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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";
color:#993366'>I really have to agree with Konstantinos and tlhackque. Deb,
your perspective is entirely that of a large trademark holder, which is a
legitimate perspective for you to represent, but a very limited perspective and
others have to be taken into account. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";
color:#993366'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";
color:#993366'>From 2000 – 2002 I compiled a huge database of domain
name-trademark disputes. I saw thousands of cybersquatters and other kinds of
abuse but I also saw hundreds of unfair accusations and plain old reverse domain
name hijacking by companies that just wanted a valuable .com name. Before you
can take valuable resources away from people there has to be due process. The
need for speed has to be moderated by the need for justice. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";
color:#993366'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";
color:#993366'>I don’t get your argument about the distinction between a
user and an internet registrant; a registrant is a user. Most people who
register domains are not preparing legal defenses for 30 days before they
register. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";
color:#993366'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> NCSG-NCUC
[mailto:NCSG-NCUC-DISCUSS@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Debra Hughes<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, July 22, 2010 1:43 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> NCSG-NCUC-DISCUSS@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [NCSG-NCUC-DISCUSS] Comments filed today by American Red
Cross<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:blue'>Konstantinos,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:blue'>Regarding rapid decision making, in my comments, we offered the
following suggestion:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=listparagraph0 style='text-align:justify'><i><span style='font-size:
11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>In addition, the examiner should be
required to render a decision within seven (7) business days, rather than being
allowed up to 14 days, with a goal and best practice of providing the Answer
within three (3) days. Once again, the use of a form Decision should
greatly increase the ability of examiners to provide their Decisions in a rapid
manner.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:blue'>Regarding your comments about 14 days to respond, let’s also
remember the difference between a “user” of the Internet and a
“Registrant”. Your mention of users below is perhaps
misplaced. We are talking about Registrants of domain names and not end
users of the DNS. A Registrant had access to the Internet when he/she
registered the domain name (either personally or through another party acting
on his/her behalf). The Registrant had “all the time in the
world” to decide to register its problematic domain name for a
problematic use before he/she actually registered the domain – long
before the Complaint was aware. The Registrant also had the ability to
access the Internet to engage in fraudulent activity – he/she had plenty
of time to consider and prepare the content and use of the domain name.
It’s a bit one-sided to argue that if an organization sees a problematic
use we should agree to 20 days for the Registrant to prepare a response for the
reasons you mention below. Also, a form for the Answer could minimize the
need for an attorney for Answers, but if not, Registrants should know that the
act of registering a domain name has potential consequences. A Registrant
willingly enters a contractual relationship with the registrar when he/she
decides to register a domain name. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:blue'>On a related note, I think new gTLD and other outreach efforts to
those in the developing and emerging regions could offer a primer to the
community about the domain registration process – explaining the
contractual relationship between the registrar and the registrant.
Guidance could be given to the community about these processes, obligations,
what a Registrant “agrees to” when registers a domain name and an
explanation of the potential consequences. Perhaps those that offer pro
bono legal services can talk about the types of assistance they can offer
Registrants in these scenarios. These are ideas I am sharing with those
involved with outreach activities within ICANN. Perhaps there are other
ideas NCUC/NCSG members have to help Registrants understand and the
“business” behind the registration process.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:blue'>Debbie<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'>Debra Y. Hughes</span></b><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'> l</span></b><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'> Senior Counsel</span></b><span style='color:blue'> <br>
</span><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'>American Red Cross</span></b><span style='color:blue'> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Office
of the General Counsel </span><span style='color:blue'> <br>
</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'>2025 E Street, NW </span><span style='color:blue'><br>
</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'>Washington, D.C. 20006 </span><span style='color:blue'><br>
</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'>Phone: (202) 303-5356 </span><span style='color:blue'><br>
</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'>Fax: (202) 303-0143</span><span style='color:blue'> <br>
<a href="mailto:HughesDeb@usa.redcross.org"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>HughesDeb@usa.redcross.org</span></a>
</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Konstantinos
Komaitis [mailto:k.komaitis@strath.ac.uk] <br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, July 22, 2010 12:21 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Hughes, Debra Y.; NCSG-NCUC-DISCUSS@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU<br>
<b>Subject:</b> RE: Comments filed today by American Red Cross</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";
color:#1F497D'>Just one point I would like to clarify being involved and having
researched on both the UDRP and the URS. In a system of adjudication, the term
‘rapid’ does not really refer to the speed leading up to the
