<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div><span style="font-size: 15px;">Dear colleagues,</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 15px;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 15px;">Per the input we received from community members during the ICANN49 meeting in Singapore, please note that the public comment period on the <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.589844); line-height: 21.75px; ">Maximal Starting Repertoire (MSR-1) has been extended. The public comment forum will now close on <b>21 May 2014</b>. </span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.589844); line-height: 21.75px; font-size: 15px;"><br></span></div><div><font color="#000000" style="font-size: 15px;"><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/msr-03mar14-en.htm">http://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/msr-03mar14-en.htm</a> </font></div><div><span style="font-size: 15px;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial, Heveltica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.75px; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.59375); ">The MSR is the first deliverable under the "</span><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/resources/idn/variant-tlds/lgr-procedure-20mar13-en.pdf" style="outline: none; text-decoration: none; font-family: Arial, Heveltica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.75px; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.59375); ">Procedure to Develop and Maintain Label Generation Rules for the Root Zone With Respect to IDN Labels</a>.<span style="font-family: Arial, Heveltica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.75px; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.59375); ">" </span></div><div><span style="font-size: 15px;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 15px;">We appreciate your time to review the materials posted and provide us with your input.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 15px;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 15px;">Best regards,</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 15px;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 15px;">Naela Sarras</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 15px;">ICANN</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 15px;"><br></span></div><div><br></div></body></html>