Upcoming Public Comment Proceedings
In order to keep the community informed about future public comments proceedings, this page provides high-level descriptions for topics that are under consideration with links to relevant documents that can provide more context where applicable. The topics and dates presented are offered as informed predictions of when certain proceedings are expected to open but should not be relied upon as specific date announcements.
| Upcoming Public Comment Proceeding | ICANN Org. Contact | Estimated Timeframe |
|---|---|---|
| ATRT3: Final Report & Recommendations | Negar Farzinnia | May 2020 |
| Description: The final report of the third Accountability and Transparency Review (ATRT3) is expected to be submitted to the ICANN Board of Directors. The final report is submitted for public comment to inform the ICANN Board actions on the ATRT3's final recommendations. | ||
| Domain Abuse Activity Reporting (DAAR) 2.0 | John Crain | May 2020 |
| Description: Domain Abuse Activity Reporting (DAAR) 2.0 is seeking public comments. | ||
| Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) Regional Strategic Plan | Rodrigo Saucedo | May 2020 |
| Description: ICANN organization is seeking community input and feedback on the Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) Regional Strategic Plan FY21-25. | ||
| Proposed Renewal of .AERO Registry Agreement | Danielle Gordon | May 2020 |
| Description: ICANN Organization is seeking input on the proposed .aero renewal agreement. | ||
| Issue Report on the ccNSO Policy Development Process for Selection of the IDN ccTLD Strings | Bart Boswinkel | May 2020 |
| Description: This proceeding seeks feedback from the community on issues that were identified and need to be addressed with respect to selection of the IDN ccTLD strings. ccPDP will build on previous ccNSO effort on IDN ccTLD string selection and take into account the evolution of the IDN ccTLD Fast Track Process & IDN TLD variant management. | ||
| Hyperlocal Deployment Plan | Roy Arends | May 2020 |
| Description: Hyperlocal Deployment Plan is seeking public comments. | ||
| Root Zone Label Generation Rules version 4 (RZ-LGR-4) | Sarmad Hussain | June 2020 |
| Description: RZ-LGR is developed following the Procedure to Develop and Maintain the Label Generation Rules for the Root Zone in Respect of IDNA Labels. RZ-LGR provides a specification to mechanically determine valid IDN Top-Level Domains (TLDs). The RZ-LGR also determines the corresponding set of blocked and allocable variant labels. The fourth version of RZ-LGR (RZ-LGR-4) follows the previous version (RZ-LGR-3) to support additional scripts as more proposals from Generation Panels become available. It will ensure that these future additions are upwardly compatible. | ||
| Proposal for Myanmar Script Root Zone Label Generation Rules (LGR) | Sarmad Hussain | June 2020 |
| Description: The Myanmar script community has formed the Myanmar script Generation Panel (GP), which in turn has developed the Proposal for the Myanmar Script Root Zone Label Generation Rules. As per the LGR Procedure, this proposal is being posted for public comments to allow those who have not participated in the Myanmar script GP to make their views known to the GP. Based on the feedback, the Myanmar script GP will finalize the proposal for submission for integration into the Label Generation Rules for the Root Zone. | ||
| Proposal for Latin Script Root Zone Label Generation Rules (LGR) | Sarmad Hussain | June 2020 |
| Description: The Latin script community has formed the Latin script Generation Panel (GP), which in turn has developed the Proposal for the Latin Script Root Zone Label Generation Rules. As per the LGR Procedure, this proposal is being posted for public comments to allow those who have not participated in the Latin script GP to make their views known to the GP. Based on the feedback, the Latin script GP will finalize the proposal for submission for integration into the Label Generation Rules for the Root Zone. | ||
| Proposed Amendments to the Registry Agreement and Registrar Accreditation Agreement to add RDAP | Karla Hakansson | June 2020 |
| Description: ICANN org is seeking input on the proposed amendments to the Base gTLD Registry Agreement and the 2013 Registrar Accreditation Agreement to incorporate the contractual requirements for RDAP into the registration data directory services and to define the plan and provisions to sunset the obligations related to WHOIS protocol and services. | ||
| Second Security, Stability, and Resiliency (SSR2) Review Team Final Report | Jennifer Bryce | June 2020 |
| Description: The final report of the second Security, Stability and Resiliency Review (SSR2) is expected to be submitted to the ICANN Board of Directors. The final report is submitted for public comment to inform the ICANN Board actions on the SSR2's final recommendations. | ||
| L-Root Placement and Methodology Study | Roy Arends | June 2020 |
| Description: L-Root Placement and Methodology Study is seeking public comments. | ||
| ICANN68 | 22-25 June 2020 | Virtual Policy Forum | ||
| New gTLD Subsequent Procedures – Draft Final Recommendations | Steve Chan | July 2020 |
| Description: The GNSO's New gTLD Subsequent Procedures PDP WG is working towards its set of draft final recommendations. The WG expects to publish the entire draft Final Report for public comment, though it will likely seek to solicit targeted feedback on certain sections. | ||
| Issue Final Paper on the Proposed Policy Recommendations for the Retirement of ccTLDs | Bart Boswinkel | August 2020 |
| Description: As part of the ccNSO PDP3 effort, this final paper includes proposed policy recommendations for the retirement of ccTLDs. | ||
| Draft PTI and IANA FY22 Operating Plan and Budget | Becky Nash | September 2020 |
| Description: ICANN Organization is seeking community input and feedback on two documents, the Draft PTI FY22 Operating Plan and Budget, and the Draft IANA FY22 Operating Plan and Budget. | ||
| ICANN69 | 17-22 October 2020 | Hamburg, Germany | ||
| Draft ICANN FY22 Operating Plan and Budget | Becky Nash | December 2020 |
| Description: ICANN Organization is seeking community input and feedback on the Draft ICANN FY22 Operating Plan and Budget. | ||
| ICANN70 | 20-25 March 2020 | Cancun, Mexico | ||