Dear Councillors, Below is the Triage Committee recommendation on how to move forward with ICANN's Consultation on User Instructions and Source of Policy for Delegation and Redelegation of a Generic Top Level Domain (gTLD). The recommendation is to post it to the relevant ccTLD lists (done). In case you object to this recommendation, please, post this to the Council email list by Tuesday, 17 September at the latest. If no objection is received by then, we understand that this recommendation has been approved. Kind regards, Gabi (16-2013) Topic: Consultation on User Instructions and Source of Policy for Delegation and Redelegation of a Generic Top Level Domain (gTLD). Originator: ICANN/IANA Summary of request: IANA's functions contract between ICANN, the USDC and NTIA requires a public consultation on the operation of the Delegations and Redelegations of Generic Top Level Domains (gTLDs). Date received: 11.09.2013 Last day for Comments/input/response, if any: 1.10.2013 Recommended action, if any: Post to email lists (done) Expertise needed, if any: Managerial Date of submission to Council: 16.09.2013 Last date of Council decision: 18.09.2013 Impact on ccNSO/ccTLDs: Low