At-Large Workspace: SubPro Updates

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	Subsequent Procedures Updates	As per 17 July CPWG AI, this is an informal At-Large workspace on the topic of Subsequent Procedures for the New gTLD Program.	Justine Chew & Small Team: Alan Greenberg Christopher Wilkinson Holly Raiche Marita Moll

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Action Taken for Subsequent Procedures PDP Final Report

SubPro PDP WG final Work Plan timeline:

17 December 2020 Freeze on all Content for the Final Report
22 December 2020 Consensus Call Begins
8 January 2021 Consensus Call Ends 23:59 UTC
11 January 2021 Consensus Call Designations are released
12 January 2021 WG Call to discuss designations (Calendar Invites will be sent shortly)
13 January 2021 Challenges due to Consensus Call Designations (if any)
18 January 2021 Minority Reports are due by 23:59 UTC; Delivery of Final Report package to the GNSO Council

Consideration of public comments to the Subsequent Procedures PDP Draft Final Report

SubPro Update #5 to CPWG 16.12.2020 discussed on 16.12.2020
SubPro Update #4 to CPWG 9.12.2020 discussed on 9.12.2020
SubPro Update #3 to CPWG 2.12.2020 discussed on 2.12.2020
SubPro Update #2 to CPWG 25.11.2020 discussed on 25.11.2020
SubPro Update #1 to CPWG 14.11.2020 discussed on 18.11.2020

Drafting of ALAC Advice to the ICANN Board on Subsequent Procedures and ALAC Statement for the Subsequent Procedures PDP Final Report

Comment-only draft on Googledoc

Consultation concluded on 30 September 2020

A ratified ALAC Statement to the Subsequent Procedures PDP Draft Final Report was submitted through the public comment process on 29 September 2020.

Here are some submissions from other parts of the ICANN community:

I. At-Large Scorecard on Subsequent Procedures PDP as at August 2020

From late 2019, a small At-Large team will analyse and distill for CPWG's consideration, what draft preliminary recommendations it expects to see in the SubPro PDP WG's Draft Final Report as well as any outstanding issues which merit CPWG's attention. Deliberation by CPWG thereon will be expected to form the basis of an At-Large Scorecard for Subsequent Procedures, which in turn will facilitate an ALAC response, or statement as the case may be, on the said Draft Final Report.

The proposed At-Large Scorecard will be generated in its entirety and posted here in due course, and will serve as a key component (Annexure C) to the At-Large's Whitepaper on Subsequent Procedures

At-Large CPWG Whitepaper on SubPro PDP (13 Feb 2020)
Additional Resource:
- ICANN Board Action on Final CCT Recommendations, 22 Oct 2020
- ICANN Board Action on Final CCT Recommendations, 1 Mar 2019

Generated Scorecards will be/are posted in the table below under Section III, according to topics, with the most recent versions listed immediately below. The full list of topics of concern to At-Large and their respective priority levels are posted in Appendix C which is updated from time to time.

List of Available Scorecards

II. Scope of Upcoming Call for Public Comments in 2020

See ALAC Input on Scope of Upcoming New gTLDs Subsequent Procedures PDP WG Public Comment (16 December 2019)

See Letter from the Co-Chairs of the New gTLDs Subsequent Procedures PDP WG, in response to ALAC (02 January 2020)

Ref: Letter from the GAC Chair, Manal Ismail, on behalf of GAC Membership: GAC Input on Scope of Upcoming New gTLDs Subsequent Procedures PDP WG Public Comment

III. Proposed Restructuring as at 28 July 2019 (updated from time to time)

It is proposed that this workspace be repurposed to ease facilitation and completion of the following separate but interlinked tasks:

1) To report on updates to the work of the Subsequent Procedures PDP WG ("SubPro WG") in developing recommendations for inclusion in its Final Report insofar as they relate to issue or topics which are of interest and/or concern to At-Large, in order to assess if further interventions are needed by the ALAC and if so, what and with whom. The said Final Report is now expected to be completed sometime before ICANN68 (previously targeted for Q4 2019).

