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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US">Following the request of the GNSO Council for
the EPDP Team to i</span><span lang="EN-US">dentify any
questions, comments or concerns to be shared with the ICANN Board in relation
to their action on the EPDP Phase 1 Recommendations, 3 groups provided their
feedback (see Annex A) which the EPDP Team discussed during its meeting on 6
June 2019. Although there was not sufficient time to formalize and agree on an
EPDP Team response, the team felt it important to share the different
perspectives with you to help inform the Council’s preparation for the consultation
process with the ICANN Board. My take-away from the discussion was that:</span></p>

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</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">In relation to purpose 2, there is
general understanding for why the Board decided to not adopt this purpose and
the EPDP Team confirms that it considers it firmly within its scope for phase 2
to further review this purpose in the context of the System for Standardized
Access / Disclosure (SSAD);</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt"></span></p>

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</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">For recommendation #12, some
additional context has been provided that may help explain the thinking behind
the EPDP Team’s original recommendation. However, there is no agreement at this
stage on whether or not the Board’s non-adoption should be supported. </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt"></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US">The EPDP Team understands that following the
GNSO Council’s consultation with the ICANN Board you will follow up with us </span><span lang="EN-US">to provide an update on dialogue with
ICANN Board and request further input on the possible next steps for GNSO
Council. The EPDP Team stands ready to assist as needed. </span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US">Best regards,</span></p>

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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Janis Karklins</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </span><br></div>