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<div style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">Per discussion in Dakar and on our 10-Nov member call, here is a draft of BC comments on the a proposed
alternative to the for Continuity Operations Instrument in the n</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">ew gTLD Program.</span><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Calibri,sans-serif"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "></span></font><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Calibri,sans-serif"></font><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Calibri,sans-serif"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">
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<div>Jon Nevett prepared this draft. </div>
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<div>This comment period and docs are described <a href="https://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/rysg-proposal-cof-17oct11-en.htm">
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<div>These comments are due 2-Dec, giving us 10 days for review and approval. This is less than the 14-day period required in our charter, so I am requesting an expedited review period. If any member has substantive objections to the expedited review, we
can go to 14 days and submit our comments after the ICANN due date.</div>
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<div>All BC members are invited to suggest edits. Please use track changes and circulate to BC list. </div>
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<div>Thanks again to Jon for taking the lead on this.</div>
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<div>Steve DelBianco</div>
<div>vice chair for policy coordination, BC</div>
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