The issues/topics of interest and/or concern to At-Large are identified as follows in order of deliberation by SubPro WG:

Issue/Topic	Areas Covered	Updates to CPWG	Draft /Settled Scorecard	Connection to Competition, Consumer Choice & Trust Recommendations
CROSS-CUTTING ISSUES
DNS Abuse Mitigation	Assigned CCT Recommendations: #15: Amendments to RAA - Registrar Accreditation Agreement & RA - Registry Agreement to prevent systemic DNS security abuse #14: ICANN Org to negotiate amendments to existing RA - Registry Agreement (also new RA re: subsequent procedures) to provide incentives to adopt proactive anti-abuse measures #16: Further study the relationship between specific RO, Ry, Rr and DNS Security Abuse by commissioning ongoing data collection on domain abuse (incl. DAAR)	CPWG Consensus Building See: Registry Commitments as at 20 Sep 2020	CPWG Affirmation ----------------- v1-17 Mar 2020*	Rec #15 (P): SubPro WG Rec #14, #16 (H): SubPro WG
CCT Recommendations
OVERARCHING ISSUES
Continuing Subsequent Procedures – Cost vs Benefit or Program, Metrics, Data Collection	Assigned CCT Recommendations: #9: ICANN community should consider whether costs related to defensive registration for small number of brands registering a large number of domains can be reduced #17: ICANN should collect data about and publicize the chain of parties responsible for gTLD domain name registrations Covers/touches on: Establishing benefits of new gTLD introduction to Internet end users DNS Abuse Consumer Trust	CPWG Consensus Building As at 29 Jun 2020 As at 9 Jun 2020 SubPro WG deliberations took place on 21 Nov 2019	CPWG Affirmation Continuing Subsequent Procedures v3-8 July 2020 (settled) Metrics & Monitoring Pending ---------------- v2-04 Mar 2020* v1-17 Feb 2020*	Rec #9 (P): SubPro WG, RPM WG Rec #16, #17 (H): SubPro WG, ICANN Board Rec #1 (P): was accepted by ICANN Board and referred to ICANN Org for action (action to inform Board action on Rec #6, #7, #8, #11, #13, #16, #20, #23, #26) Rec #5, #7 (P): ICANN Org Rec #11 (H): ICANN Org
Applications Assessed in Rounds & Different TLD Types & Application Queueing	Covers/touches on: Concept of Rounds, Types of TLDs Consultation on Neustar's Proposal for 3-Phased New gTLD Application Model	CPWG Consensus Building As at 26 Aug 2020 SubPro WG deliberations concluded	CPWG Affirmation Applications Assessed in Rounds v5-13 Sep 2020 (draft) v4-06 Mar 2020 v3-04 Mar 2020* v2-19 Feb 2020* Different TLD Types Revised scorecard not needed v3-06 Mar 2020 v2-04 Mar 2020 v1-17 Feb 2020 Application Queueing Scorecard not needed
Predictability Framework	Limited to: Policy vs implementation guidance "Implementation Review Team" *New Elements:* *Standing Predictability Implementation Review Team ("SPIRT")*	CPWG Consensus Building As at 8 Sep 2020 & Annex E SubPro WG deliberations started in Dec 2019 and resumes on 6 Jan, 9 Jan 2020. As at 10 Jan 2020 As at 7 Jan 2020	CPWG Affirmation Scorecard not needed ---------------- v1-17 Feb 2020
FOUNDATIONAL ISSUES
