LOS ANGELES - The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) announced in a press release that it has opened a new Public Comment proceeding.

The Country Code Names Supporting Organization (ccNSO) Policy Development Process (PDP) 4 Working Group seeks comments and input on its Initial Report on the (de-)selection and validation of Internationalized Domain Name country code top-level domains (IDNccTLDs), including the (de-)selection and management of variants of the IDNccTLD. The proposed policy is intended to replace the IDNccTLD fast-track process.

Submissions Opening Date: Wednesday, August 16, 2023.

Submissions Closing Date: Wednesday, September 27, 2023.