEP-03-1997), St Formal NOV issued (SEP-03-1997)
RIFLE CREEK GOLF COURSE (Population served: 250, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In OCT-1999, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (OCT-18-1999), St Formal NOV issued (OCT-18-1999)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In OCT-1998, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (OCT-20-1998), St Formal NOV issued (OCT-20-1998)
Past monitoring violations:
- 7 routine major monitoring violations
RIFLE FALLS STATE PARK (Address: 0050 RD 219  , Population served: 190, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- 3 routine major monitoring violations
RIFLE FIRESIDE LANES (Population served: 95, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In SEP-2003, Contaminant: Coliform
Past monitoring violations:
- 3 routine major monitoring violations
- One minor monitoring violation
TEEPEE BIBLE CAMP (Address: 7802 CR 319 , Population served: 85, Groundwater_under_infl_of_surface_water):
Past health violations:
- Treatment Technique (SWTR) - In SEP-2005. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (OCT-24-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-24-2005)
Past monitoring violations:
- Monitoring, Routine/Repeat (SWTR-Filter) - In AUG-2005. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (SEP-16-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (SEP-16-2005)
- Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In AUG-2002, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (SEP-04-2002), St Formal NOV issued (SEP-04-2002)
- Monitoring, Routine/Repeat (SWTR-Filter) - In SEP-1999. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (NOV-11-1999), St Formal NOV issued (NOV-11-1999)
- Monitoring, Routine/Repeat (SWTR-Filter) - In AUG-1999. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (OCT-12-1999), St Formal NOV issued (OCT-12-1999)
- Monitoring, Routine/Repeat (SWTR-Filter) - In JUL-1999. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (SEP-10-1999), St Formal NOV issued (SEP-10-1999)
- 4 routine major monitoring violations
- 5 other older monitoring violations
Drinking water stations with addresses in Rifle that have no violations reported:
- RIFLE GAP STATE PARK (Population served: 25, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 5.0%
(6.5% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 0.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 0.0% for other race residents, 29.3% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This city: |  2.7 people | | Colorado: |  2.5 people |
| This city: | 68.6% | | Whole state: | 65.4% |
| This city: | 6.1% | | Whole state: | 5.5% |
- Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
- Gay men: 0.2% of all households
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Rifle, CO
People in group quarters in Rifle:
- 96 people in nursing homes
- 6 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 3 people in religious group quarters
Rifle compared to Colorado state average:
- Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
- Renting percentage below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in significantly below state average.
- Number of rooms per house above state average.
- House age significantly below state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
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Banks with branches in Rifle (2011 data):
- Alpine Bank: South Rifle Branch at 405 Airport Road, branch established on 07/30/2007; Rifle Branch at 100 East 4th Street, branch established on 03/08/1993. Info updated 11/03/2006: Bank assets: $2,423.0 mil, Deposits: $2,081.1 mil, headquarters in Glenwood Springs, CO, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 43 total offices, Holding Company: Alpine Banks Of Colorado
- American National Bank: Rifle Branch at 429 Railroad Avenue, branch established on 02/02/1990. Info updated 11/03/2006: Bank assets: $1,732.6 mil, Deposits: $1,392.1 mil, headquarters in Denver, CO, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 40 total offices, Holding Company: Sturm Financial Group, Inc.
- Academy Bank, National Association: Rifle Branch at 1000 Airport Road, branch established on 05/02/2007. Info updated 06/10/2008: Bank assets: $48.6 mil, Deposits: $43.2 mil, headquarters in Colorado Springs, CO, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 54 total offices, Holding Company: Dickinson Financial Corporation Ii
- Wells Fargo Bank, National Association: Rifle Branch at 1542 Railroad Avenue, branch established on 11/12/1981. Info updated 12/01/2010: Bank assets: $1,070,489.0 mil, Deposits: $811,027.0 mil, headquarters in Sioux Falls, SD, positive income, 6537 total offices, Holding Company: Wells Fargo & Company
- Community Banks of Colorado: Rifle Branch at Wapiti Ave, branch established on 12/13/2006. Info updated 08/30/2010: Bank assets: $1,654.4 mil, Deposits: $1,542.0 mil, headquarters in Greenwood Village, CO, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 42 total offices, Holding Company: Community Bankshares, Inc.
