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<p class="MsoNormal">I have attached a proposed comment prepared by the Standing Committee on Budget and Operations for the draft fiscal year 2023 (FY23) Public Technical Identifiers (PTI) & Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) Operating Plan and Budget,
both of which were published 15 September 2021.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I look forward to receiving any input, revisions or answering any question that you might have.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Kind regards,<o:p></o:p></p>
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