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1. On 17 May 2018, the ICANN Board adopted the Temporary Specification for gTLD Registration Data pursuant to the procedures in the Registry Agreement and Registrar Accreditation Agreement concerning the establishment of temporary policies.
2. Following the adoption of the Temporary Specification, and per the procedure for Temporary Policies as outlined in the Registry Agreement and Registrar Accreditation Agreement, a Consensus Policy development process as set forth in ICANN’s Bylaws needs to be initiated immediately and completed within a one-year time period from the implementation effective date (25 May 2018) of the Temporary Specification
3. The GNSO Council has had a number of discussions about next steps toclarify to clarify issues around scope, timing and expectations, including on 21 May 2018 that included the GNSO Stakeholder Group and Constituency Chairs, during the Council meeting on 24 May 2018, a meeting between the ICANN Board and the GNSO Council on 5 June 2018 and an extraordinary GNSO Council meeting on 12 June 2018.
4. Subsequently, the GNSO Council agreed to form a drafting team, consisting of Council leadership and interested Council members, to develop the EPDP Initiation Request and EPDP Team Charter. The drafting team submitted the proposed EPDP Initiation Request and EPDP Team Charter to the GNSO Council on [date].
5. The GNSO Council has reviewed and discussed the EPDP Initiation Request as well as the Charter for the EPDP Team.
6. [The GNSO Council advised on [date] the GNSO Stakeholder Groups, ICANN Supporting Organizations, and Advisory Committees to select EPDP Team members, with a closing date of [date].

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