Press Release, Reuters U.S. seeks consensus on Internet commerce WASHINGTON, June 30 (Reuter) - The Commerce Department said on Monday it was seeking aconsensus on how to allocate new Internet addresses to help develop Internet commerce. In a statement, the department said it would publish its proposal on Tuesday at www.ntia.doc.gov/new.html and on Wednesday in the Federal Register. The notice will requestpublic comments on the proposals by August 18. ``The enormous growth and commercialization of the Internet has burdened current domain nameregistration systems and raised numerous issues, including questions about the interrelationship of domain name registrations and registered trademarks,'' the statement said. Governance of domain names, conflicts among domanin name systems, processes for disputeresolution and the international implications of these issues would also be scrutinized. Domain names are the Internet equivalent of addresses. In the statement, Commerce Secretary William Daley said the Clinton administration would seek toresolve the issues without upsetting the decentralized structure of the Internet. Also on Tuesday, the Clinton administration will unveil a separate report on the Internet and electronic commerce.