RE: [council] Comment deadlines

["Chicoine, Caroline" <chicoinc@PeperMartin.com>]

The extension would of course apply to everyone, but the only request we
received for an extension is from you and Eric.  Therefore, I will assume by
your answer that you (or those you represent) need more time and request
that Jonathan send out an email as soon as possible.

Caroline



-----Original Message-----
From: KathrynKL@aol.com [mailto:KathrynKL@aol.com]
Sent: Monday, January 10, 2000 9:58 AM
To: Elisabeth.Porteneuve@cetp.ipsl.fr; chicoinc@pepermartin.com;
weinberg@mail.msen.com
Cc: Eric.Menge@sba.gov; bburr@ntia.doc.gov; council@dnso.org
Subject: Re: [council] Comment deadlines


I think we create a deadline that gives everyone the full business day to
get 
their comments in.  Nothing lost and perhaps nothing gained, but no one is 
excluded. 

I should note that when dealing with small businesses, individuals, and 
consumer groups, even government agencies (in the US, my base of experience)

are not unduly rigid about deadlines.  It is recognized that these groups 
rarely have the formal legal staffs of corporations and associations, and 
that it is more important to get the comments than to be unduly rigid about 
deadlines. 

Kathy
> 
>      Whereas it is indeed without much importance (few hours added today
>      or not), setting a precedance of last minutes changes seems not
>      a good practice for me. Accomodating is only apparently a good
>      action. We have the biggest evidence in the WG-C comments deadline
>      -- I believe it was set on Monday because in a good action
>      we wanted to give people all the weekend time :-)
>  
>      Bottom line: What to do now ?