[AfrICANN-discuss] Commerce's NTIA Seeks Public Comment Regarding Expiration of the Joint Project Agreement with the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers Set to Expire September 30, 2009

[Anne-Rachel Inné]

*Please comment and send to all who can comment on this! If you need more
information, let me know by return mail. I am attaching the pdf file of the
NOI. and you can see a link below with people who have comemnted already.

http://www.ntia.doc.gov/
Press Release**: Commerce's NTIA Seeks Public Comment Regarding Expiration
of the Joint Project Agreement with the Internet Corporation for Assigned
Names and Numbers Set to Expire September 30, 2009*

*For Immediate Release: April 27, 2009*
*Contact:  Bart Forbes, (202) 482-7002 or press at ntia.doc.gov*

*WASHINGTON* — The U.S. Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications
and Information Administration (NTIA) published a Notice of Inquiry (NOI)
seeking public comment regarding the September 30, 2009, expiration date of
its Joint Project Agreement (JPA) with the Internet Corporation for Assigned
Names and Numbers (ICANN).

This JPA extended a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Department
of Commerce and ICANN regarding transitioning the technical management of
the domain name and addressing system (DNS) to the private sector.  The DNS
translates numeric Internet addresses into words, allowing people to
navigate the Internet easier.

“The Internet is increasingly important to the world economy,” said Acting
NTIA Administrator Anna M. Gomez. "The Administration is committed to
ensuring that the management of the Internet’s domain name and addressing
system remains stable and secure in a manner that both increases competition
and encourages international participation."

*Details of the Notice of Inquiry are available at the Federal Register at
www.federalregister.gov and at the NTIA Web site at www.ntia.doc.gov.
Comments may be submitted to DNSTransition at ntia.doc.gov and are due on or
before June 8, 2009. Comments will be posted to NTIA's Web site at
www.ntia.doc.gov. *

U.S. Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information
Administration serves as the executive branch agency principally responsible
for advising the President on communications and information policies.  For
more information about the NTIA, visit www.ntia.doc.gov.

*http://www.ntia.doc.gov/comments/2009/dnstransition/index.html*

Public Comments: DNS Transition

*Comments Received*

May 4, 2009

John G. Keir <http://www.ntia.doc.gov/comments/2009/dnstransition/001.pdf>

Howard Hoyt <http://www.ntia.doc.gov/comments/2009/dnstransition/005.pdf>

*Ex Parte Comments Received*

May 15, 2009

Marc-Anthony Signorino, Coalition for Online Trademark
Protection <http://www.ntia.doc.gov/comments/2009/dnstransition/002.pdf>

Shane Tews, VeriSign<http://www.ntia.doc.gov/comments/2009/dnstransition/003.pdf>

Jacquelynn Ruff,
Verizon<http://www.ntia.doc.gov/comments/2009/dnstransition/004.pdf>
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