Steve,
Thanks for picking this up. I have tightened up the paragraph on the attached redline in two ways:
Firstly the ‘contract amendment’ is a following part of the same process.
Secondly I have discovered that the whole RSEP process is actually a 2005 GNSO PDP (link) http://gnso.icann.org/en/issues/registry-services/final-rpt-registry-approval-10july05 so I think our recommendation needs to be to ask ATRT2 to a check implementation against this.
I would like to see a mandatory public comment period, but as I read the PDP in Step 4 it is not mandatory If ICANN determines during the 15 calendar day "preliminary determination" period that the proposed registry service, does not raise significant Security or Stability (as defined below), or competition issues, registry operator or sponsoring organisation shall be free to deploy it upon such a determination.
For the BC to ask for mandatory Public comment would be to ask for a new PDP. Yes?
Perhaps we should leave that to ATRT2 who, I assume, will find that a complicated 2005 PDP is out of date in a new gTLD world.
Best
Chris Chaplow
Managing Director
Andalucia.com S.L.
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De: owner-bc-gnso@icann.org [mailto:owner-bc-gnso@icann.org] En nombre de Steve DelBianco
Enviado el: viernes, 07 de junio de 2013 1:51
Para: bc-gnso@icann.org
Asunto: [bc-gnso] FOR REVIEW BY 8-JUNE: BC comments on Accountability and Transparency Review Team Questions
The second Accountability and Transparency Review Team (ATRT), mandated by the Affirmation of Commitments, is now defining its work program. ATRT seeks input from the Community on questions for consideration. Public comment page is here; the questions are here.
On BC member calls today and on 22-May, we discussed areas where the BC might comment on these questions.
The attached draft includes text from Stephane Van Gelder and Steve DelBianco. The final two paragraphs reflect today's discussion by J. Scott Evans and Chris Chaplow regarding consideration of public comments and whether public input should be required for registry contract changes.
This comment period closes 9-June, so please Reply All by 8-June with any specific edits.
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Steve DelBianco
Vice chair for policy coordination
Business Constituency