Dear All,
Please find below details of call for input on the proposed Accountability Enhancements (Work Stream 1) for the Cross Community Working Group on Enhancing ICANN Accountability.
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https://www.icann.org/public-comments/ccwg-accountability-draft-proposal-2015-05-04-en
Open Date 4 May 2015 23:59 UTC
Close Date 3 Jun 2015 23:59 UTC
Staff Report Due 29 Jun 2015 23:59 UTC
Comments close in 29 Days
The CCWG-Accountability requests community feedback on the proposed enhancements to ICANN's accountability framework it has identified as essential to happen or be committed to before
the IANA Stewardship Transition takes place (Work Stream 1). Your input will help the CCWG-Accountability to improve its proposal and carry on with next steps, including Chartering Organizations' endorsement of the CCWG-Accountability output before it is submitted
to the ICANN Board. This comment period is an opportunity for you to make your voice heard and to shape the outcome of the CCWG-Accountability work.
In order to have time to analyze and process community feedback before ICANN53 (21-25 June), and considering the key dependencies Work Stream 1 has with the work related to the IANA
Stewardship Transition, the CCWG-Accountability determined that the maximum time that could be allotted to this comment period is 30 days. The CCWG-Accountability Work Stream 1 proposals are not final: a second Public Comment period is planned for July, and
will be a full 40-day period. Because this (first) Public Comment period is less than the required 40-day minimum, it has been approved by two ICANN Global Leaders.
The following questions provide a framework to assist with preparing and providing feedback to the CCWG-Accountability. Using this framework in helping respond to the Public Comment
proceeding will facilitate the CCWG-Accountability's processing of input received.
Do you believe the set of Work Stream 1 proposals in this interim report, if implemented or committed to, would provide sufficient enhancements to ICANN's accountability to proceed with
the IANA Stewardship transition? If not, please clarify what amendments would be needed to the set of recommendation.
Do you have any general feedback or suggestion on the interim Work Stream 1 proposals?
1. Do you agree that these
recommended changes to ICANN's Mission, Commitments and Core Values would enhance ICANN's accountability?
2. Do you agree with the list
of requirements for this recommendation? If not, please detail how you would amend these requirements.
3. Do you agree that the introduction
of Fundamental Bylaws would enhance ICANN's accountability?
4. Do you agree with the list
of requirements for this recommendation, including the list of which Bylaws should become Fundamental Bylaws? If not, please detail how you would recommend amending these requirements.
5. Do you agree that the proposed
improvements to the IRP would enhance ICANN's accountability? Do you agree with the list of requirements for this recommendation? If not, please detail how you would recommend amending these requirements.
6. Do you agree that the proposed
improvements to the reconsideration process would enhance ICANN's accountability? Do you agree with the list of requirements for this recommendation? If not, please detail how you would recommend amending these requirements. Are the timeframes and deadlines
proposed herein sufficient to meet the community's needs? Is the scope of permissible requests broad / narrow enough to meet the community's needs?
7. What guidance, if any,
would you provide to the CCWG-Accountability regarding the proposed options related to the relative influence of the various groups in the community mechanism? Please provide the underlying rationale in terms of required accountability features or protection
against certain contingencies.
8. Do you agree that the power
for the community to reject a budget or strategic plan would enhance ICANN's accountability? Do you agree with the list of requirements for this recommendation? If not, please detail how you would recommend amending these requirements.
9. Do you agree that the power
for the community to reject a proposed Bylaw change would enhance ICANN's accountability? Do you agree with the list of requirements for this recommendation? If not, please detail how you would recommend amending these requirements.
10. Do you agree that the power
for the community to approve any fundamental Bylaw change would enhance ICANN's accountability? Do you agree with the list of requirements for this recommendation? If not, please detail how you would recommend amending these requirements.
11. Do you agree that the power
for the community to remove individual Board Directors would enhance ICANN's accountability? Do you agree with the list of requirements for this recommendation? If not, please detail how you would recommend amending these requirements.
12. Do you agree that the power
for the community to recall the entire Board would enhance ICANN's accountability? Do you agree with the list of requirements for this recommendation? If not, please detail how you would recommend amending these requirements.
