[To: council@gnso.icann.org; announce@gnso.icann.org] [To: ga@gnso.icann.org; liaison6c@gnso.icann.org] In accordance with the ICANN bylaws http://www.icann.org/general/archive-bylaws/bylaws-15dec02.htm#AnnexA 6. Public Notification of Initiation of the PDP After initiation of the PDP, ICANN shall post a notification of such action to the Website. A public comment period shall be commenced for the issue for a period of twenty (20) calendar days after initiation of the PDP. The Staff Manager, or some other designated representative of ICANN shall review the public comments and incorporate them into a report (the "Public Comment Report") to be included in either the Preliminary Task Force Report or the Initial Report, as applicable. Please see the request for Public comment on: http://gnso.icann.org/ The Descriptions of Work for the 3 task Forces: Title: Restricting access to WHOIS data for marketing purposes http://gnso.icann.org/issues/whois-privacy/tor.shtml Title: Review of data collected and displayed http://gnso.icann.org/issues/whois-privacy/tor2.shtml Title: Improving Accuracy of collected data http://gnso.icann.org/issues/whois-privacy/tor3.shtml COMMENT PERIOD ENDS 28 NOVEMBER 2003, 23:00 GMT Thank you in anticipation for the time taken to comment. GNSO Secretariat