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        <ExplanationTxt>THE ASSOCIATION CONSISTS OF INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS.</ExplanationTxt>
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      <SupplementalInformationDetail>
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        <ExplanationTxt>MEMBERS OF THE ASSOCIATION ELECT INDIVIDUALS FROM ITS MEMBERSHIP TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <ExplanationTxt>FORM 990 AND SUPPORTING SCHEDULES AND STATEMENTS ARE REVIEWED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. ANY QUESTIONS RAISED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR DURING THIS REVIEW PROCESS ARE ANSWERED TO THE DIRECTORS SATISFACTION PRIOR TO SIGNING AND FILING OF THE RETURN AND SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS, SCHEDULES AND STATEMENTS.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <ExplanationTxt>THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR REGULARLY REVIEWS ITS CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY WITH BOARD MEMBERS AND POTENTIAL BOARD MEMBERS. BEFORE MEMBERS ARE ELECTED TO THE BOARD, INDIVIDUALS ARE MADE AWARE OF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY TO ENSURE THAT POTENTIAL BOARD MEMBERS SATISFY THIS POLICY.</ExplanationTxt>
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