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<div>Thanks to all for engaging in the email discussion over these comments.</div>
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<div>However, I don't think we've seen any specific edits on the draft circulated last Tuesday 22-Nov. </div>
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<div>Ron and Phil proposed a more extensive critique of the Guidebook's COI plan, but the scope of this comment is reacting to the Registry proposal for an alternative mechanism (COF). I would strongly suggest that Ron and Phil individually submit their concerns
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<div>Mike Palage advised us to be careful about conflicts of interest, so I propose a simple way to do this quickly and transparently:</div>
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<div>If any BC member <u>objects</u> to the BC filing the attached draft comment , please REPLY ALL and indicate your objection and reason. If any member objections are noted by midnight UTC on 1-Dec, we will extend the process and ask the membership to vote
on alternate versions of BC comments. This would mean our comments are submitted late, but might still be considered.</div>
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<div>If no objections are noted we will post the attached draft to ICANN on the closing date of 2-Dec.</div>
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<div>Thanks again for engaging in this discussion.</div>
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<div>--Steve </div>
<div>(vice chair for policy coordination)</div>
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<span style="font-weight:bold">From: </span>Steve DelBianco <<a href="mailto:sdelbianco@actonline.org">sdelbianco@actonline.org</a>><br>
<span style="font-weight:bold">Date: </span>Tue, 22 Nov 2011 19:04:17 -0500<br>
<span style="font-weight:bold">To: </span>"<a href="mailto:'bc-GNSO@icann.org">'bc-GNSO@icann.org</a> GNSO list'" <<a href="mailto:bc-gnso@icann.org">bc-gnso@icann.org</a>><br>
<span style="font-weight:bold">Subject: </span>for expedited review: draft BC comment on registry proposal for Continuity Operations Instrument (COI)<br>
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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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