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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""> accountability-cross-community-bounces@icann.org [mailto:accountability-cross-community-bounces@icann.org]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Hillary Jett<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, April 21, 2016 1:29 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> CCWG-Accountability<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [CCWG-ACCT] Draft New ICANN Bylaws Posted for Public Comment<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Source Sans Pro","serif"">Original link: </span><a href="https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2016-04-21-en">https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2016-04-21-en</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#333333">Draft New ICANN Bylaws Posted for 30-day Public Comment<o:p></o:p></span></h1>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Source Sans Pro","serif"">Now that the IANA Stewardship Transition Coordination Group (ICG) and Cross Community Working Group on Enhancing ICANN Accountability (CCWG-Accountability) proposals have been transmitted
to NTIA, one of the key implementation planning items is to amend the ICANN Bylaws to reflect the recommendations in those Proposals. The proposed draft of the New ICANN Bylaws was developed collaboratively by the ICANN legal team and the independent counsel
hired to advise the CCWG-Accountability and the Cross Community Working Group to Develop an IANA Stewardship Transition Proposal on Naming Related Functions (CWG-Stewardship). In developing the Draft New ICANN Bylaws, the attorneys consulted a Bylaws Coordination
Group populated with both community and Board members, as well as with the CWG-Stewardship and the CCWG-Accountability.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Source Sans Pro","serif"">Both the independent counsel to the community groups and ICANN's General Counsel have confirmed that the Draft New ICANN Bylaws are consistent with the community proposals relating to
the IANA Stewardship Transition.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Source Sans Pro","serif"">These proposed draft Bylaws, are out for a 30-day public comment from 21 April – 21 May to allow any interested party to review and provide feedback. This timeline allows for comments
to be analyzed and incorporated in time for a tentative 27 May adoption of the Bylaws by the ICANN Board.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Source Sans Pro","serif"">NTIA has stated that it needs to see that changes to the Bylaws have been adopted sufficient to implement the Transition Proposals before NTIA can complete its review of the Transition
Proposals. This public comment period is designed to meet that deadline.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Source Sans Pro","serif"">Link: <a href="https://www.icann.org/public-comments/draft-new-bylaws-2016-04-21-en">https://www.icann.org/public-comments/draft-new-bylaws-2016-04-21-en</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Source Sans Pro","serif";color:black">Hillary Jett<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<a href="mailto:hillary.jett@icann.org">hillary.jett@icann.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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