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    <p>Thanks David,</p>
    <p>I think the basic question here is which role and responsibility
      the SICT shall be allowed to take. For me it is a small WG taking
      some preparatory workload from the councils in order to put them
      in a position to tke decisions.</p>
    <p>Looking forward to hearing you in some minutes</p>
    <p>Wolf-Ulrich<br>
    </p>
    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">Am 14.07.2019 um 22:23 schrieb McAuley,
      David via Gnso-bylaws-dt:<br>
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        <p class="MsoNormal">Dear Heather and members of the GNSO
          drafting team,<o:p></o:p></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal">In preparing for the call tomorrow with the
          ccNSO Guidelines Review Committee, I’d like to note my
          suggestions on the questions we will be looking at tomorrow,
          given my unique perspective as a member of both teams.
          <o:p></o:p></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal">Here are the questions, followed by my
          recommendations in red-italics:<o:p></o:p></p>
        <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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            We envision the creation of a GNSO-ccNSO Special IFR
            Initiation Coordination Team (SICT) – see paragraph 5.2. We
            say that as soon as the CSC informs the ccNSO and GNSO
            Councils about a performance issue as defined in the CSC
            Remedial Action Procedure, the two Councils shall as soon as
            possible each appoint three (3) members including the Chairs
            to the SICT. Well, these CSC procedures involve going first
            to the PTI Board, then the ICANN CEO, and then to the ICANN
            Board. The GRC wonders when specifically should the SICT be
            established and they suggest that it not be until the ICANN
            Board is engaged in the matter. (Note – The CSC will inform
            the Councils of every escalation step in the RAP.)  
            <o:p></o:p></li>
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          <!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="mso-list:Ignore">a.<span
              style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">                  
            </span></span><!--[endif]-->Question: Do we agree? What do
          we think?<o:p></o:p></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="color:red">It seems like
                a sensible suggestion to me. The Board will take at
                least a little time to react and with this joint
                guideline the SICT ought to be able to get prepared. It
                might make sense, however, for both Councils (when they
                adopt this guideline) to create an annual reminder on
                their agendas of what a SICT is and whom they might
                consider as likely candidates should the need arise. 
                <o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
        <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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            In reading through paragraph 5.3, the GRC was not quite sure
            whether the respective Councils would have to make one joint
            statement or two – and how the interplay takes place between
            posting input on the various websites and jointly releasing
            a statement through the SICT.  <o:p></o:p></li>
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        <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.25in">  a. Question:
          Can we clarify how this process works? 
          <o:p></o:p></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.25in">b. Related
          question: Can we two groups jointly map out the timeline of
          the SICT to test its viability? (For instance, we allow up to
          30 days for input from SOs and ACs (see last sentence of
          paragraph 4.4) and then perhaps allow for the time needed for
          public comment – will these time periods work?) 
          <o:p></o:p></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="color:red"><o:p> </o:p></span></i></b></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="color:red">Paragraph 5.3
                currently says this in part: ‘</span></i></b><b><i><span
                style="color:red">The GNSO and ccNSO shall jointly
                release a statement through the SICT that they are
                initiating a Joint Consultation</span> …’<o:p></o:p></i></b></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="color:red"><o:p> </o:p></span></i></b></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="color:red">That sounds
                to me as if there is just one statement and it comes
                from SICT. Maybe SICT can sign off on such a statement
                and then below its signature could be approval
                signature-blocks for ccNSO and GNSO.
                <o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="color:red"><o:p> </o:p></span></i></b></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="color:red">On timing, I
                think a ‘dry-run’-through makes good sense. But I also
                suggest that we consider an overarching timing-paragraph
                along these lines:<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><u><span style="color:red"><o:p><span
                      style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></span></u></i></b></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><u><span style="color:red">Flexible
                  construction of time periods within this document</span></u><span
                style="color:red">:<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><u><span style="color:red"><o:p><span
                      style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></span></u></i></b></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><u><span style="color:red">Each time
                  period specified in this document within which any
                  decision or other action must be made shall be
                  understood as being a ‘not-greater-than’ time period,
                  it being understood that in all instances, as well as
                  cumulatively, the individual or group (e.g. Council
                  Chair or SICT) having to decide or act shall decide or
                  act so as to remain within the times specified under
                  the ICANN Bylaws(including the Annexes to such
                  Bylaws).
                  <o:p></o:p></span></u></i></b></p>
        <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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            For the work and deliberations involved in paragraphs 5.4
            through 5.6 (this is a considerable amount of work) the
            document places most of the onus on the SICT. THE GRC
            wonders if this is too much to load onto the SICT and
            whether some of this should be shifted to the respective
            Councils – and what that balance would look like in a bit
            more detail. Moreover, given the ramifications of the
            decisions involved which decision should be on the plate of
            the full Councils and which on the plate of the coordination
            team?  
            <o:p></o:p></li>
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            style="margin-left:.25in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0
            level1 lfo3">
            Question: What do we think?  <o:p></o:p></li>
        </ol>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="color:red">This also
                seems sensible – and maybe a good division would be to
                assign duties in 5.4 and 5.6 to SICT, and those in 5.5
                to Councils.
                <o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="color:red"><o:p> </o:p></span></i></b></p>
        <ol style="margin-top:0in" start="4" type="1">
          <li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst"
            style="margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l2 level1
            lfo1">
            With respect to considerations of a Special IFR itself, the
            GRC noted that other avenues exist through which to address
            PTI issues – for instance (1) possible removal of
            director(s) and (2) the ability to bring an IRP relating to
            PTI service complaints and/or ICANN’s failure to enforce its
            rights under the IANA Naming Functions Contract – and
            mediation is also available.    <o:p></o:p></li>
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        <ol style="margin-top:0in" start="1" type="a">
          <li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast"
            style="margin-left:.25in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l1
            level1 lfo4">
            Question: Should this document note the fact that Councils
            will possibly be looking at alternative courses of action
            and thus we should be careful to check on that possibility
            to factor it into our calculations?<o:p></o:p></li>
        </ol>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="color:red">This seems
                wise, at least for the SICT (assume that Councils will
                remain abreast of developments in other avenues) – maybe
                a sentence at the end of section 5.2 along these lines:<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><u><span style="color:red"><o:p><span
                      style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></span></u></i></b></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><u><span style="color:red">In
                  addition, the SICT shall take steps to remain informed
                  of developments at resolving the PTI Performance
                  Issue(s) by other means and shall consider such
                  developments as they may reasonably influence the work
                  of the SICT without jeopardizing the SICT’s ability to
                  remain within the timeline(s) specified by the Bylaws
                  (including Annexes to the Bylaws).  
                  <o:p></o:p></span></u></i></b></p>
        <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst"><o:p> </o:p></p>
        <ol style="margin-top:0in" start="5" type="1">
          <li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast"
            style="margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l2 level1
            lfo1">
            Finally, the document should perhaps make reference to
            ongoing steps by CSC to resolve the issue. What happens if
            the PTI/IANA issue is resolved along the way – should we
            address closing down the SIFR and SICT. (Note – once the CSC
            informs the Councils at the end of the RAP the role of the
            CSC is very limited – see the RAP process [icann.org].)<o:p></o:p></li>
        </ol>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="color:red">This seems
                sensible, but I would like to hear a bit more from Bart
                about what this might look like.
                <o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal">Best regards,<o:p></o:p></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal">David<o:p></o:p></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal">David McAuley<o:p></o:p></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal">Sr International Policy & Business
          Development Manager<o:p></o:p></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal">Verisign Inc.<o:p></o:p></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal">703-948-4154<o:p></o:p></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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