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--></style></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Dear WG 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'>Below, please see a note from the SubPro Co-Chairs to the GAC leadership, in response to the GAC’s recent letter.<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><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='color:black'>From: </span></b><span style='color:black'>Steve Chan <steve.chan@icann.org><br><b>Date: </b>Monday, December 14, 2020 at 5:11 PM<br><b>To: </b>"gac-staff@icann.org" <gac-staff@icann.org><br><b>Cc: </b>Jeff Neuman <jeff@jjnsolutions.com>, Cheryl Langdon-Orr <langdonorr@gmail.com>, Emily Barabas <emily.barabas@icann.org>, Julie Hedlund <julie.hedlund@icann.org><br><b>Subject: </b>SubPro PDP Co-Chairs Response to GAC Leadership<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><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;color:black'>Dear Benedetta, </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>Please find the email below, sent on behalf of the SubPro Co-Chairs. Can you please forward on to GAC leadership?</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>Best,</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>Steve</span><o:p></o:p></p><div style='border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>Dear GAC Leadership</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'><br>We are in receipt of your letter dated 14 December 2020 regarding a request for extension to the Consensus Call for New gTLDs Subsequent Procedures PDP Working Group Final Report. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>Although the “Final Report” will be delivered to the PDP Working Group Membership on 22 December 2020, the Working Group has had access to the report (and their redlines) for many weeks. The amount of changes to the drafts at this point are relatively small and minor in substance. Therefore, in reality, Working Group members have been able to review for several weeks. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>We understand this deadline is tight for Working Group members and we completely appreciate the work and support we have received from the GAC and its members to date. We are currently working with GNSO Council Leadership as to what changes, if any, can be made to parts of the end of the process. As soon as we have more information, we will provide it to you.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>Thanks again to the GAC Leadership team, and all of the participants from the GAC in the Working Group, to help us get this far. We are nearing the finish line and look forward to closing this out.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>Sincerely,</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>Cheryl Langdon-Orr and Jeffrey Neuman, SubPro PDP Co-Chairs</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>