- Bank of Colorado: Rifle Branch at 1200 Railroad Avenue, branch established on 05/12/2003. Info updated 09/15/2006: Bank assets: $1,951.9 mil, Deposits: $1,607.2 mil, headquarters in Fort Collins, CO, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 40 total offices, Holding Company: Pinnacle Bancorp, Inc.
Fire-safe hotels and motels in Rifle, Colorado:
- Red River Inn, 718 Taughenbaugh Blvd, Rifle, CO 81650 , Phone: (970) 625-3050
- Winchester Motel, 520 Railroad Ave, Rifle, CO 81650 , Phone: (970) 625-1777
- La Quinta Inn And Suites, 600 Wapiti Ct, Rifle, CO 81650 , Phone: (970) 625-2676, Fax: (970) 625-4474
- Super 8 Rifle, 301 S 7th St, Rifle, CO 81650 , Phone: (970) 625-9912, Fax: (970) 625-9913
- Hampton Inn & Suites-Rifle, 499 Airport Rd, Rifle, CO 81650 , Phone: (970) 625-1500, Fax: (970) 625-1503
All 5 fire-safe hotels and motels in Rifle, Colorado
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (74%)
- Electricity (20%)
- Wood (3%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Garfield County Colorado:
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Religion statistics for Rifle:
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 27.86%
| Here | | 27.9% |
| USA | | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Catholic Church | LDS (Mormon) Church | United Methodist Church | Assemblies of God | Southern Baptist Convention |
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| Adherents | 44.1% | 9.8% | 7.3% | 4.7% | 4.4% |
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| Congregations | 10.2% | 6.1% | 8.2% | 8.2% | 8.2% |
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| Name | New Testament Association Independent Baptist Churches/Other Fundamental Baptists | Lutheran Church | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | Churches of Christ | Other |
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| Adherents | 4.2% | 4.2% | 3.4% | 2.7% | 15.2% |
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| Congregations | 8.2% | 4.1% | 2.0% | 6.1% | 38.8% |
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Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.
Food Environment Statistics:Number of grocery stores: 8 | Garfield County: | 1.50 / 10,000 pop. | | Colorado: | 1.50 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1 | This county: | 0.19 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 0.15 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 1 | Garfield County: | 0.19 / 10,000 pop. | | Colorado: | 0.45 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 30 | Garfield County: | 5.62 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 3.13 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 81 | Here: | 15.18 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 8.99 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | This county: | 4.9% | | Colorado: | 5.3% |
Adult obesity rate: | Garfield County: | 15.4% | | Colorado: | 18.4% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | This county: | 8.3% | | State: | 9.6% |
| Local government employment and payroll (March 2007) |
| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Financial Administration |
5 | $21,516 | $51,638 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
11 | $53,811 | $58,703 | 17 | $8,413 |
| Judicial and Legal |
1 | $6,354 | $76,248 | 2 | $6,108 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
17 | $88,788 | $62,674 | 0 | $0 |
| Police - Other |
4 | $12,613 | $37,839 | 0 | $0 |
| Streets and Highways |
8 | $37,465 | $56,198 | 0 | $0 |
| Solid Waste Management |
1 | $3,700 | $44,400 | 1 | $248 |
| Sewerage |
3 | $13,709 | $54,836 | 0 | $0 |
| Parks and Recreation |
10 | $38,508 | $46,210 | 1 | $576 |
| Water Supply |
11 | $54,498 | $59,452 | 0 | $0 |
| Other and Unallocable |
5 | $17,789 | $42,694 | 2 | $1,140 |
| Totals for Government |
76 | $348,751 | $55,066 | 23 | $16,485 |
Rifle government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Sewerage: $531,000 ($57.37)
Solid Waste Management: $476,000 ($51.43)
Housing & Community Development: $259,000 ($27.98)
All Other: $253,000 ($27.34)
Parks & Recreation: $61,000 ($6.59)
Regular Highways: $42,000 ($4.54)
- Construction - Regular Highways: $379,000 ($40.95)
Water Utilities: $212,000 ($22.91)
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $1,202,000 ($129.88)
Water Utilities: $1,094,000 ($118.21)
Central Staff Services: $694,000 ($74.99)
Sewerage: $665,000 ($71.85)
Regular Highways: $581,000 ($62.78)
