This is a "proposed rule of the [US] Department of Commerce," in discussion draft format. It will appear shortly in its official form in the _Federal Register_. The draft is available in HTML, text, and WordPerfect .zipped format. Comments on the draft can be sent to the email address listed at the site and will be posted on the web. The draft calls for four main principles for a new domain name system: "stability; competition; private, bottom-up coordination; and representation."