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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dear Empowered Community Administration representatives,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Under the ICANN Bylaws, delivery of the Secretary’s Notice</span><span lang="TR" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">s</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
on 2</span><span lang="TR" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">7</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> May: (1) requires Decisional Participants to “promptly inform their constituents” of the delivery of such
notice</span><span lang="TR" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">s</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">; and (2) triggers t</span><span lang="TR" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">wo</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
21-day Rejection Action Petition Period</span><span lang="TR" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">s</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">, during which an individual may submit a petition to any Decisional
Participant, seeking to reject the Board action.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">These 21-day periods for (1) FY2</span><span lang="TR" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">3</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
Operating Plan and Budget and (2) FY2</span><span lang="TR" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">3</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">-2</span><span lang="TR" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">7</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
Five Year Operating and Financial Plan both commenced on 2</span><span lang="TR" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">7</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> May 202</span><span lang="TR" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">2</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
and will end at 23:59 PDT on 1</span><span lang="TR" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">7</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> June 202</span><span lang="TR" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">2</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">,
or 06:59 UTC on 1</span><span lang="TR" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">8</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> June 2021. Please refer to Article 2, Annex D of the ICANN Bylaws for additional details
on the Rejection Process, including all pertinent deadlines and requirements for Rejection Action Petitions:
<a href="https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/governance/bylaws-en/#annexD">https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/governance/bylaws-en/#annexD</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Please do not hesitate to contact staff if you have any questions, or if we may be of further assistance.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Best regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Ozan Sahin (on behalf of staff supporting the Empowered Community Administration)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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