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--></style></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Hi Brett,<o:p></o:p></span></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'>The request from July is a category V request. <o:p></o:p></span></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'>Category V requests are defined as follows:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>“Other non-routine change requests. IANA is required to process change requests that may have special handling requirements, or require additional documentary evidence or additional clarifications from the customer or third parties, that do not afford them the ability to automate. These scenarios include, but are not necessarily limited to:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:.75in;text-indent:-.5in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;background:white'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>i.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>Customers that require requests to be handled outside the online self-service platform, such as those lodging change requests through the exchange of postal mail;<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:.75in;text-indent:-.5in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;background:white'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>ii.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>Customers that have placed special handling instructions on file with IANA, or have otherwise asked for special handling for a request that deviates from the normal process, that must be executed manually by IANA staff;<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:.75in;text-indent:-.5in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;background:white'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>iii.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>Unique legal or regulatory encumbrances that must be satisfied that require additional processing;<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:.75in;text-indent:-.5in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;background:white'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>iv.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>Removing a TLD from service (e.g. retirement or revocation);<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:.75in;text-indent:-.5in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;background:white'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>v.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>Changes that relate to the operation of the root zone itself, including changing the Root Key Signing Key, altering the set of authoritative name servers for the root zone (e.g. the “root servers”), and changes to the “root hints” file. These types of changes should be categorized distinctly from those requests for which there is a clear regularly conducted process that adheres to the typical processing path and may be removed from the SLE pool. “<o:p></o:p></span></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'>In the case of the July request at 210 hours, this was a TLD removal type request, Category V.iv. The TLD operator asked that the TLD removal be executed at a specified time and date. This was communicated to the root zone maintainer when it was submitted for implementation so they held it in the queue until the requested date and time.<o:p></o:p></span></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'>Best regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Naela <o:p></o:p></span></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'><o:p> </o:p></span></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'><o:p> </o:p></span></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'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='color:black'>From: </span></b><span style='color:black'>ICANN-CSC <icann-csc-bounces@icann.org> on behalf of Brett Carr <brett.carr@nominet.uk><br><b>Date: </b>Wednesday, December 12, 2018 at 10:26 PM<br><b>To: </b>Maria Otanes <maria.otanes@icann.org>, "ICANN-CSC@icann.org" <ICANN-CSC@icann.org><br><b>Subject: </b>Re: [ICANN-CSC] Agenda: CSC December Meeting 25, Monday, 12 December, 19:00-21:00 UTC<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Hi,</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> Reviewing this months report a question came to mind, I’m sure this has been asked before but for the benefit of “new members”, could somebody please clarify:</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'>On Page 21: Root Zone Publication. What kind of root zone modifications fall under “Other Changes”? and what was the cause of the 200 hour plus spike in July.</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'>Thanks</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'>Brett</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><br>--<br>Brett Carr<br>Manager DNS and Network Engineering<br>Nominet UK</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b><span style='color:black'>From: </span></b><span style='color:black'>ICANN-CSC <icann-csc-bounces@icann.org> on behalf of Maria Otanes <maria.otanes@icann.org><br><b>Date: </b>Wednesday, 12 December 2018 at 17:29<br><b>To: </b>"ICANN-CSC@icann.org" <ICANN-CSC@icann.org><br><b>Subject: </b>[ICANN-CSC] Agenda: CSC December Meeting 25, Monday, 12 December, 19:00-21:00 UTC</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Dear CSC,</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Please find the agenda for the December CSC meeting in the Wiki space below and attached.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>The next call will be held next <b>Monday, 17 December, at 19:00-21:00 UTC</b>.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>The Wiki agenda page can be found here: <a href="https://community.icann.org/x/6QX_BQ">https://community.icann.org/x/6QX_BQ</a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Documents that will be discussed on the call can also be found in this Wiki page.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Best,</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Ria</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:4.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:gray;background:white'>_______________________________________________________________________________________________</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Ria Otanes</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Secretariat Operations Coordinator</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Telephone: +1 202 249 7540</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Mobile: +1 202 679 5185</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Skype: maria.otanes.icann</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Washington, DC Office | UTC-5</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>