Changes

# Update and revise some of the reasons that the Registrar of Record '''may''' deny a transfer request under the Transfer Policy so that they become circumstances under which the Registrar of Record '''must''' deny the transfer request;

# Update and revise some of the reasons that the Registrar of Record '''may''' deny a transfer request under the Transfer Policy so that they become circumstances under which the Registrar of Record '''must''' deny the transfer request;

# Update and refine the language of the Transfer Policy's existing list of circumstances under which the Registrar of Record must deny a transfer request; and  

# Update and refine the language of the Transfer Policy's existing list of circumstances under which the Registrar of Record must deny a transfer request; and  

# Update and revise the Transfer Policy so that situations in which a Registrar '''may not''' deny a transfer request are instead situations in which the Registrar of Record '''must not''' deny such a request.<ref name="1adraftIR" /><ref>[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1clAqB1wBeOf9ZC5RMMxKrrUTs3N2WyaVYTIyVy_ODs4/edit Tranfer Policy Review PDP - Summary of Preliminary Recommendations] (Google Doc)</ref>

# Update and revise the Transfer Policy so that situations in which a Registrar '''may not''' deny a transfer request are instead situations in which the Registrar of Record '''must not''' deny such a request.<ref name="1adraftIR" /><ref>[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1clAqB1wBeOf9ZC5RMMxKrrUTs3N2WyaVYTIyVy_ODs4/edit Transfer Policy Review PDP - Summary of Preliminary Recommendations] (Google Doc)</ref>

After circulation for review and comment within the Working Group, the deadline for suggestions or objections to the initial draft passed without any such suggestions on May 14, 2022.<ref>[https://mm.icann.org/pipermail/gnso-tpr/2022-May/000450.html Email from ICANN staff to PDP-TPR Listserv], May 12, 2022</ref> The Initial Report was scheduled to be presented during [[Prep Week]] of [[ICANN 74 - The Hague|ICANN 74]].<ref>[https://www.icann.org/en/announcements/details/icann74-prep-week-schedule-now-available-16-05-2022-en ICANN.org Blog - ICANN 74 Prep Week Schedule Now Available], May 16, 2022</ref> The presentation focused on the deliberations and rationales of the working group and the recommendations and outputs of the initial report.<ref>[https://74.schedule.icann.org/meetings/R6mxL9aTrm6NNWj3f ICANN 74 Archive - Initial Report of GNSO Transfer Policy Review], June 2, 2022</ref>

After circulation for review and comment within the Working Group, the deadline for suggestions or objections to the initial draft passed without any such suggestions on May 14, 2022.<ref>[https://mm.icann.org/pipermail/gnso-tpr/2022-May/000450.html Email from ICANN staff to PDP-TPR Listserv], May 12, 2022</ref> The Initial Report was scheduled to be presented during [[Prep Week]] of [[ICANN 74 - The Hague|ICANN 74]].<ref>[https://www.icann.org/en/announcements/details/icann74-prep-week-schedule-now-available-16-05-2022-en ICANN.org Blog - ICANN 74 Prep Week Schedule Now Available], May 16, 2022</ref> The presentation focused on the deliberations and rationales of the working group and the recommendations and outputs of the initial report.<ref>[https://74.schedule.icann.org/meetings/R6mxL9aTrm6NNWj3f ICANN 74 Archive - Initial Report of GNSO Transfer Policy Review], June 2, 2022</ref>

The WG received 34 submissions in response to its Initial Report of Phase 1(a). Many of the submissions concerned the elimination of the losing FOA and

The WG received 34 submissions in response to its Initial Report of Phase 1(a).<ref>[https://itp.cdn.icann.org/en/files/inter-registrar-transfer-policy-irtp/summary-report-initial-report-transfer-policy-review-phase-1a-30-08-2022-en.pdf Phase 1(a) Public Comment Summary Report, ICANN Files]</ref> Many of the submissions concerned the elimination of the losing FOA and the replacement with notifications to the RNH (Preliminary Recommendations 2, 3, and 4), TAC time to live (Preliminary Recommendation 13), and transfer restriction after initial registration and inter-Registrar transfer (Preliminary Recommendations 16 and 17). These concerns were also discussed at [[ICANN 75]].<ref>[https://75.schedule.icann.org/meetings/hNdkMxTP2FLu93z6h Transfer Policy Review Working Sessions, ICANN75]</ref>

the replacement with notifications to the RNH (Preliminary Recommendations 2, 3, and 4), TAC time to live (Preliminary Recommendation 13), and transfer restriction after initial registration and inter-Registrar transfer (Preliminary Recommendations 16 and 17). These concerns were also discussed at [[ICANN 75]].<ref>[https://75.schedule.icann.org/meetings/hNdkMxTP2FLu93z6h Transfer Policy Review Working Sessions, ICANN75]</ref>

===Phase 1(b)===

===Phase 1(b)===