This message is sent on behalf of the Number Resource Organization (NRO) --------- The original announcements are available on the NRO website: Approval Action Community Forum on Board Approval of Fundamental Bylaws: https://www.nro.net/notice-to-the-aso-community-on-approval-action-community... Rejection Action Petition Period for Standard Bylaws Amendments, IANA and and ICANN FY27 Operating Plan and Budget, ICANN FY27-31 Operating and Financial Plan: https://www.nro.net/notice-to-the-aso-community-on-rejection-action-petition... --------- Summary These notices announce: 1. The ICANN Board's approval of Fundamental Bylaws Amendments on 3 May 2026, which triggers a notice period for an Approval Action Community Forum. Any comments on these ICANN Bylaws changes should be sent to the ASO Secretariat at secretariat [at] aso.icann.org no later than 9 June 2026 at 11:59 pm PDT. 2. The ICANN Board's approval of Standard Bylaws Amendments, the IANA and ICANN FY27 Operating Plan and Budget and the ICANN FY27-31 Operating and Financial Plan, triggering the Rejection Action Petition Period ending on 1 June 2026 at 06:59 UTC. Any Rejection Action Petition to the ASO should be sent to the ASO Secretariat at secretariat [at] aso.icann.org before the deadline. --------- Background Information The NRO serves as the Address Supporting Organization (ASO) which is a Supporting Organization under ICANN's structure. The Empowered Community is the mechanism through which ICANN's Supporting Organizations (SOs) and Advisory Committees (ACs) can organize under California law to legally enforce community powers. The Community has nine powers to ensure the ICANN Board and Organization are accountable: - Reject ICANN and IANA budgets, and ICANN operating and strategic plans - Reject standard Bylaw amendments - Reject PTI governance actions - Approve fundamental Bylaw and Articles amendments, and asset sales - Recall the entire ICANN Board - Appoint and remove individual ICANN Board directors (other than the President)- Require the ICANN Board to review its rejection of IANA Function Review (IFR),special IFR, Separation Cross-Community Working Group (SCWG) creation,and SCWG recommendation decisions - Initiate community reconsideration request, mediation, or Independent Review Process (IRP) - The rights of inspection and investigation Read more about the Empowered Community here: https://www.icann.org/ec ------------------------------ Approval Action Community Forum on Board Approval of Fundamental Bylaws: ------------------------------ Dear RIR Community, As a Decisional Participant in the ICANN Empowered Community, the Address Supporting Organization has received a notification from the ICANN Secretary concerning the ICANN Board’s approval of Fundamental Bylaws Amendments to Articles 17 and 18 of the ICANN Bylaws. In accordance with the ICANN Bylaws, Decisional Participants are required to promptly inform their constituents of the delivery of the ICANN Board decisions relating to these Fundamental Bylaws Amendments. The ICANN Board approved the Fundamental Bylaws Amendments on 3 May 2026. The Board resolutions, including the discussion and rationale, are available here: Bylaws Amendment – IANA Naming Function Review https://www.icann.org/en/board-activities-and-meetings/materials/approved-re... Bylaws Amendment – Customer Standing Committee Composition and Review, and CSC Charter https://www.icann.org/en/board-activities-and-meetings/materials/approved-re... The text of the Fundamental Bylaws Amendments is available here: Article 17 – Customer Standing Committee https://itp.cdn.icann.org/en/files/governance/proposed-updates-to-article-17... Article 18 – IANA Naming Function Reviews https://itp.cdn.icann.org/en/files/governance/proposed-updates-to-article-18... Under the ICANN Bylaws, delivery of the Secretary’s Notice triggers an Approval Action Community Forum. The Forum must be convened and concluded during the period beginning on the Approval Action Board Notification Date, 11 May 2026, and ending at 11:59 pm PDT on the 30th day after that date, 9 June 2026, or during the next scheduled ICANN Public Meeting, ICANN86, which will take place from 8–11 June 2026. Further details on the Approval Action process are available in Article 1.2 of Annex D of the ICANN Bylaws: https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/governance/bylaws-en/#annexD Please note that the Approval Action Community Forum is convened at the direction of the Empowered Community Administration. Any comments on these ICANN Bylaws changes should be sent to the ASO Secretariat at secretariat [at] aso.icann.org no later than 9 June 2026 at 11:59 pm PDT. Regards, ASO Secretariat ------------------------------ Notice to the ASO Community on Rejection Action Petition Period for Standard Bylaws Amendments, IANA and ICANN FY27 Operating Plan and Budget, ICANN FY27-31 Operating and Financial Plan ------------------------------ Dear RIR Community, As a Decisional Participant in the ICANN Empowered Community, the Address Supporting Organization has received a notification from the ICANN Secretary concerning the ICANN Board’s approval of the following items: Standard Bylaws Amendment to Article 27 of the ICANN Bylaws IANA FY27 Operating Plan and Budget ICANN FY27 Operating Plan and Budget ICANN FY27–31 Operating and Financial Plan In accordance with the ICANN Bylaws, Decisional Participants are required to promptly inform their constituents of the delivery of these ICANN Board decisions. Pursuant to Section 25.1 of the ICANN Bylaws, this serves as notice to the Empowered Community Administration and the Decisional Participants that, on 3 May 2026, the ICANN Board approved a Standard Bylaws Amendment to Article 27 of the ICANN Bylaws. The Board resolution approving the Standard Bylaws Amendment is available here: https://www.icann.org/en/board-activities-and-meetings/materials/approved-re... The text of the approved Standard Bylaws Amendment is available here: https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/transition-article-to-address-sp... The purpose of this amendment is to create a temporary pause and reset mechanism for ICANN’s Specific Reviews. Pursuant to Section 22.4(b)(v) of the ICANN Bylaws, this also serves as notice to the Empowered Community Administration and the Decisional Participants that, on 3 May 2026, the ICANN Board approved the following plans and budgets: IANA FY27 Operating Plan and Budget ICANN FY27 Operating Plan and Budget ICANN FY27–31 Operating and Financial Plan The Board resolution approving these plans and budgets is available here: https://www.icann.org/en/board-activities-and-meetings/materials/approved-re... The approved documents are available as follows: IANA FY27 Operating Plan and Budget https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/adopted-iana-op-plan-budget-fy20... ICANN FY27 Operating Plan Pages 117–215 of the following document: https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/adopted-icann-op-financial-plan-... ICANN FY27 Budget https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/adopted-icann-budget-fy2027-publ... ICANN FY27–31 Operating and Financial Plan Pages 1–116 of the following document: https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/adopted-icann-op-financial-plan-... Under the ICANN Bylaws, the Empowered Community now has the opportunity to consider whether to reject the Board’s approval of these actions. During the applicable Rejection Action Petition Period, any individual may submit a petition to any Decisional Participant seeking to reject the Board action. The Rejection Action Petition Period will end on 1 June 2026 at 06:59 UTC. Further details on the Rejection Process, including the relevant deadlines and requirements for Rejection Action Petitions, are available in Article 2 of Annex D of the ICANN Bylaws: https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/governance/bylaws-en/#annexD Any Rejection Action Petition to the ASO should be sent to the ASO Secretariat at secretariat [at] aso.icann.org before the deadline. Regards, ASO Secretariat -- Kind regards, Ulka Athale Community Development Manager RIPE NCC www.ripe.net