80_FR_48064 80 FR 47911 - Internet Assigned Numbers Authority Stewardship Transition Consolidated Proposal and Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers Accountability Enhancements; Request for Comments

80 FR 47911 - Internet Assigned Numbers Authority Stewardship Transition Consolidated Proposal and Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers Accountability Enhancements; Request for Comments

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Telecommunications and Information Administration

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 153 (August 10, 2015)

Page Range47911-47912
FR Document2015-19525

This notice announces the dates of a comment period during which the public is invited to provide input on two interrelated multistakeholder community proposals. Together, the proposals set forth a plan for transitioning NTIA's stewardship role over the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) functions. The purpose of this notice is to encourage interested parties to comment on the two connected proposals--the IANA Stewardship Transition Plan and the Enhancements to Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) Accountability Related to the IANA Stewardship Transition. NTIA will utilize the input provided in making its determination of whether the proposals have received broad community support and whether the plan satisfies the criteria required to transition its stewardship role.

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 153 (Monday, August 10, 2015) 
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 153 (Monday, August 10, 2015)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-19525]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Telecommunications and Information Administration


Internet Assigned Numbers Authority Stewardship Transition 
Consolidated Proposal and Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and 
Numbers Accountability Enhancements; Request for Comments

AGENCY: National Telecommunications and Information Administration 
(NTIA), U.S. Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of public comment.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces the dates of a comment period during 
which the public is invited to provide input on two interrelated 
multistakeholder community proposals. Together, the proposals set forth 
a plan for transitioning NTIA's stewardship role over the Internet 
Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) functions. The purpose of this notice 
is to encourage interested parties to comment on the two connected 
proposals--the IANA Stewardship Transition Plan and the Enhancements to 
Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) 
Accountability Related to the IANA Stewardship Transition. NTIA will 
utilize the input provided in making its determination of whether the 
proposals have received broad community support and whether the plan 
satisfies the criteria required to transition its stewardship role.

DATES: Comments on the IANA Stewardship Transition Plan are due on or 
before September 8, 2015; comments on the Enhancements to ICANN 
Accountability are due on or before September 12, 2015.

ADDRESSES: Written comments on the IANA Stewardship Transition Proposal 
should be submitted at https://www.ianacg.org/calls-for-input/combined-proposal-public-comment-period/. Written comments on the proposed 
Enhancements to ICANN's Accountability should be submitted at https://www.icann.org/public-comments/ccwg-accountability-2015-08-03-en.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ashley Heineman, National 
Telecommunications and Information Administration, U.S. Department of 
Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW., Room 4701, Washington, DC 
20230; telephone (202) 482-0298; email aheineman@ntia.doc.gov. Please 
direct media inquiries to NTIA's Office of Public Affairs, (202) 482-
7002; email press@ntia.doc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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Background

    A July 1, 1997, Executive Memorandum directed the Secretary of 
Commerce to privatize the Internet's domain name system (DNS) in a 
manner that increases competition and facilitates international 
participation in its management.\1\ To fulfill this Presidential 
Directive, the Department of Commerce issued a Statement of Policy on 
June 10, 1998, stating that the U.S. Government ``is committed to a 
transition that will allow the private sector to take leadership for 
DNS management.'' \2\ On March 14, 2014, NTIA announced its intent to 
complete the privatization of the DNS.\3\ In that announcement, NTIA 
called upon ICANN to convene a multistakeholder process to develop the 
transition plan.\4\ While looking to stakeholders and those most 
directly served by the IANA functions to work through the technical 
details, NTIA established a clear framework to guide the discussion. 
Specifically, NTIA communicated to ICANN that the transition proposal 
must have broad community support and address the following four 
principles:
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    \1\ Memorandum on Electronic Commerce, 2 Pub. Papers 898 (July 
1, 1997).
    \2\ National Telecommunications and Information Administration, 
Management of Internet Names and Addresses, 63 FR 31741 (June 10, 
1998), available at http://www.ntia.doc.gov/federal-register-notice/1998/statement-policy-management-internet-names-and-addresses.
    \3\ See NTIA's authorities, 15 U.S.C. 1512; 47 U.S.C. 
902(b)(2)(H).
    \4\ NTIA Announces Intent to Transition Key Internet Domain Name 
Functions (Mar. 14, 2014) available at http://www.ntia.doc.gov/press-release/2014/ntia-announces-intent-transition-key-internet-domain-name-functions.
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     Support and enhance the multistakeholder model;
     Maintain the security, stability, and resiliency of the 
Internet DNS;
     Meet the needs and expectation of the global customers and 
partners of the IANA services; and
     Maintain the openness of the Internet.
    Consistent with the clear policy expressed in bipartisan 
resolutions of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives \5\--which 
affirmed the United States support for the multistakeholder model of 
Internet governance--NTIA stated that it will not accept a proposal 
that replaces the NTIA role with a government-led or an inter-
governmental organization solution. In response to NTIA's announcement, 
the community mobilized two efforts. First, the IANA customer 
communities took responsibility to develop an IANA stewardship 
transition plan, coordinated by an IANA-Stewardship Coordination Group 
(ICG).\6\ Second, the community undertook to develop ICANN 
accountability enhancements deemed necessary prior to the transition of 
NTIA's stewardship role. These accountability enhancements are being 
developed through a Cross Community Working Group on Enhancing ICANN 
Accountability (CCWG-Accountability).\7\
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    \5\ A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress 
regarding actions to preserve and advance the multistakeholder 
governance model under which the Internet has thrived, 112th Cong. 
2nd sess. S.Con.Res.50 and H.Con.Res.127 (2012).
    \6\ See IANA Stewardship Transition Coordination Group, 
available at https://www.ianacg.org/.
    \7\ See CCWG on Enhancing ICANN Accountability, available at 
https://community.icann.org/display/acctcrosscomm/CCWG+on+Enhancing+ICANN+Accountability.
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    The ICG and CCWG are now seeking public comment on their respective 
recommendations. Comments provided will be used by NTIA to determine 
whether the proposals satisfy NTIA's criteria and have received broad 
community support. Comments will also be considered in any NTIA 
certification before the U.S. Congress that may be required prior to 
terminating the existing IANA functions contract currently in place 
between NTIA and ICANN.\8\ To ensure that all views are taken into 
consideration, NTIA encourages interested parties--including U.S.-based 
stakeholders--to file written comments by the deadline.
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    \8\ DOTCOM Act of 2015, H.R. 805 and S. 1551, 114th Cong. 
(2015).

