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Jefferson Lab User Community,</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">As you know, we encountered several<span
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restoration and re-start of the four-Hall physics program. As
a result, we resumed physics operations September 26th rather
than<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>on<span
class="apple-converted-space"> </span>August 22<sup>nd</sup><span
class="apple-converted-space"> </span>as originally planned.<span
class="apple-converted-space"> </span> This substantially
delayed start to CEBAF beam delivery requires us to adjust the
scheduled experimental physics program accordingly. <span
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<p class="MsoNormal">Please find attached the adjusted beam
schedule for the remainder of calendar year 2018. <span
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imposed by four-Hall physics operations,<span
class="apple-converted-space"> </span>such as<span
class="apple-converted-space"> </span>the energy choices a
hall may have, make<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>re-scheduling
the physics program a difficult task. We understand that this
short-term schedule does not include all of the science shown
in the previously released schedule. We apologize to the
various experiment and Hall collaborations that do not see
your anticipated science reflected in this short term
schedule.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">We would like to reassure you that we are
considering options to restore some of the lost physics
run-time. We will be in a position to provide an updated
long-term schedule for the remainder of FY19 once we have
completed our resource planning for FY19. </p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">We would also like to emphasize that we are
in the process of learning all that we can from this difficult
start-up period in order to ensure that we avoid such
difficulties in the future. We recognize the difficulties
that this period has brought about, and appreciate your
support and patience.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.jlab.org/div_dept/physics_division/experiments/schedule.html">https://www.jlab.org/div_dept/physics_division/experiments/schedule.html</a><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Best Regards,</p>
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