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+## Pull Request Checklist
+
+I have:
+- [ ] performed a self review of my code [I&A code style](https://github.com/asfadmin/ia-standards/blob/main/standards.md)
+    - Resources and Data Structures are sorted by ABC or a defined sorting pattern
+- [ ] updated the documentation accordingly
+- [ ] verified required action checks are passing
+- [ ] deployed my code and all new and existing E2E/Integration tests passed
+- [ ] bumped the version number as appropriate