[Finance-sc] CALL FOR COMMENTS: ALAC Statement on the draft FY13 Operational Plan and Budget

Xavier J. Calvez xavier.calvez at icann.org
Thu May 24 21:45:30 UTC 2012


Olivier,
Thank you for your insight. As you know, the Budget draft public comment
timeline complies with the approved public comment period process, as
determined by the PPC. I will share your comment on the challenges that this
timeline represents for ALAC and invite you to share this comment publicly
as I can imagine that others may face similar issues. I will share your
comment with appropriate staff so that this input is considered going
forward. I am confident that we will have the opportunity to discuss in
Prague the timeline of the budget process and how to improve it, notably as
it relates to the exchange of public comments.
As indicated on the phone, we will attempt to take into account all comments
received from any organization, irrespective of whether they are provided
within the suggested timeline or not. Our ability to address such comments
will simply be reduced as we have less time to consider them.
Thanks.

Sincerely,
Xavier

Xavier Calvez
ICANN ­ Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers
CFO
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From:  Olivier MJ Crepin-Leblond <ocl at gih.com>
To:  Xavier Calvez <xavier.calvez at icann.org>, ICANN-Controller
<controller at icann.org>
Cc:  ICANN At-Large Staff <staff at atlarge.icann.org>, Olivier MJ
Crepin-Leblond <ocl at gih.com>, 'Finance and Budget SubCommittee'
<finance-sc at atlarge-lists.icann.org>, ALAC EXCOM
<alac-excom at atlarge-lists.icann.org>
Subject:  Fwd: [Finance-sc] CALL FOR COMMENTS: ALAC Statement on the draft
FY13 Operational Plan and Budget

Att: Xavier Calvez. ICANN CFO

Dear Xavier,

further to our recent conversation, I must sadly inform you that it will be
impossible for the ALAC to submit a statement in the unreasonably short
amount of time (24 days) which were allocated for the Public Comment
process. The ALAC's statement will therefore be submitted post-deadlines.

This issue of short comment period is one which does not only affect your
public comment period, but also many others. The matter is already being
taken up with the Public Participation Committee. As discussed with you, I
appreciate that you will be able to show some flexibility regarding our
forthcoming comment if you are able to access our draft statement in
advance.
To this effect, please find below the call for comments based on our first
draft that I have just sent out to our lists. It links directly to our first
draft -- and I emphasize the word "draft" since the text on this page might
indeed change in form, grammar, tone and content.

You will notice a calendar describing our process in detail. As you will
note and as discussed on the ALAC and on the ALAC ExCom calls which were
held earlier this week, the ALAC's comment will be submitted well into the
"Reply period" on 4 June 2012.

I kindly remind you that the ALAC is able to submit comments in and out of
comment periods and at its own schedule. It is thanks to this by-law
mandated right, that we will be able to submit our comments, in the current
conditions which are far from optimal. Indeed, our At-Large/ALAC Review
process stipulates a minimum 40 days comment for our membership spanning all
5 continents to be extended a suitable bottom-up input process. 24+15 would
satisfy this.

As with other comment periods and following-up on our own conversation, I am
able to let you choose which process you would prefer pursuing to regularise
this:

1. please be so kind to receive this message as the ALAC's official request
for a 15 day extension period until 7 June 2012; or alternatively

2. please be so kind to receive this message as advance notification that
the ALAC will be submitting its statement on 4 June 2012 - 11 days after the
opening of the "Reply" period and closing of the "initial comments" period.

In both cases, this leaves a minimum of 11 days when the ALAC statement will
be published in the public comment space for any other respondents to be
able to comment on our statement.

I look forward to your reply on the matter and trust that the above offer
will confirm our discussions.

Kind regards,

Olivier MJ Crépin-Leblond
ALAC Chair


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Sujet: [Finance-sc] CALL FOR COMMENTS: ALAC Statement on the draft FY13
Operational Plan and Budget
Date : Thu, 24 May 2012 16:21:56 +0200
De : Olivier MJ Crepin-Leblond <ocl at gih.com> <mailto:ocl at gih.com>
Pour : alac-announce at atlarge-lists.icann.org
Copie à : ICANN AtLarge Staff <staff at atlarge.icann.org>
<mailto:staff at atlarge.icann.org> , "'Finance and Budget SubCommittee'"
<finance-sc at atlarge-lists.icann.org>
<mailto:finance-sc at atlarge-lists.icann.org>

Dear All,

This is a call for comments on the draft "ALAC Statement on the draft FY13
Operational Plan and Budget "<https://community.icann.org/x/L8rbAQ>" in
preparation for the start of the ALAC ratification process.

The current (first) draft by Tijani ben Jemaa can be found on the workspace
referenced above.

Please submit any comments on the workspace using the comments function by
31-May-2012 23:59 UTC.

The Calendar for drafting/updating this statement is:

1st Draft Statement on Wiki page: 24-May-2012
Call for Comments: 24-May-2012 (both to ALAC & to Finance & Budget
sub-committee)
Call for comments closing time: 31-May-2012
2nd Draft (final) Statement to be designed: 31-May-2012 until 4-June-2012.
ALAC Vote starts: 5-June-2012
Vote reminder on: 8-June-2012
ALAC Vote ends: 11-June-2012
Statement to be submitted: 4-June-2012

This means that the statement will be submitted during the "reply" period,
as discussed on the ALAC and ALAC ExCom calls. ICANN staff in charge of the
comment period have been advised accordingly.


Regards,

Olivier MJ Crépin-Leblond
ALAC Chair
ALAC Finance & Budget Sub-Committee Chair


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