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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>Pt XII, Line 2d</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>AN EVALUATION OF WHETHER OR NOT IT HAS ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITION IS DETERMINED ON AN ANNUAL BASIS BY THE COOPERATIVE. WHILE IT BELIEVES IT HAS ADEQUATELY PROVIDED FOR ALL TAX POSITIONS, AMOUNTS ASSERTED BY TAXING AUTHORITIES COULD BE DIFFERENT THAN POSTIONS TAKEN BY THE COOPERATIVE. THE COOPERATIVE RECOGNIZES ANY INTEREST AND PENALTIES ASSESSED BY TAXING AUTHOITIES IN INCOME TAX EXPENSE, AND WITH FEW EXCEPTIONS, IS NO LONGER SUBJECT TO INCOME TAX EXAMINATIONS BY TAXING AUTHORITIES FOR YEARS BEFORE 2013.</ExplanationTxt>
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      </SupplementalInformationDetail>
      <SupplementalInformationDetail>
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      <SeverancePaymentInd>false</SeverancePaymentInd>
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      <SupplementalInformationDetail>
        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>Pt VI, Line 6</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>MEMBER OWNED COOPERATIVE</ExplanationTxt>
      </SupplementalInformationDetail>
      <SupplementalInformationDetail>
        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>Pt VI, Line 7a</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>ALL BOARD MEMBERS ARE ELECTED BY THE MEMBERSHIP</ExplanationTxt>
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      <SupplementalInformationDetail>
        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>Pt VI, Line 7b</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>MEMBERS APPROVE BYLAW CHANGES</ExplanationTxt>
      </SupplementalInformationDetail>
      <SupplementalInformationDetail>
        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>Pt VI, Line 11b</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>REVIEWED BY MANAGEMENT AND EMAILED TO BOARD MEMBERS</ExplanationTxt>
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      <SupplementalInformationDetail>
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        <ExplanationTxt>SELF REPORTING SYSTEM</ExplanationTxt>
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      <SupplementalInformationDetail>
        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>Pt VI, Line 15a</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>ANNUAL BOARD REVIEW</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>Pt XI</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
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      <SupplementalInformationDetail>
        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>Pt XI</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
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      <SupplementalInformationDetail>
        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>Pt XI</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>OTHER CHANGES (698)</ExplanationTxt>
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      <SupplementalInformationDetail>
        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>Pt XI</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>Pt VII, Col (F)</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>OFFICER COMPENSATION IN COLUMN (D) AND (F) WERE IMPACTED BY THE 27 PAY PERIODS IN 2016.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <ExplanationTxt>DISTRIBUTION MAINTENANCE 592033. 592033. 0. 0.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <ExplanationTxt>ADMIN &amp; GENERAL 598931. 598931. 0. 0.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <ExplanationTxt>TAXES 14702. 14702. 0. 0.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>MISC 120. 120. 0. 0.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <ExplanationTxt>ROUNDING -4. -4. 0. 0.</ExplanationTxt>
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