Hello IRT members,

I am writing to let you know that today we launched the third Public Comment proceeding for proposed language for draft sections of the Next Round AGB. This includes the following AGB sections:

Community Input and Dispute Resolution
- Application Comments (Topic 28: Role of Application Comment)
- GAC Member Early Warnings (Topic 30: GAC Consensus Advice and GAC Early Warning)
- GAC Advice (Topic 30: GAC Consensus Advice and GAC Early Warning)
- Singular/Plural Notification (Topic 24: String Similarity Evaluations)
- Objections (Topic 31: Objections and Topic 32: Limited Challenge/Appeal Mechanism)
Topic 31: Objections and Topic 32: Limited Challenge/Appeal Mechanism
- ICANN Dispute Resolution Procedure
- ICANN Objection Appeals Procedure
New gTLD Program: Next Round Privacy Policy
Post-Contracting
DNS Stability
Security and Stability (Topic 26: Security and Stability)
Different TLD Types (Topic 4: Different TLD Types)
Legal Compliance Check

The Public Comment will remain open until 7 February 2024. We encourage you to liaise with your constituencies and networks to review and provide input via the Public Comment process.

Here is the link to the proceeding: https://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/proceeding/third-proceeding-for-proposed-language-for-draft-sections-of-next-round-agb-19-12-2024

Thank you.

Kind Regards,

Samantha Mancia

Project Manager, New gTLD Program Team

Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)

Office Telephone: +1 310 301 5800