GNSO Policy Development Process

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1 1 Issue Identification 2 Issue Scoping Page 1 of 12 AC Requests an Issue PDP WG Charter Preliminary Issue PUBLIC COMMENT Public Comment Community encouraged to discuss substantive issues before submission of request for Preliminary Issue Requests an Issue Policy Staff Manager prepares Preliminary Issue (includes draft PDP charter) Publishes Preliminary Issue for public comment Requests an Issue Legend Glossary AC ICANN Board ICANN ICANN community Review Team organization Advisory Committee Generic Names Supporting Organization Council WG Working Group AC - Advisory Committee C - Constituency PDP - Policy Development Process SG - Stakeholder Groups SO - Supporting Organizations WG - Working Group

2 Page 2 of 12 2 Issue Scoping cont d 3 Initiation Preliminary Issue Produces Final Issue (includes proposed PDP charter and Public Comment ) Considers Final Issue Yes Initiates Policy Development Process (PDP) 1 Adopt the proposed PDP charter as included in the Final Issue or a modified version thereof? Yes No No Decides not to Initiate PDP Form a charter drafting team to develop a PDP charter? Yes AC If Issue originated from an AC, can meet with the GNSO representatives to discuss the rationale of rejecting, and can submit a statement requesting a re-vote (with rationale provided) 1 Whether a vote is held, voting thresholds and the process for initiating the PDP differ depending on who requested the Issue. See ICANN Bylaws and GNSO PDP Manual for details.

3 Page 3 of 12 3 Initiation cont d 4 Working Group WG SG/Cs SO/ACs PDP WG Charter Initial WG WG Adopts Final Charter Forms PDP Working Group Seeks early input from GNSO SG/Cs and ICANN SO/ACs Deliberates and drafts Initial PDP WG Charter DRAFTING TEAM Modifies or develops PDP charter Facilitates Working Group discussions & provides input, as appropriate

4 Page 4 of 12 4 Working Group cont d 5 Council Deliberations PUBLIC COMMENT WG Publishes Preliminary Issue for public comment 2 Public Comment WG Reviews & addresses comments and produces Final Final Considers WG Final Concerns raised or modifications requested Concerns or modifications requested? No concerns or modifications requested Votes on WG Final 2 WG may decide to publish iterations of the Initial or other relevant documents for public comment, before finalizing its Initial. WG could also use public comment to obtain input on certain issues, if that is deemed to be an effective method.

5 Page 5 of 12 5 Council Deliberations cont d 6 Board Vote Final PUBLIC COMMENT Public Comment GAC Board Paper Voting threshold met 3 Voting threshold not met Publishes GNSO Policy for public comment Notifies the GAC of the policy recommendations, and the GAC will submit their opinion if they determine the policy action affects public policy concerns Draft Recommendation Prepares Board Paper, including Comment and policy implementation assessment Considers GNSO Policy and other relevant info Potential Risk Point: If Board receives conflicting advice from an ICANN Advisory Committee Drafts Recommendation and submits to the Board 3 WG may decide to publish iterations of the Initial or other relevant documents for public comment, before finalizing its Initial. WG could also use public comment to obtain input on certain issues, if that is deemed to be an effective method.

6 Page 6 of 12 6 Board Vote cont d If GNSO Council approved by Supermajority vote Votes to Adopt Board votes to adopt, or if 2/3 of Board vote that policy is not in best interest of ICANN, submits Board statement to GNSO Council Not in best interest of ICANN Board Statement Supplemental Recs Not in best interest of ICANN Decides that GNSO PDP are not in the best interest of ICANN and provides a rationale in Board Statement to GNSO Council Reviews Board Statement, enters discussion with Board and issues Supplemental to the Board Votes on new If GNSO Council did not approve by Supermajority vote Board votes to adopt, or if majority of Board vote that policy is not in best interest of ICANN, submits Board statement to GNSO Council Votes to Adopt

7 Page 7 of 12 6 Board Vote cont d 7 Planning Project Plans Plan Votes to Adopt New Directs ICANN organization to implement Creates Project Plan and organizes activities to implement Drafts Plan Shares and discusses Plan Still not in best interest of ICANN 4 ICANN organization forms Review Team 5 4 Other processes or procedures may be available to the Board and community outside of the PDP to further address the issue. 5 participates until the policy effective date to help ensure implementation is completed. Only in exceptional circumstances can the GNSO Council decide not to create an. See Review Team () Principles & Guidelines for details.

8 Page 8 of 12 8 Analysis & Design Details No issues with Plan Drafts Details, including policy implementation language or service deliverables Shares and discusses Details Issues found with Plan Issues resolved Work to resolve issues Issues not resolved comes to consensus to refer issue to GNSO? Consensus to refer to GNSO No consensus to refer to GNSO

9 Page 9 of 12 8 Analysis & Design cont d Initiates GNSO Guidance Process (GGP) GGP SUBPROCESS 6 Adopts Further Guidance to the and/or ICANN organization on how to proceed Not in the best interest of ICANN Reviews issue, determines next steps, and informs stakeholders Commences PDP Back to Phase 2, GNSO Council requests Issue 6 Refer to the ICANN Bylaws and GGP Manual for detail of GGP Process and voting thresholds, which follow a similar approach as the previously depicted Board vote on the PDP recommendations

10 Page 10 of 12 8 Analysis & Design cont d Details Board Statement Supplemental Recs Incorporate guidance into Details Decides that GNSO GGP are not in the best interest of ICANN and provides rationale in Board Statement to GNSO Council Reviews Board Statement, enters discussion with Board and issues Supplemental to the Board Votes on Supplemental Votes to Adopt New Still not in best interest of ICANN 7 7 Other processes or procedures may be available to the Board and community outside of the GGP and PDP to further address the issue.

11 Page 11 of 12 8 Analysis & Design cont d 9 Details PUBLIC COMMENT Public Comment Publishes implementation details for public comment Review Public Comments and update details as needed Publishes consensus policy with Final, posts Legal Notices and announces Effective Date Operationalizes Document service requirements and specifications as required Designs process, documents procedures, puts in place tools and resources to support any new or modified services

12 Page 12 of 12 9 cont d 10 Post- CONTRACTED PARTY Identifies issue Initiates Notification Process including website posts Identifies issue CONTRACTED PARTY Policy becomes effective Executes / Operates Identifies issue Work to resolve issue 8 Conducts outreach to educate contracted parties on new policy requirements and compliance responsibilities Identifies issue REPORTER Identifies issue Continuous maintenance 8 The path to resolution of issues raised with existing policy may vary and the relevant parties work as part of the multistakeholder model to determine the appropriate direction.