Parks & Recreation: $521,000 ($56.29)
General Public Buildings: $456,000 ($49.27)
Solid Waste Management: $414,000 ($44.73)
Housing & Community Development: $403,000 ($43.54)
Financial Administration: $218,000 ($23.55)
General - Other: $158,000 ($17.07)
Welfare - Other: $156,000 ($16.86)
Judicial and Legal Services: $99,000 ($10.70)
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $72,000 ($7.78)
- Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $73,000 ($7.89)
- General - Interest on Debt: $101,000 ($10.91)
- Local Intergovernmental - Highways: $141,000 ($15.24)
Health & Hospitals: $83,000 ($8.97)
All Other: $12,000 ($1.30)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $1,269,000 ($137.12)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $1,681,000 ($181.63)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $1,545,000 ($166.94)
Water Utilities: $1,138,000 ($122.96)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $136,000 ($14.69)
Water Utilities: $131,000 ($14.15)
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $332,000 ($35.87)
Interest Earnings: $248,000 ($26.80)
Property Sale Other: $46,000 ($4.97)
Special Assessments: $8,000 ($0.86)
Rents: $5,000 ($0.54)
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $109,000 ($11.78)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $6,527,000 ($705.24)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $1,331,000 ($143.81)
- State Intergovernmental - General Support: $459,000 ($49.59)
Highways: $198,000 ($21.39)
Housing & Community Development: $192,000 ($20.75)
All Other: $94,000 ($10.16)
- Tax - Total General Sales: $2,209,000 ($238.68)
Property: $262,000 ($28.31)
Public Utilities: $148,000 ($15.99)
Motor Vehicle License: $37,000 ($4.00)
NEC: $1,000 ($0.11)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $2,335,000 ($252.30)
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $71,000 ($7.67)
11.79% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($54,296 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 11.79% | | Colorado average: | 10.77% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
9.18% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($43,305 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 9.18% | | Colorado average: | 10.03% |
0.07% of residents moved to foreign countries ($374 average AGI)| Garfield County: | 0.07% | | Colorado average: | 0.12% |
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Rifle:
- KRGS (690 AM; 1 kW; RIFLE, CO; Owner: WESTERN SLOPE COMMUNICATIONS, L.L.C.)
- KNZZ (1100 AM; 50 kW; GRAND JUNCTION, CO; Owner: M B C GRAND BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KJOL (620 AM; 10 kW; GRAND JUNCTION, CO; Owner: UNITED MINISTRIES)
- KKZN (760 AM; 50 kW; THORNTON, CO; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING OF COLORADO, INC.)
- KLTT (670 AM; 50 kW; COMMERCE CITY, CO; Owner: KLZ RADIO, INC.)
- KOA (850 AM; 50 kW; DENVER, CO; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING OF COLORADO, INC.)
- KGLN (980 AM; 1 kW; GLENWOOD SPRINGS, CO; Owner: COLORADO WEST BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KRAI (550 AM; 5 kW; CRAIG, CO; Owner: WILD WEST RADIO, INC.)
- KMXA (1090 AM; 50 kW; AURORA, CO; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
- KSKE (610 AM; 5 kW; VAIL, CO; Owner: PILGRIM COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- KUBC (580 AM; 5 kW; MONTROSE, CO; Owner: WOODLAND COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
- KLMO (1060 AM; 30 kW; LONGMONT, CO; Owner: PILGRIM COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- KALL (700 AM; 50 kW; NORTH SALT LAKE CITY, UT; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Rifle:
- K276AI (103.1 FM; RIFLE, CO; Owner: MBC GRAND BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KKCH (92.7 FM; GLENWOOD SPRINGS, CO; Owner: AGM-ROCKY MOUNTAIN BROADCASTING I, L.L.C.)
- K272DL (102.3 FM; RIFLE, CO; Owner: MBC GRAND BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KZKS (105.3 FM; RIFLE, CO; Owner: WESTERN SLOPE COMMUNICATIONS, L.L.C.)
- KDNK (90.5 FM; CARBONDALE, CO; Owner: CARBONDALE COMM. ACCESS RADIO, INC.)
- KLXV (91.9 FM; GLENWOOD SPRINGS, CO; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
- K247AD (97.3 FM; CARBONDALE, CO; Owner: PITKIN COUNTY TRANSLATOR)
- KRVG (95.5 FM; GLENWOOD SPRINGS, CO; Owner: WESTERN SLOPE COMMUNICATIONS LLC)
- KZKS-FM2 (105.3 FM; CARBONDALE, CO; Owner: WESTERN SLOPE COMMUNICATIONS, L.L.C)
- K256AD (99.1 FM; PALISADE, CO; Owner: NORTH FORK VALLEY PUBLIC RADIO, INC.)
