<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div><br></div>Martin,<div><br></div><div>I hope they are saying that the technical evaluation will have the same cost in pre-evaluation or in evaluation window, but if someone choses to use any pre-evaluated RSP, that cost won’t be applied to </div><div>If they are indeed saying what you implied, then it’s time to file a RfR while there is time to do so. </div><div><br></div><div>Org is still not disclosing whether they will break SubPro recs that were approved by the Board regarding forcing to choose a specific pre-approved RSP. I’m still waiting on that with RfR text ready just in case. </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Rubens</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br id="lineBreakAtBeginningOfMessage"><div><br><blockquote type="cite"><div>Em 2 de mai. de 2024, à(s) 14:15, Martin Sutton <martin@tldz.com> escreveu:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div>
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<div>Thank you for sharing. Please note my updated email address.<br>
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<div>All - the first thing ICANN org mentions in its response is that no differentiation in fees will be applied to an application with pre-evaluated RSP vs without. This is at odds with the SubPro discussions and outputs, where the RSP pre-evaluation was expected
to considerably reduce duplication of effort and streamline processing, and reduce costs, reflected in lower fees for applicants selecting a pre-evaluated RSP. Dusting down the over 3-year old Final Report, this is referred to under Implementation Guidance
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<div>Whilst I respect the IRT is not responsible for setting fees, I think ICANN org will be challenged to justify this stance and deviation from the implementation guidance in the Final Report. </div>
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<div>Is anyone else surprised with this or other elements in ICANN org’s reply?</div>
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<div>On 2 May 2024, at 10:25, Elisa Busetto <elisa.busetto@icann.org> wrote:</div>
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<div style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Dear IRT members,<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<div style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">In the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://www.icann.org/sites/default/files/meetings/icann78-policy-outcome-report-21nov23-en.pdf" style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134); text-decoration: underline;"><span lang="EN-GB">ICANN78
Policy Outcomes Report</span></a>, it was noted that “[a]s information for the ICANN Board, the CPH can prepare a list of the decisions and work that need to be done by a potential applicant”.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<div style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">In this context, we would like to inform you that on 29 February 2024 the RySG shared with ICANN org a<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://community.icann.org/display/SPIR/Reference+Material?preview=/238617519/331808819/RySG%20Applicant%20Decisions%20and%20Milestones_Feb%202024.pdf" style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134); text-decoration: underline;">letter</a>outlining
the “list of the decisions that potential new gTLD applicants need to make in determining whether of not to apply for a new gTLD”, to which ICANN org<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/238617519/Response%20to%20RySG%20Applicant%20Decisions%20and%20Milestones%20Letter%20-%20Apr%202024.pdf?version=1&modificationDate=1714641424505&api=v2" style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134); text-decoration: underline;">responded</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>on
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<div style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Best regards,<o:p></o:p></div>
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