Please see https://community.icann.org/x/37XRAw for the two comments to be submitted (subject to final editing) to the Public Comment on the FY18 Operational Plan and Budget. The first one is our comment on the draft document. The original draft authored by Tijani has been posted for several days. It was modified based on comments received and the final contents were discussed during today's Finance and Budget Subcommittee meeting. There was one comment suggesting a stronger caveat to the approval of the extension of the CCWG Accountability budget to FY18 (there is no additional allocation but the change allows unspent FY17 funds to be carried over to FY18). At the ALT meeting today, the ALT discussed this suggestion and unanimously is recommending to the ALAC that the form of condition in the current version be unchanged (specifically that the CCWG monitor progress and ensure that there be no further such extensions). We are also submitting a second comment (again present in an earlier form from Tijani and discussed and agreed upon in the FBSC) will be submitted requesting travel funding for the GAC Liaison as well as for (as a pilot program) five additional traveller who are active workers in At-Large or other ICANN WGs. This is patterned after the At-Large Review analysis which correctly identified the need for such travellers (although we did not agree on how they made such slots available). The comment period closes at 23:59 today (Friday, 26 April 2017). IF YOU HAVE ANY CONCERNS OR NOTICE ANY ERRORS, PLEASE LET US KNOW IN TIME FOR CHANGES TO BE CONSIDERED AND MADE PRIOR TO THE DEADLINE. Alan