- K205CK (88.9 FM; GRAND JUNCTION, CO; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
- K214CA (90.7 FM; GRAND JUNCTION, CO; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
- K202BJ (88.3 FM; RIFLE, CO; Owner: PUBLIC BROADCASTING OF COLORADO, INC)
- K210CE (89.9 FM; MESA, CO; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
- K292CY (106.3 FM; RIFLE, CO; Owner: MESA BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KAYW (98.1 FM; MEEKER, CO; Owner: WESTERN SLOPE COMMUNICATIONS LLC)
- K259AC (99.7 FM; GYPSUM, ETC., CO; Owner: COMMUNITY RADIO FOR NORTHERN COLORADO)
- KTUN (101.5 FM; EAGLE, CO; Owner: SALISBURY BROADCASTING COLORADO, LLC)
- K244AN (96.7 FM; RIFLE, CO; Owner: COLORADO WEST BROADCASTING INC.)
- KQZR (102.5 FM; CRAIG, CO; Owner: CRAIG BROADCASTING, LLC)
TV broadcast stations around Rifle:
- K11KR (Channel 2; RIFLE, CO; Owner: STATE OF ALASKA)
Fatal road traffic accident statistics for 1975 - 2009 (per 100,000 population)
Rifle, Colorado:
- Fatal accident count: 14
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 15
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 6
- Fatalities: 14
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 25
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 1
Colorado average:
- Fatal accident count: 140
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 217
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 64
- Fatalities: 151
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 374
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 24
See more detailed statistics of Rifle fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2009 here
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 13
Total length: 62 meters (203ft)
Total average daily traffic: 134,266
Total average daily truck traffic: 11,784
New bridges - Historical Statistics
- 1930-1939: 1
- 1940-1949: 0
- 1950-1959: 1
- 1960-1969: 0
- 1970-1979: 6
- 1980-1989: 3
- 1990-1999: 0
- 2000-2010: 2
See Full National Bridge Inventory Statistics for Rifle, CO
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for Rifle, CO
| Most common first names in Rifle, CO among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
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| William | 45 | 78.2 years |
| John | 42 | 76.6 years |
| Robert | 41 | 72.3 years |
| James | 37 | 75.5 years |
| Mary | 30 | 78.0 years |
| Charles | 23 | 73.9 years |
| George | 20 | 79.1 years |
| Helen | 18 | 81.7 years |
| Frank | 16 | 80.1 years |
| Ruth | 14 | 81.1 years |
| Most common last names in Rifle, CO among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
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| Smith | 19 | 78.7 years |
| Wilson | 14 | 73.9 years |
| Johnson | 14 | 77.9 years |
| Jones | 10 | 79.6 years |
| Williams | 9 | 73.0 years |
| Jewell | 9 | 73.4 years |
| Davis | 9 | 69.7 years |
| Cook | 8 | 88.0 years |
| Harris | 8 | 79.0 years |
| Arnold | 8 | 73.4 years |
| Businesses in Rifle, CO |
| Name | Count | | Name | Count |
| AT&T | 1 | | RadioShack | 1 |
| Burger King | 1 | | SONIC Drive-In | 1 |
| Comfort Inn | 1 | | Sears | 1 |
| Domino's Pizza | 1 | | Starbucks | 1 |
| FedEx | 4 | | Subway | 2 |
| H&R Block | 2 | | T-Mobile | 1 |
| KFC | 1 | | Taco Bell | 1 |
| Kroger | 1 | | U-Haul | 2 |
| La Quinta | 1 | | UPS | 2 |
| MasterBrand Cabinets | 2 | | Walmart | 1 |
Browse common businesses in Rifle, CO
- #6 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (population 5,000+)"
- #18 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Construction (population 5,000+)"
- #23 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Alcoholic beverage merchant wholesalers (population 5,000+)"
- #24 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (population 5,000+)"
- #27 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest differences between daily high and daily low temperatures (population 5,000+)"
- #31 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (population 5,000+)"
- #46 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Pharmacies and drug stores (population 5,000+)"
- #83 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of workers with very long commute times (90 or more minutes) (population 5,000+)"
- #88 on the list of "Top 100 highest located cities (pop. 5,000+)"
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