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    Dear BC Members,<br>
    <br>
    Please find below the notice of extension od ICANN's Comment Period
    for the ICANN draft FY13 Op Plan &amp; Budget until 8th of June
    2012, with a reply closing date on June 15th 2012.<br>
    <pre class="moz-signature" cols="72">Kind Regards,

Benedetta Rossi
BC Secretariat
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<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:bc-secretariat@icann.org">bc-secretariat@icann.org</a></pre>
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      <h1><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;"
          lang="EN-US">Notice of Extension of ICANN Comment Period:
          ICANN Draft FY13 Operating Plan and Budget<br>
          <br>
          <span class="date-display-single">29 May 2012</span><o:p></o:p></span></h1>
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                lang="EN-US">Français</span></a></span><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;"
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      <p><span
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          lang="EN-US">In response to comments made by community members
          regarding time required to complete quantitative comments on
          the ICANN draft FY13 Operating Plan and Budget, ICANN has
          extended this public comment period until 8 June 2012, with
          the reply period closing on June 15th 2012.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:FR">Glen de
          Saint Géry <o:p></o:p></span></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:FR">GNSO
          Secretariat <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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          <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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            moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://gnso.icann.org">http://gnso.icann.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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