adjudication process; rather, it refers to the ‘rapidness’ of the
decision-making process. And, the recommendation of the STI has been consistent
with this, instructing panels to submit their decisions within 3 business days.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";
color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";
color:#1F497D'>This distinction in determining ‘rapidness’ is
crucial for the adjudication process and in Brussels as well as from the
comments it appears that the trademark community misinterprets what we mean by
rapidness. No system is fair if it is rapid during the discovery process or in
any other process leading up to adjudication.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";
color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";
color:#1F497D'>And, 14 days is not really fair. Again, just like the problems
with the UDRP, the complainant has all the time in the world to compile, submit
and file the complaint. The Respondent is given only 14 days? What about
legitimate Registrants located in parts of the world with limited Internet
access? For many users the Internet is still not a given. What about legitimate
Registrants whose first language is not English? What about legitimate
Registrants that have to find a lawyer to compile the Response on their behalf?
All these are legitimate reasons for the deadline to be 20 days – at
least that is how I feel and that is what 10 years of UDRP experience teaches
us.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";
color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";
color:#1F497D'>KK<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";
color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";
color:#1F497D'>Dr. Konstantinos Komaitis,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";
color:#1F497D'>Law Lecturer,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";
color:#1F497D'>Director of Postgraduate Instructional Courses<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";
color:#1F497D'>University of Strathclyde,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";
color:#1F497D'>The Law School,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";
color:#1F497D'>The Lord Hope Building,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";
color:#1F497D'>141 St. James Road,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";
color:#1F497D'>Glasgow, G4 0LT<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";
color:#1F497D'>UK<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";
color:#1F497D'>tel: +44 (0)141 548 4306<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";
color:#1F497D'>http://www.routledgemedia.com/books/The-Current-State-of-Domain-Name-Regulation-isbn9780415477765</span><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";
color:#1F497D'>Selected publications:
http://hq.ssrn.com/submissions/MyPapers.cfm?partid=501038<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";
color:#1F497D'>Website: http://domainnamelaw.ning.com/</span><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> NCSG-NCUC
[mailto:NCSG-NCUC-DISCUSS@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Debra Hughes<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, July 22, 2010 4:25 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> NCSG-NCUC-DISCUSS@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: Comments filed today by American Red Cross<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:blue'>Thanks, Rafik. </span><span lang=EN style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>The work of the JAS WG is very
important and of course related, in part, to the outreach work we are both
involved with on the OSC Constituency and Stakeholder Group Operations Work
Team.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:blue'>About the thin v. think comment below: In </span><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>a thin
registry (.COM is an example), the Whois records includes limited data - only
enough to identify the registrar of the domain name (registrar name,
registration status, creation/expiration dates). So, for a problematic
.COM domain, obtaining the contact details for the registrant is a two (or
three or four or five…) step process for research. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:blue'>For example,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:blue'>Step 1: Look up the domain name using a Whois service of choice.
Find out registrar.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:blue'>Step 2: Then, go to that particular registrar’s Whois service
to obtain the publicly available Registrant’s contact information. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:blue'>Step 3: If the bad actor is using a privacy/proxy service, I
have to keep my fingers crossed that the privacy/proxy service has a fair (and
hopefully easy and inexpensive) system for me to request the concealed contact
information for the Registrant. Hopefully they will follow their policy!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:blue'>Step 4: Proxy/privacy service does not have a system to
request underlying contact information or ignores request, I have to decide
whether it makes sense to spend donor dollars to get a subpoena, if applicable
or escalate the request for contact information.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:blue'>A record from a registry operating a thick Whois server (like .ORG)
includes the registrant’s contact information, admin/tech and the
registrar info. It eliminates having to go two places to get the publicly
available Registrant contact info, which is important for not for profit
organization that are often asked to do more with less resources. The
other benefit of a thick registry is when a registrar goes out of business, the
thick registry will retain the registrant info (except if the registrant used a
</span><span lang=EN style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:blue'>privacy/proxy service).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=listparagraph style='margin-left:0in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>About the URS, I think fairness is
important – fairness to the registrant and a fair procedure for an
organization that is being harmed by a bad actor from a "clear cut”
instance” of trademark abuse.” I think the suggestion of
giving Registrants 14 days, rather than 20 days to file an Answer is fair, not
abusive and consistent with the intent of “rapid” suspension.
