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href="http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-2-12apr12-en.htm">http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-2-12apr12-en.htm</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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      <h1><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;"
          lang="EN-US">Period of 12-22, April 2012: Public Comment
          Periods Approaching Closing Date<o:p></o:p></span></h1>
      <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="date-display-single"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;"
            lang="EN-US">12 April 2012</span></span><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;"
          lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
      <p><span
          style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;"
          lang="EN-US">The Following Public Comment periods are
          approaching their <strong><span
              style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;">Comment
              or Reply Period Close </span></strong>dates,<strong><span
style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;"> April
              12-22 2012</span></strong>. As a member of the ICANN
          community, your timely feedback is critical to our
          accountability and transparency efforts. For your convenience,
          we have included direct links below to comments that will soon
          close.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
      <p><span
          style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;"
          lang="EN-US">During the Reply period for Public Comments,
          participants should only address previous comments submitted
          and new posts concerning the topic should not be introduced.
          When constructing Replies, contributors are asked to cite the
          original poster's name, comment date, and any particular text
          that is pertinent.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
      <p><span
          style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;"
          lang="EN-US">Please note that comments submitted after the
          posted Close Date/Time are not guaranteed to be considered in
          any final summary, analysis, reporting, or decision-making
          that takes place once that period ends.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
      <p><span
          style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;"
          lang="EN-US">For more information please refer to the ICANN
          Public Comments page at: </span><span
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          style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;"
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      <h3><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;">Open
          for Comments Now<o:p></o:p></span></h3>
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              <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;"
                    lang="EN-US">Comment Period Close Date [UTC Time]</span></strong><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;"
                  lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;"
                    lang="EN-US">Reply Period Close Date [UTC Time]</span></strong><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;"
                  lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;"><a
                    moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/universal-acceptance-idn-tlds-06jan12-en.htm"><span
                      lang="EN-US">Initial Report on Universal
                      Acceptance of IDN TLDs</span></a></span><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;"
                  lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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            <td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">
              <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;">Extended
                  to 23 March 2012 [23:59]<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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            <td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">
              <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;">13
                  April 2012 [23:59]<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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              <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;"><a
                    moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/ioc-rcrc-proposal-02mar12-en.htm"><span
                      lang="EN-US">Proposal to Protect International Red
                      Cross and International Olympic Committee Names at
                      the Top Level in New gTLDs</span></a></span><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;"
                  lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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              <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;">23
                  March 2012 [23:59]<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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              <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;">14
                  April 2012 [23:59]<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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              <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;"><a
                    moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/irtp-b-rec8-21feb12-en.htm"><span
                      lang="EN-US">Inter-Registrar Transfer Policy Part
                      B Policy Development Process &#8211; Recommendation 8
                      Concerning Standardizing and Clarifying WHOIS
                      Status Messages</span></a></span><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;"
                  lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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            <td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">
              <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;">25
                  March 2012 [23:59]<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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            <td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">
              <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;">15
                  April 2012 [23:59]<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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              <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;"><a
                    moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/foiwg-interim-report-2012-03feb12-en.htm"><span
                      lang="EN-US">Interim Report on Support
                      Significantly Interested Parties for ccTLD
                      Delegation or Redelegation Requests</span></a></span><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;"
                  lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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              <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;">30
                  March 2012 [23:59]<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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              <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;">20
                  April 2012 [23:59]<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;"><a
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href="http://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/board-coi-review-11mar12-en.htm"><span
                      lang="EN-US">ICANN Board Conflicts of Interest
                      Review - Revised Conflicts of Interest Policy and
                      Related Governance Documents</span></a></span><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;"
                  lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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              <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;">2
                  April 2012 [23:59]<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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              <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;">24
                  April 2012 [23:59]<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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              <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;"><a
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href="http://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/cctc-draft-advice-letter-23feb12-en.htm"><span
                      lang="EN-US">Draft Advice Letter on Consumer
                      Trust, Consumer Choice, and Competition</span></a></span><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;"
                  lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;"
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                </span><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;">17
                  April 2012 [23:59]<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                  8 May 2012 [23:59]<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                      lang="EN-US">Security, Stability &amp; Resiliency
                      of the DNS Review Team (SSR RT) - Draft Report</span></a></span><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;"
                  lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;">Extended
                  to 15 April 2012 [23:59]<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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              <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;">7
                  May 2012 [23:59]<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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