Dear members of the ccTLD Community,
First, apologies for cross-posting.
I am writing to inform you that on 3 May 2026 the ICANN Board of Directors approved the FY27 Operating Plan and Budget.
The resolution approving the ICANN FY27 Operating Plan and Budget is available at: https://www.icann.org/en/board-activities-and-meetings/materials/approved-resolutions-regular-meeting-of-the-icann-board-03-05-2026-en#section2.a
The ICANN FY27 Operating Plan is available on pages 117-215 at the following:
The ICANN FY27 Budget is available at:
https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/adopted-icann-budget-fy2027-published-2026-en.pdf
On 11 May 2026, the ccNSO, as one of the Decisional Participants, received a notice from the ICANN Secretary pursuant to Section 22.4(a)(v) of the ICANN Bylaws, which initiated the 21 days Rejection Action Petition Period for the community. The deadline for submission of a Rejection Action Petition(s) to the ccNSO role account (ccnso-petitions@icann.org) is 21 May 2026 11:59 PM UTC.
If you are interested in submitting a Rejection Action Petition regarding the adopted FY27 Operating Plan and Budget, please consult Section 2 of Annex D for the requirements that must be met (https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/governance/bylaws-en/#annexD).
Please be advised that per Annex D Section 2.2(a)(i)(A) the Rejection Action Petition must be:
“…based 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.”
Please see also our internal Guideline: ccNSO Procedure for the Exercise of the Empowered Community's rights to Reject Specified Actions (https://itp.cdn.icann.org/en/files/resources/guideline-rejection-actions-procedure-24may18-en.pdf).
According to the Guideline, the ccNSO will consider a Rejection Action Petition from the following constituents:
ccTLD managers,
Individual(s) directly related to a ccTLD manager,
ccNSO working groups or committees mandated to submit such a pe//on,
Regional ccTLD organisations (as defined in section 10.5 of the ICANN Bylaws),
The ccNSO Council.
All relevant information will be published at: https://community.icann.org/x/8tDRAw
Kind Regards,
Sean Copeland, ccNSO Rejection Action Process Manager