Also, if ICANN provides a form complaint and reduces the word/page limit,
it is possible a Registrant, who is inexperienced with such actions, might feel
less intimidated. Also, the suggestion of a form Answer can help
inexperienced Registrants prepare responses.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:blue'> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:blue'>Debbie<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'>Debra Y. Hughes</span></b><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'> l</span></b><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'> Senior Counsel</span></b><span style='color:blue'> <br>
</span><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'>American Red Cross</span></b><span style='color:blue'> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Office
of the General Counsel </span><span style='color:blue'> <br>
</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'>2025 E Street, NW </span><span style='color:blue'><br>
</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'>Washington, D.C. 20006 </span><span style='color:blue'><br>
</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'>Phone: (202) 303-5356 </span><span style='color:blue'><br>
</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'>Fax: (202) 303-0143</span><span style='color:blue'> <br>
<a href="mailto:HughesDeb@usa.redcross.org"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>HughesDeb@usa.redcross.org</span></a>
</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> NCSG-NCUC
[mailto:NCSG-NCUC-DISCUSS@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Rafik Dammak<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, July 22, 2010 6:24 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> NCSG-NCUC-DISCUSS@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: Comments filed today by American Red Cross</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Hello Debbie,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Thanks for comments sent to the JAS WG, the document is
shared within the WG members.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>I was little bit puzzled by the
mention of supporting thick whois as suggested by IRT, even there are
some people arguing for that , I think that a balanced solution for common
ground of different interests is mandatory with safeguard for privacy. also
about URS, maybe we can assume that there is need make it simple and short, how
we can prevent abuse of using URS for this supposed mechanism to prevent abuse?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Regards<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Rafik<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>2010/7/22 Milton L Mueller <<a
href="mailto:mueller@syr.edu">mueller@syr.edu</a>><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";
color:black'>Deb:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";
color:black'>Glad to see that Red Cross is endorsing the idea that nonprofits
might use a new gTLD for "internal business purposes under a model that is
different from a commercial, profit-driven new gTLD"<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>From:</span></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>
NCSG-NCUC [<a href="mailto:NCSG-NCUC-DISCUSS@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU" target="_blank">NCSG-NCUC-DISCUSS@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU</a>]
On Behalf Of Debra Hughes [<a href="mailto:HughesDeb@USA.REDCROSS.ORG"
target="_blank">HughesDeb@USA.REDCROSS.ORG</a>]<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, July 21, 2010 8:21 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:NCSG-NCUC-DISCUSS@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU" target="_blank">NCSG-NCUC-DISCUSS@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [NCSG-NCUC-DISCUSS] Comments filed today by American Red Cross<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>All,</span><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Attached
are comments filed</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";
color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'>by the American Red</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Cross</span><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'> </span><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>on the
Joint SO/AC Working Group Report and on DAG4.</span><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><<American
Red Cross Comments on Joint SO-AC WG Report - 07212010.pdf>>
<<American Red Cross Comments on DAGv4 - 07212010.pdf>> </span><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Thanks,</span><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Debbie</span><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><a name="129f9a3eb1e6d5a2_"><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Debra Y. Hughes</span></b></a><b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> l Senior
Counsel</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";
color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'>American Red Cross</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Office
of the General Counsel </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>2025
E Street, NW </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";
color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Washington,
D.C. 20006 </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";
color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Phone:
(202) 303-5356 </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";
color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Fax:
(202) 303-0143</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";
color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'><a
href="mailto:HughesDeb@usa.redcross.org" target="_blank"><span
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>HughesDeb@usa.redcross.org</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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