diff --git a/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/datasources/providers/ReferenceOrderedView.java b/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/datasources/providers/ReferenceOrderedView.java
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+package org.broadinstitute.sting.gatk.datasources.providers;
+
+import org.broadinstitute.sting.gatk.refdata.RefMetaDataTracker;
+import org.broadinstitute.sting.utils.GenomeLoc;
+
+public interface ReferenceOrderedView extends View {
+    RefMetaDataTracker getReferenceOrderedDataAtLocus( GenomeLoc loc );
+}