[NCSG-PC] Draft Comment - Proposed Updates to the Operating Standards for Specific Reviews.

[Kathy Kleiman]

Hi Tomslin and PC,

We have a comment ready for final edits, review and submission for the 
Public Comment: *Proposed Updates to the Operating Standards for 
Specific Reviews.*

It was good to discuss this comment in Seattle where we realized that 
other group share our perspective: That ICANN is trying to gut the 4 
Independent Reviews and replace them as ordinary, "specific reviews" run 
by ICANN Staff, planned by ICANN Staff and limited by ICANN Staff.

Of course, we object!

Because of the nature of the comment form requested by ICANN Org, I 
drafted individual objections to each section of the proposal-- to 
ensure our objections are clearly on the record and reflected in ICANN's 
section-by section metrics to follow.

I recommend we include our broader, freeform comment - a writing process 
that Yao led (tx you!!) -- as the response to the final question: /Other 
Comments and Submission. /It gives us a good and strong summary and 
conclusion! /
/

Quick note that after our enthusiastic agreement at the NCSG/ALAC 
meeting in Seattle, ALAC shared their draft comment with and it opposes 
this entire comment process as "unnecessary, untimely and an 
unreasonable draw on community resources."  Our comment now quotes this 
section of the ALAC comment at the very end - and indicates our agreement.

Please review!

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1VV4WvXYkxiUk8fhNLm29O4xVszUIil6p9TP6uMr055I/edit?usp=sharing

Deadline 21 March 2025

Best, Kathy
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