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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear CCWG-ACCT Co-Chairs, Members, Participants and ICANN Staff,
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<p class="MsoNormal">Attached please find our light comments on the final drafts of Annexes 2 and 6.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Again, one global comment: We assume that the preliminary notes that currently appear in the drafts will be removed before publication.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Also, please note that to track the commitment regarding further work on Human Rights in Work Stream 2, <span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> Paragraph 19 from Annex 12 should be revised to read as follows:<span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt">To<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">ensure</span><span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">
</span><span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">that</span><span style="letter-spacing:.1pt">
</span><span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">adding</span> <u><span style="color:red">the proposed</span></u><s><span style="color:red">a<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> draft</span><span style="letter-spacing:.1pt">
</span></span></s><span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">Human</span> <span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">
Rights <s><u><span style="color:red">B</span></u></s><u><span style="color:red">bylaw provision</span></u></span><span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt">
</span><span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">into</span><span style="letter-spacing:.05pt">
</span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">ICANN</span>
<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">Bylaws</span><span style="letter-spacing:.15pt">
</span><span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">does</span> <span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">
not</span><span style="letter-spacing:.1pt"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">lead</span><span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">
</span>to<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>an<span style="letter-spacing:1.95pt">
</span><span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">expansion</span> of<span style="letter-spacing:.05pt">
</span><span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">ICANN’s</span><span style="letter-spacing:.05pt">
</span><span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">Mission</span> or<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> scope, the</span>
<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">CCWG-Accountability</span><span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> will</span>
<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">develop</span> a <s><span style="color:red;letter-spacing:-.05pt">designated</span><span style="color:red;letter-spacing:3.55pt">
</span></s><span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">Framework</span><span style="letter-spacing:.15pt">
</span><span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">of</span><span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> Interpretation<u><span style="color:red"> for Human Rights (FOI-HR)</span></u></span> as<u><span style="color:red"> a consensus recommendation in</span></u><s><span style="color:red">
<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">part</span><span style="letter-spacing:.1pt">
</span><span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">of</span></span></s><span style="letter-spacing:-.3pt">
</span>Work<span style="letter-spacing:.05pt"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">Stream</span><span style="letter-spacing:.05pt">
</span>2<u><span style="color:red">, to be approved by the ICANN Board using the same process and criteria as for Work Stream 1 recommendations, and the bylaw provision will not enter into force before the FOI-HR is in place. The CCWG</span></u><s><span style="color:red;letter-spacing:-.1pt">
</span><span style="color:red;letter-spacing:-.05pt">and</span></s> <span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">
will</span> <span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">consider</span><span style="letter-spacing:.05pt">
</span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">following</span><span style="letter-spacing:.1pt">
</span>as it<u><span style="color:red"> develops the FOI-HR</span></u><s><span style="color:red;letter-spacing:-.05pt">elaborates</span><span style="color:red"> on<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt">
</span>the <span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">language</span><span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">
</span>to<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>be <span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">
used</span></span></s><span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">:</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Kind regards,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Holly and Rosemary<o:p></o:p></p>
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GREGORY</span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><br>
Partner and Co-Chair<br>
Global Corporate Governance & Executive Compensation Practice<br>
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</span><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Sidley Austin LLP</span></b><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><br>
</span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">+1 212 839 5853<br>
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