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Dear BC Members,<br>
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Please find below an ICANN announcement about Policy vs.
Implementation: Public comment period open.<br>
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Thank you,<br>
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<pre class="moz-signature" cols="72">Kind Regards,
Benedetta Rossi
BC Secretariat
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<h1><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Policy
vs. Implementation<o:p></o:p></span></h1>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">31
January 2013<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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February 2013<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-31jan13-en.htm">Public
Comment Announcement</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
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February 2013<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:comments-policy-implementation-31jan13@icann.org"><span
lang="EN-US">To Submit Your Comments (Forum)</span></a></span><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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March 2013<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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href="http://forum.icann.org/lists/comments-policy-implementation-31jan13/">View
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Report
of Public Comments<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
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Overview<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">ICANN
Staff<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Policy
Processes<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Purpose
(Brief):</span></strong><span
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US">In order to encourage feedback on the
ICANN Staff Paper </span><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://gnso.icann.org/en/correspondence/policy-implementation-framework-08jan13-en.pdf"><span
lang="EN-US">Policy vs. Implementation – Draft
Framework for Discussion</span></a></span><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US"> [PDF, 195 KB], a public comment forum
has now been opened.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Current
Status:</span></strong><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US">ICANN Staff has developed a paper
outlining a draft framework for community discussion
that identifies a number of steps and criteria that
might facilitate dealing with questions relating to
policy vs. implementation in the future.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Next
Steps:</span></strong><span
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US">The received comments are expected to
feed into the session that is being planned on this
topic at the ICANN meeting in Beijing.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Staff
Contact:</span></strong><span
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Marika
Konings<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Email:</span></strong><span
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a
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href="mailto:Policy-staff@icann.org?subject=More%20information%20on%20the%20Policy%20vs.%20Implementation%20public%20comment%20period">Policy-staff@icann.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Detailed
Information<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US">Section I: Description, Explanation,
and Purpose</span></strong><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span
style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US">Mainly as a result of discussions
stemming from implementation related issues of the
new gTLD program, there is increased focus on which
topics call for policy and which call for
implementation work, including which processes
should be used, at what time and how diverging
opinions should be acted upon. In order to
facilitate these discussions, ICANN Staff has
developed a draft framework for community discussion
that identifies a number of steps and criteria that
might facilitate dealing with similar questions in
the future. </span><span
style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://gnso.icann.org/en/correspondence/policy-implementation-framework-08jan13-en.pdf"><span
lang="EN-US">The paper</span></a></span><span
style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">
<span lang="EN-US">[PDF, 195 KB] identifies a number
of questions that the community may want to
consider further in this context, as well as a
couple of suggested improvements that could be
considered in the short term. While developing a
bright-line rule as to what is policy or
implementation may not be possible, the hope is
that by developing clear processes and identifying
clear roles and responsibilities for the different
stakeholders, it will become easier to deal with
these issues going forward and allow for broad
participation and involvement. In order to
facilitate discussions on this topic, a session is
being scheduled at the ICANN meeting in Beijing.
Input received as a result of this public comment
forum is intended to feed into those discussions,
which are also intended to identify next steps.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Section
II: Background</span></strong><span
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<p><span
style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US">There are multiple kinds of "policy"
within the ICANN world. There are formal policies
developed through the policy development processes
as set forth in the Bylaws. There are operational
policies generally not subject to a PDP or
considered implementation, such as the Conflicts of
Interest Policy, but for which public comment is
sought and considered. Finally, there are general
practices that are sometimes referred to as "little
p" policies or more accurately "procedures", such as
the 30-day public comment requirement for Bylaw
changes. Within this category again there are a
variety of considerations. There could be
established practices, for example, on topics that
although within scope of a policy development
process (PDP) have not resulted in a formal
recommendation to the Board that could serve as
authoritative "Policy." In some of those instances,
for example vertical integration or registrar
accreditation procedures, ICANN identified a path
forward and if a policy recommendation on these
topics were to later arise through a PDP, ICANN
would then consider how that policy might impact or
require change to established practice(s) (resulting
in "Policy").<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span
style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US">One area that is ripe for further
discussion within the ICANN community is identifying
the proper process to follow when there are changes
to policy recommendations that have already been
adopted by the Board, or to the proposals related to
the implementation of approved policy
recommendations. Questions have been raised about
when those issues need to be vetted using a new PDP
and when it would suffice to use public comment to
vet a proposed change for public comment and for the
Board and/or staff to act on that based on the
comment received. Such questions arose, for example,
during the evolution of the applicant guidebook for
the New gTLD Program, and also during the
negotiation of key contracts such as the .com and
.net registry agreements regarding the impact of
potential incorporation of a "thick" Whois registry
model.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span
style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US">Another, associated issue is when
resolution of a new issue should be supported by a
consensus of the ICANN community, and when an issue
arising from the implementation of a policy may be
effectuated by the ICANN Board or ICANN Staff upon
taking a range of advice even if there is no
consensus within the ICANN community.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span
style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US">In order to better deal with the issues
outlined in this paper, ICANN Staff has outlined a
number of proposed principles to serve as a basis
for this discussion as well as developed a proposed
framework which can be found in the annex to the
paper.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Section
III: Document and Resource Links</span></strong><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://gnso.icann.org/en/correspondence/policy-implementation-framework-08jan13-en.pdf"><span
lang="EN-US">Policy versus Implementation –
Draft Framework for Discussion</span></a></span><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US"> [PDF, 195 KB]<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Section
IV: Additional Information</span></strong><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US">(*) Comments submitted after the posted Close
Date/Time are not guaranteed to be considered in any final
summary, analysis, reporting, or decision-making that
takes place once this period lapses.</span></em><span
style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
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