Dear Olof, thanks for this initial draft. I will review tonight. In the meantime, I think the summary of public comments is needed for the posting fo further public comment. I am assuming that it is necessary to include the full range of public comments, including those posted earlier and any that occured in the various public forums.

>From: "Olof Nordling" <olof.nordling@icann.org>
>To: <council@gnso.icann.org>
>Subject: [council] Procedure for requests for consent and related contractual amendments to allow changes in the architecture or operation of a gTLD registry
>Date: Wed, 3 Aug 2005 16:37:37 +0200
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>Dear Council Members,
>
>Following last Thursday's Council meeting with a vote that produced a
>Supermajority Recommendation on the lengthy subject line above, a draft
>Council Report to Board, as called for by the PDP, is attached for your
>consideration. Comments, corrections and improvements to this draft Council
>Report are certainly welcome. A final version is needed for item 3 below.
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>Furthermore, I wish to inform you about the next procedural steps for this
>Recommendation:
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>1. The Final Report and all ancillary documents are right now being
>submitted for information to the Board meeting on 16 August.
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>2. Before the end of this week, the Final Report will be posted on the ICANN
>website for a 21-day public comment period, in accordance with Article III,
>Section 6 of the Bylaws. All SOs and ACs will be notified thereof.
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>3. The document set will be completed with public comments received, with
>the aim to submit the Recommendation for final adoption as a consensus
>policy by the Board at the 13 September ICANN Board meeting.
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>Please contact me if you have any questions on the above.
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>Very best regards
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>
>Olof Nordling
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>Olof Nordling
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>Manager, Policy Development Coordination
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>ICANN
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>E-mail: olof.nordling@icann.org
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