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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D">Thanks Jeff.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D">I am confused by this section of the letter:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D"> As the Registry Stakeholder Group is aware, previous commitments were made for certain<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D">activities to be completed before considering when to open another application process for<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D">gTLDs, including:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:.5in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D">¤ A review of the effects of the New gTLD Program on the operations of the DNS root system<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:.5in"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D">¤ A review of the trademark clearinghouse<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:.5in"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D">¤ A review of the Uniform Rapid Suspension (URS) system<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:.5in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D">¤ A review of the impact of the New gTLD Program on competition, consumer trust, and<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:.5in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D">consumer choice<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D">In addition, the Subsequent Procedures PDP Working Group is working to determine how<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D">additional gTLDs will be introduced.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D">While the first three reviews are completed</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D">, the last one and the PDP are still underway. (Emphasis added)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D">What are the reviews that Chairman Crocker is characterizing as “completed”?
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D">The RPM Review WG, of which I am a co-chair, is in the midst of but has not yet completed its review of the TMCH, much less agreed on any consensus recommendations for alteration of its standards
or practices. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D">And our review of the URS, which is the last item on our Phase 1 agenda, will not commence until later this year and will likely carry over into the first part of 2018.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D">Thank you in advance for any further light you can shed on this matter.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D">Best, Philip<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D"><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""> gnso-newgtld-wg-bounces@icann.org [mailto:gnso-newgtld-wg-bounces@icann.org]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Jeff Neuman<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, July 27, 2017 9:19 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> gnso-newgtld-wg@icann.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Gnso-newgtld-wg] FW: [Correspondence] Steve Crocker to Paul Diaz - response to June 7th RySG letter<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a name="_MailEndCompose"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Forwarding this purely as an FYI.<o:p></o:p></span></a></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">Begin forwarded message:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><b>Subject:</b> <b>[Correspondence] Steve Crocker to Paul Diaz - response to June 7th RySG letter</b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Dear Paul Diaz,</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">Please find the attached letter from Steve Crocker in response to the June 7<sup>th</sup> letter from the Registry Stakeholder group regarding opening a new application process for additional new gTLDs.</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 letter will be posted shortly on the ICANN Correspondence page:
<a href="https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/correspondence">https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/correspondence</a>.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Thank you and best regards,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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