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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">I am writing to confirm that, in accordance with the timelines and procedures set out in Annex D of the ICANN Bylaws, the 21-day Rejection Action Petition Periods pertaining
to the (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 that were approved by the ICANN Board expired at 06:59 UTC. No Rejection Action Petition Notices (as defined in Annex D, Section 2.2(c)(i)) were received by the Empowered Community Administration within the prescribed
timeframe.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Therefore, under Annex D, Section 2.2(c)(ii), the Rejection Processes for the (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 are thus automatically terminated. The next step is for the Empowered Community Administration to deliver to the ICANN Secretary two notices certifying that the Rejection Processes have been terminated with respect to
these particular Rejection Actions. ICANN will then post the Rejection Process Termination Notices on the ICANN website.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">As customary, support staff prepared Rejection Process Termination 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">
for your review (see attached).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">We note that the Bylaws (Annex D) require that the Empowered Community Administration’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">
be delivered within twenty-four (24) hours of the expiration of the Rejection Action Petition Period. As such, staff will be happy to forward the 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 your behalf unless you have comments or concerns.<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 the staff supporting Empowered Community Administration)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">From: </span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Ozan Sahin <ozan.sahin@icann.org><br>
<b>Date: </b>30 May 2022 Monday 14:14<br>
<b>To: </b>"ecadmin@icann.org" <ecadmin@icann.org><br>
<b>Subject: </b>Secretary's Notice to Empowered Community of Board Approval of (1) FY23 Operating Plan and Budget and (2) FY23-27 Five Year Operating and Financial Plan<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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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>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<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>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<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>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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