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<span style="font-size: 14px; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Original link: <a href="https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-3-2016-08-12-en">https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-3-2016-08-12-en</a></span><span style="font-weight: normal;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></h1>
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<span style="font-size: 14px; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">ICANN</span><span class="apple-converted-space" style="font-size: 14px; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </span><span style="font-size: 14px; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Submits
Implementation Planning Status Report to</span><span class="apple-converted-space" style="font-size: 14px; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </span><span style="font-size: 14px; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">NTIA</span></h1>
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<p style="margin: 1.25rem; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">ICANN<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>today<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/iana-stewardship-implementation-planning-status-12aug16-en.pdf">submitted
an implementation planning status report</a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>[PDF, 932 KB] to the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), in response to a<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/correspondence/strickling-to-crocker-09jun16-en.pdf">request</a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>[PDF,
339 KB]<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>NTIAmade on 9 June 2016.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin: 1.25rem; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">ICANN<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>and the various stakeholder groups have worked tirelessly to complete the tasks
specified byNTIA<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>and the global multistakeholder community.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin: 1.25rem; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><strong>The following implementation tasks are complete:</strong><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">·<span style="line-height: normal;"> </span>On May 27, 2016, the<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>ICANN<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Board approved the revisions to the<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>ICANN<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Bylaws.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">·<span style="line-height: normal;"> </span>On June 24, 2016,<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>ICANN<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>signed the 2016 Supplemental Agreement
with the Internet Engineering Taskforce (IETF).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">·<span style="line-height: normal;"> </span>On June 29, 2016,<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>ICANN<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>signed the Service Level Agreement (SLA)
with the five Regional Internet Registries (RIRs).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">·<span style="line-height: normal;"> </span>On July 5, 2016,<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>ICANN<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>and Verisign successfully completed the
90-day parallel testing period on the<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Root Zone<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Management System.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">·<span style="line-height: normal;"> </span>On August 9, 2016, the<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>ICANN<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Board approved the amendments to the<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>ICANN<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Articles
of Incorporation.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">·<span style="line-height: normal;"> </span>On August 10, 2016, the membership of the Customer Standing Committee (CSC) was approved.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">·<span style="line-height: normal;"> </span>On August 10, 2016, the Incorporation Documents for the "Post-Transition<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>IANA" organization were filed and
received by the California Secretary of State, under the name Public Technical Identifiers (which will be more commonly referred to as PTI).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">·<span style="line-height: normal;"> </span>On August 12, 2016, the<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Root Zone<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Evolution Review Committee (RZERC)
was formed.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin: 1.25rem; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><strong>Significant progress has been made on the following implementation tasks, which will be complete in advance of <a dir="ltr" href="x-apple-data-detectors://11" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="calendar-event" x-apple-data-detectors-result="11">September
30, 2016</a>:</strong><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">·<span style="line-height: normal;"> </span><a dir="ltr" href="x-apple-data-detectors://12" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="calendar-event" x-apple-data-detectors-result="12">On
August 18, 2016</a>, the final PTI Bylaws will be published. These will incorporate comments received through the<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>ICANN<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>public comment process, which ran from July 12, 2016
to August 11, 2016. Once published, the PTI Bylaws will be ready for<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>ICANN<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>and PTI Board approval.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">·<span style="line-height: normal;"> </span><a dir="ltr" href="x-apple-data-detectors://14" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="calendar-event" x-apple-data-detectors-result="14">On
September 16, 2016</a>, the<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>ICANN-PTI Naming Function Agreement will be published. It is undergoing a 30-day<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>ICANN<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>public comment
process, which will close <a dir="ltr" href="x-apple-data-detectors://15" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="calendar-event" x-apple-data-detectors-result="15">on September 9, 2016</a>. The final Agreement will be published <a dir="ltr" href="x-apple-data-detectors://16" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="calendar-event" x-apple-data-detectors-result="16">on
September 16, 2016</a>. Once published, the Agreement will be ready for<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>ICANN<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>and PTI Board approval and signature.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">·<span style="line-height: normal;"> </span>The customer service complaint and escalation mechanisms defined by the domain names community were incorporated into the Naming Function Agreement.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">·<span style="line-height: normal;"> </span><a dir="ltr" href="x-apple-data-detectors://17" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="calendar-event" x-apple-data-detectors-result="17">On
September 16, 2016</a>, the<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>ICANN-PTI Services Agreement will be published. It is currently being reviewed and discussed with the community. Once published, the Agreement will be ready forICANN<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>and
PTI Board approval and signature.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">·<span style="line-height: normal;"> </span>Several agreements and documents are complete and ready for signature or Board approval, which will be complete in advance of <a dir="ltr" href="x-apple-data-detectors://18" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="calendar-event" x-apple-data-detectors-result="18">September
20, 2016</a>:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">·<span style="line-height: normal;"> </span>On August 2, 2016, the<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>ICANN-PTI<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Protocol Parameter<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Subcontracting
Agreement was completed and is ready for<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>ICANN<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>and PTI signature.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">·<span style="line-height: normal;"> </span>On August 9, 2016, the<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>ICANN<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Board approved the<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Root
Zone<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Maintainer Agreement.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>ICANN, Verisign, and<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>NTIA<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>will coordinate a date to sign
it.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">·<span style="line-height: normal;"> </span>On August 11, 2016, the Service Level Expectations (SLEs) for the domain names community were completed and are ready for incorporation into the final
Naming Function Agreement. The Naming Function Agreement requires<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>ICANN<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>and PTI Board approval.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">·<span style="line-height: normal;"> </span>On August 11, 2016 the<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>ICANN-PTI Numbers Subcontracting Agreement was completed and is ready for<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>ICANN<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>and
PTI signature.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="text-indent: 0px; margin: 1.25rem; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem;">
<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">·<span style="line-height: normal;"> </span>On August 12, 2016, the PTI governance documents, including the conflict of interest policy, Board code of conduct and expected standards of behavior
were completed after an<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>ICANNpublic comment process and are ready for PTI Board adoption.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin: 1.25rem; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">ICANN, working with the multistakeholder community, confirms that all required<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>IANA<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>functions
stewardship transition tasks specified in<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>NTIA's June 9, 2016 letter are complete, and all other tasks in support of the<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>IANA<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>stewardship
transition are either in a final review stage or awaiting approval, which will be complete in advance of <a dir="ltr" href="x-apple-data-detectors://25" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="calendar-event" x-apple-data-detectors-result="25">September
30, 2016</a> to allow the<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>IANA<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>functions contract to expire.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin: 1.25rem; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Review the<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>IANA<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Stewardship Transition Proposal
Implementation Planning Status Report for more information:<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/iana-stewardship-implementation-planning-status-12aug16-en.pdf">https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/iana-stewardship-implementation-planning-status-12aug16-en.pdf</a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>[PDF,
932 KB].<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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