diff --git a/tools/cldr-apps/src/main/java/org/unicode/cldr/web/ClaSignature.java b/tools/cldr-apps/src/main/java/org/unicode/cldr/web/ClaSignature.java
index efae208d840..8778c22b831 100644
--- a/tools/cldr-apps/src/main/java/org/unicode/cldr/web/ClaSignature.java
+++ b/tools/cldr-apps/src/main/java/org/unicode/cldr/web/ClaSignature.java
@@ -6,7 +6,10 @@
 import org.unicode.cldr.util.Organization;
 
 public final class ClaSignature {
-    /** if TRUE, then CLAs are NOT required by default. */
+    /**
+     * If TRUE, then CLAs are NOT required by default unless the REQUIRE_CLA property is set. At
+     * present (CLDR-16499) this facility is not activated by default.
+     */
     public static final boolean DO_NOT_REQURE_CLA = true;
 
     public static final String CLA_KEY = "SignedCla";
@@ -29,7 +32,10 @@ public boolean valid() {
         return true;
     }
 
-    /** Organizations which are known to have signed the CLA. */
+    /**
+     * Organizations which are known to have signed the CLA. Update this from
+     * https://www.unicode.org/policies/corporate-cla-list/
+     */
     public static final EnumSet<Organization> CLA_ORGS =
             EnumSet.of(
                     Organization.adobe,
diff --git a/tools/cldr-apps/src/main/java/org/unicode/cldr/web/api/UserAPI.java b/tools/cldr-apps/src/main/java/org/unicode/cldr/web/api/UserAPI.java
index d3a9f9729d6..df03496ada7 100644
--- a/tools/cldr-apps/src/main/java/org/unicode/cldr/web/api/UserAPI.java
+++ b/tools/cldr-apps/src/main/java/org/unicode/cldr/web/api/UserAPI.java
@@ -106,8 +106,7 @@ public Response getUserInfo(
                 @APIResponse(responseCode = "423", description = "cannot modify org CLA")
             })
     @Path("/cla")
-    public Response signCla(
-            @HeaderParam(Auth.SESSION_HEADER) String session, ClaSignature cla) {
+    public Response signCla(@HeaderParam(Auth.SESSION_HEADER) String session, ClaSignature cla) {
         final CookieSession mySession = Auth.getSession(session);
         if (mySession == null || mySession.user == null) {
             return Response.status(401).build();