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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/draft-whois-requirements-survey-30may12-en.htm">http://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/draft-whois-requirements-survey-30may12-en.htm</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
      <h1><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;">WHOIS
          Technical Requirements Survey - Draft<o:p></o:p></span></h1>
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              <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;">Comment/Reply
                  Periods <sup>(*)</sup><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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              .75pt">
              <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;">Important
                  Information Links<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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              <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;">Comment
                    Open:</span></strong><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
            </td>
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              <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;">30
                  May 2012<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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              <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;">Comment
                    Close:</span></strong><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
            </td>
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              <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;">20
                  June 2012<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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              <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;">Close
                    Time (UTC):</span></strong><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;"><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;">23:59<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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            <td colspan="3" style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">
              <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/announcements/announcement-30may12-en.htm">Public
                    Comment Announcement</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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              <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;">Reply
                    Open:</span></strong><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
            </td>
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              <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;">20
                  June 2012<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="mailto:draft-whois-requirements-survey@icann.org"><span
                      lang="EN-US">To Submit Your Comments (Forum)</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"><strong><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;">Reply
                    Close:</span></strong><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;"><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;">16
                  July 2012<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://forum.icann.org/lists/draft-whois-requirements-survey/">View
                    Comments Submitted</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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              <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;">Close
                    Time (UTC):</span></strong><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;"><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;">23:59<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;">Report
                  of Public Comments<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;">Brief
                  Overview<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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              <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;">Originating
                    Organization:</span></strong><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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            <td colspan="4" style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">
              <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;"
                  lang="EN-US">GNSO Council &#8211; WHOIS Survey Working Group<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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              <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;">Categories/Tags:</span></strong><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;"><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;">Policy
                  Processes<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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              <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;">Purpose
                    (Brief):</span></strong><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;"><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;"
                  lang="EN-US">The Generic Names Supporting Organization
                  (GNSO) Council's WHOIS Survey Working Group (WSWG)
                  requests community input on the draft WHOIS Technical
                  Requirements Survey. The Working Group is soliciting
                  input from experts on technical requirements for a new
                  WHOIS protocol, in particular people knowledgeable
                  about technical aspects of WHOIS who can help assess
                  if the survey asks the right questions and in the
                  right style to elicit technical feedback. The Working
                  Group seeks specific suggestions on changes to
                  language and questions that will make it clearer for
                  experts to complete.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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              <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;">Current
                    Status:</span></strong><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;"><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;"
                  lang="EN-US">This Public Comment solicitation
                  represents an opportunity for the community to share
                  perspectives on the proposed draft WHOIS Technical
                  Requirements Survey. In parallel, the WSWG will
                  conduct a Webinar to promote the survey and solicit
                  additional feedback.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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              <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;">Next
                    Steps:</span></strong><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;"><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;"
                  lang="EN-US">The WSWG will consider the comments
                  received as part of their deliberations and creation
                  of the final version of the WHOIS Requirements Survey.
                  Upon submission to the GNSO Council, the survey will
                  be announced and released for community participation.
