[http://www.icann.org/images/gradlogo_bow.jpg]<http://www.icann.org/> News Alert http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-2-03mar14-en.htm ________________________________ IDN Variant TLDs – LGR Procedure Implementation – Maximal Starting Repertoire Version 1 is Now Open for Public Comment 3 March 2014 Forum Announcement: Comment Period Opens on Date: 3 March 2014 Categories/Tags: * Internationalized Domain Names * IDN * IDN Variant TLD * new gTLD Purpose (Brief): As first deliverable under the "Procedure to Develop and Maintain Label Generation Rules for the Root Zone With Respect to IDN Labels<http://www.icann.org/en/resources/idn/variant-tlds/lgr-procedure-20mar13-en....>" [PDF, 772 KB] (the Procedure), ICANN is releasing for public comment version 1 of the Maximal Starting Repertoire (MSR-1). The contents of MSR-1 and the detailed rationale behind its development are described in "Maximal Starting Repertoire – MSR-1-Overview and Rationale<http://www.icann.org/en/resources/idn/variant-tlds/msr-overview-rationale-27...>" [PDF, 393 KB]. Public Comment Box Link: http://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/msr-03mar14-en.htm