[ECAdmin] EC Decisional Participant Inspection Request re records pertaining to .org decision process

[Oscar A. Robles-Garay]

ICANN Secretary,

The 5 Regional Internet address Registries (RIRs) have participated in 
ICANN since its inception, collectively in the names of the NRO (Number 
Resource Organization) and the ASO (Address Supporting Organization).

With the recent ASO Review, the NRO communities reaffirmed our 
relationship with ICANN as a critical component of the global Internet 
Governance ecosystem, and our participation in ICANN as a Decisional 
Participant in the Empowered Community.

The NRO has reviewed recent events surrounding the proposal by ISOC to 
transfer the ownership of PIR, the .org Registry, to Ethos Capital. 
While we do not normally engage in policy matters related to the DNS, we 
consider ICANN’s handling of this proposal to be an important Internet 
governance decision, with bearing on the community’s trust in ICANN, and 
the legitimacy of the ICANN model.

We have therefore agreed to issue an Inspection Request to ICANN (as 
follows), in the name of the ASO as a Decisional Participant in the 
Empowered Community.  We believe that confirming the process that will 
be used for review of the assignment of the .org registry agreement, 
including the extent of public input into that process, will enhance the 
transparency of the decision making and strengthen public trust in ICANN.

    Request:

    “As a Decisional Participant in the Empowered Community and pursuant
    to ICANN Bylaws section 22.7, the ASO hereby submits this Inspection
    Request to inspect the records of ICANN, including minutes of the
    Board or any Board Committee, for the purpose of determining whether
    the ASO's may have need to use its empowered community powers in the
    near future relating to the potential assignment of the .org
    Registry Agreement.  For this purpose, the ASO seeks to inspect any
    ICANN records which pertain to or provide relevant insight to the
    process by which ICANN will consider (and potentially approve) the
    assignment of the .org Registry Agreement, including the process by
    which input from the affected community will be obtained prior to
    ICANN’s consideration and potential approval of the assignment.”

Best Regards,

Oscar Robles-Garay
Chair of the NRO EC
(On behalf of the ASO as a Decisional Participant in the Empowered 
Community)

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