As part of the GNSO's Policy Development Process, a public comment period is mandatory. A list of current PDP issues with open comment periods are listed below.

Request for comments on Inter-Registrar Transfer Policy - Denial of Transfers (Reasons #8 and #9)

Information can be posted at irtp-denial-89@icann.org.

Comments are archived at http://forum.icann.org/lists/irtp-denial-89

Request for comments on Top Level GNSO Improvements Implementation Plan

Information can be posted at gnso-tlp@icann.org.

Comments are archived at http://forum.icann.org/lists/gnso-tlp

Request for comments on Domain Tasting motion

Information can be posted at dt-motion-21may08@icann.org.

Comments are archived at http://forum.icann.org/lists/dt-motion-21may08/

Request for comments on Absentee voting

Information can be posted at absentee-voting-2008@icann.org.

Comments are archived at http://forum.icann.org/lists/absentee-voting-2008/

Request for Information on Domain Tasting - Closed

Information can be posted at rfi-domaintasting@icann.org.

Comments are archived at http://forum.icann.org/lists/rfi-domaintasting/

GNSO Consideration of Proposed Changes to WHOIS - 14 September 2007 -Closed

Comments can be posted at: whois-comments-2007@icann.org.

Comments are archived at: http://forum.icann.org/lists/whois-comments-2007/.

GNSO Consideration of Proposed Changes to WHOIS - 15 October 2007 - Closed

Comments can be posted at: whois-comments-2007@icann.org.

Comments are archived at: http://forum.icann.org/lists/whois-comments-2007/.

GNSO Initial Report on Domain Tasting - 7 January 2008 - 28 January 2008 - Closed

Comments can be posted at: domain-tasting-2008@icann.org

Comments are archived at: http://forum.icann.org/lists/domain-tasting-2008/

GNSO Council Invites Recommendations for Future Studies on WHOIS - 8 January 2008 - 15 February - Closed

Comments can be posted at: whois-comments-2008@icann.org

Comments are archived at: http://forum.icann.org/lists/whois-comments-2008/

GNSO Improvements Report 2008 - 25 February 2008 - 25 March 2008

Comments can be posted at: gnso-improvements-report-2008@icann.org

Comments are archived at: http://forum.icann.org/lists/gnso-improvements-report-2008/

ICANN’s GNSO Solicits Public Comments on Draft Resolution to Curb Domain Tasting - 7 March 2008 to 28 March 2008

Comments can be posted at: domain-tasting-motion@icann.org

Comments are archived at: http://forum.icann.org/lists/domain-tasting-motion/

GNSO Initial Report on Inter-Registrar Transfer Policy: Clarification of Reasons for Denial - 17 March 2008 - 7 April 2008

Comments can be posted at: transfer-policy-2008@icann.org

Comments are archived at: http://forum.icann.org/lists/transfer-policy-2008/

ICANN Launches Latest Consultation on New Top-Level Domains

Comments can be posted at gtldfinalreport-2007@icann.org.

Comments are archived at http://forum.icann.org/lists/gtldfinalreport-2007/.

ICANN Opens Public Comment Period on Policy Development Process on Policies for Contractual Conditions: Existing Registries

Comments can be posted at pdp-feb06-comments@icann.org.

Comments are archived at http://forum.icann.org/lists/whois-services-comments.

Preliminary Task Force Report on Whois Services

Comments can be posted at whois-services-comments@icann.org.

Comments are archived at http://forum.icann.org/lists/whois-services-comments.

Comments Sought on New gTLD Initial Report - 28 July 2006

Comments can be posted at newgtlds-comments@icann.org.

Comments are archived at http://forum.icann.org/lists/newgtlds-comments.

PDP for GNSO Policies for IDN TLDs

Comments on the report can be posted to idn-tlds-comments@icann.org.

Comments archives at http://forum.icann.org/lists/idn-tlds-comments.

PDP for GNSO Policies for contractual conditions, existing gTLDs

A public comment period is now open for the Terms of Reference for this PDP.
Please note that the comment period has been extended to 30 April 2006

Please submit comments to: < gtld-policies-tor@icann.org>.

Comment archives at: < http://forum.icann.org/lists/gtld-policies-tor >.

New gTLDs PDP

GNSO DRAFT Initial Report -- Introduction of New Generic Top-Level Domains
Public comments are open from 20 February to 13 March 2006
Submit comments at <new-gtlds-pdp-initial-report@icann.org>.
Comment archives are at <http://forum.icann.org/lists/new-gtlds-pdp-initial-report> .

Whois Task Force

The Whois Task Force has published their Final Preliminary Task Force Report on the Purpose of Whois ( PDF ). Comments are sought; the comment period is from 19 January 2006 to 08 February 2006. Comments may be submitted to the email address <whois-comments@icann.org> . Archives of the comments are at <http://forum.icann.org/lists/whois-comments/>

Extension of Public Comment Period on GNSO New gTLDs Policy Development Process to 31 January 2006

In order to enable interested parties to prepare substantive comments on the identified issue areas in this policy development process, the deadline for comments has been extended to 31 January 2006.

In addition, a call for substantive papers on the topics in the Terms of Reference, for posting and consideration for oral presentations to the GNSO, will be issued shortly with the same deadline of 31 January 2006.

Submit comments at <new-gtlds-pdp-comments@icann.org> . Comment archives are at <http://forum.icann.org/lists/new-gtlds-pdp-comments>

The comment period goes from 6 December 2005 to 9 January 2006.

Issues Report

ICANN Announcement and Terms of Reference for New gTLDs

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