Much of the structure of the ESPI XML format was derived from the schema

definition in the OpenESPI Project's OpenESPI-Common-java codebase. That

definition contains the following NOTICE:

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NOTICE

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This product is a derivative work based on the

NAESB REQ.21 Energy Service Provider Interface Standard

Version 1.0

Copyright 2011 NAESB

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