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+<!-- Use this template by filling in information and copy and pasting relevant items out of the html comments. -->
+
+# Relates to:
+<!-- LINK TO ISSUE OR TICKET -->
+
+<!-- This risks section is to be filled out before final review and merge. -->
+# Risks
+<!--
+Low, medium, large. List what kind of risks, and what could be effected.
+-->
+
+# Background
+## What does this PR do?
+
+## What kind of change is this?
+<!--
+Bug fixes (non-breaking change which fixes an issue)
+Improvements (misc. changes to existing features)
+Features (non-breaking change which adds functionality)
+Updates (new versions of included code)
+-->
+
+<!-- This "Why" section is most relevant if there is no linked issue explaining why. If there is a related issue it might make sense to skip this why section. -->
+<!--
+## Why are we doing this? Any context or related work?
+-->
+
+# Documentation changes needed?
+<!--
+My changes do not require a change to the project documentation.
+My changes require a change to the project documentation.
+If a docs change is needed: I have updated the documentation accordingly.
+-->
+
+<!-- Please show how you tested the PR. This will really help if the PR needs to be retested, and probably help the PR get merged quicker. -->
+# Testing
+## Where should a reviewer start?
+
+## Detailed testing steps
+<!--
+None, automtated tests are fine.
+-->
+
+<!--
+- As [anon/admin], go to [link]
+  - [do action]
+  - verify [result]
+-->
+
+<!-- If there is a UI change, please include before and after screenshots or videos. This will speed up PRs being merged. It is extra nice to annotate screenshots with arrows or boxes pointing out the differences. -->
+<!--
+## Screenshots
+### Before
+### After
+-->
+
+<!-- If there is anything about the deploy, please make a note. -->
+<!--
+# Deploy Notes
+-->
+
+<!--  Copy and paste commandline output. -->
+<!--
+## Database changes
+-->
+
+<!--  If there is something more than the automated steps, please specifiy deploy instructions. -->
+<!--
+## Deployment instructions
+-->