Redelegation of .EE

Why the Board is addressing the issue now? In accordance with the IANA Functions Contract, the ICANN staff has evaluated a request for ccTLD redelegation and is presenting its report to the Board for review. This review by the Board is intended to ensure that ICANN staff has followed the proper procedures. What is the proposal being considered? The proposal is to approve a request to IANA to change the sponsoring organisation (also known as the manager or trustee) of the .EE country-code top-level domain to “Eesti Interni Sihtasutus”. Which stakeholders or others were consulted? In the course of evaluating a delegation application, ICANN staff consults with the applicant and other interested parties. As part of the application process, the applicant needs to describe consultations that were performed within the country concerning the ccTLD, and their applicability to their local Internet community. What concerns or issues were raised by the community? Staff are not aware of any significant issues or concerns raised by the community in relation to this request. [Rationale Redacted] What factors the Board found to be significant? The Board did not identify any specific factors of concern with this request. Are there positive or negative community impacts? The timely approval of country-code domain name managers that meet the various public interest criteria is positive toward ICANN’s overall mission, the local communities to which country-code top-level domains are designated to serve, and responsive to ICANN’s obligations under the IANA Functions Contract. In this case, the actual technical transfer was implemented in 2010 before submission of a redelegation request through ICANN, and in spite of initial objections by the previous administrator. These objections have been cleared since then and the redelegation, now uncontested, can move forward. Are there financial impacts or ramifications on ICANN (strategic plan, operating plan, budget); the community; and/or the public? The administration of country-code delegations in the DNS root zone is part of the IANA functions, and the delegation action should not cause any significant variance on pre-planned expenditure. It is not the role of ICANN to assess the financial impact of the internal operations of country-code top-level domains within a country. Are there any security, stability or resiliency issues relating to the DNS? ICANN does not believe this request poses any notable risks to security, stability or resiliency. This is an Organizational Administrative Function not requiring public comment. [Rationale Redacted]