Dear Colleagues, Thanks so much for your active participation on yesterday's Privacy/Proxy IRT call. The meeting recording and materials are available on the wiki: https://community.icann.org/display/IRT/16+May+2017 As a reminder, we are requesting your feedback on the draft v1 applicant guide, distributed to the IRT last week and also attached. Following our discussion yesterday, I created two new documents to aid your review of the draft applicant guide: (1) a comparison document that shows the differences between the current ICANN application for registrar accreditation and the draft v1 application for privacy/proxy service provider accreditation (attached). (2) An annotated version of the draft v1 application for privacy/proxy service provider accreditation (attached), noting questions that are proposed in response to a specific recommendation from the Final Report. As you are reviewing these documents, please consider the following questions: (a) Is this proposed process consistent with the intent of the Policy recommendations? (b) Do the proposed evaluation criteria seem to be consistent with the intent of the Policy recommendations? (c) Are there areas where ICANN should consider streamlining the evaluation for registrar-Affiliated providers? (d) Are there processes/criteria that may require "implementation adjustment" (as noted in p. 6 of the Final Report) in the case of providers that are not affiliated with ICANN-accredited registrars? (e) Should ICANN consider reducing the number of evaluation questions and instead ensure that the applicant understands and agrees to comply with the relevant requirements via the required applicant educational program (and screening test, as discussed in April?). If so, which questions do you believe could/should be evaluated in this manner? Next week's meeting, scheduled for 23 May, is canceled to provide additional time for this review. Our next meeting will be on 30 May 2017. Please send your feedback on these documents to the list no later than your EOD 25 May. If you have questions or comments between now and then, please don't hesitate to reply to the list or contact me directly. Best, Amy Amy E. Bivins Registrar Services and Engagement Senior Manager Registrar Services and Industry Relations Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) Direct: +1 (202) 249-7551 Fax: +1 (202) 789-0104 Email: amy.bivins@icann.org<mailto:amy.bivins@icann.org> www.icann.org<http://www.icann.org>