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===CCWG-Accountability Draft Proposal 2 and Public Comments===

===CCWG-Accountability Draft Proposal 2 and Public Comments===

In their last call before their in-person meeting at ICANN 54, the ICG discussed some serious divisions of opinions within the CCWG-Accountability Work Stream 1 deliberations. The working group had published their second draft report<ref name="acct2report">[https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/ccwg-draft-2-proposal-work-stream-1-recs-03aug15-en.pdf ICANN.org Archive - CCWG-Accountability Proposal], Draft 2, Work Stream 1, August 3, 2015</ref> for public comment in August.<ref name="acct2pc">[https://www.icann.org/public-comments/ccwg-accountability-2015-08-03-en ICANN Public Comment Archive - CCWG-Accountability 2nd Draft Report (Work Stream 1)], August 3 - September 12, 2015</ref> The report received multiple public comments, including a lengthy response and alternative proposal from the ICANN Board.<ref>[https://forum.icann.org/lists/comments-ccwg-accountability-03aug15/msg00045.html ICANN Listserv Archive - ICANN Board Submission of Supplementary and Final Comments], September 11, 2015</ref> [[Paul Wilson]] commented on the call about his perception of the severity of the potential delay:

In their last call before their in-person meeting at ICANN 54, the ICG discussed some serious divisions of opinions regarding the CCWG-Accountability Work Stream 1's second draft proposal. The working group had published their second draft report<ref name="acct2report">[https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/ccwg-draft-2-proposal-work-stream-1-recs-03aug15-en.pdf ICANN.org Archive - CCWG-Accountability Proposal], Draft 2, Work Stream 1, August 3, 2015</ref> for public comment in August.<ref name="acct2pc">[https://www.icann.org/public-comments/ccwg-accountability-2015-08-03-en ICANN Public Comment Archive - CCWG-Accountability 2nd Draft Report (Work Stream 1)], August 3 - September 12, 2015</ref> The report received multiple public comments, including a lengthy response and alternative proposal from the ICANN Board.<ref>[https://forum.icann.org/lists/comments-ccwg-accountability-03aug15/msg00045.html ICANN Listserv Archive - ICANN Board Submission of Supplementary and Final Comments], September 11, 2015</ref> The principle sticking point between the board and the working group was the mechanism for community empowerment.  [[Paul Wilson]] commented on the call about his perception of the severity of the potential delay:

<blockquote>I think our mission is threatened by what’s going on there. We’re in a potential position of having this entire work effort essentially wasted because a delay for another several years takes us into a completely different environment where this effort that we’ve done may just need to be restarted completely.<ref>[https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/transcript-icg-08oct15-en.pdf ICG Meeting Archive - Transcript, ICG Call #24], October 8, 2015</ref></blockquote>

<blockquote>I think our mission is threatened by what’s going on there. We’re in a potential position of having this entire work effort essentially wasted because a delay for another several years takes us into a completely different environment where this effort that we’ve done may just need to be restarted completely.<ref>[https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/transcript-icg-08oct15-en.pdf ICG Meeting Archive - Transcript, ICG Call #24], October 8, 2015</ref></blockquote>