Registry Commitments & Safeguards (formerly Global Public Interest (GPI))	Assigned CCT Recommendations: #12: Meeting User Expectations - content-gTLD string connection; restrictions registration of DNs under gTLDs (esp. sensitive or regulated industries); safety & security of users personal & sensitive info #15: Amendments to RAA - Registrar Accreditation Agreement & RA - Registry Agreement to prevent systemic DNS security abuse #14: ICANN Org to negotiate amendments to existing RA - Registry Agreement (also new RA re: subsequent procedures) to provide incentives to adopt proactive anti-abuse measures #16: Further study the relationship between specific RO, Ry, Rr and DNS Security Abuse by commissioning ongoing data collection on domain abuse (incl. DAAR) #23: Gather data on new gTLDs operating in highly-regulated sectors #25: Treatment of voluntary commitments Also covers/touches on: Public Interest Commitments (PICs) DNS Abuse, Safeguards for personal info GAC Early Warning, GAC Advice Contractual Compliance	CPWG Consensus Building As at 20 Sep 2020 As at 20 May 2020 SubPro WG deliberations took place on 17 Jun and 11 Jul 2019 As at 31 Jul 2019	CPWG Affirmation Pending ----------------- v3-04 Feb 2020	Rec #12, #15 (P): SubPro WG Rec #14, #16 (H): SubPro WG Rec #23, #25 (H): SubPro WG, ICANN Org
Universal Acceptance		CPWG Consensus Building Summary, 27 May 2020 Summary, 10 May 2020 As at 6 May 2020 SubPro WG deliberations took place on 15 Jul 2019	CPWG Affirmation v4-27 May 2020 (settled) ------------------ v3-16 Feb 2020* v2-27 Jan 2020 v1-21 Jan 2020
PRE-LAUNCH ACTIVITIES
Applicant Guidebook, Communications & Systems			Drawn from CPWG Consensus Building Applicant Guidebook v1-7 Sep 2020 (draft) Communications v1-7 Sep 2020 (draft) Systems v1-7 Sep 2020 (draft)
APPLICATION SUBMISSION
Applicant Support Program (ASP)	Assigned CCT Recommendations: #29: Objectives/metrics for Global South (& Middle Applicants) #32: Revisit ASP #30: Outreach for Global South (& Middle Applicants) #31: Pro bono assistance program Also covers/touches on: Effect of rejection for ASP Communications, Application Submission Period, Variable Fees Financial & non-financial support Proposed priority for successful ASP applicant in contention set	CPWG Consensus Building Summary, 22 Apr 2020 Summary, 14 Apr 2020 As at 6 Apr 2020 SubPro WG deliberations took place on 25 Jul, 29 Jul, 1 Aug 2019 As at 31 Jul 2019 As at 26 Jul 2019	CPWG Affirmation v8-13 Sep 2020 (revised & settled) v7-05 May 2020 (settled) ----------------------------- v5-27 Jan 2020 v4-16 Jan 2020 v3-13 Jan 2020 v2-01 Jan 2020	Rec #29, #32 (P): SubPro WG Rec #30, #31 (P): were accepted by ICANN Board and referred to ICANN Org and SubPro WG
Application Fees, Variable Fees		SubPro WG deliberations took place on 18 Jul, 23 Jul, 25 Jul 2019	v3-13 Sep 2020 (draft) v2-31 Jan 2020 v1-27 Jan 2020
APPLICATION PROCESSING
Application Change Requests	Touches on: String similarities, string contention resolution Role of Application Comment	CPWG Consensus Building Summary, 7 May 2020 Summary, 27 Apr 2020 As at 14 Apr 2020 SubPro WG deliberations took place on 8 Aug, 12 Aug 2019 As at 6 Aug 2019	CPWG Affirmation v2-15 Sep 2020 (revised & settled) v1-07 May 2020 (settled)
APPLICATION EVALUATION/CRITERIA
Geographic Names at the Top Level	Limited to: Definition of geographic names Preventative vs curative protection for non-capital cities Translation Non-AGB terms	CPWG Consensus Building v2-19 Aug 2020 (indicative) As at 19 Aug 2020 As at 27 Jul 2020 See: At-Large GeoNames Survey Results See: WT5 GeoNames Scenarios survey ------------- As at 24 Feb 2020 WT5 Final Report to SubPro WG	CPWG Affirmation v2-15 Sep 2020 (draft)