    Dated: August 4, 2015.
Angela Simpson,
Deputy Assistant Secretary, National Telecommunications and Information 
Administration.
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Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 153 / Monday, August 10, 2015 / Notices 47911 The recordkeeping and reporting Type of Review: Regular submission DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE requirements at §§ 648.74, 648.75, and (extension of a current information 648.76 form the basis for this collection collection). National Telecommunications and of information. We request information Information Administration Affected Public: Business or other for- from surfclam and ocean quahog profit organizations. individual transferable quota (ITQ) Internet Assigned Numbers Authority permit holders to issue ITQ permits and Estimated Number of Respondents: Stewardship Transition Consolidated to process and track requests from 189. Proposal and Internet Corporation for permit holders to transfer quota share or Assigned Names and Numbers Estimated Time per Response: ITQ cage tags. We also request information Accountability Enhancements; permit application form, review of a Request for Comments from surfclam and ocean quahog ITQ pre-filled ITQ ownership form for permit holders to track and properly renewing entities, ITQ transfer form, 5 AGENCY: National Telecommunications account for surfclam and ocean quahog minutes each; 1 hour to complete the and Information Administration (NTIA), harvest shucked at sea. Because there is ITQ ownership form for new applicants; U.S. Department of Commerce. not a standard conversion factor for and 30 minutes for the application to ACTION: Notice of public comment. estimating unshucked product from shuck surfclams and ocean quahogs at shucked product, NMFS requires SUMMARY: This notice announces the sea. The requirements under the PSP dates of a comment period during which vessels that shuck product at sea to protocol are based on the number of the public is invited to provide input on carry on board the vessel a NMFS- vessels that land surfclams or ocean two interrelated multistakeholder approved observer to certify the amount of these clams harvested. This quahogs and the number of trips taken community proposals. Together, the information, upon receipt, results in an into the area, with a total estimated proposals set forth a plan for efficient and accurate database for annual burden of 2,400 hours. transitioning NTIA’s stewardship role management and monitoring of fisheries Estimated Total Annual Burden over the Internet Assigned Numbers of the Northeastern U.S. EEZ. Hours: 2,538. Authority (IANA) functions. The purpose of this notice is to encourage Georges Bank has been closed to the Estimated Total Annual Cost to interested parties to comment on the harvest of surfclams and ocean quahogs Public: $111,764 in recordkeeping/ two connected proposals—the IANA since 1990 due to red tide blooms that reporting costs. Stewardship Transition Plan and the cause paralytic shellfish poisoning Enhancements to Internet Corporation (PSP). In 2013, a portion of Georges IV. Request for Comments for Assigned Names and Numbers Bank was reopened with certain Comments are invited on: (a) Whether (ICANN) Accountability Related to the restrictions. We request information the proposed collection of information IANA Stewardship Transition. NTIA from surfclam and ocean quahog ITQ will utilize the input provided in is necessary for the proper performance permit holders who fish in the reopened making its determination of whether the of the functions of the agency, including portion of the Georges Bank Closed Area proposals have received broad whether the information shall have to ensure compliance with the Protocol community support and whether the for Onboard Screening and Dockside practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the burden plan satisfies the criteria required to Testing in Molluscan Shellfish. The U.S. transition its stewardship role. Food and Drug Administration, the (including hours and cost) of the proposed collection of information; (c) DATES: Comments on the IANA commercial fishing industry, and NMFS ways to enhance the quality, utility, and Stewardship Transition Plan are due on developed the PSP protocol to test and clarity of the information to be or before September 8, 2015; comments verify that clams harvested from collected; and (d) ways to minimize the on the Enhancements to ICANN Georges Bank continue to be safe for burden of the collection of information Accountability are due on or before human consumption. The National on respondents, including through the September 12, 2015. Shellfish Sanitation Program adopted the PSP protocol at the October 2011 use of automated collection techniques ADDRESSES: Written comments on the Interstate Shellfish Sanitation or other forms of information IANA Stewardship Transition Proposal