[ncc-services-wg] Updated 5th Draft SLA for the IANA Numbering Services

Dear Colleagues

Please find below the latest NRO announcement regarding the Fifth
version of the draft SLA.

https://www.nro.net/news/updated-5th-draft-sla-for-the-iana-numbering-services

Kind regards,

Athina Fragkouli
Head of Legal
RIPE NCC

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UPDATED FIFTH DRAFT SERVICE LEVEL AGREEMENT FOR THE IANA NUMBERING
SERVICES (SLAv5) AND CALL FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS

17 March 2016

Background

On 15 January 2015, the Consolidated RIR IANA Stewardship Proposal
(CRISP) Team submitted the Internet Number Community Proposal to the
request for proposals issued by the IANA Stewardship Coordination Group
(ICG).

One of the key elements of the Internet Number Community proposal is to
replace the current NTIA IANA agreement with a new contract, a Service
Level Agreement (SLA), between the IANA Numbering Services Operator and
the five RIRs.

A first draft of the SLA was published on 1 May 2015 and opened for
public comments until 14 June 2015. The first draft of the SLA is
available at:

https://www.nro.net/sla-v1

A second draft of the SLA was published on 6 August 2015 and opened for
public comments until 31 August 2015. The second draft of the SLA is
available at:

https://www.nro.net/sla-v2

A third draft of the SLA was published on 30 October 2015 and invited
ICANN legal staff to provide comments by November 30th 2015. The third
draft of the SLA is available at:

https://www.nro.net/sla-v3

A fourth draft of the SLA was published on 25 February and invited ICANN
to move forward to signing the SLA. The fourth draft of the SLA is
available at:

https://www.nro.net/sla-v4

Fifth Draft SLA

As a result of ICANN comments on the fourth draft and additional
feedback received at meetings during ICANN 55 in Marrakech, a fifth
draft of the SLA has been produced and is available at:

https://www.nro.net/sla

The SLAv5 is open for public comments. Comments can be sent to IANAXFER
mailing list at https://www.nro.net/mailman/listinfo/ianaxfer. The
deadline for comments is April 15th 2016.

For the sake of clarity, you can find a track changes version of SLAv5
against the fourth draft at:

https://www.nro.net/sla-track-changes

Additionally, a document with the comments on SLAv5 and the legal team
responses is available at:

https://www.nro.net/slav4-comments

In accordance with the transparency commitment to our the community, we
share the exchange of a clear track of comments between ICANN and RIR
staff working towards a final SLA document.

About the Fifth Draft SLA

The fifth draft of the SLA has been developed by a team consisting of
individuals from different RIRs. It responds to the principles included
in the Internet Number Community proposal and is based on the already
existing provisions of the NTIA IANA agreement. The content of SLAv5 is
the result of consideration of public comments received during the
public comment period on the second draft SLA,informational meetings
with ICANN staff regarding the operational provisions of the SLA, and
ICANN’s written comments regarding the third and fourth draft SLA. It is
written in such a way that it can be signed as part of the
implementation of the IANA transition when this occurs or before,
without pre-judging the outcome of the ICG coordinated proposal.

The SLA includes legally important provisions, such as those that
regulate the five RIRs collective actions and responsibilities in its
dealings with ICANN under the SLA. It also includes background and
definitions.

The SLA also includes explanatory footnotes that reference the source of
each article according to the Internet Number Community proposal
principles or the NTIA IANA agreement.

Next Steps

The RIRs thank the community and ICANN staff for its thoughtful comments
and now publish this SLAv5 in the interest of transparency and keeping
the community apprised of progress being made on the SLA. We trust that
all comments and concerns have been addressed and that the current
draft, SLAv5, represents a mutually acceptable SLA that is consistent
with the principles found within the Internet Number Community proposal.
We invite public comments as we approach the final version, which will
be signed with ICANN/IANA as part of the IANA Transition planning
process and will take effect upon release of their existing agreement
with NTIA.
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