[PC-NCSG] Fwd: [liaison6c] Proposed Modifications to GNSO Operating Procedures to Address Resubmission of Motions and Working Group Self Assessment

Tue Feb 11 13:37:15 EET 2014

Hi,

a way to welcome new chair and alt-chair with some topic for public comment
:) in addition to those in backlog like ATRT.

I think that the first step is to list all open public comment period
statement and having some prioritisation, then having volunteer for each
topic to follow-up/drafting/editing. we should use the confluence space for
that purpose

Best Regards,

Rafik
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Glen de Saint G?ry <Glen at icann.org>
Date: 2014-02-11 20:23 GMT+09:00
Subject: [liaison6c] Proposed Modifications to GNSO Operating Procedures to
Address Resubmission of Motions and Working Group Self Assessment
To: liaison6c <liaison6c at gnso.icann.org>

https://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-10feb14-en.htm
Proposed Modifications to GNSO Operating Procedures to Address Resubmission
of Motions and Working Group Self Assessment

Comment / Reply Periods (*)

Comment Open Date: 10 February 2014

Comment Close Date: 3 March 2014 - 23:59 UTC

Reply Open Date: 4 March 2014

Reply Close Date: 1 April 2014 - 23:59 UTC

Important Information Links

Public Comment Announcement<https://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-10feb14-en.htm>

To Submit Your Comments (Forum)<comments-gnso-op-procedures-10feb14 at icann.org>

View Comments Submitted<http://forum.icann.org/lists/comments-gnso-op-procedures-10feb14/>

Brief Overview

Originating Organization:

Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO)

Categories/Tags:

   - Policy Processes
   - Reviews/Improvements

Purpose (Brief):

The Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO) Standing Committee on
Improvements Implementation (SCI) is recommending a modification of: (1)
the GNSO Operating Procedures to Resubmission of Motions; and (2) the GNSO
Working Group (WG) Guidelines to Add a WG Self Assessment Mechanism.

Current Status:

As required by the ICANN Bylaws, a public comment forum is hereby initiated
on the proposed changes prior to GNSO Council consideration.

Next Steps:

Following the closing of the public comment forum, the SCI will review the
comments received; revise its recommendations, if deemed appropriate, and;
submit these to the GNSO Council for approval.

Staff Contact:

Julie Hedlund

Email Staff Contact<Policy-staff at icann.org?subject=More%20information%20on%20the%20Proposed%20Modifications%20to%20GNSO%20Operating%20Procedures%20to%20Address%20Resubmission%20of%20Motions%20and%20Working%20Group%20Self%20Assessment%20public%20comment%20period>

Detailed Information

Section I: Description, Explanation, and Purpose:

The Standing Committee on Improvements Implementation (SCI) was established
by the GNSO Council on 7 April 2011 as a standing committee of the GNSO,
responsible for reviewing and assessing the effective functioning of the
GNSO Operating Procedures and Working Group Guidelines. As part of its
charter, the SCI is tasked to consider requests concerning issues related
to the GNSO Council processes and procedures and to Working Group
Guidelines that have been identified either by the GNSO Council or a group
chartered by the GNSO Council as needing discussion. This public comment
forum is being opened in relation to two proposed changes to the GNSO
Operating Procedures being recommended by the SCI.

The current GNSO Operating Procedures do not contain a specific provision
on the possibility of resubmitting a motion for voting by the GNSO Council.
In addition, the current GNSO Working Group Guidelines, which form Annex I
of the GNSO Operating Procedures, do not contain a mechanism for WGs to
self-assess their work. As a result, the GNSO Council requested that the
SCI consider whether there should be a modification to the GNSO Council
Operating Procedures to address the issue of the resubmission of a motion.
In addition, the GNSO Council asked the SCI to develop a survey that WGs
could use to perform a self-assessment once their work is complete.

Accordingly, the SCI developed procedures to be inserted in Section 4.3
(Motions and Votes) of the GNSO Operating Procedures that provide for the
resubmission of a motion to the GNSO Council for consideration at a
subsequent meeting of the Council, if three criteria are followed: 1)
providing of an explanation for the resubmission; 2) timely publication of
the resubmitted motion, and 3) seconding of the resubmitted motion by a
Councilor from each of the two GNSO Houses. The proposed new procedures
also include limitations and exceptions for the resubmission of a motion
concerning the timing of its submission, disallowing any material changes
to the original motion, and clarifying that a previously-submitted motion
not voted upon by the GNSO Council is considered a new motion (and not
resubmitted) if it is brought before the GNSO Council again.  Please see
the redlined version of Section 4.3 of the GNSO Operating
Procedures<http://gnso.icann.org/en/council/op-procedures-voting-redline-10feb14-en.pdf>[PDF,
148 KB].

In addition, the SCI developed and tested a WG self-assessment
questionnaire, as a result of which the SCI is recommending that procedures
for administering the self-assessment be added as a new Section 7.0 to the
GNSO Working Group Guidelines, which form Annex I of the GNSO Operating
Procedures. In the self-assessment questionnaire WG members are asked a
series of questions about the WG processes and outputs. ICANN staff is
required to monitor responses to the questionnaire, close the questionnaire
when all WG members have completed it, and provide a summary of responses
to the WG Chair. Please see the redlined version of Annex I to the GNSO
Operating Procedures<http://gnso.icann.org/en/council/op-procedures-guidelines-redline-10feb14-en.pdf>[PDF,
242 KB].

As required by the ICANN Bylaws, the SCI is requesting community input on
these proposed modifications to the GNSO Operating Procedures.

Section II: Background:

The Standing Committee on Improvements Implementation (SCI) was established
by the GNSO Council on 7 April 2011 as a standing committee of the GNSO,
responsible for reviewing and assessing the effective functioning of the
GNSO Operating Procedures and Working Group Guidelines. As part of its
charter, the SCI is tasked to consider requests concerning issues related
to the GNSO Council processes and procedures and to Working Group
Guidelines that have been identified either by the GNSO Council or a group
chartered by the GNSO Council as needing discussion. The SCI operates on
the basis of the GNSO WG Guidelines, and its recommendations are made based
on Full Consensus of the SCI on the proposals under consideration. Each
GNSO Stakeholder Group and Constituency appoints a representative to the
SCI. Other members of the SCI include a Nominating Committee appointee and
an observer from any GNSO constituency-in-formation (if any). The SCI may
also appoint observers from other ICANN Supporting Organizations and
Advisory Committee. For further information about the SCI and its
activities, please see https://community.icann.org/display/gnsosci/Home.

Section III: Document and Resource Links:

Current version of the GNSO Council Operating Procedures ? see GNSO
Operating Procedures v2.7 (13 June
2013)<http://gnso.icann.org/en/council/op-procedures-13jun13-en.pdf>[PDF,
556 KB].

Section IV: Additional Information:

Not applicable
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(*) Comments submitted after the posted Close Date/Time are not guaranteed
to be considered in any final summary, analysis, reporting, or
decision-making that takes place once this period lapses.

Glen de Saint G?ry

GNSO Secretariat

gnso.secretariat at gnso.icann.org

http://gnso.icann.org
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