Conference. technology. should be submitted at https:// www.ianacg.org/calls-for-input/ II. Method of Collection Comments submitted in response to combined-proposal-public-comment- this notice will be summarized and/or period/. Written comments on the Forms are online at included in the request for Office of proposed Enhancements to ICANN’s www.nmfs.noaa.gov/gpea_forms/ Management and Budget approval of Accountability should be submitted at forms.htm as ‘‘fillable’’ pdf documents, this information collection; they also https://www.icann.org/public- which can then be downloaded, printed, will become a matter of public record. comments/ccwg-accountability-2015-08- and faxed or mailed to NMFS. ITQ 03-en. transfer forms may also be submitted Sarah Brabson, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: electronically. Information for the PSP NOAA PRA Clearance Officer. Ashley Heineman, National protocol is submitted through paper [FR Doc. 2015–19567 Filed 8–7–15; 8:45 am] Telecommunications and Information forms, as well as through electronic BILLING CODE 3510–22–P Administration, U.S. Department of methods, including email, telephone, Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue and shipboard electronic equipment tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES NW., Room 4701, Washington, DC such as VHF radio, email, or a vessel 20230; telephone (202) 482–0298; email monitoring system. aheineman@ntia.doc.gov. Please direct III. Data media inquiries to NTIA’s Office of Public Affairs, (202) 482–7002; email OMB Control Number: 0648–0240. press@ntia.doc.gov. Form Number: None. 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47912 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 153 / Monday, August 10, 2015 / Notices Background responsibility to develop an IANA more information should be addressed A July 1, 1997, Executive stewardship transition plan, to: Office of Electricity Delivery and Memorandum directed the Secretary of coordinated by an IANA-Stewardship Energy Reliability, Mail Code: OE–20, Commerce to privatize the Internet’s Coordination Group (ICG).6 Second, the U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 domain name system (DNS) in a manner community undertook to develop Independence Avenue SW., that increases competition and ICANN accountability enhancements Washington, DC 20585–0350. Because facilitates international participation in deemed necessary prior to the transition of delays in handling conventional mail, its management.1 To fulfill this of NTIA’s stewardship role. These it is recommended that documents be Presidential Directive, the Department accountability enhancements are being transmitted by overnight mail, by of Commerce issued a Statement of developed through a Cross Community electronic mail to Electricity.Exports@ Policy on June 10, 1998, stating that the Working Group on Enhancing ICANN hq.doe.gov, or by facsimile to 202–586– U.S. Government ‘‘is committed to a Accountability (CCWG- 8008. transition that will allow the private Accountability).7 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Exports of sector to take leadership for DNS The ICG and CCWG are now seeking electricity from the United States to a management.’’ 2 On March 14, 2014, public comment on their respective foreign country are regulated by the NTIA announced its intent to complete recommendations. Comments provided Department of Energy (DOE) pursuant to the privatization of the DNS.3 In that will be used by NTIA to determine sections 301(b) and 402(f) of the announcement, NTIA called upon whether the proposals satisfy NTIA’s Department of Energy Organization Act ICANN to convene a multistakeholder criteria and have received broad (42 U.S.C. 7151(b), 7172(f)) and require process to develop the transition plan.4 community support. Comments will authorization under section 202(e) of While looking to stakeholders and those also be considered in any NTIA the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. most directly served by the IANA certification before the U.S. Congress 824a(e)). functions to work through the technical that may be required prior to On June 17, 2010, DOE issued Order details, NTIA established a clear terminating the existing IANA functions No. EA–367 to the Applicant, which framework to guide the discussion. contract currently in place between authorized the Applicant to transmit Specifically, NTIA communicated to NTIA and ICANN.8 To ensure that all electric energy from the United States to ICANN that the transition proposal must views are taken into consideration, Canada as a power marketer for a five- have broad community support and NTIA encourages interested parties— year term using existing international address the following four principles: including U.S.-based stakeholders—to transmission facilities. That authority • Support and enhance the file written comments by the deadline. expired on June 17, 2015. On July 24, multistakeholder model; Dated: August 4, 2015. 