Attached are the comments of the ICANN Business Constituency (BC), regarding ICANN’s proposed FY19 Budget. These comments were approved in accord with the BC Charter. Steve DelBianco Vice Chair for Policy Coordination ICANN Business Constituency<http://bizconst.org/> From: Planning <planning@icann.org> Date: Friday, March 9, 2018 at 10:18 AM To: Steven DelBianco <sdelbianco@netchoice.org> Cc: "Xavier J. Calvez" <xavier.calvez@icann.org>, Shani Quidwai <shani.quidwai@icann.org>, Planning <planning@icann.org> Subject: RE: Business Constituency (BC) comment on FY19 budget Steve: We received your email requesting an extension for the due date for public comments from the BC. In response, we have the following comments: * We need to maintain fairness to the other commenters when considering an extension of the due date of a public comment period to any single organization. * Without trying to break the rules, but trying to be creative, if comments are received later than the closing of the public comment period (8th of March), we will try to address them, and we will put them on record of having been received but late. Thanks. Sincerely, Becky Nash, VP Finance Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) 12025 Waterfront Drive, Suite 300 Los Angeles, CA 90094-2536 Telephone Direct: (310) 301-3864 Mobile: (310) 745-2413 From: Steve DelBianco [mailto:sdelbianco@netchoice.org] Sent: Thursday, March 8, 2018 1:54 PM To: Planning <planning@icann.org> Subject: [Ext] Business Constituency (BC) comment on FY19 budget Becky, The BC has developed a draft comment on the FY19 budget, but our members are in-transit to San Juan, so we won’t finalize until Sunday 11-March. Would you be able to accept our comment on that date?