ALAC: Advice to the ICANN Board on Subsequent Procedures (R-09E)
| Date Issued | Document | Reference ID | Current Phase |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALAC: Advice to the ICANN Board on Subsequent Procedures (R-09E) | AL-ALAC-ST-0421-02-01-EN (R-09E) | Phase 2 | Understand |
DESCRIPTION
As for the proposed Contention Resolution Transparency Requirements framework, we do not agree with the protections for disclosing applicants and advise the Board to ensure that all terms of every concluded private resolution be disclosed to ICANN Org (subject to a nondisclosure commitment by ICANN Org where necessary) as data to support and inform future policy work.
DEPENDENCIES
Progress pending the New gTLD Subsequent Procedures Final Report.
STATUS UPDATES
| Date | Phase | Type | Status Updates |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phase 2 | Phase Update | The ICANN Board and Org are currently reviewing and considering this advice. In December 2022, ICANN org delivered the New gTLD Subsequent Procedures Operational Assessment to the Board, which identified the ALAC's advice as an item that may need a decision or action be taken before the next round is to proceed. On 16 March 2023, the Board adopted 98 recommendations contained in the New Generic Top-Level Domain (gTLD) Subsequent Procedures (SubPro) Policy Development Process Final Report (Final Report). The Board's 16 March 2023 resolution acknowledged the ALAC's contributions on the Final Report, which was used to inform the Board's deliberations on the Final Report recommendations. The Board continues to review and consider the ALAC advice to determine whether there are actionable items that may require Board action now that the Board has taken action on a substantial number of SubPro policy recommendations. The Board anticipates that this exercise will be completed in the first half of 2023 and that a response to the advice would come before the Board takes action on the remaining SubPro policy recommendations. |
| Phase 2 | Phase Update | As noted at the joint Board-ALAC session at ICANN75, the Board greatly appreciates the ALAC's responses to the Board's questions. The Board continues to review and consider the ALAC advice, to determine whether, in addition to informing the Board’s deliberations, there are actionable items that may require Board action before (or after) the Board takes action on the SubPro policy recommendations. The Board anticipates that this exercise will be completed in the first half of 2023 and that a response to the advice would come at the time of action on the SubPro Final Report – or shortly thereafter. |
| Phase 2 | AP Feedback | The ALAC reiterates that its Advice of April 16 April 2021 in respect of this topic is clear. We are instead unclear on the Board’s question and wish to refer the Board again to our said Advice. |
| Phase 2 | Clarifying Question | The Board would like to note that, in the Applicant Guidebook to the 2012 round, it states: “Applicants that are identified as being in contention are encouraged to reach a settlement or agreement among themselves that resolves the contention.” The Board would like to clarify whether the ALAC advice is intended to state a preference for resolving contention via the ICANN auction, and if so, what kind of parameters would the ALAC set around that? |
| Phase 2 | Phase Change | Now Phase 2 |
| Phase 1 | Phase Update | Acknowledgment sent to ALAC. |
| Phase 1 | Phase Update | ALAC published AL-ALAC-ST-0421-02-01-EN: Advice to the ICANN Board on Subsequent Procedures: https://atlarge.icann.org/advice_statements/13823. |
