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--></style></head><body bgcolor=white lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Dear WT4 Members,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>You may recall that WT4 requested information related to clarifying questions from ICANN’s Global Domains Division (GDD). Below, please see the response that GDD has prepared. As you’ll note at the end of the message, Christine Willett and team are available to respond to questions or for participation during a WT4 call to discuss further.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Best,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Steve <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>=========================<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Steve,</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Please forward the email below to the appropriate members of the GNSO Subsequent Procedures PDP Working Group and Work Track 4 members as appropriate.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Best,</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Christine</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>=========================</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Dear All,</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>I am writing in response to a request from Work Track 4 (WT4) of the New gTLD Subsequent Procedures PDP WG. Members of the WT4 team have requested the Global Domains Division (GDD) of the ICANN Organization to provide:</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.75in;text-indent:-.5in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>1.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Full text of clarification questions asked and answers for questions 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30a</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.75in;text-indent:-.5in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>2.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Identification of applications and per-application number of clarification questions asked and number of responses for questions 30b, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>The ICANN Organization is committed to supporting the efforts of WT4 and is actively working to fulfill these requests. The sections below include our response to Request #2 and additional considerations and information about timing for Request #1.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> </span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Number of Clarifying Questions</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>We note that WT4 requested (Request #2 above): “Identification of applications and per-application number of clarification questions asked and number of responses for questions 30b, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49.”</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>We understand this to mean that WT4 requests that for each of the 1,930 applications, ICANN should identify if the application received a CQ for each application question, and the number of CQs issued.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>The table below provides the total number of CQs issued for individual questions 24 - 44, which was published in ICANN's Program Implementation Review Report (<a href="https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/program-review-29jan16-en.pdf">https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/program-review-29jan16-en.pdf</a>). Note that only one CQ per application per question was possible. As Q30b – Q49 were confidential portions of the application, it would not be appropriate for the ICANN Organization to publicly share which applications received CQs on specific questions. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=401 style='width:300.75pt;margin-left:35.75pt;border-collapse:collapse'><thead><tr style='height:14.0pt'><td width=90 nowrap valign=top style='width:67.5pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;background:#284677;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:14.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:white'>Question</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=185 valign=top style='width:138.75pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;background:#284677;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:14.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:white'>Question Description</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=126 nowrap valign=top style='width:94.5pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;background:#284677;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:14.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:white'># Applications with CQ Issued</span><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr style='height:16.6pt'><td width=90 nowrap valign=top style='width:67.5pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:16.6pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Q24</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=185 valign=top style='width:138.75pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:16.6pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Shared Registration System (SRS) Performance</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=126 nowrap valign=top style='width:94.5pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:16.6pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>54</span><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr style='height:14.0pt'><td width=90 nowrap valign=top style='width:67.5pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:14.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Q25</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=185 valign=top style='width:138.75pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:14.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>EPP</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=126 nowrap valign=top style='width:94.5pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:14.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>919</span><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr style='height:16.15pt'><td width=90 nowrap valign=top style='width:67.5pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:16.15pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Q26</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=185 valign=top style='width:138.75pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:16.15pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Whois</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=126 nowrap valign=top style='width:94.5pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:16.15pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>142</span><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr style='height:14.0pt'><td width=90 nowrap valign=top style='width:67.5pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:14.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Q27</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=185 valign=top style='width:138.75pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:14.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Registration Life Cycle</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=126 nowrap valign=top style='width:94.5pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:14.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>181</span><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr style='height:14.0pt'><td width=90 nowrap valign=top style='width:67.5pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:14.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Q28</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=185 valign=top style='width:138.75pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:14.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Abuse Prevention & Mitigation</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=126 nowrap valign=top style='width:94.5pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:14.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>72</span><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr style='height:14.0pt'><td width=90 nowrap valign=top style='width:67.5pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:14.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Q29</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=185 valign=top style='width:138.75pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:14.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Rights Protection Mechanisms</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=126 nowrap valign=top style='width:94.5pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:14.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>594</span><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr style='height:14.0pt'><td width=90 nowrap valign=top style='width:67.5pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:14.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Q30</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=185 valign=top style='width:138.75pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:14.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Security</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=126 nowrap valign=top style='width:94.5pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:14.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>170</span><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr style='height:14.0pt'><td width=90 nowrap valign=top style='width:67.5pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:14.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Q31</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=185 valign=top style='width:138.75pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:14.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Technical Overview of Proposed Registry</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=126 nowrap valign=top style='width:94.5pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:14.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>412</span><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr style='height:14.0pt'><td width=90 nowrap valign=top style='width:67.5pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:14.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Q32</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=185 valign=top style='width:138.75pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:14.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Architecture</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=126 nowrap valign=top style='width:94.5pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:14.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>65</span><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr style='height:14.0pt'><td width=90 nowrap valign=top style='width:67.5pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:14.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Q33</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=185 valign=top style='width:138.75pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:14.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Database Capabilities</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=126 nowrap valign=top style='width:94.5pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:14.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>18</span><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr style='height:14.0pt'><td width=90 nowrap valign=top style='width:67.5pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:14.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Q34</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=185 valign=top style='width:138.75pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:14.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Geographic Diversity</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=126 nowrap valign=top style='width:94.5pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:14.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>24</span><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr style='height:14.0pt'><td width=90 nowrap valign=top style='width:67.5pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:14.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Q35</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=185 valign=top style='width:138.75pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:14.