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Submitted by Sebastien Ducos

Seconded by   by  Osvaldo Novoa

Whereas,

1. On 24 September 2020, the Generic Names Supporting Organization Council (GNSO Council or Council) voted to approveall of the recommendations in its Final Report on the Expedited Policy Development Process on the Temporary Specification for gTLD Registration Data (EPDP) Phase 2.
2. On 25 March 2021, the ICANN Board directed the President and CEOin office at the time, or their designee(s), to proceed with the Operational Design Phase (ODP) for GNSO Council-approved recommendations 1-18 from the EPDP Phase 2 Final Report on the System for Standardized Access/Disclosure (SSAD).
3. On 25 January 2022, ICANN organization (ICANN org) published itsOperational Design Assessment (ODA) of the SSAD.
4. On 4 April 2022, the Phase 2 Expedited Policy Development Process on the Temporary Specification for gTLD Registration Data Small Team (Small Team), which the GNSO Council tasked to assess the ODA, delivered its Preliminary Reportto the GNSO Council, recommending a "proof of concept" approach.
5. The GNSO Council and the ICANN Board consulted regarding the next steps for the SSAD and the GNSO Council requested on 27 April 2022that the ICANN Board pause its consideration of the recommendations concerning the SSAD while work continues on a "proof of concept".
6. On 13 September 2022, ICANN org published a WHOIS Disclosure System (System)Design Paper based on the "proof of concept" approach outlined by the Small Team.
7. The GNSO Council informed the ICANN Board on 17 November 2022that the Council unanimously accepted the Addendum to the Preliminary Report (Addendum) prepared by the Small Team and supported the implementation of the System.
8. On 27 February 2023, the ICANN Board directed ICANN org to “proceed to develop and launch the System as soon as possible”. The ICANN Board also “directed ICANN org to continue to engage with the Phase 2 Small Team throughout the development and operation of the System, and ensure periodic publication of the collected usage data, once operational".
9. On 15 March 2023, GNSO Council instructed the small team to continue working with ICANN org on the implementation of the System as well as “provide the Council with a recommendation on the approach and format through which, following implementation of the system, data should be reviewed and analyzed to help inform subsequent decisions on how to proceed with the SSAD recommendations”.
10. On [date], the small team shared with the GNSO Council the proposed charter for a Registration Data Request Service (RDRS) Standing Committee to help inform the next steps on the SSAD policy recommendations.
11. The GNSO Council considered the proposed charter during its meeting on [date].

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