Dear Colleagues, As mentioned on the list a couple of weeks ago, the current draft PPAA is still a bit ambiguous regarding how the review process outlined in Section 3.2.1 applies to high priority requests. We need ensure that the draft is clear about this requirement when we go out for public comment (and if there is opposition to the proposed requirement by any members of the IRT, this will be flagged in the call for comments). Upon reviewing the IRT's input to date, I am proposing an edit that I believe reflects the IRT discussion on this point. Please review and provide your comments on this proposed language no later than this Friday, 9 February. To summarize, the current draft contains a two-step process for Providers upon receipt of a request from LEA. (1) Within two business days, the Provider must review the request and confirm to the LEA requester that it has been received and contains the relevant information required to meet the minimum standard for acceptance (See 3.2.1 of Specification 4). (2) The Provider must then action the request in accordance with the priority level (within 24 hours for "high priority" requests (4.1.2); or within the timeline requested by LEA, if possible, for other requests (See 4.1.3). The current language may be a bit ambiguous as to whether the two business day "review period" applies before the 24-hour period for responding to high priority requests (as explained in more detail in the attached message). The view of registrar IRT members appears to be that requiring action within 24 hours of receipt of an LEA request, even if it is a high priority request, is unacceptable. PSWG members of the IRT disagree. Other IRT members appear to have mixed views on this (some referenced the RAA requirement that "Well-founded reports of Illegal Activity submitted to these [dedicated LEA] contacts must be reviewed within 24 hours by an individual who is empowered by Registrar to take necessary and appropriate actions in response to the report." Registrar members of the IRT said that the RAA-required review is less intensive than the PPAA review due to the specific requirements in the PPAA draft). Based on the views expressed within the IRT, it appears that one potential solution to this ambiguity would be to update Section 4.1.2 to state that (proposed edit in red), "Where a disclosure request has been categorized as High Priority, this must be actioned within 24 hours of completion of the receipt process outlined in Section 3.2." The LEA Requestor will detail the threat type and justification for a request with a Priority Level of High Priority." The practical impact of this proposed change would be that the provider must action a high priority request within 24 hours of determining that the request meets the minimum standard for acceptance. If the provider completes the receipt process sooner than 2 business days after receipt of the request, this would start the 24-hour clock for actioning the request. Thus, this could shorten the response window a bit, partially addressing the PSWG concerns of a "two business days plus 24 hours" requirement, while also addressing registrar concerns by not starting the clock until the provider has time to review the request, if the full time of the receipt process is required to conduct that review. Please provide your feedback on this proposed change no later than this Friday, 9 Feb. And if you have further comments on this, please share those as well. 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>