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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">The FAQ is very good and very helpful but I suggest that the three bullets under the strengths for Question 1 be reordered as follows:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"ArialMT","sans-serif"">The proposed structure allows for a formal contract between ICANN and the<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"ArialMT","sans-serif"">IANA functions operator, which further evidences and supports functional<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"ArialMT","sans-serif"">separation.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:Symbol"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"ArialMT","sans-serif"">Without a contract, other means of establishing expectations regarding<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"ArialMT","sans-serif"">performance levels and related terms would need to be identified, which would<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"ArialMT","sans-serif"">likely be less formal and less enforceable than through a contractual relationship.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"ArialMT","sans-serif"">Recourse for a “breach” of those terms and conditions would be limited to<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"ArialMT","sans-serif"">internal redress mechanisms such as through the IFR team and the CSC.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"ArialMT","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"ArialMT","sans-serif"">If there is a future need to separate or divest ICANN of the IANA functions, the<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"ArialMT","sans-serif"">work of identifying and segregating assets will have already been done. This<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"ArialMT","sans-serif"">should enhance the separability of the IANA functions.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"ArialMT","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"ArialMT","sans-serif"">All I did is move what was the first bullet to the last bullet. Because separation is perceived as a last resort and unlikely option, it doesn’t seem to me that
we should lead with that advantage.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"ArialMT","sans-serif"">Chuck<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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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""> cwg-stewardship-bounces@icann.org [mailto:cwg-stewardship-bounces@icann.org]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Grace Abuhamad<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, May 08, 2015 4:12 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> cwg-stewardship@icann.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [CWG-Stewardship] FAQ on Legal Counsel Memorandum on Proposed Post-Transition Structure<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear all,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">To help inform the public comment proceeding, we have put together a FAQ based on Sidley's memorandum from 3 May. This FAQ will be posted on the Public Comment page within the hour and included in the reference documents related to the
proposal: <a href="https://www.icann.org/public-comments/cwg-stewardship-draft-proposal-2015-04-22-en">https://www.icann.org/public-comments/cwg-stewardship-draft-proposal-2015-04-22-en</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">We are working on a more extensive FAQ based on the questions received during the webinars. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Have a good weekend,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Grace<o:p></o:p></p>
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