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<p class="xxxxmsonormal" style="margin:0in"><span style="color:black">Dear all,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:black">Please find below the final proposed <span class="highlight"><span style="background:white">agenda</span></span> for the<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="highlight"><span style="background:white">GNSO</span></span> <span class="highlight"><span style="background:white">Council</span></span> Meeting<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>on
</span>15 March 2023. </p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Please note that all documents referenced in the agenda have been gathered on a Wiki page for convenience and easier access:</span>
<a href="https://community.icann.org/x/2QGjDQ">https://community.icann.org/x/2QGjDQ</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">This agenda was established according to the</span><a href="https://gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/file/field-file-attach/op-procedures-24oct19-en.pdf"><span style="color:black">
</span><span style="color:#1155CC">GNSO Operating Procedures</span></a><span style="color:black"> v3.5, updated on 24 October 2019.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">For convenience:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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An excerpt of the ICANN Bylaws defining the voting thresholds is provided in Appendix 1 at the end of this agenda.<span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3;vertical-align:baseline">
An excerpt from the Council Operating Procedures defining the absentee voting procedures is provided in Appendix 2 at the end of this agenda.<span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">GNSO Council meeting on Wednesday, 15 March at 18:15 UTC:
</span><a href="https://tinyurl.com/y4naum35"><span style="color:#1155CC">https://tinyurl.com/y4naum35</span></a><span style="color:black">. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">(Wednesday) 11:15 Los Angeles; 14:15 Washington DC; 18:15 London; 19:15 Paris; 21:15 Moscow; (Thursday) 05:15 Melbourne </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="color:black"> </span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="color:black">GNSO Council Meeting Remote Participation:</span></b><b><span style="color:blue">
</span></b><b><span style="color:black;background:yellow">[Published 24 hours prior to meeting]</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black">Councilors should notify the GNSO Secretariat in advance if they will not be able to attend and/or need a dial out call.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">___________________________________</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="color:black">Item 1: Administrative Matters (10 minutes)</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black">1.1 - Roll Call</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black">1.2 - Updates to Statements of Interest</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black">1.3 - Review / Amend Agenda</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black">1.4 - Note the status of minutes for the previous Council meetings per the GNSO Operating Procedures: </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black"><a href="https://gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/policy/2023/minutes/minutes-gnso-council-19jan23-en.pdf"><span style="color:#1155CC">Minutes</span></a> of the GNSO Council meeting on
19 January 2023 were posted on 02 February 2023.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black"><a href="https://gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/policy/2023/minutes/minutes-gnso-council-16feb23-en.pdf"><span style="color:#1155CC">Minutes</span></a> of the GNSO Council meeting on
16 February 2023 were posted on 02 March 2023.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="color:black">Item 2: Opening Remarks / Review of Projects & Action List (5 minutes)</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black">2.1 - Review focus areas and provide updates on specific key themes / topics, to include review of<a href="https://gnso.icann.org/en/council/project"><span style="color:black">
</span><span style="color:#0052CC">Projects List</span></a></span><u><span style="color:#0052CC">
</span></u><span style="color:#172B4D">and</span><span style="color:black"><a href="https://community.icann.org/x/RgZlAg"><span style="color:#172B4D">
</span><span style="color:#0052CC">Action Item List. </span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="color:black">Item 3: Consent Agenda (5 minutes) </span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="color:black">TBD</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="color:black">Item 4: COUNCIL VOTE - Adoption of the Council Committee for Overseeing and Implementing Continuous Improvement (CCOICI) Working Group Self-Assessment (WGSA) Recommendations Report
(10 Minutes)</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black">The GNSO Council
<a href="https://gnso.icann.org/en/council/resolutions/2020-current#202106">initiated</a></span><span style="color:#79726C">
</span><span style="color:black">the GNSO Framework for Continuous Improvement Pilot Project on 16 June 2021, and, as part of this Framework, the Council established the Committee for Overseeing and Implementing Continuous Improvement (CCOICI). As part of the
pilot, the CCOICI was<a href="https://community.icann.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=170787421"><span style="color:black">
</span>tasked</a> to consider if/how the GNSO WG Self-Assessment could be improved and possibly enhanced with a periodic assessment and an exit interview, with the goal of giving interested parties an opportunity to help identify potential issues and potential
future improvements the GNSO Council could consider.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black">The CCOICI started the Working Group Self-Assessment assignment in October 2021 and concluded its work on this assignment in February 2022. However, the CCOICI deferred conducting the public
comment until it could be combined with recommendations related to the GNSO Statement of Interest (SOI). The consolidated<a href="https://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/proceeding/updates-to-the-gnso-statement-of-interest-soi-procedures-and-requirements-09-09-2022"><span style="color:black">
</span><span style="color:#1155CC">public comment proceeding</span></a> on Proposed Updates to the GNSO Operating Procedures was initiated on 09 September 2022 and closed on 14 November 2022. The CCOICI integrated public comments received as appropriate and
submitted its <a href="https://gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/policy/2023/correspondence/chen-to-gnso-council-05jan23-en.pdf">
<span style="color:#1155CC">Recommendations Report</span></a> to the Council on 5 January 2023. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black">Here, the Council will vote to adopt the Working Group Self-Assessment (WGSA) Recommendations Report.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black">4.1 – Presentation of motion - (Manju Chen, Chair, Committee for Overseeing and Implementing Continuous Improvement (CCOICI))</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black">4.2 – Council discussion</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black">4.3 – Council vote (voting threshold: simple majority)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="color:black">Item 5: COUNCIL DISCUSSION - Next Steps for Consideration of Expired Domain Deletion Policy (“EDDP”) and Expired Registration Recovery Policy (“ERRP”) (15 minutes)</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="color:black"> </span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">The GNSO Council previously considered when to request a Policy Status Report (“PSR”) for the purpose of conducting a review of the two Expiration Policies, the EDDP and the ERRP. In November 2020, given concerns
about its capacity and no known issues with the policies, the Council agreed to delay the request for the Policy Status Report (PSR) for a period of 24 months. As 24 months have now passed, the Council is reconsidering whether now is an appropriate time to
request a Policy Status Report.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">To that end, in July 2022, the Council agreed that it would be helpful to consult with both registrars and ICANN org to help determine if there are any known issues or concerns with either of the two Expiration
Policies which could warrant requesting a PSR. ICANN org shared a</span><a href="https://mm.icann.org/pipermail/council/2022-November/026164.html"><span style="color:black">
</span><span style="color:#0563C1">report</span></a><span style="color:black"> from Contractual Compliance colleagues on 1 November 2022, and GNSO Councilors from the Registrar Stakeholder Group shared feedback from registrars on previous Council calls.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black">During its meeting on<a href="https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Final+Proposed+Agenda+2022-11-17"><span style="color:black">
</span><span style="color:#0563C1">17 November 2022</span></a>, representatives from ICANN org’s Contractual Compliance Team provided a briefing of the<a href="https://mm.icann.org/pipermail/council/2022-November/026164.html"><span style="color:black">
</span><span style="color:#0563C1">report</span></a>, and the Council briefly considered potential next steps. Following the meeting, Nacho Amodoz, Greg DiBiase, and Susan Payne volunteered to closely review the<a href="https://mm.icann.org/pipermail/council/2022-November/026164.html"><span style="color:black">
</span><span style="color:#0563C1">report</span></a> from ICANN org and determine if any of the issues raised warrant a PSR request.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black">Here, the Council will receive an update on the small team’s recommendation.</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black">5.1 – Introduction of topic</span><span style="color:#172B4D">
</span><span style="color:black">(Greg DiBiase, GNSO Council Vice-Chair)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black">5.2 – Council discussion</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black">5.3 - Next steps</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="color:black">Item 6: COUNCIL DISCUSSION - Review GNSO-owned projects that may impact SubPro timeline (10 minutes)</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black">During the Council’s Strategic Planning Session (SPS), a recurring theme emerged. The Council emphasized it should take care to ensure that any SubPro related work within its control should
be carefully managed for timely delivery. The Council does not want its work to serve as an impediment to the timely implementation and launch of the next round of new gTLDs.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black">In order to address this recurring theme, the Council agreed that it would like to receive frequent updates on the work that is connected to the next round of new gTLDs. Those projects
include:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="color:black">IDNs EPDP Phase 1 (top-level charter questions)</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Roboto"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#172B4D;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo6;background:white;vertical-align:baseline">
<span style="color:black">GNSO Guidance Process on Applicant Support</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Roboto"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#172B4D;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo6;background:white;vertical-align:baseline">
<span style="color:black">Closed Generics Facilitated Discussion</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Roboto"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#172B4D;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo6;background:white;vertical-align:baseline">
<span style="color:black">Yet to be formed Small Team to review SubPro recommendations likely pending Board action.</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Roboto"><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:8.0pt;background:white"><span style="color:black">Here, the Council will receive a brief update on the above-referenced projects.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black">6.1 – Introduction of topic (Steve Chan) </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black">6.2 – Council discussion</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black">6.3 – Next steps</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="color:black">Item 7: COUNCIL DISCUSSION - Continuation of Informal GNSO Council SubPro Discussion (20 minutes)</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black">On 12 September 2021 the ICANN Board
<a href="https://www.icann.org/resources/board-material/resolutions-2021-09-12-en#1.a">
<span style="color:#0052CC">directed</span></a> the ICANN President and CEO to organize the resources required to begin work on the Operational Design Phase (ODP) for the GNSO’s New gTLD Subsequent Procedures
<a href="https://gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/file/field-file-attach/final-report-newgtld-subsequent-procedures-pdp-02feb21-en.pdf">
<span style="color:#0052CC">Final Report</span></a> and the Affirmations, Recommendations, and Implementation Guidance contained in that report. On 20 December 2021, ICANN org
