<div dir="ltr"><div>hi everyone,</div><div><br></div><div>I am sharing here the communication related to the final report for IANA Functions Review 2 (IFR2). This is the last stage before completing work since the working group reviewed and considered the public comments submitted regarding the initial report, including comment from NCSG. </div><div>NCSG comments supported the recommendations in general from IFR2 (the main comment is included in the annex for reference). I understand there is no concern from our side regarding the recommendations and there are no changes that warrant our attention.</div><div><br></div><div>You can find attached the clean and redline versions of the report. Please review and let me know if you have any comment or edit that I should raise by 7th July. </div><div><br></div><div>Best regards,</div><div><br></div><div>Rafik</div><div><br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">---------- Forwarded message ---------<br></div><div class="msg4767305152278009564"><div lang="EN-US" link="#467886" vlink="#96607D" style="word-wrap:break-word"><div class="m_4767305152278009564WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Dear IFR2 Team,<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:yellow">Final call for comments on the IFR2 Final Report.</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:yellow">Due date: 7 July</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Attached for your review is the final IFR2 report which incorporates the changes discussed on our most recent call. Three versions of the report are<b>
</b>attached so you can clearly see updates made to the draft report that was published for public comment.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Redlines Version</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">- this highlights all the changes we have made since the public comment period. It may be difficult to read.<u></u><u></u></span></li><li class="MsoNormal">
<b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Comments Only Version</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">- draws the team's attention to changes that have not yet been discussed (e.g., removing glossary, adding the recommendation table.<u></u><u></u></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black">
<b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">Clean Version </span>
</b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">- all changes have been accepted; there are no comments.<u></u><u></u></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Kindly note that the most significant changes to the report are the inclusion of the final disposition of the comments table, a recommendation summary table and the removal of the
glossary. <u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Please review and share any final comments to this email list by 7 July 2025. <b>After that date, if no significant comments or suggested edits are received the report will be considered adopted
with full consensus of the review team. </b><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">On behalf of ICANN staff, I’d like to thank you for your contributions to this review effort and congratulate the team on getting the final report to this milestone. <u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Next steps:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">For your information, the next steps are as follows:<span style="color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></span></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Step 1:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> IFR2 final report adopted by the IFR2.<u></u><u></u></span></li></ul>
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<li class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Step 2: </span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">GNSO and ccNSO Councils vote to approve IFR2 recommendations 1 & 2 by supermajority (as
required for any recommendations to amend the IANA Naming Functions Contract, per ICANN Bylaws Section 18.6) <u></u><u></u></span></li></ul>
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<li class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Step 3: </span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Upon completion of Step 2,<b> </b>IFR2 can formally submit the Final Report to the ICANN
Board. ICANN Board has 45 days from completion of Step 2 to act on the recommendations (per Bylaws Section 18.6). <b>At this time, the review team will formally be considered complete, and the review team will disband.</b><u></u><u></u></span></li></ul>
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<li class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Step 4:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> Board action on the IFR2 recommendations.<u></u><u></u></span></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Please let us know if you have any questions.<span style="color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Thank you,<span style="color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Reda<span style="color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></span></p>
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