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1. The GNSO Council requests the ICANN org support staff to inform the SPIRT Charter Drafting Team and leadership team has been confirmed.
2. The GNSO Council thanks the members, Chair and Vice-Chair for volunteering to serve on the SPIRT Charter Drafting Team.

Motion to Defer Request for Policy Status Report on Expiration Policies

Submitted by: Greg DiBiase

Seconded by: Jennifer Chung

WHEREAS,

1. In October 2020, the GNSO Council considered the timing to request a Policy Status Report (PSR) to conduct a review of the two Expiration Policies, the Expired Domain Deletion Policy (EDDP) and the Expired Registration Recovery Policy (ERRP) and agreed to defer consideration for 24 months given concerns about capacity;
2. In July 2022, the Council revisited the question of when to request a PSR and agreed that, prior to proceeding with a PSR or deferral, the GNSO Council should consult with registrars and ICANN Compliance to determine if there are any known issues or concerns with the two Expiration Policies that could warrant requesting a PSR;
3. On 1 November 2022, ICANN org provided a report on the Expiration Policies and presented the report to the GNSO Council during its November 2022 meeting;
4. Following discussion of the ICANN org report, a small team of Councilors reviewed the report and the previous feedback from registrars and presented its recommendation to the GNSO Council during its March 2023 meeting;
5. The GNSO Council agreed to the small team’s recommendation to request additional information from ICANN org regarding what expiration-related educational materials are currently published and whether additional information can be provided;
6. On 14 February 2024, ICANN org delivered a summary of the current educational materials on domain name renewal and expiration and presented it during the February 2024 meeting;
7. Having considered (i) the input from the Registrar Stakeholder Group, who was asked to flag substantial issues with the policies that would warrant a near team request for policy status report and did not note any issues, (ii) the report from ICANN org, which noted confusion with key terms in the policy and registrant confusion with the auto-renew grace period and aftermarket activities, et.al., and (iii) the catalog of available educational resources on domain name expiration and renewal, the GNSO Council determined that the Expiration Policies present no urgent need for policy work, and, accordingly, the Council will revisit the timing for a PSR request in five years, or sooner if the Council is informed that further policy work is needed before the conclusion of five years.

RESOLVED,

1. The GNSO Council adopts the motion to defer consideration of a Policy Status Report (PSR) for the Expedited Domain Deletion Policy (EDDP) and Expedited Registration Recovery Policy (ERRP) for five years, noting, however, that if the Council is informed that further policy work is needed before the conclusion of five years, the Council will reconsider the PSR request at that time.
2. The GNSO Council leadership directs GNSO Policy Support Staff to notify ICANN org Global Domains & Services of the deferral of the PSR request on the Expiration Policies.

Motion to Approve Supplemental Recommendations for the Non-Adopted New gTLD Subsequent Procedures PDP Recommendations

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1. The GNSO Council approves the Supplemental Recommendations for the non-adopted SubPro recommendations and instructs the GNSO Secretariat to transmit the Supplemental Recommendations to the ICANN Board.

Motion to Defer Request for Policy Status Report on Expiration Policies

Submitted by: Greg DiBiase

Seconded by: Jennifer Chung

WHEREAS,

1. In October 2020, the GNSO Council considered the timing to request a Policy Status Report (PSR) to conduct a review of the two Expiration Policies, the Expired Domain Deletion Policy (EDDP) and the Expired Registration Recovery Policy (ERRP) and agreed to defer consideration for 24 months given concerns about capacity;
In July 2022, the Council revisited the question of when to request a PSR and agreed that, prior to proceeding with a PSR or deferral, the GNSO Council should consult with registrars and ICANN Compliance to determine if there are any known issues or concerns with the two Expiration Policies that could warrant requesting a PSR;On 1 November 2022, ICANN org provided a report on the Expiration Policies and presented the report to the GNSO Council during its November 2022 meeting;Following discussion of the ICANN org report, a small team of Councilors reviewed the report and the previous feedback from registrars and presented its recommendation to the GNSO Council during its March 2023 meeting;
2. The GNSO Council agreed to the small team’s recommendation to request additional information from ICANN org regarding what expiration-related educational materials are currently published and whether additional information can be provided;
3. On 14 February 2024, ICANN org delivered a summary of the current educational materials on domain name renewal and expiration and presented it during the February 2024 meeting;Having considered (i) the input from the Registrar Stakeholder Group, who was asked to flag substantial issues with the policies that would warrant a near team request for policy status report and did not note any issues, (ii) the report from ICANN org, which noted confusion with key terms in the policy and registrant confusion with the auto-renew grace period and aftermarket activities, et.al., and (iii) the catalog of available educational resources on domain name expiration and renewal, the GNSO Council determined that the Expiration Policies present no urgent need for policy work, and, accordingly, the Council will revisit the timing for a PSR request in five years, or sooner if the Council is informed that further policy work is needed before the conclusion of five years.

RESOLVED,

1. The GNSO Council adopts the motion to defer consideration of a Policy Status Report (PSR) for the Expedited Domain Deletion Policy (EDDP) and Expedited Registration Recovery Policy (ERRP) for five years, noting, however, that if the Council is informed that further policy work is needed before the conclusion of five years, the Council will reconsider the PSR request at that time.
2. The GNSO Council leadership directs GNSO Policy Support Staff to notify ICANN org Global Domains & Services of the deferral of the PSR request on the Expiration Policies.

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