RE: [gnso-ppsc] RE: [gnso-ppsc-pdp] PDP practice of confidential reports on public policy mattes is inappropriate

["Diaz, Paul" <pdiaz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I support Alan's comments below.

Paul Diaz
Policy & Ethics Manager
Network Solutions, LLC
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From: owner-gnso-ppsc-pdp@xxxxxxxxx [mailto:owner-gnso-ppsc-pdp@xxxxxxxxx] On 
Behalf Of Alan Greenberg
Sent: Monday, December 07, 2009 11:12 PM
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Subject: Re: [gnso-ppsc] RE: [gnso-ppsc-pdp] PDP practice of confidential 
reports on public policy mattes is inappropriate

I strongly support Robin's comment. 

If the main issue is (as has been claimed) that the full PDP report is too 
onerous, then we need to be told what the targets are for an acceptable length 
Board report so that the WG can create it. In the end, the current 
"confidential" report is likely to be written by the same policy staff who 
assisted the WG in its deliberations and in writing its report.

If staff must also provide some sort of confidential advice to the Board in its 
deliberations, that is fine, but it should be an addition to the report 
(condenced or otherwise) send by the GNSO, not a substitute for it.

Alan

At 07/12/2009 09:21 PM, Neuman, Jeff wrote:

Thanks Robin for this comment.  Robin brings up a point that was discussed on 
the last call.  I know the registry constituency has expressed a similar 
sentiment. It would be great for others to weigh in on this as well.
 
Jeffrey J. Neuman 
Neustar, Inc. / Vice President, Law & Policy


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From: owner-gnso-ppsc-pdp@xxxxxxxxx [ mailto:owner-gnso-ppsc-pdp@xxxxxxxxx] On 
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Subject: [gnso-ppsc-pdp] PDP practice of confidential reports on public policy 
mattes is inappropriate
 
I do not believe there should be a standard practice for the ICANN staff to 
send the ICANN Board a confidential report to accompany the public report. 
which the GNSO approves of.
 
I'm especially concerned since we hear the board often only reads the staff 
prepared report, which means the community really has no idea what the staff is 
saying to the board, and thus upon what information decisions are being made.
 
Certainly there can be exceptional circumstances when there is a legitimate 
reason to provide confidential advice to the board from the staff - but that 
should be on a case by case basis, where legitimate need is demonstrated.  
However a standard PDP practice of a private report on policy matters goes 
against all of ICANN's promises about being transparent in its policy 
process.   It is time to put an end to the practice of confidential reports on 
matters of public deliberation.
 
Thanks,
Robin
 
 
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