A
major milestone reached as two key proposals
open for public comment
The
transition of IANA's stewardship is now
another step nearer as two key proposals are
opened for public comment:
· The
Consolidated IANA Stewardship Transition
Proposal by the ICG
· The
2nd Draft Report on Work Stream 1
Recommendations by the CCWG-Accountability
The
final version of both these proposals will
eventually be submitted to the ICANN Board
of Directors, who will transfer them to the
National Telecommunications and Information
Administration (NTIA).
More information on these proposals, and how
you can comment on their contents, is below.
Consolidated IANA stewardship
transition proposal now open for public
comment
On 31
July, the IANA Stewardship Transition
Coordination Group (ICG) announced
the start of the public comment period for
the Proposal
to Transition the Stewardship of the
Internet Assigned Numbers Authority
(IANA) Functions from the U.S. Commerce
Department's National Telecommunications
and Information Administration (NTIA) to
the Global Multistakeholder Community.
The proposal consists of the three proposals
that have already reached consensus among
the Domain Names, Numbering Resources
and Protocol Parameters communities, as well
as a report by the ICG, which includes an
assessment of whether the three proposals:
· Were
developed using open and inclusive community
processes, and whether they achieved
consensus;
· Are
complete and clear;
· Are
compatible and interoperable, provide
appropriate and properly supported
accountability mechanisms, and are workable;
and
· Together
meet the NTIA's
criteria.
The ICG notes
that as the proposals have already
undergone extensive
public comment and discussionamongst
the three operational communities, this
public comment period is focused on how the
three proposals work together as a whole and
how it fares against the criteria
established by NTIA for the transition.
The
proposal will be available for public
comment for 40 days. Following community
input during the comment period,
the ICG will decide whether to recommend
that NTIA approve the transition proposal.
The
proposal will be available shortly in all
six official United Nations (UN) languages
and Portuguese, but is currently only
available in English.
The news release about the proposal,
however, is available now in these seven
languages, with all translations linked from
the English
version.
Key
links
· IANA Stewardship
Transition Proposal – 199
pages
· Call
for public comments –
including 12 questions about specific issues
the ICG is seeking feedback on
· Archive
of public comments received
How
to submit a public comment
You
can comment on the proposal, taking into
account the ICG's 12
questions, by 8 September
2015, 23:59 UTC (convert
to your time zone). Comments
can be submitted in one of two ways:
· By
using the online
form
After
you have submitted the form, you will
receive an automatically generated email
asking you to click a link to confirm your
submission. Your comments will then be
posted to the archive
of public comments.
· By
sending an email to [log in to unmask]
You
may wish to use this
template for your response.
After submitting your comments you will
receive two emails: the first confirms
receipt of your email; the second confirms
your comments have been posted to the comments
archive.
To
help better understand the contents and
context of the draft proposal, you may wish
to join one of thetwo
following webinars live:
· 6
August, 19:00 – 20:30 UTC (time
zone converter here)
· 7
August, 11:00 – 12:30 UTC (time
zone converter here)
The
webinars will also be live interpreted in
the six UN languages (Arabic, Chinese,
English, French, Russian and Spanish) and
Portuguese and the recording posted shortly
afterward. The transcript will also be
translated and posted after the webinars.
CCWG-Accountability
On 3
August, the Cross-Community Working Group on
Enhancing ICANN Accountability (CCWG-Accountability)
released its 2nd
Draft Proposal on Work Stream 1
Recommendations. Since the first
version of the proposal was
released on 4
May, the CCWG-Accountability
has taken a very open and agile approach to
finding creative solutions to problems
identified in previous iterations of their
proposals. The second version also addresses
a number of outstanding issues not fully
fleshed out in the first draft. The most
significant changes between the two drafts
are:
· Mechanism
to empower the ICANN community
The
mechanism has undergone significant changes:
in the May draft, there were two
alternatives presented – member model and
delegate model; following feedback received
during the public comment period, the
CCWG-Accountability brainstormed
alternatives at ICANN53 in June, resulting
in the development of an
Empowered SO/AC model. Resulting from
subsequent discussions at a face-to-face
meeting in Paris in July, this second draft
proposal presents the Community Mechanism as
Sole Member Model.
· Four
additional stress tests
The
new stress tests have been added following
suggestions contained in the Larry
Strickling's 16
June blog post on
the NTIA website.
· Refinements
to key elements contained in the first
draft
These
refinements include:
· ICANN Mission
& Core Values
· Removal
of individual ICANN Board Directors and
recall of the entire Board
· Independent
Review Process
· Community
power regarding ICANN's budget
· Work
plan for Work Stream 2 (including adding a
commitment to human rights in
the ICANNBylaws)
· Implementation
plan for Work Stream 1
The
proposal also includes "minority views",
which are statements by CCWG-Accountability
members and participants who object to
recommendations contained in the report.
Additional minority views received after 1
August will be available here.
The proposal will be available for public
comment for 40 days.
After
the public comment period closes, the
CCWG-Accountability aims to finalize its
Work Stream 1 proposal for submission to its
Chartering Organizations
(GNSO, ALAC, ccNSO, GAC, ASO and SSAC) and
then to the ICANN Board of Directors during
or shortly after ICANN54 in Dublin. The
proposal will then be submitted to the NTIA,
along with the IANA Stewardship Transition
Proposal. After Work Stream 1 is completed,
the CCWG-Accountability will focus on Work
Stream 2, which consists of accountability
enhancements that do not need to be in place
for the IANA stewardship transition to
occur.
Key
links
· 2nd
Draft Proposal on Work Stream 1
Recommendations – 180 pages
· Graphical
Supplement [19 pages of
pictorial representations of the main
concepts included in the second draft]
· Call
for public comments
· Archive
of public comments received
How
to submit a public comment
You
can comment on the proposal by 12 September
2015, 23:59 UTC (convert
to your time zone).
· Consider
the CCWG-Accountability's three questions
when developing your submissions:
· Do
you agree that the CCWG-Accountability
proposal enhances ICANN's accountability?
· Are
there elements of this proposal that would
prevent you from approving it transmission
to Chartering Organizations?
· Does
this proposal meet the requirements set
forward by the CWG-Stewardship?
· Send
an email to [log in to unmask].
To
help better understand the contents and
context of the draft proposal, you may wish
to join one of thetwo
following webinars live:
· 4
August, 19:00 – 21:00 UTC (time
zone converter here)
· 7
August, 7:00 – 9:00 UTC (time
zone converter here)
The
webinars will also be live interpreted in
the six UN languages (Arabic, Chinese,
English, French, Russian and Spanish) and
Portuguese and the recording posted shortly
afterward. The transcript will also be
translated and posted after the webinars.
IANA stewardship
in the news
Upcoming
key dates
You
can play a role in IANA's future…
Anyone
can participate in discussions about the
future of IANA's stewardship
and ICANN accountability. For information
on joining CCWG-Accountability,
contact [log in to unmask].
Compiled
on behalf of ICANN by Samantha Dickinson |
7 August 2015