The Following Public Comment periods are Recently Opened or are approaching their Comment or Reply Period Close dates between 16 - 26 August 2012. As a member of the ICANN community, your timely feedback is critical to our accountability and transparency efforts. For your convenience, we have included direct links below to comments that will soon close.

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For more information please refer to the ICANN Public Comments page at: www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment