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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1F497D">It may be important to determine which focus areas of this discussion group are &#8220;within the picket fence&#8221; and which focus areas are actually the subject of
 GNSO Policy Development Processes.&nbsp;&nbsp; To the extent that the topics are PDP topics, it strikes me that the Discussion Group needs to determine how they will participate in the PDP, not the other way around.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1F497D">ICANN has established mechanisms for policy development.&nbsp; We should not be altering those methods for any one constituency or stakeholder group. That is why
 it is important to know how this group will supply input to the PDP and on which issues.&nbsp; It also appears to me that some of the issues could be a matter for the Customer Service Board of the PTI entity.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Tahoma&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Tahoma&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;"> gnso-newgtld-wg-bounces@icann.org [mailto:gnso-newgtld-wg-bounces@icann.org]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Jeff Neuman<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, July 18, 2017 4:57 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> gnso-newgtld-wg@icann.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Gnso-newgtld-wg] Fwd: Letter from the RySG's RSP Discussion Group<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Forwarding this on to the entire New gTLD Working Group as an FYI. &nbsp;This most likely affects both Work Tracks 1 and 2, but I thought everyone should see it.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Best regards,<br>
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Jeffrey J. Neuman <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Senior Vice President&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Com Laude USA / Valideus USA<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">&#43;1 (202) 549-5079<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><b>From:</b> &quot;<a href="mailto:svg@milathan.ltd">svg@milathan.ltd</a>&quot; &lt;<a href="mailto:svg@milathan.ltd">svg@milathan.ltd</a>&gt;<br>
<b>Date:</b> July 18, 2017 at 6:21:48 AM EDT<br>
<b>To:</b> Jeff Neuman &lt;<a href="mailto:jeff.neuman@comlaude.com">jeff.neuman@comlaude.com</a>&gt;, Avri Doria &lt;<a href="mailto:avri@acm.org">avri@acm.org</a>&gt;<br>
<b>Cc:</b> &quot;<a href="mailto:rsp-program-discussion@googlegroups.com">rsp-program-discussion@googlegroups.com</a>&quot; &lt;<a href="mailto:rsp-program-discussion@googlegroups.com">rsp-program-discussion@googlegroups.com</a>&gt;, Graeme Bunton &lt;<a href="mailto:gbunton@tucows.com">gbunton@tucows.com</a>&gt;<br>
<b>Subject:</b> <b>Letter from the RySG's RSP Discussion Group</b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Please find attached a correspondance from the Registry Service Provider&#8217;s Discussion Group.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Graeme, please share this letter with the registrars as you see fit.<o:p></o:p></p>
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