Hi Greg, Manju, and other Councillors: I do not have a problem with stepping out of the prescribed procedure and considering a single policy recommendation ahead of the rest if that is the necessary and sufficient step to keep the TLD round timetable intact. I understand we don’t have time for an extended discussion on this but it would be helpful to me if we could get answers to these questions (from ICANN, I think). 1. Is implementation detail of this recommendation really necessary to launch the RSP pre-approval program? The question is: why do we need to know the exact harmonisation rules & implementation model before launching the RSP program? Why cannot the RSP criteria be general and demonstrate an ability to adapt? My understanding of RSP pre-approval criteria is that the RSP demonstrates technical and operational wherewithal to implement a number of services and commits to implement the reigning policy of the time. The IDN PDP will not be the final word on the technical implementation of IDNs, variants, or harmonisation rules. There will be changes in the future and RSPs will have to adjust. 2. If we undertake this effort, will it be sufficient to achieve the desired outcome? If we approve the policy recommendation, can Board policy approval, implementation work, public comment processes, and final Board implementation approval occur before November? The question is, what if that timeline is not met? Cannot the RSP program be launched with the more general criteria described in the question above? 3. Finally, policy recommendations are often inter-related. Can we be assured that the harmonisation recommendation will remain unchanged as the rest of the policy discussion occurs? (I think we can be assured but we should check.) I hope these questions are clear and contribute to our consideration. Best regards, Kurt On 23 Aug 2024, at 3:41 am, DiBiase, Gregory via council <council@icann.org<mailto:council@icann.org>> wrote: Dear Councilors, During the last Council meeting on 08 August, the EPDP-IDNs Leadership Team requested feedback and guidance from the Council by 19 August re: IDNs request to implement specific recommendations related to IDN table harmonization in advance of the Council vote, per Action Item 11.7 - Queries regarding IDN EPDP. Here is a link to Manju’s request: https://lists.icann.org/hyperkitty/list/council@icann.org/thread/A5XCOJLEXNC... With no feedback so far, the Leadership is taking this as a signal that the EPDP-IDNs Team has the approval from the Council to begin implementing the noted recommendations, even though the Council has not yet voted on the report. If agreed, Manju Chen, as the Council liaison to the Team, will communicate this to the EPDP-IDNs Team unless we hear an objection by Monday, 26 August 21:00 UTC. Please let me know if you have any questions. Thanks, Greg _______________________________________________ council mailing list -- council@icann.org<mailto:council@icann.org> To unsubscribe send an email to council-leave@icann.org<mailto:council-leave@icann.org> _______________________________________________ By submitting your personal data, you consent to the processing of your personal data for purposes of subscribing to this mailing list accordance with the ICANN Privacy Policy (https://www.icann.org/privacy/policy) and the website Terms of Service (https://www.icann.org/privacy/tos). You can visit the Mailman link above to change your membership status or configuration, including unsubscribing, setting digest-style delivery or disabling delivery altogether (e.g., for a vacation), and so on.