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>DNS Service Compliance</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=126 nowrap valign=top style='width:94.5pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:14.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>264</span><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr style='height:14.0pt'><td width=90 nowrap valign=top style='width:67.5pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:14.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Q36</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=185 valign=top style='width:138.75pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:14.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>IPV6 Reachability</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=126 nowrap valign=top style='width:94.5pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:14.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>41</span><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr style='height:14.0pt'><td width=90 nowrap valign=top style='width:67.5pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:14.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Q37</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=185 valign=top style='width:138.75pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:14.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Data Backup Policies and Procedures</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=126 nowrap valign=top style='width:94.5pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:14.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>27</span><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr style='height:14.0pt'><td width=90 nowrap valign=top style='width:67.5pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:14.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Q38</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=185 valign=top style='width:138.75pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:14.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Escrow</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=126 nowrap valign=top style='width:94.5pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:14.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>30</span><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr style='height:14.0pt'><td width=90 nowrap valign=top style='width:67.5pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:14.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Q39</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=185 valign=top style='width:138.75pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:14.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Registry Continuity</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=126 nowrap valign=top style='width:94.5pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:14.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>57</span><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr style='height:14.0pt'><td width=90 nowrap valign=top style='width:67.5pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:14.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Q40</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=185 valign=top style='width:138.75pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:14.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Registry Transition</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=126 nowrap valign=top style='width:94.5pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:14.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>121</span><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr style='height:14.0pt'><td width=90 nowrap valign=top style='width:67.5pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:14.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Q41</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=185 valign=top style='width:138.75pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:14.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Failover Testing</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=126 nowrap valign=top style='width:94.5pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:14.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>42</span><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr style='height:14.0pt'><td width=90 nowrap valign=top style='width:67.5pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:14.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Q42</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=185 valign=top style='width:138.75pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:14.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Monitoring and Fault Escalation Processes</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=126 nowrap valign=top style='width:94.5pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:14.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>13</span><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr style='height:14.0pt'><td width=90 nowrap valign=top style='width:67.5pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:14.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Q43</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=185 valign=top style='width:138.75pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:14.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>DNSSEC</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=126 nowrap valign=top style='width:94.5pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:14.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>334</span><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr style='height:14.0pt'><td width=90 nowrap valign=top style='width:67.5pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:14.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Q44</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=185 valign=top style='width:138.75pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:14.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>IDNs (Optional)</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=126 nowrap valign=top style='width:94.5pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:14.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>170</span><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr style='height:14.0pt'><td width=90 nowrap valign=top style='width:67.5pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:14.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Q45</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=185 valign=top style='width:138.75pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:14.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Financial Statements</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=126 nowrap valign=top style='width:94.5pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:14.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>587</span><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr style='height:14.0pt'><td width=90 nowrap valign=top style='width:67.5pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:14.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Q46</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=185 valign=top style='width:138.75pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:14.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Projections Template: Costs and Funding</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=126 nowrap valign=top style='width:94.5pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:14.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>126</span><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr style='height:14.0pt'><td width=90 nowrap valign=top style='width:67.5pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:14.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Q47</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=185 valign=top style='width:138.75pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:14.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Costs: Setup and Operating</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=126 nowrap valign=top style='width:94.5pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:14.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>986</span><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr style='height:14.0pt'><td width=90 nowrap valign=top style='width:67.5pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:14.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Q48</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=185 valign=top style='width:138.75pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:14.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Funding and Revenue</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=126 nowrap valign=top style='width:94.5pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:14.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>857</span><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr style='height:14.0pt'><td width=90 nowrap valign=top style='width:67.5pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:14.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Q49</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=185 valign=top style='width:138.75pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:14.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Contingency Planning: Barriers, Funds, Volumes</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=126 nowrap valign=top style='width:94.5pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:14.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>292</span><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></thead></table><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Clarifying Questions & Responses for Public Questions</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>We note that WT4 requested, "Full text of clarification questions asked and answers for questions 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, and 30a."</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>As you are aware, Questions 24 through 30a are the public questions of the Technical and Operational Capability section of the New gTLD application as per the 2012 Applicant Guidebook. The initial responses to these questions were published before the evaluation period began. However, neither the Clarifying Questions (CQs) nor applicant responses to CQs were published.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>As displayed in the table above, for question 24 - 30a, nearly 2,000 CQs were issued. Many of the approximately 2,000 responses include one or more attachments. It will take a significant amount of effort to extract, compile, and publish this volume of information. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>As it was not foreseen that this information would be published as part of the application process, there may be sensitive data included in the CQ responses or attachments. To address this, we are planning to inform applicants that these materials will be published and shared with WT4, and we will take their feedback into account before publishing the responses. We anticipate this communication going out in the next week.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Depending on the feedback received, we are considering publishing the CQs first and then publishing the CQ responses at a later date. The CQs are less likely to contain sensitive information than the responses, but may still include sensitive information, so ICANN will review the content of the CQs prior to publication. We expect to be able to publish the CQs in the next 45 - 60 days, barring technical challenges or confidentiality concerns. The responses may take 90 days or longer to publish, due to the effort required to extract, review, and publish the responses and associated attachments.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>We hope this information is helpful to the efforts of WT4. Please do not hesitate to reach out to us with additional questions or comments. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>If WT4 would like to discuss these requests or the Organization’s approach to these responses, I would be happy to attend a WT4 meeting to discuss. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Sincerely,</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Christine A. Willett</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Vice President, Operations</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Global Domains Division</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>ICANN</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>