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<h2 style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif"'>Discussion Draft: Affirmation Reviews — Extension
of Public Comment Period</span><o:p></o:p></h2>
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margin-left:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>21
January 2010</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>As requested by Members of
the Community, the <a
href="http://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/public-comment-201001.htm#affrev">public
consultation</a> on the <a
href="http://www.icann.org/en/reviews/affirmation/affirmation-reviews-draft-proposal-26dec09-en.pdf">discussion
draft paper</a> addressing the Affirmation review requirements has been <strong><span
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>extended</span></strong> from the end
of January <strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>to the 10th
February 2010</span></strong>. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>In consideration of the very
tight timeline of the Affirmation review processes and of the need to provide Selectors
with a consolidation of comments before the establishment of the first Review
Team, it would be impossible to grant further extensions of this public comment
period. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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