2015, the Applicant filed an application • Maintain the security, stability, and with DOE for renewal of the export Angela Simpson, resiliency of the Internet DNS; authority contained in Order No. EA– • Meet the needs and expectation of Deputy Assistant Secretary, National Telecommunications and Information 367 for an additional five-year term. The the global customers and partners of the Administration. applicant states that it has not engaged IANA services; and in any electricity export transactions to [FR Doc. 2015–19525 Filed 8–7–15; 8:45 am] • Maintain the openness of the BILLING CODE 3510–60–P Canada since its authorization expired Internet. on June 17, 2015, and will not engage Consistent with the clear policy in any until the Department renews its expressed in bipartisan resolutions of DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY authorization to do so. the U.S. Senate and House of In its application, the Applicant also Representatives 5—which affirmed the [OE Docket No. EA–367–A] states that it does not own or operate United States support for the any electric generation or transmission multistakeholder model of Internet Application To Export Electric Energy; facilities, and it does not have a governance—NTIA stated that it will not EDF Trading North America, LLC franchised service area. The electric accept a proposal that replaces the NTIA AGENCY: Office of Electricity Delivery energy that the Applicant proposes to role with a government-led or an inter- and Energy Reliability, DOE. export to Canada would be surplus governmental organization solution. In ACTION: Notice of application. energy purchased from third parties response to NTIA’s announcement, the such as electric utilities and Federal community mobilized two efforts. First, SUMMARY: EDF Trading North America, power marketing agencies pursuant to the IANA customer communities took LLC (Applicant) has applied to renew voluntary agreements. The existing 1 Memorandum on Electronic Commerce, 2 Pub. its authority to transmit electric energy international transmission facilities to Papers 898 (July 1, 1997). from the United States to Canada be utilized by the Applicant have 2 National Telecommunications and Information pursuant to section 202(e) of the Federal previously been authorized by Administration, Management of Internet Names Power Act. Presidential permits issued pursuant to and Addresses, 63 FR 31741 (June 10, 1998), Executive Order 10485, as amended, DATES: Comments, protests, or motions available at http://www.ntia.doc.gov/federal- register-notice/1998/statement-policy-management- to intervene must be submitted on or and are appropriate for open access internet-names-and-addresses. before September 9, 2015. transmission by third parties. 3 See NTIA’s authorities, 15 U.S.C. 1512; 47 ADDRESSES: Comments, protests, Procedural Matters: Any person U.S.C. 902(b)(2)(H). desiring to be heard in this proceeding 4 NTIA Announces Intent to Transition Key motions to intervene, or requests for should file a comment or protest to the Internet Domain Name Functions (Mar. 14, 2014) tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES available at http://www.ntia.doc.gov/press-release/ 6 See IANA Stewardship Transition Coordination application at the address provided 2014/ntia-announces-intent-transition-key-internet- Group, available at https://www.ianacg.org/. above. Protests should be filed in domain-name-functions. 7 See CCWG on Enhancing ICANN accordance with Rule 211 of the Federal 5 A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Accountability, available at https:// Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC) Congress regarding actions to preserve and advance community.icann.org/display/acctcrosscomm/ the multistakeholder governance model under CCWG+on+Enhancing+ICANN+Accountability. Rules of Practice and Procedures (18 which the Internet has thrived, 112th Cong. 2nd 8 DOTCOM Act of 2015, H.R. 805 and S. 1551, CFR 385.211). Any person desiring to sess. S.Con.Res.50 and H.Con.Res.127 (2012). 114th Cong. (2015). become a party to these proceedings VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:16 Aug 07, 2015 Jkt 235001 PO 00000 Frm 00018 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\10AUN1.SGM 10AUN1


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ActionNotice of public comment.
DatesComments on the IANA Stewardship Transition Plan are due on or before September 8, 2015; comments on the Enhancements to ICANN Accountability are due on or before September 12, 2015.
ContactAshley Heineman, National Telecommunications and Information Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW., Room 4701, Washington, DC 20230; telephone (202) 482-0298; email [email protected] Please direct media inquiries to NTIA's Office of Public Affairs, (202) 482- 7002; email [email protected]
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