Dear Empowered Community Administration representatives,

Under the ICANN Bylaws, delivery of the Secretary’s Notice on 21 May: (1) requires Decisional Participants to “promptly inform their constituents” of the delivery of such notice; and (2) triggers the 21-day Rejection Action Petition Period, during which an individual may submit a petition to any Decisional Participant, seeking to reject the Board action.

These 21-day periods for (1) FY22 Operating Plan and Budget and (2) FY22-26 Five Year Operating and Financial Plan both commenced on 21 May 2021 and will end at 23:59 PDT on 11 June 2021, or 06:59 UTC on 12 June 2021. Please refer to Article 2, Annex D of the ICANN Bylaws for additional details on the Rejection Process, including all pertinent deadlines and requirements for Rejection Action Petitions: https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/governance/bylaws-en/#annexD

Please do not hesitate to contact staff if you have any questions, or if we may be of further assistance.

Best regards,

Ozan Sahin (on behalf of staff supporting the Empowered Community Administration)