Introduction of Accountable Measures Regarding Access to Personal Information of .us Registrants

SUMMARY: The United States Department of Commerce’s (Department) National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) administers the contract for the country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for the United States, ‘‘.us’’ (usTLD). NTIA seeks input from interested parties on the introduction of accountability measures regarding access to the personal information of usTLD registrants. NTIA’s policy goal regarding access to domain registration data is to ensure that the usTLD protects the privacy of its usTLD registrants while also enabling third parties to access usTLD domain registration data for legitimate purposes.

DATES: Submit comments on or before May 31, 2023.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by docket number and/or RIN number, by any of the following methods:

• Federal Rulemaking website: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NTIA–2023–0006.
• Email comments to:usTLD@ntia.gov.
• Mail comments to: National Telecommunications and Information Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Room 4701, Attn: Susan Chalmers, Washington, DC 20230.
  
  Comments submitted by mail may be in hard copy (paper) or electronic (e.g., CD–ROM, disk, or thumb drive).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Please direct questions regarding this Notice to Susan Chalmers, Telecommunications Policy Specialist, at the address listed in the ADDRESSES section of this notice by electronic or
regular mail as listed above, or by telephone (202) 281–5218. Please direct media inquiries to NTIA’s Office of Public Affairs, press@ntia.gov or (202) 482–7002.