Dear Darcy, Thank you for flagging the issue of whether the addition/removal of a privacy of proxy service qualifies as a Change of Registrant under the Transfer Policy, thereby triggering the 60-day inter-registrar transfer lock. As you noted, the policy recommendation for inter-registrant transfers[1] was silent with respect to the addition/removal of privacy/proxy services qualifying as a Change of Registrant. We are unclear at this juncture whether the updated policy language, if any, would be included in Transfer Policy, Privacy and Proxy Accreditation Policy, or a combination thereof. Because the Inter-Registrar Transfer Policy recommendations do not reference transfers involving privacy/proxy registrations, this may be seen are a separate scenario that does not warrant delay of the proposed Post-Implementation Report on the Transfer Policy. We note receipt of the report by the Council would not preclude the Council from deciding to postpone the ultimate review of the Transfer Policy. However, if the Council wishes to pause receipt of the Post-Implementation Report until the resolution of the above-referenced issue, please do let us know. We are happy to assist either way. Thank you. Best regards, Caitlin [1] Final Report on the Inter-Registrar Transfer Policy - Part C Policy Development Process, Recommendation 1. From: council <council-bounces@gnso.icann.org> on behalf of Darcy Southwell <darcy.southwell@endurance.com> Date: Thursday, April 5, 2018 at 10:05 PM To: Heather Forrest <haforrestesq@gmail.com>, GNSO Council List <council@gnso.icann.org> Subject: Re: [council] IRTP next steps - ACTION ITEM Thanks, Heather. At the moment, the PPSAI IRT is scheduled to go to public comment in late April or early May, which is when it will then begin work on the IRTP-C issue. As a refresher, the issue referred to the IRT relates to whether the addition/removal of a privacy/proxy service potentially triggers the 60-day inter-registrar transfer lock described in the updated Transfer Policy. The policy recommendations were silent with respect to the addition/removal of privacy/proxy services. It seems as though staff should wait to deliver its post-implementation status report after the IRT has made recommendations regarding the IRTP-C issue in order for the report to be complete. Even with a staff report by May 1, as Jennifer Gore suggested in Puerto Rico, given the Council’s desire to make the policy development process more effective and efficient, and given the significantly broad scope of the four parts of the IRTP, it makes sense to at least ascertain whether we can expect a solution to immediate IRTP-C problem before embarking on a review. The IRTP review is important. But it needs to be well thought out in order to avoid some of the pitfalls we’ve seen recently with PDPs/review. Thanks, Darcy From: council <council-bounces@gnso.icann.org> on behalf of Heather Forrest <haforrestesq@gmail.com> Date: Thursday, April 5, 2018 at 6:49 PM To: GNSO Council List <council@gnso.icann.org> Subject: [council] IRTP next steps - ACTION ITEM Dear Council colleagues, A reminder that one of the Action Items coming out of ICANN61 was: Item 7: COUNCIL DISCUSSION – Review of the Inter-Registrar Transfer Policy (IRTP) Action Item: GNSO Council to consider next steps, timing and provide guidance to ICANN Org on if, how, and when the review of the Inter-Registrar Transfer Policy (IRTP) should take place, factoring in ongoing discussion on the post-implementation policy review framework as well as the transfer issue that is being considered by the Privacy & Proxy Services Accreditation Issues Implementation Review Team. Jennifer Gore kindly requested our follow-up on the proposal presented at our March Council meeting. There is a clearly articulated connection to PPSAI IRT, which Darcy has put on Council's April agenda. From a logistical perspective, it seems sensible to put PPSAI IRT before IRTP on our April agenda, so that any direction from Council to PPSAI takes into account Darcy's update (also supported by her post to the Council list of 3 April). Please could you give specific thought to IRTP with a view to Council providing Jen Gore with guidance as soon as is practicable? Many thanks and best wishes, Heather _______________________________________________ council mailing list council@gnso.icann.org https://mm.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/council [1] Final Report on the Inter-Registrar Transfer Policy - Part C Policy Development Process, Recommendation 1.