*Apologies for cross-posting* A public comment proceeding seeking to obtain community input on the *Preliminary Issue Report on a Policy Development Process to Review the Transfer Policy* [ https://www.icann.org/public-comments/transfer-policy-pdp-review-2020-10-12-... ] is on from 12 Oct to 30 Nov 2020. This may be of significance to the Net4India experience, hence the need to examine the adequacy of this preliminary issue report for onward policy development. You may wish to provide your own individual comments to the public comment proceeding directly, or to join a just-created regional discussion over at the *APRALO Policy Forum <https://community.icann.org/display/APRALO/APRALO+Policy+Forum>. *Please emall At-Large Staff at staff@atlarge.icann.org if you wish to join the APRALO Policy Forum mail list. Kind regards, Justine Chew ---- ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Justine Chew Date: Wed, 14 Oct 2020 at 10:52 Subject: Call for Comments to Preliminary Issue Report on a Policy Development Process to Review the Transfer Policy (12 Oct - 30 Nov 2020) To: APRALO Policy Forum <Apralo-policy@icann.org> All, This is an opportunity to examine the adequacy of ICANN's domain name registration transfer policy. COMMENT *Call for Comments to Preliminary Issue Report on a Policy Development Process to Review the Transfer Policy <https://www.icann.org/public-comments/transfer-policy-pdp-review-2020-10-12-...> (12 Oct - 30 Nov 2020)* *Purpose:* This Public Comment proceeding seeks to obtain community input on the Preliminary Issue Report on a Policy Development Process to Review the Transfer Policy. *Current Status:* In accordance with the GNSO Policy Development Process (PDP) rules, ICANN org is publishing the Preliminary Issue Report for Public Comment to allow for community input on additional information, or the correction or updating of any information provided so far. ICANN org is seeking in particular input on the draft policy questions proposed in Section 3.2.2 of this Preliminary Issue Report, as well as the text provided in the draft Preliminary Charter in Annex A. *Excerpt: Description and Explanation* At its meeting on 24 June 2020, the GNSO Council voted to request the preparation of a Preliminary Issue Report on the issues identified in the Transfer Policy Initial Scoping Paper, to assist in determining whether a PDP or series of PDPs should be initiated regarding changes to the Transfer Policy. This Preliminary Issue Report on a Policy Development Process to Review the Transfer Policy examines, et.al, the issues identified in the Transfer Policy Initial Scoping Paper and includes: 1. Gaining & Losing Registrar Form of Authorization ("FOA") 2. Auth Code Management 3. Change of Registrant 4. Transfer Emergency Action Contact ("TEAC") 5. Transfer Dispute Resolution Policy ("TDRP") 6. Reversing/NACKing Transfers 7. ICANN-Approved Transfers 8. EPDP Rec. 27 Section 3 of this Report explores the above-referenced issues individually and provides references to documents and processes that could inform future policy work. *Next Steps: *Following review of the Public Comments received, ICANN org will update the Preliminary Issue Report and submit a summary of the comments received together with the Final Issue Report to the GNSO Council for its consideration and potential action. *To Comment:* Please reply in this email thread (comments can be moved to a workspace subsequently if needed). Kind regards, Justine *APRALO Policy Forum <https://community.icann.org/display/APRALO/APRALO+Policy+Forum>*