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AMENDMENTS TO THE GUIDELINES MANUAL

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AMENDMENT 265

The Commentary to §4A1.2 captioned "Application Notes" is amended in Note 8 by deleting "4A1.2(e)" and inserting in lieu thereof "4A1.2(d)(2) and (e)", and by inserting immediately following the first sentence:

"As used in §4A1.2(d)(2) and (e), the term ‘commencement of the instant offense’ includes any relevant conduct. See §1B1.3 (Relevant Conduct).".

Reason for Amendment: The purposes of this amendment are to correct a clerical error by inserting a reference to §4A1.2(d)(2), and to clarify that "commencement of the instant offense" includes any relevant conduct.

Effective Date: The effective date of this amendment is November 1, 1989.