Reserved Names, Registrant Protections, & Closed Generics	Touches on: Reserved Names: SAC090 SSAC Advisory on the Stability of the Domain Namespace Reserved Names at Top Level and Second Level: What is reserved as unavailable vs reserved for certain parties Registrant Protections: High Standards for Applicants	CPWG Consensus Building Reserved Names Summary, 8 Jun 2020 Summary, 10 May 2020 As at 6 May 2020 Closed Generics Pending Draft Final Report Extract (pages 96-102) --------------------- SubPro WG deliberations took place on 15 Aug, 19 Aug and was expected to conclude on 22 Aug 2019. As at 20 Aug 2019 As at 16 Aug 2019 As at 7 Aug 2019 However, SubPro WG deliberations on Closed Generics will be ongoing post ICANN67. Closed Generics As at 17 Mar 2020	CPWG Affirmation Reserved Names v3-15 Sep 2020 (settled) v2-8 Jun 2020 (draft) Closed Generics Pending Registrant Protections v2-15 Sep 2020 (draft) ---------------------- Reserved Names v1-11 Feb 2020 Closed Generics v4-17 Mar 2020 v3-23 Feb 2020 v1-11 Feb 2020 Registrant Protections v1-11 Feb 2020
String Similarity	Assigned CCT Recommendation: #35: Consider new policies to avoid potential inconsistent results in string confusion objections Also touches on: String Confusion Objections Dispute resolution review	CPWG Consensus Building Summary, 6 May 2020 As at 20 Apr 2020 SubPro WG deliberations took place on 22 Aug, 26 Aug 2019 As at 16 Aug 2019	CPWG Affirmation v2-07 May 2020 (settled) -------------------- v1-11 Feb 2020	Rec #35 (P): SubPro WG
Internationalized Domain Names (IDNs)		CPWG Consensus Building As at 10 May 2020 SubPro WG deliberations took place on 29 Aug 2019 As at 26 Aug 2019	CPWG Affirmation v4-28 May 2020 (settled) ------------------ v3-06 Mar 2020 v2-16 Feb 2020 v1-11 Feb 2020
Security & Stability	Touches on: Delegation rates, SSAC research	CPWG Consensus Building As at 27 May 2020 SubPro WG deliberations took place on 24 Aug, 3 Sep 2019	CPWG Affirmation v2-28 May 2020 (settled) ------------------- v1-11 Feb 2020
Name Collisions	Touches on: SSAC's NCAP - Name Collision Analysis Project	CPWG Consensus Building As at 27 May 2020 SubPro WG deliberations took place on 12 Sep, 16 Sep 2019 As at 11 Sep 2019	CPWG Affirmation v1-28 May 2020 (settled)
Role of Application Comment		CPWG Consensus Building Summary, 7 May 2020 Summary, 27 Apr 2020 As at 14 Apr 2020 SubPro WG deliberations took place on 3 Sep, 12 Sep 2019	CPWG Affirmation v1-07 May 2020 (settled)
DISPUTE PROCEEDINGS
Objections	Assigned CCT Recommendation: #33: Template for GAC Advice to specific TLDs permitting application of advice by ICANN Board; clarity in process and timeline by which GAC Advice is expected for individual TLDs Also covers/touches on: Independent Objector Limited Public Interest Objections Community Objections String Confusion Objections	CPWG Consensus Building Objections - As at 2 Sep 2020 Objections - As at 25 Aug 2020 GAC Advice & EW only - As at 25 Aug 2020 Objections - As at 27 Jul 2020 GAC Advice & EW only - As at 27 Jul 2020 Objections - As at 15 Jun 2020 GAC Advice & EW only - As at 15 Jun 2020 Objections - As at 8 Jun 2020 GAC Advice & EW only - As at 8 Jun 2020 SubPro WG deliberations took place on 16 Sep, 19 Sep, 23 Sep, 26 Sep and 1 Oct 2019 As at 5 Oct 2019 As at 22 Sep 2019	CPWG Affirmation GAC Advice & Early Warning v1-14 Sep 2020 (draft) Objections v1-14 Sep 2020 (draft)	Rec #33 (P): SubPro WG, ICANN Org, GAC