13. Do you agree that the incorporation
into ICANN's Bylaws of the Affirmation of Commitments principles would enhance ICANN's accountability? Do you agree with the list of requirements for this recommendation? If not, please detail how you would recommend amending these requirements.
14. Do you agree that the incorporation
into ICANN's Bylaws of the Affirmation of Commitments reviews would enhance ICANN's accountability? Do you agree with the list of requirements for this recommendation? If not, please detail how you would recommend amending these requirements.
15. Do you agree that the incorporation
into ICANN's Bylaws of the above changes, as suggested by stress tests, would enhance ICANN's accountability? Do you agree with the list of requirements for this recommendation? If not, please detail how you would recommend amending these requirements.
The CCWG-Accountability seeks input from the community regarding its proposed work plan for the CCWG-Accountability Accountability Work Stream 2? If need be, please clarify what amendments
would be needed.
On 14 March 2014 the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) announced its
intent to transition its stewardship of the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) functions and
related root zone management to the global multistakeholder community. NTIA asked ICANN to convene a multistakeholder process to develop a proposal for the transition. The IANA
Stewardship Transition Coordination Group (ICG) was formed in July 2014 to assemble and deliver through the ICANN Board to NTIA a transition proposal consistent
with the key principles outlined in the NTIA announcement.
As initial discussions of the IANA Stewardship Transition were taking place, the ICANN community raised the broader topic of the impact of the transition on ICANN's current accountability
mechanisms. From this dialogue, the Enhancing ICANN Accountability process was developed to provide assurance that ICANN remains accountable in the absence of its historical contractual relationship with the U.S. Government, which has been perceived as a backstop
with regard to ICANN's organization-wide accountability since 1998. Following public comment periods and discussions on accountability, a final Revised
Enhancing ICANN Accountability: Process and Next Steps was published in October 2014. It includes considering how ICANN's broader accountability mechanisms should
be strengthened in light of the transition, including a review of existing accountability mechanisms such as those within the ICANN
Bylaws and the Affirmation
of Commitments.
A Cross Community Working Group on Enhancing ICANN Accountability (CCWG-Accountability)
was convened, designed and approved by five ICANN Supporting Organizations and Advisory Committees. The CCWG-Accountability was chartered to deliver proposals that would enhance ICANN's accountability towards all stakeholders.
As indicated in the CCWG-Accountability
Charter, the CCWG-Accountability has divided its work into two Work Streams:
The CCWG-Accountability Draft Report is the Document on which the CCWG-Accountability seeks your input and feedback. For ease of reading in this Public Comment period, the Draft Report
is available in two document styles:
As a note for all comments submitted via the Public Comment proceeding: once a comment is submitted, please be on the lookout for a confirmation email (to confirm that the submission
is posted to the proceeding). This is an automatically generated email to prevent spam. You must confirm your submission in order for it to appear in the proceeding archive.
In addition, along with the CCWG-Accountability Draft Report, the group has developed a set of visuals and graphics to accompany its work, available here: (TBD). The graphics accompanying
this document support the main recommendations of the CCWG-Accountability proposal, summarizing the community mechanism, the five main community powers and the new Independent Review Process. The concepts presented in the graphics do not represent consensus
of the CCWG-Accountability, but are presented to facilitate understanding of the report. Reviewing the whole report and the sections where the topics of the graphics are presented in detail is encouraged.
To view CCWG-Accountability draft documents, mailing-list exchanges, meeting archives etc., please refer to the CCWG-Accountability
Work Space. SeeCCWG-Accountability
Charter for more information on the CCWG-Accountability mandate.
The CCWG-Accountability invites you to join them for a webinar to provide you with an overview of their work and answer any questions you may have. These webinars will be identical and
held at different times to facilitate participation across time zones:
For further details, please see: here.
For more information on the IANA Stewardship Transition, please go to:
CCWG-Accountability Staff
Glen de Saint Géry
GNSO Secretariat
Maryam Bakoshi
Secretariat NCSG, NCUC, NPOC
Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)
Email: [log in to unmask]
Mobile: +44 7737 698036
Skype: maryam.bakoshi.icann