[governance] ISOC-NY joins coalition of groups supporting the completion of the IANA Transition - hearing is Weds

[Ayden Férdeline]

Hi all,

Thanks for sharing your thoughts on this topic. John, I'm curious about [this letter](https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/correspondence/journet-to-stathos-31aug16-en.pdf) dated 31 August - it indicates that 15 calendar days notice should be given if the IANA contract is to be extended. To Giacomo's question, given today's date and given we have not seen any other correspondence from the US government to ICANN, does this mean the NTIA hasn't exercised its renew option on the IANA contract, and so the transition is now irreversible? That's certainly what it looks like to me - but please do correct me if I am mistaken!

Best wishes,



Ayden Férdeline
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Subject: Re: [governance] ISOC-NY joins coalition of groups supporting the completion of the IANA Transition - hearing is Weds
Local Time: September 16, 2016 12:24 PM
UTC Time: September 16, 2016 11:24 AM
From: jcurran at istaff.org
To: governance at lists.igcaucus.org, "Mazzone, Giacomo" <mazzone at ebu.ch>
William Drake <wjdrake at gmail.com>, Joly MacFie <joly at punkcast.com>

On Sep 16, 2016, at 3:52 AM, Mazzone, Giacomo <mazzone at ebu.ch> wrote:

...

But I have a silly question. Deadline was yesterday and I’ve not seen any letter from NTIA stopping the process.
So this means that the debate it’s over and transition will happen on Oct. 1st , isn’t it ?
Or is not so clearcut….?

There is no specific deadline until the end of this month; NTIA has informed ICANN that it
reserves the right to extend the contract, although it intends not to so “barring any significant
impediment” <https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/correspondence/strickling-to-marby-16aug16-en.pdf>

The most likely impediment would be a US Government appropriations bill to continue
funding for the USG for the coming year (starting 1 Oct 2016 thru 30 Sept 2017). Such
a bill is necessary because the USG (as usual) hasn’t completed a budget for this time
period, and hence the US government will shutdown if there not at least a resolution to
continue the funding at present levels.

The US senate appropriations committee is busily working (along with leadership of both
major parties) on a joint Continuing Resolution, and we will not know the contents with any
certainty until it is actually passed into law (i.e. there may be last minute additions/changes
in order to make a deal that everyone agrees on) As Asst Secr Strickland said at this weeks
hearings, they will follow the intent of whatever is passed with respect to the IANA function,
and are prepared to continue the contract (or not) based on the status late in the evening
on 30 September.

/John

Disclaimer: my views alone
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