first_semiannual_report_on_ntias_icann_activities.pdf

“ On a separate matter, ICANN put out for public comment a proposal to alter the timeline for conducting the third Accountability and Transparency Review (ATRT3) in an effort to release pressure on the community to participate in such activities in light of all the concurrent efforts underway including the CCWG-Accountability WS2. NTIA submitted comments on this
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proposal on July 31, 2018.
community, but also NTIA’s expectation that ATRT3 will begin its work in earnest, having had its initial meeting no later than June 2019. NTIA further noted that consistent with the ICANN Bylaws Section 4.6(b)(v), ATRT3 should issue its final report within one year of convening its first meeting. In a post-IANA stewardship transition environment, these community reviews are critical. It is imperative that ICANN’s processes be trustworthy and effective because the community has complex issues to solve. NTIA will continue to insist on ICANN standing by its accountability requirements and to make improvements where necessary and possible.
In its comments, NTIA recognized the constraints on the......”