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<div><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">The ICANN Business Constituency (BC) submits this </span><font face="Calibri,sans-serif">comment (below and attached) on </font><font face="Calibri,sans-serif">Recommendations
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<font face="Calibri,sans-serif">(comment page at </font></span><a href="https://www.icann.org/public-comments/soac-accountability-2017-04-14-en">https://www.icann.org/public-comments/soac-accountability-2017-04-14-en</a> <span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> </span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">)</span></div>
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<div>The BC <u>supports</u> the <span style="font-size: medium;">Recommendations to Improve SO/AC Accountability,</span> and offers these further comments:</div>
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<div>1. The BC endorses the view that "each AC and SO is accountable to the segment of the global internet community that each SO/AC was designated to represent in the ICANN Bylaws.” </div>
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<div>2. The BC supports the Track 1 recommendations for best practices, and would consider implementation in the BC "to the extent these practices are applicable and an improvement over present practices.” </div>
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<div>3. The BC supports the Track 2 recommendation that an "Accountability Roundtable be an optional addition to the Annual General Meeting, subject to approval of SO/AC chairs.” </div>
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<div>4. The BC supports Track 3 recommendation that the IRP (Independent Review Process) "should <u>not</u> be made applicable to SO/AC activities, because it is complex and expensive, and there are easier alternatives to challenge an AC or SO action or inaction.”</div>
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<div class="WordSection1" style="page: WordSection1;">This comment was approved in accord with our charter.</div>
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<div>Steve DelBianco</div>
<div>Vice chair for policy coordination</div>
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<div>ICANN Business Constituency</div>
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