Limited Challenge / Appeal Mechanism (formerly Accountability Mechanisms)	Assigned CCT Recommendation: #35: Consider new policies to avoid potential inconsistent results in string confusion objections including ... Introducing a post dispute resolution panel review mechanism Limited to: Availability and sufficiency of mechanisms *New Elements:* *Appeals*	CPWG Consensus Building As at 25 Aug 2020 & Annex F As at 7 Jul 2020 As at 15 Jun 2020 SubPro WG deliberations on elements to a proposed new Appeals Mechanism took place in Dec 2019. Pending As at Jan 2020 SubPro WG initial deliberations took place on 1 Oct, 3 Oct, and 7 Oct 2019. As at 22 Oct 2019 As at 16 Oct 2019 As at 5 Oct 2019	CPWG Affirmation Limited Appeal / Challenge Mechanism Scorecard not needed Conflicts of Interest v1-3 Sep 2020 (settled)	Rec #35 (P): SubPro WG,
STRING CONTENTION RESOLUTION
Community Applications & Community Priority Evaluation (CPE)	Assigned CCT Recommendations: #34: Review of procedures & objectives for community-based applications, improvements made before new round is launched Also covers/touches on: Definition of "Community" Evaluation procedures and CPE evaluator selection	CPWG Consensus Building As at 10 Jun 2020 As at 2 Jun 2020 As at 20 May 2020 CPE as at 20 Apr 2020 CPE as at 15 Apr 2020 SubPro WG deliberations started on 10 Oct 2019. As at 9 Oct 2019 However, SubPro WG deliberations on recommendations to CPE proceeded further.	CPWG Affirmation v5-22 Sep 2020 (draft) v4-10 Jun 2020 (draft) At-Large Interventions on CBA and CPE, 11 Jun 2020 Revised CPE Guidelines - A Proposal by At-Large, 11 Jun 2020 -------------------- v3-04 Mar 2020 v2-02 Mar 2020	Rec #34 (P): SubPro WG
Auctions: Mechanisms of Last Resort, Private Resolution of Contention Sets (including Private Auctions)	*New Elements:* *Sealed Bid Auction*	CPWG Consensus Building As at 20 Sep 2020 SubPro WG further deliberations resumes in Jan 2020 after initial deliberations in Dec 2019 and on 15 Oct, 17 Oct and 22 Oct 2019. Pending As at Jan 2020	CPWG Affirmation Pending
CONTRACTING
Base Registry Agreement / DNS Abuse	Assigned CCT Recommendations: #12: Meeting User Expectations - content-gTLD string connection; restrictions registration of DNs under gTLDs (esp. sensitive or regulated industries); safety & security of users personal & sensitive info #15: Amendments to RAA - Registrar Accreditation Agreement & RA - Registry Agreement to prevent systemic DNS security abuse #14: ICANN Org to negotiate amendments to existing RA - Registry Agreement (also new RA re: subsequent procedures) to provide incentives to adopt proactive anti-abuse measures #16: Further study the relationship between specific RO, Ry, Rr and DNS Security Abuse by commissioning ongoing data collection on domain abuse (incl. DAAR) Also covers/touches on: RA - Registry Agreement DNS Abuse, Safeguards	CPWG Consensus Building To be read in context of DNS abuse SubPro WG deliberations on Base RA took place on 22 Oct, and on 24 Oct re: DNS Abuse	CPWG Affirmation Scorecard not needed	Rec #12, #15 (P): SubPro WG Rec #14, #16 (H): SubPro WG
POST-DELEGATION
TLD Rollout	Touches on: "Squatting" and "Warehousing"	CPWG Consensus Building As at 29 Apr 2020	CPWG Affirmation Scorecard not needed
Contractual Compliance	Covers: RAA - Registrar Accreditation Agreement RA - Registry Agreement DNS Abuse, Safeguards	CPWG Consensus Building As at 29 Apr 2020 SubPro WG deliberations took place on 21 Nov 2019	CPWG Affirmation Pending
Second Level RPMs

