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A fenestration operation hardware assembly includes at least one latch mechanism and an operation hardware assembly configured for coupling with a panel slidable within a frame. The latch mechanism includes a latch bolt and a latch biasing element coupled with the latch bolt. An operator of the oper

A fenestration operation hardware assembly includes at least one latch mechanism and an operation hardware assembly configured for coupling with a panel slidable within a frame. The latch mechanism includes a latch bolt and a latch biasing element coupled with the latch bolt. An operator of the operation hardware assembly is remote from the latch mechanism and is coupled with the panel. The operator includes an operator interface feature movable between initial and operating positions. In the initial position the latch bolt is in a projecting position, and in the operating position the operator interface feature moves the latch bolt into one or more withdrawn positions. The operation hardware assembly includes a retention assembly for retaining the latch bolt in a withdrawn position.

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1. A fenestration assembly comprising: a frame including at least one sash groove and at least one locking recess within the at least one sash groove;at least one sash slidable within the frame, the at least one sash including first and second sashes;a fenestration hardware assembly coupled with the

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A fenestration assembly comprising: a frame including at least one sash groove and at least one locking recess within the at least one sash groove;at least one sash slidable within the frame, the at least one sash including first and second sashes;a fenestration hardware assembly coupled with the first sash, the fenestration hardware assembly includes: an operator including an operator interface feature coupled with the first sash,a first latch mechanism coupled with the first sash and remote from the operator, the first latch mechanism includes a movable first latch bolt,a tying element coupled between the first latch bolt and the operator interface feature, the tying element transmits movement of the operator interface feature to the first latch bolt;a second latch mechanism including a second latch bolt coupled with the second sash;a transmission assembly coupled with the frame, the transmission assembly transmits movement of the operator interface feature and the first latch bolt coupled with the first sash to the second latch bolt coupled with the second sash; andwherein the first latch bolt is movable between at least a projecting position and a first withdrawn position according to movement of the operator interface feature: in the projecting position the first latch bolt is received within the at least one locking recess to arrest sliding movement of the at least one sash within the frame,in the first withdrawn position the first and second latch bolts are withdrawn from the at least one locking recess with the operator interface feature and are within the at least one sash groove and the first and second sashes are slidable within the frame. 2. The fenestration assembly of claim 1, wherein the first latch bolt is movable to a second withdrawn position according to movement of the operator interface feature, and in the second withdrawn position the first last latch bolt is withdrawn from the at least one sash groove and the sash is tiltable relative to the frame. 3. The fenestration assembly of claim 2, wherein the operator includes a stop and a stop release, and the operator is movable between initial, first operating and second operating positions that move at least the first latch bolt between the projecting, first withdrawn and second withdrawn positions, respectively, and wherein: the stop constrains movement of the operator interface feature to between the initial position and the first operating position,the stop release releases movement of the operator interface feature to the second operating position. 4. The fenestration assembly of claim 3, wherein the stop includes a stopping bar, and the operator includes an operator stop engaged with the stopping bar at the first operating position. 5. The fenestration assembly of claim 2 comprising a biasing element coupled with the operator interface feature and a retention assembly selectively coupled with the operator interface feature, and wherein in the first withdrawn position the retention assembly retains the operator interface feature in a first operating position, and the retained operator interface feature retains the at least one latch bolt in the first withdrawn position, andin the second withdrawn position the biasing element biases the operator interface feature from a second operating position toward the first operating position and the at least one latch bolt moves from the second withdrawn position toward the first withdrawn position. 6. The fenestration assembly of claim 1, wherein the frame includes at least one vent recess within the at least one sash groove, the at least one vent recess is spaced from the locking recess along the at least one sash groove, and in the projecting position the first latch bolt is received within the at least one vent recess to hold the at least one sash at a vent position within the frame. 7. The fenestration assembly of claim 1 comprising a second latch mechanism coupled with the first sash and remote from the operator and positioned at an opposed end of the at least one sash relative to the first latch mechanism, the second latch mechanism includes a movable second latch bolt. 8. The fenestration assembly of claim 7, wherein the second latch bolt is movable between projecting and first withdrawn positions according to movement of the operator interface feature, and the at least one sash groove and the at least one locking recess includes first and second sash grooves and first and second locking recesses, respectively: in the projecting position the first and second latch bolts are received within the respective first and second locking recesses to arrest sliding movement of the at least one sash within the frame, andin the first withdrawn position the first and second latch bolts are withdrawn from the respective first and second locking recesses and are within the respective first and second sash grooves and the sash is slidable within the frame. 