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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">OATI votes YES on Ballot 196 - Define "Audit Period"<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="DE" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">Von:</span></b><span lang="DE" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif"> Public [<a href="mailto:public-bounces@cabforum.org">mailto:public-bounces@cabforum.org</a>]
<b>Im Auftrag von </b>Kirk Hall via Public<br>
<b>Gesendet:</b> Montag, 10. April 2017 01:30<br>
<b>An:</b> CA/Browser Forum Public Discussion List<br>
<b>Cc:</b> Kirk Hall<br>
<b>Betreff:</b> [cabfpub] Ballot 196 – Define “Audit Period” is in the DISCUSSION period (ends April 10)</span><span lang="DE-CH"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Ballot 196 - Define "Audit Period"</b><span lang="DE-CH"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto"><b>Purpose of Ballot: </b>It appears that CAs are sometimes confused by the phrase Audit Period. This ballot adds a definition of that phrase to the BRs, in the hope of heading off any further misunderstandings.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:12.0pt">The following motion has been proposed by Gervase Markham of Mozilla and endorsed by Ryan Sleevi of Google and Jody Cloutier of Microsoft:<span lang="DE-CH"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">Add the following definition to section 1.6.1 of the Baseline Requirements:<span lang="DE-CH"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<pre><b><span style="color:black">Audit Period:</span></b><span style="color:black"> <span class="gmail-">In a period-of-time audit, the period between the first day (start) and the last day of operations (end) covered by the auditors in their engagement. (This is not the same as the period of time when </span>the auditors are on-site at the CA.) The coverage rules and maximum length of audit periods are defined in section 8.1.</span><span lang="DE-CH" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></pre>
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<p class="MsoNormal">-- MOTION ENDS – <span lang="DE-CH"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="line874" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">The procedure for approval of this Final Maintenance Guideline ballot is as follows (exact start and end times may be adjusted to comply
with applicable Bylaws and IPR Agreement):</span><span lang="DE-CH"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="line874" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:105%"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Status: Final Maintenance Guideline</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">3rd April</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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10th April<o:p></o:p></p>
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10th April<o:p></o:p></p>
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17th April<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="line874" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:105%"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">If vote approves ballot: Review Period (Chair to send Review Notice) (30 days).
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Upon filing of Review Notice by Chair<o:p></o:p></p>
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