Definition: In this task, you're given a statement and three sentences as choices. Your job is to determine the neutral choice based on your inference from the statement and your commonsense knowledge. The neutral choice is a sentence that neither agrees nor disagrees with the statement. Indicate your answer as '1', '2', or '3', corresponding to the choice number of the selected sentence. If sentence X agrees with sentence Y, one's correctness follows from the other one. If sentence X disagrees with sentence Y, they can not be correct at the same time.
Input: Statement: Rather, in accordance with VA's practice, publication of the certification in the Federal Register was treated as providing notice to SBA. Choices: 1. SBA thought that the publication was well written. 2. VA practices dictated that the SBA be notified in person by the Director. 3. SBA was notified when the certification was published.

1