Motions 2023-04-20

Motion to adopt the GNSO Review of GAC ICANN76 Cancún Communiqué Advice for submission to the ICANN Board

Submitted by Greg DiBiase

Seconded by

Whereas,

1. The Governmental Advisory Committee (GAC) advises the ICANN Board on issues of public policy, and especially where there may be an interaction between ICANN's activities or policies and national laws or international agreements. It usually does so as part of a Communiqué, which is published towards the end of every ICANN meeting.
2. The GNSO is responsible for developing and recommending to the ICANN Board substantive policies relating to generic top-level domains.
3. The GNSO Council has expressed a desire to provide feedback to the ICANN Board on issues in the GAC Communiqué as these relate to generic top-level domains to inform the ICANN Board as well as the broader community of past, present or future gTLD policy activities that may directly or indirectly relate to Advice provided by the GAC.
4. The GNSO Council's review of GAC Communiqué Advice is intended to further enhance the co-ordination and promote the sharing of information on gTLD related policy activities between the GAC, Board and the GNSO.

Resolved,

1. The GNSO Council adopts the GNSO Council Review of GAC ICANN76 Cancún Communiqué Advice (see https://gac.icann.org/contentMigrated/icann76-cancun-communique) and requests that the GNSO Council Chair communicate the GNSO Council Review of ICANN76 GAC Communiqué Advice to the ICANN Board.
2. The GNSO Council requests that the GNSO Liaison to the GAC also informs the GAC of the communication between the GNSO Council and the ICANN Board

Motion to Defer Consideration of a Policy Status Report (PSR) for the Expedited Domain Deletion Policy (EDDP) and Expedited Registration Recovery Policy (ERRP) 

Submitted by Greg DiBiase 

Seconded by

WHEREAS,

1. In October 2020, the GNSO Council considered when to request a PSR to conduct a review of the two Expiration Policies, the EDDP and the 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 check with both registrars and ICANN Compliance to determine if there are any known issues or concerns with either of the two Expiration Policies that could warrant requesting a PSR;
3. On 1 November 2022, ICANN org provided areport on the Expiration Policies 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. The GNSO Council agreed to revisit the decision to request a PSR 6 months following the delivery of the requested information from ICANN org.

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 6 months from the date the requested information from ICANN org is received.
2. The GNSO Council leadership directs GNSO Policy Support Staff to notify GDS of the request for information on expiration-related educational materials.

Motion to Defer for 18 Months the Next Steps of Phase Two of the Review of All Rights Protection Mechanisms (RPMs) in All New gTLDs Policy Development Process (PDP) 

Submitted by Greg DiBiase 

Seconded by

WHEREAS,

1. This PDP is being conducted in two phases: Phase One focused on a review of all the RPMs that were developed for the 2012 New gTLD Program, and Phase Two will focus on a review of the Uniform Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP);
2. ICANN’s Board of Directors approved all Phase One consensus recommendations in January 2022;
3. Discussions of the GNSO Council in its 2022 meetings seemed to indicate support to delay next steps on Phase Two and that the delay should be tied to the completion or key milestones for the Implementation Review Team (IRT) once it is launched;
4. The Phase One IRT waslaunched in December 2022 with a projected end date of December 2024;
5. During its meeting on 16 February 2023, the GNSO Council agreed to defer next steps on the RPMs PDP Phase Two for 18 months and to provide a rationale for its decision;
6. The GNSO Council leadershipposted a rationale for the decision to defer to the Council email distribution list on 04 April 2023.

RESOLVED,

1. The GNSO Council adopts the motion to defer next steps on Phase Two of the RPMs PDP for an 18-month period beginning on 20 April 2023.
2. The GNSO Council leadership directs the RPMs PDP support staff to notify GDS of the deferral.
3. The GNSO Council may revise the deferral period depending on the progress of the IRT via an adopted motion.
   

 

Motion to Adopt the Final Report of the Customer Standing Committee Effectiveness Review Team’s Final Report 

Submitted by Greg DiBiase 

Seconded by

WHEREAS,

1. The Customer Standing Committee (CSC) was established as one of the post IANA Transition entities and conducted its first meeting on 6 October 2016;
2. In accordance with Section 17.2 (d) of the ICANN Bylaws and per the CSC Charter, the effectiveness of the CSC is to be reviewed using a method determined by the ccNSO and GNSO Councils;
3. In September 2018, the ccNSO and GNSO Councils adopted a Template to conduct the first Effectiveness Review, and in August 2021, the ccNSO and GNSO Councils adopted the Terms of Reference for the second CSC Effectiveness Review, using the same template as the first review supplemented with a question on whether the recommendations of the first review had been implemented and were effective;
4. On 17 March 2023, the CSC Effectiveness Review Team delivered itsFinal Report to the GNSO Council for its consideration and adoption.

RESOLVED, 

1. The GNSO Council approves the Final Report of the CSC Effectiveness Review Team.
2. The GNSO Council requests that the GNSO Secretariat notify ICANN Org staff supporting the CSC no later than 28 April 2023.