Vertical Integration/Separation, SRSU, and HSTLD - N. Maruyama, JPNIC

[Marc Salvatierra <marc.salvatierra@xxxxxxxxx>]

Comment submitted by ICANN staff on behalf of:

N. Maruyama, Japan Network Information Center

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Vertical Integration/Separation, SRSU, HSTLDは、いずれもGNSO final

>> reportには明示的な議論がないのに実装過程でDAGに採り入れられた経緯を持

>> つ。私はこのような経緯に疑問を持つ。Staffの責任は、ICANNのポリシー策定

>> によって決められた事の実装案を作成することであり、新たな政策を導入する

>> ことではない。Public Comment中に出た意見は貴重ではあるが、PDPによるコ

>> ンセンサス確認の手続きを経てはいない。そのような意見の中から、重大な政

>> 策事項を Staff の裁量により採用する事はbottom up consensus buildingの

>> 精神に反している。Public Commentの中で、Staff が傾聴すべき指摘事項は、

>>

>> 1.コンセンサスとなっているポリシー事項が実装されていないとの指摘

>> 2.実装案がコンセンサスとなっているポリシーやICANNの定款などに違反して

>> いるとの指摘

>> 3.実装案の中に欠陥があり、実装が困難であるとの指摘

>> 4.コンセンサスとなっているポリシーの実装法を改善する提案

>>

>> などである。しかし

>>

>> 5.コンセンサスとなっていない新たなポリシー提案

>>

>> をStaffの裁量で採用することは基本的にはあってはならない。そのような提

>> 案はポリシー策定主体(GNSO)に押し返すべきである。Vertical

>> Integration/Separation, SRSU, HSTLDはいずれも5に該当しており、これらを

>> Staffの裁量でDAGに入れた事は、Staffの越権行為であったと言わざるを得な

>> い。

>>

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>> 丸山直昌（日本ネットワークインフォメーションセンター）

>> N. Maruyama (Japan Network Information Center, JPNIC for short)

>>

>> -- English translation

>>

>> Three issues, Vertical Integration/Separation, SRSU, and HSTLD, have

>> a common history of having been included in some versions of DAG in

>> implementation process despite they are not explicitly discussed in

>> the final report for New gTLDs.  I have a feeling of objection to

>> this history.  Role of the staff is to make an implementation plan

>> for what is figured out by policy discussions, NOT to introduce a new policy.

>> Public comments are valuable, but not passed a process of consensus

>> building.  Picking up a specific policy from public comments by a

>> discretion of staff does not conform to a principle of bottom-up

>> consensus building.  Comments from the public which staff should

>> value

>> are:

>>

>> 1. suggesting that a policy issue which became consensus is not

>> implemented,

>>

>> 2. suggesting that implementation plan contradicts with policy

>> consensus or ICANN bylaws etc,

>>

>> 3. suggesting that there is a flaw in the plan so that there is a

>> difficulty in actual implementation, and

>>

>> 4. suggesting an improvement for an implementation of a policy issue

>> which became consensus.

>>

>> But comments which

>>

>> 5. suggests a policy that has not yet became consensus

>>

>> should not be picked up by a discretion of staff.  This kind of

>> suggestion should be returned to the policy making body, that is, to

>> the GNSO.  All three issues, Vertical Integration/Separation, SRSU,

>> and HSTLD fall into category 5, and I have to say that the staff

>> exceeded there role for these issues.

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>> (Mr.) NaoMASA Maruyama
>> Japan Network Information Center(JPNIC)