ICANN confirmed it received a follow-up letter Wednesday from...

ICANN confirmed it received a follow-up letter Wednesday from its major constituencies and stakeholder groups with 20 questions, many with amended sub-questions, on ICANN’s accountability process (CD Aug 28 p14), a spokesman said. ICANN received a letter from the groups Aug. 26 questioning its accountability process released Aug. 14 (http://bit.ly/1vdRn3j) (CD Aug 27 p9). “Why is the Cross Community Group not also encouraged to recommend solutions to the Coordination Group?” one of the sub-questions inquired. The letter also asked whether the final recommendations of the Coordination Group -- to be approved by the ICANN board -- would be submitted to ICANN’s supporting organizations and advisory committees before being finalized. ICANN should initiate a 21-day public comment period on the accountability process, it said. ICANN didn’t commit Tuesday to holding a public comment period on the accountability process, during an Internet Governance Forum session (CD Sept 3 p15).