The attached ALAC Statement [PDF, 52 KB] was submitted in response to the IANA Further Notice of Inquiry (FNOI). Specifically, it is responding to the questions asked in the Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information Administration Further Notice of Inquiry (FNOI), 110207099-1319-02RIN 0660-XA23: The Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) Functions Further Notice of Inquiry.
These ALAC Comments to the NTIA were discussed during the July meeting of the ALAC and developed from wiki-based draft materials and text that were open to public comment and input until the end of 28 July, before transmission to the NTIA. They will become a 'Statement of the ALAC' when ratified by an online vote of the ALAC during early August 2011. At that time, a courtesy copy of the Statement in the standard format and with the ICANN staff cover page/Introduction, etc. will be forwarded under separate cover to the NTIA for its records and archived in the ICANN/ALAC documents store for future public record and review.
The vote resulted in the ALAC endorsing the resolution with 10-2 votes and 0 abstentions. You may review the result independently under: http://www.bigpulse.com/pollresults?code=19657VyC2idzrCITYj7aZNJG.