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<div>The BC filed this comment today. &nbsp; Thanks again to Ron Andruff for chairing the SCI. &nbsp;And thanks to J Scott Evans for drafting this comment.</div>
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<span style="font-weight:bold">From: </span>Steve DelBianco &lt;<a href="mailto:sdelbianco@netchoice.org">sdelbianco@netchoice.org</a>&gt;<br>
<span style="font-weight:bold">Date: </span>Sunday, October 19, 2014 at 9:14 PM<br>
<span style="font-weight:bold">To: </span>&quot;<a href="mailto:policy-staff@icann.org">policy-staff@icann.org</a>&quot; &lt;<a href="mailto:policy-staff@icann.org">policy-staff@icann.org</a>&gt;, Mary Wong &lt;<a href="mailto:mary.wong@icann.org">mary.wong@icann.org</a>&gt;<br>
<span style="font-weight:bold">Subject: </span>Business Constituency supports proposed changes to GNSO Operating Procedures<br>
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<div><span id="OLK_SRC_BODY_SECTION">The Business Constituency (&#8220;BC&#8221;) submits these comments to the Proposed Changes Operating Procedures developed by the Standing Committee on Improvements Implementation (&#8220;SCI&#8221;) posted for public comment on September 17, 2014.
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<span id="OLK_SRC_BODY_SECTION">The BC wishes to thank the members of the SCI for this thoughtful proposal. &nbsp;</span>
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<div><font face="Calibri,sans-serif">The BC fully supports the recommendations of the SCI for two amendments to the GNSO Operating Procedures and the one amendment to the GNSO Working Group Guidelines described in Section I. &nbsp;The BC appreciates the opportunity
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<div>This comment was approved in accord with our charter.&nbsp;</div>
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<div>&#8212;</div>
<div>Steve DelBianco</div>
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<div>Vice chair for policy coordination</div>
<div>ICANN Business Constituency&nbsp;</div>
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