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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-04-22-en">https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-04-22-en</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<h1><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">2nd Draft Proposal of the Cross Community Working Group to Develop an IANA Stewardship Transition Proposal on Naming Related Functions<o:p></o:p></span></h1>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Comment Period Opens on<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">22 April 2015<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">IANA Stewardship Transition<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Purpose (Brief):</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The ICANN Cross Community Working Group responsible for the naming related portion of the IANA Stewardship Transition (CWG-Stewardship)</span><a name="note1" id="note1"></a><a href="https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-04-22-en#foot1"><sup><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1</span></sup></a><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
seeks public comment on its 2<sup>nd</sup> draft proposal for the transition of the stewardship of the IANA Functions Contract from the U. S. Department of Commerce's NTIA to the global multistakeholder community. The draft proposal has been prepared in order
to pave the way for a response (the Final Proposal) to the IANA Stewardship Coordination Group (ICG) request for proposals.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Though less than the required 40-day minimum, this Public Comment period has been approved by two ICANN Global Leaders.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://www.icann.org/public-comments/cwg-stewardship-draft-proposal-2015-04-22-en">https://www.icann.org/public-comments/cwg-stewardship-draft-proposal-2015-04-22-en</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><a name="foot1" id="foot1"></a><a href="https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-04-22-en#note1"><sup><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1</span></sup></a><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
In March 2014, the U.S. Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) announced its intent to transition its stewardship role of the IANA Functions and related Root Zone Management. ICANN was called upon to facilitate
this process, and in June 2014, after a series of community consultations, ICANN announced the creation of the IANA Stewardship Transition Coordination Group (ICG), responsible for preparing a transition proposal reflecting the differing needs of the various
affected parties of the IANA Functions. The ICG announced its Request for Proposals in September 2014, available here:
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-3-2014-09-03-en"><span lang="EN-US">https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-3-2014-09-03-en</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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