2) To inform the preparation of a reply to the SubPro WG Co-Chair's request for clarification on John Laprise's statement by email sent to the SubPro WG on 11 Jul 2019.
See: Email thread regarding ALAC Response to New gTLD SubPro (11 July 2019) and Google Doc for Reply to the SubPro PDP WG Co-Chair's Questions (comment-only)

3) To inform the preparation of a response to ICANN GDD's assumptions in preparing for the next new gTLD application round as presented to the ALAC during ICANN65.
See: ICANN GDD presentation during ICANN65 - New gTLD Subsequent Procedures Assumptions for Use in Preliminary Planning Work

Post as at 24 July 2019

Holly Raiche proposed for CPWG to further flesh out what should be the bottom-line prerequisites for ALAC, and then other priorities regarding SubPro. Requested all CPWG members look at the CCTRT Final Report of Sept 2018, pages 15-25 for the recommendations.

Please see link to report (EN): https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/cct-final-08sep18-en.pdf

Other languages and related resources: https://www.icann.org/public-comments/cct-final-recs-2018-10-08-en

Please see Holly's presentation from the 24 July CPWG Meeting:

At-Large Members of SubPro WG:

Alan Greenberg	At-Large	Alan Greenberg SOI
Alfredo Calderon	At-Large	Alfredo Calderon SOI
Carlton Anthony Samuels	At-Large	Carlton Anthony Samuels SOI
Cheryl Langdon-Orr - co-chair	NCSG/At-Large	Cheryl Langdon-Orr SOI
Christopher Wilkinson	At-large	Christopher Wilkinson SOI
Edmon Chung	RySG (also in APRALO)	Edmon Chung SOI
Emmanuel Akin-Awokoya	At-Large	Emmanuel Akin-Awokoya SOI
Greg Shatan	IPC (also in NARALO)	Greg Shatan SOI
Hadia Elminiawi	Individual (also in AFRALO)	Hadia Elminiawi SOI
Harold Arcos	At-Large	Harold Arcos SOI
Holly Raiche	ALAC	Holly Raiche SOI
Janvier Ngoulaye	At-Large	Janvier Ngoulaye SOI
Javier Rúa-Jovet	ALAC	Javier Rúa-Jovet SOI
John Laprise	At-Large	John Laprise SOI
José Alberto Barrueto Rodríguez	At-Large	José Alberto Barrueto Rodríguez SOI
Juan Manuel Rojas	NPOC (also in LACRALO)	Juan Manuel Rojas SOI
Justine Chew	Individual (also in APRALO)	Justine Chew SOI
Leon Felipe Sanchez	At-Large	Leon Sanchez SOI
Naeem Uddin	At-Large	Naeem Uddin SOI
Nathalie Coupet	Individual (also in NARALO)	Nathalie Coupet SOI
Pascal Bekono	At-Large	Pascal Bekono SOI
Satish Babu	At-Large	Satish Babu SOI
Seun Ojedeji	At-Large	Seun Ojedeji SOI
Tracy Hackshaw	Individual (also in LACRALO )	Tracy Hackshaw SOI
Vanda Scartezini	At-Large	Vanda Scartezini SOI
Dev Anand Teelucksingh	At-Large	NOTE: Observer, not Member
Kaili Kan	At-Large	NOTE: Observer, not Member
Kissangou Jean Philemon	At-Large	NOTE: Observer, not Member
Narine Khachatryan	At-Large	NOTE: Observer, not Member

FINAL VERSION SUBMITTED (IF RATIFIED)

The final version to be submitted, if the draft is ratified, will be placed here by upon completion of the vote.

ALAC Advice to the ICANN Board regarding the Subsequent Procedures PDP Final Report of December 2020

To be posted

ALAC Statement submitted for inclusion in the Subsequent Procedures PDP Final Report of December 2020

ALAC Statement to Subsequent Procedures PDP Draft Final Report of August 2020

FINAL DRAFT VERSION TO BE VOTED UPON BY THE ALAC

The final draft version to be voted upon by the ALAC will be placed here before the vote is to begin.

In respect of the SubPro Final PDP Report of December 2020

To be posted

In respect of the SubPro PDP Draft Final Report of August 2020

Final draft version to be voted upon by the ALAC (Source: At-Large Workspace: GNSO New gTLD Subsequent Procedures Draft Final Report)

DRAFT SUBMITTED FOR DISCUSSION

The first draft submitted will be placed here before the call for comments begins. The Draft should be preceded by the name of the person submitting the draft and the date/time. If, during the discussion, the draft is revised, the older version(S) should be left in place and the new version along with a header line identifying the drafter and date/time should be placed above the older version(s), separated by a Horizontal Rule (available + Insert More Content control).

In respect of the SubPro PDP Final Report of December 2020

ALAC Advice to the ICANN Board on Subsequent Procedures and ALAC Statement for SubPro PDP Final Report (Comment-only Googledoc)