                  The survey will be available for 30 days. Afterwards,
                  the WSWG will compile, analyze and report on the
                  survey results to produce a final report outlining
                  possible WHOIS Technical requirements.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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              <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;">Staff
                    Contact:</span></strong><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;"><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;">Liz
                  Gasster<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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              <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;">Email:</span></strong><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;"><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="mailto:policy.staff@icann.org?subject=More%20information%20on%20the%20WHOIS%20Technical%20Requirements%20Survey%20-%20Draft%20public%20comment%20period">policy.staff@icann.org</a><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;">Detailed
                  Information<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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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">Section I: Description, Explanation,
                    and Purpose</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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              <p><span
                  style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;"
                  lang="EN-US">The WHOIS Survey Working Group produced a
                  draft survey of WHOIS Technical Requirements at the
                  request of the GNSO Council Resolution (</span><span
                  style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;"><a
                    moz-do-not-send="true"
                    href="http://gnso.icann.org/resolutions#20111006-1"><span
                      lang="EN-US">http://gnso.icann.org/resolutions#20111006-1</span></a></span><span
style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;"
                  lang="EN-US">). The Working Group is seeking community
                  feedback on the draft, which will be considered by
                  GNSO Council and later released to the community for
                  participation in the WHOIS survey.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
              <p><span
                  style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;"
                  lang="EN-US">The Survey can be accessed here: </span><span
style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;"><a
                    moz-do-not-send="true"
                    href="http://icann.isoc.ug/whoissurvey/?sid=71483"><span
                      lang="EN-US">http://icann.isoc.ug/whoissurvey/?sid=71483</span></a></span><span
style="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 Working Group will accept community
                  feedback via the public comment forum. Additionally,
                  users of the survey will see a free-form text dialogue
                  box at the bottom of each section of the survey. Users
                  may use this space to provide specific feedback with
                  respect to the questions loaded for that section. If
                  you use this feature, be sure to include your identity
                  so that we may relate your response to the public
                  comment review process.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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              <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;">Section
                    II: Background</span></strong><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;"><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;"
                  lang="EN-US">The Working Group aims to draft,
                  implement, and analyze the results of a survey
                  measuring the level of support for various technical
                  requirements outlined in the GNSO WHOIS Service
                  Requirement Report (</span><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;"><a
                    moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://gnso.icann.org/issues/whois/whois-service-requirements-final-report-29jul10-en.pdf"><span
                      lang="EN-US">http://gnso.icann.org/issues/whois/whois-service-requirements-final-report-29jul10-en.pdf</span></a></span><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;"
                  lang="EN-US"> [PDF, 633 KB]). The WHOIS Survey Working
                  Group will produce a Report to be delivered to the
                  GNSO Council describing the results of the survey and
                  recommendations for next steps for the GNSO Council's
                  consideration concerning the WHOIS service
                  requirements.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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              <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;">Section
                    III: Document and Resource Links</span></strong><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                <li class="MsoNormal"
                  style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0
                  level1 lfo3"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;">WHOIS
                    Requirements Survey - <a moz-do-not-send="true"
                      href="http://icann.isoc.ug/whoissurvey/?sid=71483">http://icann.isoc.ug/whoissurvey/?sid=71483</a><o:p></o:p></span></li>
                <li class="MsoNormal"
                  style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0
                  level1 lfo3"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;"
                    lang="EN-US">PDF of WHOIS Requirements Survey - </span><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;"><a
                      moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://gnso.icann.org/issues/whois/draft-whois-survey-31may12-en.pdf"><span
                        lang="EN-US">http://gnso.icann.org/issues/whois/draft-whois-survey-31may12-en.pdf</span></a></span><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;"
                    lang="EN-US"> [PDF, 121 KB]<o:p></o:p></span></li>
                <li class="MsoNormal"
                  style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0
                  level1 lfo3"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;"
                    lang="EN-US">WSWG Charter - </span><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;"><a
                      moz-do-not-send="true"
                      href="http://gnso.icann.org/issues/whois/charter-wswg-06oct11-en.pdf"><span
                        lang="EN-US">http://gnso.icann.org/issues/whois/charter-wswg-06oct11-en.pdf</span></a></span><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;"
                    lang="EN-US"> [PDF, 476 KB]<o:p></o:p></span></li>
                <li class="MsoNormal"
                  style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0
                  level1 lfo3"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;"
                    lang="EN-US">WSWG Wiki - </span><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;"><a
                      moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://community.icann.org/display/WSDT/WHOIS+Survey+Working+Group+-+Home"><span
                        lang="EN-US">https://community.icann.org/display/WSDT/WHOIS+Survey+Working+Group+-+Home</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></li>
                <li class="MsoNormal"
                  style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0
                  level1 lfo3"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;"
                    lang="EN-US">GNSO WHOIS Service Requirement Report -
                  </span><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;"><a
                      moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://gnso.icann.org/issues/whois/whois-service-requirements-final-report-29jul10-en.pdf"><span
                        lang="EN-US">http://gnso.icann.org/issues/whois/whois-service-requirements-final-report-29jul10-en.pdf</span></a></span><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;"
                    lang="EN-US"> [PDF, 633 KB]<o:p></o:p></span></li>
              </ol>
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              <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;">Section
                    IV: Additional Information</span></strong><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;"><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;">None<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;"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
      <p><em><span
            style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;"
            lang="EN-US">(*) 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 this period lapses.</span></em><span
          style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;"
          lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;"
          lang="EN-US"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family:
          &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;" lang="EN-US"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span><br>
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