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The '''Policy Development Process to review Transfer Policy (PDPRTP)''' is a [[GNSO]] [[PDP]] initiated by the [[GNSO Council]] on February 18, 2021.<ref>[https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+18+February+2021 GNSO Council Meeting Motions], Febrary 18, 2021</ref>  

The '''Policy Development Process to review Transfer Policy (PDPRTP)''' is a [[GNSO]] [[PDP]] initiated by the [[GNSO Council]] on February 18, 2021.<ref>[https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+18+February+2021 GNSO Council Meeting Motions], Febrary 18, 2021</ref>  

===Phase 1(a) Initial Report & Public Comment===

===Phase 1(a) Initial Report & Public Comment===

The working group intends to publish its Phase 1(a) Initial Report in June 2022.<ref>[https://community.icann.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=176622934 PDP Transfer Policy Review Workspace - Action Items & Work Plan], last updated November 2021</ref> Early drafts of the Initial Report contained a total of 22 recommendations in response to the charter questions:

The working group intends to publish its Phase 1(a) Initial Report in June 2022.<ref>[https://community.icann.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=176622934 PDP Transfer Policy Review Workspace - Action Items & Work Plan], last updated November 2021</ref> As the working group investigated the issues and charter questions regarding FOA and AuthInfo codes, they identified terminology issues resulting from the [[Temporary Specification for gTLD Registration Data]] as well as overlapping terms referring to the same object.

 

Early drafts of the Initial Report contained a total of 22 recommendations in response to the charter questions:

# Eliminate the requirement that the Gaining Registrar send a Gaining Form of Authorization;

# Eliminate the requirement that the Gaining Registrar send a Gaining Form of Authorization;

# Eliminate the requirement that the Losing Registrar send a Losing Form of Authorization;

# Eliminate the requirement that the Losing Registrar send a Losing Form of Authorization;

# 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">[https://community.icann.org/display/TPRPDP/Working+Documents?preview=/167543675/197263958/TPR%20Initial%20Report%20Draft%20-%2029%20April%202022.pdf Transfer Policy Review PDP - Draft Initial Report], as of April 20, 2022</ref><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 Tranfer 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>

 

At [[ICANN 74]], the working group turned its attention to Phase 1(b), change of registrant.<ref name="74wg">[https://74.schedule.icann.org/meetings/exSok5N3N9WTCM4LH ICANN 74 Archive - GNSO Transfer Policy Review PDP Working Group], June 13, 2022</ref> Noting that the first charter question challenged the necessity of a continued Change of Registrant Policy, [[Jim Galvin]] first requested feedback on that question as a "threshold" issue prior to deliberating any of the details of the policy and related charter questions.<ref name="74wg" /> The group consensus was that the policy was useful.<ref name="74wg" />

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