<a href="https://www.icann.org/en/announcements/details/icann-launches-new-gtld-subsequent-procedures-operational-design-phase-20-12-2021-en">
<span style="color:#0052CC">announced</span></a> that the SubPro ODP had formally launched, starting at the beginning of January 2022. The ODP Team has shared numerous updates to the community and sent several sets of assumptions/questions to the GNSO Council
via the Council’s liaison to the ODP. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black">While ICANN org published the SubPro Operational Design Assessment (ODA) on 12 December, the Council received a briefing during a webinar on 7 December. The Council formed a small team
to review the ODA in detail and provided its <a href="https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/correspondence/ducos-to-sinha-20jan23-en.pdf">
<span style="color:#0052CC">input</span></a> to the ICANN Board on 20 January, in advance of the Board's workshop in January 2023. As discussed in the
<a href="https://www.icann.org/en/blogs/details/chairs-blog-recap-of-the-january-board-workshop-12-02-2023-en">
<span style="color:#0052CC">Chair's blog</span></a>, the ICANN Board spent a full day reviewing the SubPro Outputs and ODA. On 28 February 2023, the Council and ICANN Board had a
<a href="https://icann.zoom.us/rec/play/7rCLjaxCWtoD3dTl87DnB9A1WO-dHO5NFMqTOzmaxNALunj0DuYsyrJihlH5s4-G-p2vBATlIIMTSNF4.uuovVxPzd-BIpYqp%20%5bicann.zoom.us%5d">
<span style="color:#1155CC">joint meeting</span></a> on SubPro, and the Council had a follow-up informal discussion on 7 March 2023.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black">Here, the Council will discuss the joint meeting with the Board and the informal discussion, and consider appropriate next steps. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black">7.1 – Introduction of topic (Sebastien Ducos)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black">7.2 – Council discussion</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black">7.3 – Next steps</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="color:black">Item 8: COUNCIL DISCUSSION - Whois Disclosure System Next Steps (15 minutes)</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black">ICANN org published the
<a href="https://archive.icann.org/meetings/icann75/files/content=t_attachment,f_%22WHOIS%20Disclosure%20System%20Design%20Paper_03_FINAL.pdf%22/WHOIS%20Disclosure%20System%20Design%20Paper_03_FINAL.pdf">
<span style="color:#1155CC">Whois Disclosure System design paper</span></a> in September 2022 and presented it to the GNSO Council and the EPDP Phase 2 Small Team during
<a href="https://archive.icann.org/meetings/icann75/meetings/wmhLk2gj2Dm6PQaz2.html">
<span style="color:#1155CC">ICANN75</span></a>. The small team subsequently reviewed the design paper and continued its consultations with ICANN org, resulting in an
<a href="https://gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/policy/2022/correspondence/ducos-to-gnso-council-07nov22-en.pdf">
<span style="color:#1155CC">addendum</span></a> to its preliminary report. The GNSO Council accepted the addendum and communicated to the ICANN Board its support for the request that the ICANN Board proceed with the implementation of the Whois Disclosure System,
provided that the updates identified by the small team in the addendum are made. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black">On 27 February 2023, the Board
<a href="https://www.icann.org/en/board-activities-and-meetings/materials/approved-resolutions-special-meeting-of-the-icann-board-27-02-2023-en">
<span style="color:#1155CC">directed</span></a> ICANN org to develop and launch the Whois Disclosure System (System) as requested by the GNSO Council within 11 months from 27 February 2023. The Board also directed ICANN org to operate the System for up to two
years from the date of launch, and collect and report on usage data. Furthermore, the ICANN Board has urged “the GNSO Council to consider a Policy Development Process or other means to require registrars to use the System”.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black">During ICANN76, on 11 March 2023, the EPDP Phase 2 Small Team will meet with ICANN org to receive an update the status of implementation of the Whois Disclosure System and continue its
consideration of some of the aspects identified as requiring further discussion in the addendum.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black">In addition to receiving an update from the Small Team on its meeting with ICANN org, the Council will consider if/how the instructions to the Small Team should be updated to reflect the
Council’s expectations of the Small Team during the implementation phase as well as post-implementation, in addition to the ask from the Board to consider a Policy Development Process or other means to require registrars to use the System. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black">8.1 Introduction of topic (Greg DiBiase)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black">8.2 Council Discussion</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black">8.3 Next Steps
</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black">
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="color:black">Item 9: ANY OTHER BUSINESS (10 minutes)</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black">9.1 GNSO Chair Election Timeline Announcement</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black">9.2 Policy Status Report on
<a href="https://gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/filefield_47703/policy-implementation-recommendations-01jun15-en.pdf">
<span style="color:#1155CC">Policy and Implementation Working Group Final Recommendations Report</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Appendix 1: GNSO Council Voting Thresholds (ICANN Bylaws, Article 11, Section 11.3(i))</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">See</span><a href="https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/governance/bylaws-en/#article11"><span style="color:black">
</span><span style="color:#1155CC">https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/governance/bylaws-en/#article11</span></a><span style="color:black">.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Appendix 2: GNSO Council Absentee Voting Procedures (GNSO Operating Procedures, Section 4.4)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">See</span><a href="https://gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/file/field-file-attach/op-procedures-30jan18-en.pdf"><span style="color:black">
</span><span style="color:#1155CC">https://gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/file/field-file-attach/op-procedures-30jan18-en.pdf</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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