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1. The GNSO Council adopts the revised description of the GNSO Liaison to the GAC role and directs staff to post it on the Council activities procedures page.
2. The GNSO Council directs staff to notify the GAC leadership of the revised description of the GNSO Liaison to the GAC role.

Consent Agenda

Motion to Approve the ICANN Board’s Proposed Amendment to Cross-Community Working Group on Auction Proceeds Recommendation 7

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1. The GNSO Council accepts the Board’s suggestion to remove the phrase “from the Independent Project Applications Panel” from CCWG-AP Recommendation 7. The GNSO Council would like to clarify that this approval only applies to CCWG-AP Recommendation 7 and does not extend to the proposed new ByLaw restricting access to Accountability Mechanisms.
2. The GNSO Council requests the GNSO Secretariat to inform the Board of its acceptance of the Board’s suggestion for CCWG-AP Recommendation 7.

Motion to Defer Request for Policy Status Report on Expiration Policies

Submitted by: Greg Dibiase

Seconded by:

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) andagreed 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 andagreed 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 areport on the Expiration Policies and presented the report to the GNSO Council during itsNovember 2022 meeting;
4. Following discussion of the ICANN orgreport, a small team of Councilors reviewed the report and the previous feedback from registrars and presented itsrecommendation to the GNSO Council during itsMarch 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 asummary 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) thereport 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) thecatalog 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 two years, or sooner if the Council is informed that further policy work is needed before the conclusion of two 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 two years, noting, however, that if the Council is informed that further policy work is needed before the conclusion of two 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.