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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Attached is the response of ICANN’s Business Constituency (BC) on the
<span style="color:black">Initial report from </span>the <span style="color:black">
PDP on procedures for </span>subsequent<span style="color:black"> round</span>s<span style="color:black"> of new gTLDs (“Subsequent</span>
<span style="color:black">Procedures”)</span>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">We have provided specific responses and follow-up questions alongside selected recommendations and questions from the PDP working group. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Please also see our</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"> May-2017
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt">comment to this working group’s prior questions:
<span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color:black"> </span></span><span style="color:#F8A528;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in"><a href="https://www.bizconst.org/assets/docs/positions-statements/2017/2017_05May_22%20BC%20reply%20to%20questionnaire%20on%20new%20gTLD%20Subsequent%20Procedures.pdf"><span style="color:purple">BC
Response to New gTLD<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Subsequent<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Procedures PDP Questionnaire</span></a></span><span style="color:black">. </span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">--<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">This comment was drafted by Vivek Goyal, Andrew Mack, Susan Kawaguchi, and Marilyn Cade. It was edited by Steve DelBianco.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">It was approved in accord with our Charter.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">--<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Steve DelBianco<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Vice Chair for Policy Coordination<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">ICANN Business Constituency<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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