Dear ccTLD Community, On Friday, 23 June 2017, the ICANN Board of Directors adopted resolutions regarding the following: FY18 Operating Plan and Budget FY18 IANA Budget FY18 Five Year Operating Plan Update As a result, on Saturday, 24 June 2017, the ccNSO as a Decisional participant received from the ICANN Secretary Rejection Action Board Notices for the 3 resolutions listed above. The adopted FY18 Operating Plan and Budget, the FY18 IANA Budget, and the FY18 Five Year Operating Plan Update are subject to Rejection Action Petitions from the Community for each of the Rejection Action Notices. The announcement from ICANN is available at https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2017-06-24-en[icann.org] <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.icann.org_news_ann ouncement-2D2017-2D06-2D24-2Den&d=DwMFAg&c=FmY1u3PJp6wrcrwll3mSVzgfkbPSS6sJm s7xcl4I5cM&r=nC4gfbyyEQpMRtwgTZRqwi_KEPkorJJN6BPIwtsjBWQ&m=8vVY8KeG77ts5r2VR rOJxLaeWTrgmlNGm3kew7eknh4&s=Is9QuRAlDo8vMo0c_qb_ymWD-xqaHX-Lr7Noic5ZhE4&e=> . The specific procedures that the Community needs to follow are detailed in Section 2 of Annex D of the ICANN Bylaws, available at https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/governance/bylaws-en/#annexD[icann.org ] <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.icann.org_resource s_pages_governance_bylaws-2Den_-23annexD&d=DwMFAg&c=FmY1u3PJp6wrcrwll3mSVzgf kbPSS6sJms7xcl4I5cM&r=nC4gfbyyEQpMRtwgTZRqwi_KEPkorJJN6BPIwtsjBWQ&m=8vVY8KeG 77ts5r2VRrOJxLaeWTrgmlNGm3kew7eknh4&s=6mcCsoe0RXMfKR4SfZv9hDSEB0_m9XddTbbT-5 BzbzQ&e=> . If you are interested in submitting a Rejection Action Petition to the ccNSO Council, please consult Section 2 of Annex D for the requirements, which must be met by a Rejection Action Petition. Please also be advised that per Section 2.2(a)(i)(A) of Annex D, your proposed Rejection Action Petition must be: ³based on one or more significant issues that were specifically raised in the applicable public comment period(s) relating to perceived inconsistencies with the Mission, purpose and role set forth in ICANN's Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws, the global public interest, the needs of ICANN's stakeholders, financial stability, or other matter of concern to the community.² If your proposed Rejection Action Petition meets the criteria given above, the deadline for submission of your Rejection Action Petition to the ccNSO Secretariat (ccNSOsecretariat@icann.org <mailto:ccNSOsecretariat@icann.org> ) is Monday 3 July 2017 23.59 UTC. Kindest regards, Katrina Sataki Chair of the ccNSO Council