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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=FR link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-26apr12-en.htm"><span style='color:windowtext'>http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-26apr12-en.htm</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><h1><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Period of 26 April - 06 May 2012: Public Comment Periods Approaching Closing Date<o:p></o:p></span></h1><p class=MsoNormal><span class=date-display-single><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>26 April 2012</span></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The Following Public Comment periods are approaching their <strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Comment or Reply Period Close</span></strong> dates, <strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>26 April – 06 May 2012</span></strong>. As a member of the ICANN community, your timely feedback is critical to our accountability and transparency efforts. For your convenience, we have included direct links below to comments that will soon close.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>During the Reply period for Public Comments, participants should only address previous comments submitted and new posts concerning the topic should not be introduced. When constructing Replies, contributors are asked to cite the original poster's name, comment date, and any particular text that is pertinent.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Please note that comments submitted after the posted Close Date/Time are not guaranteed to be considered in any final summary, analysis, reporting, or decision-making that takes place once that period ends.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>For more information please refer to the ICANN Public Comments page at: </span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment"><span lang=EN-US style='color:windowtext'>http://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table 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style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/aso-review-16mar12-en.htm"><span style='color:windowtext'>Review of the ASO</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>6 April 2012 [23:59]<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>30 April 2012 [23:59]<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/idn-vip-proposed-project-plan-20feb12-en.htm"><span lang=EN-US style='color:windowtext'>IDN Variant Issues Project – Proposed Project Plan for Next Steps</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Extended to 8 April 2012 [23:59]<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Extended to 29 April 2012 [23:59]<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/com-renewal-27mar12-en.htm"><span style='color:windowtext'>.com Registry Agreement Renewal</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>26 April 2012 [23:59]<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>17 May 2012 [23:59]<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/fast-track-review-2012-09apr12-en.htm"><span lang=EN-US style='color:windowtext'>Second Annual IDN ccTLD Fast Track Process Review</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>30 April 2012 [23:59]<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>21 May 2012 [23:59]<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><span 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