Dear All, The Initial Report on the Third ccNSO Policy Development Process (ccPDP3) on the Retirement of ccTLDs is now out for public comments. * Close date: 14 April 2021 (23:59 UTC) * Read more: https://www.icann.org/public-comments/ccpdp3-1-retirement-cctlds-2021-03-03-... Brief Overview Purpose The Initial Report is published to seek community response and input on the following two (2) questions: 1. To expedite the Country Code Names Supporting Organization (ccNSO) decision-making on the proposed recommended policy for the Retirement of country code Top-Level Domains (ccTLDs), it is proposed to separate Part 1 (on the Retirement of ccTLDs) from Part 2 (on Review Mechanism). Are there any concerns separating the two policy development efforts: Retirement of ccTLDs (Part 1) and Review Mechanism (Part 2)? 2. Related, are there any major concerns with respect to the proposed recommendation for the retirement policy, which have not been raised before or are inadequately addressed in the final paper? Current Status In February 2021 the ccNSO Working Group on the Retirement of country code Top-Level Domains (ccTLDs) concluded its work by unanimously supporting the policy recommendations pertaining to the retirement of ccTLDs. This policy development effort is part of the third ccNSO Policy Development Process, which was initiated in 2017 to develop policy recommendations on the Retirement of ccTLDs (Part 1) and to develop policy recommendations for a Review Mechanism for decisions pertaining to the delegation, transfer, revocation and retirement of ccTLDs (Part 2). Next Steps If there are no major concerns, neither regarding the separation of Part 1 and Part 2 nor regarding the recommended Retirement Policy itself, the policy recommendations contained in this report will be taken to the ccNSO Council and ccNSO Membership for their consideration. Your Comment Your submission, including your information, will be published in the Public Comment archive on the https://www.icann.org/ website. If you have any questions regarding Public Comment, please contact public-comment@icann.org<mailto:public-comment@icann.org>. Thank you. Best regards, Joke Braeken ccNSO Policy Advisor joke.braeken@icann.org