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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Dear Jonathan and Lise,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Confirming that we will provide the requested draft on the timeline noted below.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Kind regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Holly and Sharon<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1F497D">SHARON R. FLANAGAN</span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1F497D"><br>
Partner<br>
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<b>SIDLEY AUSTIN LLP<br>
</b>&#43;1 415 772 1271<br>
<a href="mailto:sflanagan@sidley.com" title="Click to send email to Flanagan, Sharon"><span style="color:blue">sflanagan@sidley.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1F497D">&nbsp;</span><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Tahoma&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Tahoma&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;"> Jonathan Robinson [mailto:jrobinson@afilias.info]
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<b>Sent:</b> Monday, February 15, 2016 12:53 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Flanagan, Sharon; Gregory, Holly<br>
<b>Cc:</b> Greg Shatan; maarten.simon@sidn.nl; Client; 'Lise Fuhr'<br>
<b>Subject:</b> FW: CWG Stewardship Dependency on CCWG Accountability - Process &amp; Timing<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span lang="EN-IE" style="color:#1F497D">Dear Sharon,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span lang="EN-IE" style="color:#1F497D"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span lang="EN-IE" style="color:#1F497D">Please see below for a note sent Friday 12 February to the CWG Stewardship regarding timing for the certification of dependencies on the CCWG Stewardship Proposal.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span lang="EN-IE" style="color:#1F497D"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span lang="EN-IE" style="color:#1F497D">In essence, our question to you is; Will it be possible for you to produce a revised / updated version of the attached letter by the end of the day (say 23h59 UTC) on Friday
 19 February (to be ultimately sent to both the CCWG Accountability and the CWG Stewardship Chartering Organisations)?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span lang="EN-IE" style="color:#1F497D"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span lang="EN-IE" style="color:#1F497D">Assuming the above is possible, we (the CWG Stewardship) will then review the updated version and comment by 23h59 UTC on Monday. We will then ask you for a final revision
 (if required) and then proceed to sign-off on the final version of the letter on 25 February.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span lang="EN-IE" style="color:#1F497D"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span lang="EN-IE" style="color:#1F497D">Thank-you for your assistance on this.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span lang="EN-IE" style="color:#1F497D"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span lang="EN-IE" style="color:#1F497D">Jonathan Robinson &amp; Lise Fuhr<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span lang="EN-IE" style="color:#1F497D">For and on behalf of the CWG Stewardship<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b>From:</b> Jonathan Robinson [<a href="mailto:jrobinson@afilias.info">mailto:jrobinson@afilias.info</a>]
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<b>Sent:</b> 12 February 2016 14:35<br>
<b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:cwg-stewardship@icann.org">cwg-stewardship@icann.org</a><br>
<b>Cc:</b> 'Lise Fuhr' &lt;<a href="mailto:fuhr@etno.eu">fuhr@etno.eu</a>&gt;<br>
<b>Subject:</b> CWG Stewardship Dependency on CCWG Accountability - Process &amp; Timing<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span lang="EN-IE"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span lang="EN-IE">All,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span lang="EN-IE"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span lang="EN-IE">An update on process and timing regarding our work on the CWG Stewardship Dependency on CCWG Accountability.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span lang="EN-IE"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-.25in"><span lang="EN-IE" style="font-family:Symbol">·</span><span lang="EN-IE" style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span><span lang="EN-IE">CWG Accountability plans to publish their draft Supplementary Proposal to the CCWG on 16 February 2016.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span lang="EN-IE"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-.25in"><span lang="EN-IE" style="font-family:Symbol">·</span><span lang="EN-IE" style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span><span lang="EN-IE">Following that, the CCWG plan is to distribute the Supplementary Proposal to the Chartering Organisations on 18 February.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span lang="EN-IE"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-.25in"><span lang="EN-IE" style="font-family:Symbol">·</span><span lang="EN-IE" style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span><span lang="EN-IE">The CCWG and the Chartering Organisations will reasonably expect us – the CWG Stewardship – to confirm ASAP that the conditionality we defined has been met.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span lang="EN-IE"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-.25in"><span lang="EN-IE" style="font-family:Symbol">·</span><span lang="EN-IE" style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span><span lang="EN-IE">When CCWG published their previous version – the third Draft Proposal – we (with the assistance of Sidley Austin) sent a detailed response (attached for reference).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span lang="EN-IE"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-.25in"><span lang="EN-IE" style="font-family:Symbol">·</span><span lang="EN-IE" style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span><span lang="EN-IE">This detailed response now needs updating to reflect the changes that have since been made in the Supplementary Proposal and the Client Committee will ask Sidley to undertake that work.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span lang="EN-IE"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-.25in"><span lang="EN-IE" style="font-family:Symbol">·</span><span lang="EN-IE" style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span><span lang="EN-IE">Accordingly, we expect to have an up-to-date response (to the CCWG Supplementary Proposal) prepared by Sidley for final review by this group as close to the 18 February publication of the CCWG Supplementary Proposal as possible.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span lang="EN-IE"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-.25in"><span lang="EN-IE" style="font-family:Symbol">·</span><span lang="EN-IE" style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span><span lang="EN-IE">Please be on the lookout for this response (currently anticipated to be Fri 19 February) and be prepared to offer any feedback immediately and no later than 23h59 UTC on Mon 22 February.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><span lang="EN-IE">Lise and I will then ensure that the final response is communicated to the CCWG, the Chartering Organisations and, of course, the ICG on or around 23 February.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span lang="EN-IE">Any concerns, questions or issues arising, please let us know ASAP.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span lang="EN-IE">Thank-you,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span lang="EN-IE"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span lang="EN-IE"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span lang="EN-IE">Jonathan &amp; Lise<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span lang="EN-IE">CWG Stewardship Co-Chairs<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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