At-Large Workspace: Fourth Proceeding for Proposed Language for Draft Sections of Next Round AGB.

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Apr 2, 2025

Fourth Proceeding for Proposed Language for Draft Sections of Next Round AGB

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Lead: Justine Chew Cheryl Langdon-Orr

Reviewer(s): Justine Chew Cheryl Langdon-Orr @Seth Adjei Gyimah Eunice Alejandra Pérez Coello avri.doria @Mwangala Edward Muma

Penholders(s): Justine Chew, Eunice Alejandra Pérez Coello, @Seth Adjei Gyimah, @Aaron Promise Mbah

Feb 14, 2025

Apr 2, 2025

Mar 27, 2025

Apr 1, 2025

Apr 2, 2025

jared.erwin@icann.org

AL-ALAC-ST-0225-01-00-EN

Where Community Input is Needed

The following text is from the public comment page and provides context around what is being commented on.

This is the fourth in a series of Public Comment proceedings that will seek input from the ICANN community on proposed language for the Applicant Guidebook (AGB) for the New gTLD Program: Next Round. Specifically, ICANN org is looking for input from the community on whether the proposed language is consistent with the relevant outputs from the Final Report on the New gTLD Subsequent Procedures Policy Development Process and the Phase 1 Final Report on the Internationalized Domain Names Expedited Policy Development Process. It should be noted that the proposed language has been developed in collaboration with the Subsequent Procedures Implementation Review Team.

Specifically, ICANN org has published the following draft sections for input:

Material Impact (related to Topic 2: Predictability)
Topic 9: Registry Voluntary Commitments / Public Interest Commitments (RVCs/PICs)
Applicant Journey (related to Topic 5: Application Submission Limits and Topic 16: Application Submission Period)
Application Questions
Topic 15: Application Fees
Topic 18: Terms and Conditions
Order of Application Processing and the Prioritization Draw (related to Topic 19: Application Queuing)
Topic 20: Application Change Requests
Topic 27: Applicant Reviews: Technical/Operational, Financial and Registry Services
- Financial and Operational Evaluation
- Registry Service Provider Selection
Topic 29: Name Collision
Topic 34: Community Applications (Community Priority Evaluation)
Contention Set Resolution (related to Topic 35: Auctions: Mechanisms of Last Resort / Private Resolution of Contention Sets)
Code of Conduct Exemption Evaluation (Specification 9)
Brand Eligibility Evaluation (Specification 13)

As a reminder, all sections of the AGB are expected to be submitted for a final Public Comment proceeding in May 2025.

This is the fourth in a series of Public Comment proceedings that will seek input from the ICANN community on proposed language for the Applicant Guidebook (AGB) for the New gTLD Program: Next Round. Specifically, ICANN org is looking for input from the community on whether the proposed language is consistent with the relevant outputs from the Final Report on the New gTLD Subsequent Procedures Policy Development Process and the Phase 1 Final Report on the Internationalized Domain Names Expedited Policy Development Process. It should be noted that the proposed language has been developed in collaboration with the Subsequent Procedures Implementation Review Team.

Specifically, ICANN org has published the following draft sections for input:

Material Impact (related to Topic 2: Predictability)
Topic 9: Registry Voluntary Commitments / Public Interest Commitments (RVCs/PICs)
Applicant Journey (related to Topic 5: Application Submission Limits and Topic 16: Application Submission Period)
Application Questions
Topic 15: Application Fees
Topic 18: Terms and Conditions
Order of Application Processing and the Prioritization Draw (related to Topic 19: Application Queuing)
Topic 20: Application Change Requests
Topic 27: Applicant Reviews: Technical/Operational, Financial and Registry Services
- Financial and Operational Evaluation
- Registry Service Provider Selection
Topic 29: Name Collision
Topic 34: Community Applications (Community Priority Evaluation)
Contention Set Resolution (related to Topic 35: Auctions: Mechanisms of Last Resort / Private Resolution of Contention Sets)
Code of Conduct Exemption Evaluation (Specification 9)
Brand Eligibility Evaluation (Specification 13)

As a reminder, all sections of the AGB are expected to be submitted for a final Public Comment proceeding in May 2025.

Executive Summary

A short executive summary, if the draft is ratified, will be placed here after the finalized document has been submitted.

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.

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.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1LAl_BkZscle4odlOzg5gqGv-WB_4-2UQ/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=108920011326585594113&rtpof=true&sd=true

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1LAl_BkZscle4odlOzg5gqGv-WB_4-2UQ/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=108920011326585594113&rtpof=true&sd=true

DRAFT SUBMITTED FOR DISCUSSION

The first draft submitted will be placed here before the call for comments begins.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1a76uC333PwQQKWkM3FEP2jrI8lBuF8TQ/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=108920011326585594113&rtpof=true&sd=true

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1a76uC333PwQQKWkM3FEP2jrI8lBuF8TQ/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=108920011326585594113&rtpof=true&sd=true