2024-07-25 IDNs EPDP - Meeting #111

Notes/ Action Items

ACTION ITEMS

• The Team should review IG7 language and provide thoughts on the email list before the next meeting.
• ICANN org will check what can be provided on if a domain set is assigned to a specific registrant. Not who that registrant is, but if a selected domain is in a set (IG 15)
• On the ALAC comment regarding C6, Leadership and Staff will discuss on how to incorporate the comment into the recommendations or rationale. 

NOTES

1. Roll Call and SOI Updates (2 min)
2. Welcome and Chair Updates (5 min)
1. Updates were provided by the chair regarding the use of the term “grandfathered” - ETA on a reply from ICANN org is 15 August- and the request from ICANN org to stabilize PR6.
1. There was also revised language on IG7 provided to the team by staff. 
1. ACTION ITEM: The Team should review IG7 language and provide thoughts on the email list before the next meeting.
2. Michael Karakesh, ICANN org, announced that the IRT subtract on IDNs will start on 8 August at 18:00 UTC. In order to be a part of this, participants have to sign up for the entire next-round IRT. To sign up please email nextround_policyimplementation@icann.org 
3. Continue Reviewing Phase 2 Initial Report Public Comments: (110mins)
1. Revisit comments for PR14-IG15
1. Starting with PR14, the ICANN org comment seeking clarity from the RySG was discussed. This included the public nature of the data requested. The team discussed that having a minimum level of publicly available information should be in place, but the whole data set does not need to be public.
1. There was also a second discussion about the RySG comment about the requirement for the public service. Language was revised to ensure that registries are not going to be mandated to perform a task. It was discussed that ICANN org may be able to fulfill the task instead of the registries. 
2. On IG15, discussion continued on the status of the item. 
1. ACTION ITEM: ICANN org will check what can be provided on if a domain set is assigned to a specific registrant. Not who that registrant is, but if a selected domain is in a set.
2. Continue Discussions from “Other” (General, Charter Questions without the Team’s Responses)
1. On “ROID”, the ALAC comment has been accepted. 
1. There was agreement on the need for a uniform response and for the solution to be interoperable between 
2. Also relating to the ALAC comment, the potential linkage between C3, C3a and PR6 was discussed. The team will discuss this further.
2. The Business Constituency comment was discussed
1. There are no outputs and it will stay as is. 
3. The ALAC discussed consistency among pricing for variant TLDs
1. There was some push back as there is not consistency among current domain sales. Pricing is set by the registry and registrar, based on the markets.
4. ACTION ITEM: On the ALAC comment regarding C6, Leadership and Staff will discuss on how to incorporate the comment into the recommendations or rationale. 
4. AOB (3mins)
1. The chair provided an update on the path forward for reviewing the revised language
2. PR6 will be discussed in the first hour next week as a member of the RySG will only be available for the first half of the call.