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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Dear All:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Following up on the four items listed in Holly’s email from Friday (forwarded below), we proposed the following language to address each of them:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo2">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:"Courier New""><span style="mso-list:Ignore">o<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]>Recommendation #3 -- Section 1.1(d)(ii)(A): “Review the language to ensure it is consistent with the CCWG Proposal and captures the scope of the grandfathering contemplated in the CCWG Proposal as further developed in CCWG discussions
after the CCWG Proposal was issued.”<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph">We propose to edit the referenced section to read as follows:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-left:.5in">(A) (1) all registry agreements and registrar accreditation agreements between ICANN and registry operators or registrars in force on [1 October 2016], including, in each case, any terms or conditions therein
that are not contained in the underlying form of registry agreement and registrar accreditation agreement; (2) any registry agreement or registrar accreditation agreement not encompassed by (1) above to the extent its terms do not vary materially from the
form of registry agreement or registrar accreditation agreement that existed on [1 October 2016]; and<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo2">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:"Courier New""><span style="mso-list:Ignore">o<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]>Recommendation #5 – Section 4.3(s): “The CCWG Proposal was silent as to the means for ensuring that an independent IRP Panel would complete the IRP within six months and this should be addressed in the Rules of Procedure. Consideration
should also be given to whether the sentence that begins “For the avoidance of doubt” is necessary to assure that an IRP Panel failure to meet the six-month deadline is not grounds for a new IRP against ICANN.”<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:.25in"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph">To reduce the likelihood of unsuccessful IRP claims being brought based on delayed IRP decisions, we propose to edit the referenced section to read as follows:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">An IRP Panel should complete an IRP proceeding expeditiously, issuing an early scheduling order and its written decision no later than six months after the filing
of the Claim, except as otherwise permitted under the Rules of Procedure. The preceding sentence does not provide the basis for a Covered Action.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:.25in"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo2">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:"Courier New""><span style="mso-list:Ignore">o<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]>Recommendation #7 – Section 4.6(c)(v): “The [SSR] review is already late per the Affirmation of Commitments, and would also be late according to the new Bylaws. However, an appropriate correction to avoid this default situation
could be implemented.”<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:.25in"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph">To avoid the default situation, we propose to edit the referenced section to read as follows:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">(v) The SSR Review shall be conducted no less frequently than every five years, measured from the date the previous SSR Review Team was convened, except that the
first SSR Review to be conducted after [1 October 2016] shall be deemed be timely if its SSR Review Team is convened on or before [date].<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:.25in"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo2">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:"Courier New""><span style="mso-list:Ignore">o<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]>Recommendation #8 – Section 4.6(e)(v): “[T]he [Directory Service] review is already late per the Affirmation of Commitments, and would also be late according to the new Bylaws. However, an appropriate correction to avoid this
default situation could be implemented.”<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph">To avoid the default situation, we propose to edit the referenced section to read as follows:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">(v) The Directory Service Review shall be conducted no less frequently than every five years, measured from the date the previous Directory Service Review Team
was convened, except that the first Directory Service Review to be conducted after [1 October 2016] shall be deemed be timely if its Directory Service Review Team is convened on or before [date].<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:1.0in"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Finally, with respect to the inconsistency in the CCWG Proposal regarding the effective date of Standard Bylaw amendments: we recommend using 30 days, rather than
28, in</span> Section 25.1(e)(i)(A).<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Rosemary and Holly<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> Holly Gregory
<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, May 20, 2016 12:56 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Samantha.Eisner@icann.org<br>
<b>Cc:</b> mathieu.weill@afnic.fr; thomas@rickert.net; León Felipe Sánchez Ambía; 'bylaws-coord@icann.org'; turcotte.bernard@gmail.com; Rosemary E. Fei; ICANN-Adler; Sidley ICANN CCWG<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Status: Lawyers Comments on Draft ICANN Bylaws<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Dear Sam, <br>
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Attached please find a chart with proposed revisions
</span>to the ICANN Bylaws addressing certain of the CCWG comments provided on May 13, as well as corrections of typographical errors and conforming changes from our proofreading. After the comment period closes we will propose language to address the following
additional items from the CCWG comment: <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo2">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:"Courier New""><span style="mso-list:Ignore">o<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]>Recommendation #3 -- Section 1.1(d)(ii)(A): “Review the language to ensure it is consistent with the CCWG Proposal and captures the scope of the grandfathering contemplated in the CCWG Proposal as further developed in CCWG discussions
after the CCWG Proposal was issued.”<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:1.0in"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo2">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:"Courier New""><span style="mso-list:Ignore">o<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]>Recommendation #5 – Section 4.3(s): “The CCWG Proposal was silent as to the means for ensuring that an independent IRP Panel would complete the IRP within six months and this should be addressed in the Rules of Procedure. Consideration
should also be given to whether the sentence that begins “For the avoidance of doubt” is necessary to assure that an IRP Panel failure to meet the six-month deadline is not grounds for a new IRP against ICANN.”<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:1.0in"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo2">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:"Courier New""><span style="mso-list:Ignore">o<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]>Recommendation #7 – Section 4.6(c)(v): “The [SSR] review is already late per the Affirmation of Commitments, and would also be late according to the new Bylaws. However, an appropriate correction to avoid this default situation
could be implemented.”<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:1.0in"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo2">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:"Courier New""><span style="mso-list:Ignore">o<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]>Recommendation #8 – Section 4.6(e)(v): “[T]he [Directory Service] review is already late per the Affirmation of Commitments, and would also be late according to the new Bylaws. However, an appropriate correction to avoid this
default situation could be implemented.”<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:1.0in"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">In addition, there is one item on which we need guidance from the Bylaws Coordinating Group or the CCWG relating to Section 25.1(e): The CCWG Proposal is internally inconsistent on when Standard Bylaw Amendments take effect. Annex 2,
Paragraph 30 provides for a 28 day period, and Annex 4, Paragraph 32 provides for a 30 day period in both instances following the Rejection Action Board Notification Date. We need direction on which time period should be used – 28 days or 30 days.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Kind regards, <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Holly and Rosemary<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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