9. The fenestration assembly of claim 1, wherein the transmission assembly includes: a paddle rotatably coupled with the frame, the paddle including first and second latch bolt arms,the first latch bolt arm is configured for engagement with the first latch bolt of the first sash, andthe second latch bolt arm is configured for engagement with the second latch bolt of the second sash. 10. A method for using a fenestration assembly comprising: arresting sliding movement of at least a first sash within a frame with positioning of a first latch bolt of the first sash at a projecting position within at least one locking recess of the frame; andsliding the first sash within the frame according to operation of an operator interface feature of the first sash remote from the first latch bolt, a tying element coupling the operator interface feature with the first latch bolt, sliding including: moving the operator interface feature from an initial position to a first operational position,withdrawing the first latch bolt to a first withdrawn position corresponding to the first operational position, in the first withdrawn position the first latch bolt is within a sash groove of the frame and withdrawn from the at least one locking recess;transmitting the withdrawing movement of the first latch bolt to a second latch bolt of a second sash with a transmission assembly, and withdrawing the second latch bolt of the second sash from the at least one locking recess to the first withdrawn position based on the withdrawing movement transmitted with the transmission assembly, the second sash slidable within the frame based on the withdrawing of the second latch bolt. 11. The method of claim 10 wherein sliding the first sash within the frame includes sliding the first sash to a vent position, and comprising locking the first sash in the vent position with the first latch bolt positioned within a vent recess of the frame. 12. The method of claim 10, wherein the at least one locking recess includes first and second locking recesses within respective first and second sash grooves, and withdrawing the first latch bolt and withdrawing the second latch bolt includes withdrawing the first and second latch bolts to the first withdrawn position with the first and second latch bolts within the respective first and second sash grooves and withdrawn from the respective first and second locking recesses. 13. The method of claim 10 comprising regulating movement of the operator interface feature from the first operational position to a second operational position for tilting of at least the first sash including: engaging an operator stop with the operator interface feature to interrupt movement of the operator interface feature to the second operational position,and releasing engagement of the operator stop with the operator interface feature with operation of a stop release. 14. The method of claim 10 comprising biasing the operator interface feature toward the initial position with a biasing element coupled with the operator interface feature. 15. The method of claim 10 comprising: tilting the first sash within the frame according to operation of the operator interface feature, tilting including: moving the operator interface feature from the first operational position to a second operational position, andwithdrawing the first latch bolt to a second withdrawn position corresponding to the second operation position, in the second withdrawn position the first latch bolt is withdrawn from the sash groove. 16. The method of claim 15, wherein sliding the first sash within the frame includes retaining the operator interface feature in the first operational position after moving the operator interface feature to the first operational position, the retained operator interface feature retains the first latch bolt in the first withdrawn position, andtilting the first sash within the frame includes biasing the operator interface feature from the second withdrawn position toward the first withdrawn position after moving the operator interface feature to the second operational position and first latch bolt is biased from the second withdrawn position toward the first withdrawn position. 17. A fenestration assembly comprising: a frame including at least one sash groove and at least one locking recess within the at least one sash groove;first and second sashes, and at least one of the first and second sashes are slidable within the frame;a fenestration hardware assembly coupled with the first sash, the fenestration hardware assembly includes: an operator including an operator interface feature movable between initial and operating positions,a first latch mechanism coupled with the first sash and remote from the operator, the first latch mechanism includes a movable first latch bolt,a tying element coupled between the first latch bolt and the operator interface feature,a retention assembly coupled with the operator, anda release assembly coupled with the retention assembly, a portion of the release assembly aligned with the second sash;wherein the first latch bolt is movable between at least a projecting position and a first withdrawn position according to movement of the operator interface feature: in the projecting position the first latch bolt is received within the at least one locking recess and the operator interface feature is in the initial position, andin the first withdrawn position the first latch bolt is withdrawn from the at least one locking recess and is within the at least one sash groove and the sash is slidable within the frame, and the operator interface feature is retained in the operating position and the first latch bolt is retained in the first withdrawn position by the retention assembly; andwherein the first latch bolt and the operator interface feature are released from retention by engagement of the release assembly with the second sash. 18. The fenestration assembly of claim 17, wherein the portion of the release assembly aligned with the second sash includes a plunger. 19. The fenestration assembly of claim 17, wherein the retention assembly includes a detent configured for engagement with the operator in the operating position, and the release assembly includes a detent release coupled with the detent, wherein engagement of the portion of the release assembly with the second sash is configured to operate the detent release and disengage the detent from the operator. 20. The fenestration assembly of claim 17, wherein the first latch mechanism includes a latch biasing element configured to bias the first latch bolt toward the projecting position and bias the operator interface feature toward the initial position. 21. The fenestration assembly of claim 17 comprising: a second latch mechanism including a second latch bolt coupled with the second sash; anda transmission assembly coupled with the frame, the transmission assembly transmits movement of the operator interface feature and the first latch bolt of the first sash to the second latch bolt of the second sash. 22. The fenestration assembly of claim 21, wherein in the first withdrawn position the first and second latch bolts are withdrawn from the at least one locking recess and are within the at least one sash groove and the first and second sashes are slidable within the frame.