This npoc-discuss posting is an update on constituency input into the IANA Transition Process: The NCSG ( NPOC and NCUC members) have completed drafting an NCSG comment on the CWG-Stewardship 2nd Draft Proposal for the IANA Transition Process. The NCSG comment can be viewed at: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1NRSgwIy2T_i8coErf5z3JC0LHoFhjes3K7fWhOxq... and will be submitted to the GWG Stewardship working group at today’s deadline. The full set of comments and recommendations can be read at the above link. The key recommendation from NCSG on the transition of the IANA functions from the U.S. Government is as follows: /The NCSG supports the creation of a separate legal entity to house the names-related IANA functions. We believe that structural separation of the IANA functions into a legal affiliate has several beneficial features, which we summarize below. We do not believe that the CCWG Accountability enhancements alone can ensure the future independence and performance of the IANA functions nor guarantee the imperative of separation between policy-development and the IANA functions into the future. Legal and structural separation are key. Still, many details about this proposal have yet to be filled in. Given the need for quick action, we urge the CWG and the broader community to accept a legally separate affiliate Post Transition IANA (PTI) model as the basis for the ongoing development of the IANA stewardship transition. /See the above link for further details./ / Sam Lanfranco, Chair NPOC Policy Committee //