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 ## Related Tickets & Documents
 
+<!--
+For pull requests that relate or close an issue, please include them
+below.  We like to follow [Github's guidance on linking issues to pull requests](https://docs.github.com/en/issues/tracking-your-work-with-issues/linking-a-pull-request-to-an-issue).
+
+For example having the text: "closes #1234" would connect the current pull
+request to issue 1234.  And when we merge the pull request, Github will
+automatically close the issue.
+-->
+
+- [ ] Related Issue #
+- [ ] Closes #
+
 ## QA Instructions, Screenshots, Recordings
 
 _Please replace this line with instructions on how to test your changes, a note