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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 CEO, 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 20 January 2022, the Council considered a proposed approach for analyzing the Operational Design Assessment (ODA) on the Standardized System for Access/Disclosure (SSAD) from EPDP on the Temporary Specification Phase 2.
4. The Council agreed that a small team of Council members with the support of EPDP Team Phase 2 representatives would be best positioned to analyze the ODA and provide guidance to the Council on possible next steps.
5. On 25 January 2022, ICANN organization (ICANN org) published itsOperational Design Assessment (ODA) of the SSAD.
6. Sebastien Ducos volunteered to the lead the small team effort beginning on 9 February 2022.
7. Following the small team’s review and assessment of the ODA, the ICANN Boarddirected ICANN org to “proceed to develop and launch the System as soon as possible” on 27 February.
8. 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. The small team continued meeting under the leadership of Sebastien Ducos through 4 December 2023.
10. On 21 September 2023, the GNSO Council voted to approve the Charter for Registration Data Request Service (RDRS) Standing Committee to help inform the next steps on the SSAD policy recommendations.
11. The Registration Data Request Service (RDRS) launched on 28 November 2023, and the RDRS Standing Committee will begin meeting in January 2024 to review metrics associated with the RDRS. Sebastien Ducos indicated a willingness to continue in the role of Chair, and no objections were submitted.

Resolved,

1. The GNSO Council hereby confirms Sebastien Ducos as the Chair of the Registration Data Request Service (RDRS) Standing Committee.
2. The GNSO Council thanks Sebastien Ducos for his continued service and requests the GNSO Secretariat to communicate this decision to Sebastien Ducos.

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1. The GNSO Council approves, and recommends that the ICANN Board adopt, all sixty-nine (69) final recommendations as documented in the EPDP-IDNs Phase 1 Final Report.
2. Should the final recommendations be adopted by the ICANN Board, the GNSO Council requests that ICANN org convene an IDN Implementation Review Team, to assist ICANN org in developing the implementation details for the Phase 1 final recommendations and ensure that the resultant implementation conforms to the intent of the approved recommendations. The Implementation Review Team shall operate in accordance with the Implementation Review Team Principles and Guidance approved by the GNSO Council in June 2015.
3. The GNSO Council thanks the leadership, members, participants, and liaisons to the EPDP-IDNs Team for their commitment and hard work in completing the Phase One effort of this EPDP.

Motion to adopt the GNSO Guidance Process (GGP) for Applicant Support Guidance Recommendation Final Report

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1. The GNSO Council adopts the guidance recommendations as outlined in section 3, Working Group Final Guidance Recommendations.
2. The GNSO Secretariat, on behalf of the Council, requests that ICANN org ensure that the Next Round implementation team considers these guidance recommendations.
3. The GNSO Secretariat, on behalf of the Council, thanks the Chair, GNSO Council Liaison, and members of the GGP Applicant Support working group for their hard work and dedication in bringing this important project to completion.