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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Dennis,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">I have some additional feedback on the thick transition policy document. Section 2.3 in this version reads:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="Items" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo2"><![if !supportLists]><span style="mso-list:Ignore">2.3<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span><![endif]><span style="background:white"> By 1 May 2017, </span>Registry Operator MUST provide to applicable Registrars and ICANN, documentation reflecting the system changes necessary to support the requirements of Sections 2.1 concerning relevant
Operating Test Environments (OT&E) available to Registrars and by 1 August 2017 for Section 2.2.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">I believe one of the intents of this section is to require Registries to have the OT&E environment ready for Registrars to begin testing with contacts starting 1 May 2017. This is what we’ve discussed on IRT
calls and what is represented in the timeline chart. It has been pointed out to me that reading this section it is not clear that Registries are required to start supporting contact operations in OT&E on 1 May 2017.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">I suggest splitting this out into two sections one for the documentation requirement, and one for the OT&E requirement. How about something along these lines:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><i><span style="color:#1F497D">By 1 May 2017, Registry Operator MUST provide to applicable Registrars and ICANN, documentation reflecting the system changes necessary to support the requirements of Sections 2.1<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><i><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">and<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Items"><a name="_Ref331945554"></a><a name="_Ref332470074">Registry<span style="background:white"> Operator MUST deploy an EPP mechanism in relevant Operating Test Environments (OT&E) by 1 May 2017 for registrars to test the migration of registration
data for Existing Domain Names (i.e., transition from Thin to Thick).</span></a><span style="background:white">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">I think that makes it a little clearer what is required and when.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Thank you,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Marc<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> gnso-impl-thickwhois-rt-bounces@icann.org [mailto:gnso-impl-thickwhois-rt-bounces@icann.org]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Dennis Chang<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Saturday, October 01, 2016 12:58 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> gnso-impl-thickwhois-rt@icann.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Gnso-impl-thickwhois-rt] Thick Transition policy draft v5 for IRT review<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Dear Thick Whois IRT,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Attached is the draft transition policy document for IRT review.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Now version 5 both clean and redlined.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">As before, please provide your comments prior to the meeting if possible.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black">Dennis S. Chang</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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