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<div>Also of note is the NTIAs own position on this:</div>
<div>From <a href="http://www.ntia.doc.gov/other-publication/2014/iana-functions-and-related-root-zone-management-transition-questions-and-answ">http://www.ntia.doc.gov/other-publication/2014/iana-functions-and-related-root-zone-management-transition-questions-and-answ</a> </div>
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<div><strong style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.3999996185303px; line-height: 17.2799987792969px; widows: 1; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Q. Who performs the related root zone management functions?</strong><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.3999996185303px; line-height: 17.2799987792969px; widows: 1; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.3999996185303px; line-height: 17.2799987792969px; widows: 1; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">A. VeriSign performs the related root zone management functions pursuant to a cooperative
agreement with NTIA.</span><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.3999996185303px; line-height: 17.2799987792969px; widows: 1; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
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<strong style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.3999996185303px; line-height: 17.2799987792969px; widows: 1; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Q. What impact does this announcement have on the cooperative agreement with Verisign?</strong><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.3999996185303px; line-height: 17.2799987792969px; widows: 1; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.3999996185303px; line-height: 17.2799987792969px; widows: 1; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">A. Aspects of the IANA functions contract are inextricably intertwined with the VeriSign
cooperative agreement (i.e., authoritative root zone file management), which would require that NTIA coordinate a related and parallel transition in these responsibilities.</span></div>
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<span style="font-weight:bold">From: </span>Seun Ojedeji<br>
<span style="font-weight:bold">Reply-To: </span>Seun Ojedeji<br>
<span style="font-weight:bold">Date: </span>Tuesday 28 April 2015 14:03<br>
<span style="font-weight:bold">To: </span>"<a href="mailto:NCSG-DISCUSS@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU">NCSG-DISCUSS@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU</a>"<br>
<span style="font-weight:bold">Subject: </span>Re: Public Comments on IANA proposal<br>
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<div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Apr 28, 2015 at 1:47 PM, David Post <span dir="ltr">
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<div><span class="">At 10:38 AM 4/26/2015, Seun Ojedeji wrote:<br>
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In the current configuration, PTI is not in the position to issue RFP, it's rather the parent (ICANN) that is in the position to issue RFP based on the recommendation of IRF team/possible escalation from CSC. The later which is not yet very clear. So PTI is
basically entering the current shoes of ICANN and ICANN will be entering the shoes of NTIA post-transition<br>
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And this may be a dumb question, but just to clarify ... if ICANN enters the shoes of NTIA (the current contract "Administrator"), and PTI enters the shoes of ICANN (the current "IANA Functions Operator"), I assume there will also be someone stepping into the
shoes of VeriSign (the "Maintainer") that will have a contract with both ICANN and PTI - is that corect?<span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><br>
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<div>Yes that is correct. However it is not clear how the VeriSign "shoe wearing" will look like as that particular aspect is out-of-scope for the CWG; NTIA indicated there is/will be another process to address that (its not clear what that process will look
like). The CWG proposal made it clear that whenever that shoe changing needs to be done, it should be determined by the multistakeholder community. Maintaining the current separation between the maintainer and operator was proposed. The relationship between
the admin and the maintainer post transition is what is yet to be determined.<br>
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<div>Secondly i hope by ICANN you know it does not mean ICANN staff/board alone. It meant the entire community including ICANN staff/board<br>
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<div>Cheers! <br>
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<div>PS: Member of the CWG-stewardship but speaking on my personal capacity<br>
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