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

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.