Dear RDRS SC,

Please find below the high-level notes and Action Items from our last meeting.

• Action Item: Support Staff to update the Draft Report based on the meetings outcome and discussion.
• Action Item: SC members to review the pending comments (and draft report) for further feedback. 
• Action Items: Gabriel to draft additional language for Recommendation 5.
• Action Item: Farzaneh and John to discuss prior to next SC meeting and draft mutually agreeable language in relation to Rec8 and Rec12.

Deadline for all AIs: 4 August

Documents:

• Draft Report [docs.google.com]
• Review Document

The next meeting is scheduled for Monday 4 August and 17:30 UTC.

Kind regards,

Feodora on behalf of Support Staff

2025-07-28 RDRS Standing Committee - Meeting #40

• Action Item: Support Staff to update the Draft Report based on the meetings outcome and discussion.
• Action Item: SC members to review the pending comments for further feedback. 
• Action Items: Gabriel to draft alternative language reflecting law enforcement’s role in self-funding authentication.
• Action Item: Farzaneh and John to discuss prior to next SC meeting and draft mutually agreeable language.

Deadline for all AIs: 4 August

Documents:

• Draft Report [docs.google.com]
• Review Document

1. Welcome (5min)

· SC Chair opened the meeting and noted the sessions extended to 2 hours due to the volume of discussion points remaining.

· Goal: finalizing the committee’s report by mid-August for public comment.

2. Review pending comments and action items (100min)

· Support Staff presented the pending comments for SC discussion.

· Focus on unresolved or substantive comments, especially around Chapter 4 (Assignment 4). Noted that comments marked green (in review document) were resolved.

Discussion on Recommendation 5 – Financial Sustainability for RDRS

· SC members suggested removal of Recommendation 5. Suggested for including factual cost data without recommending financial models.

· SC members noted any fees for the current RDRS system until the board formally adopts a successor system should not be considered. The system is not mandatory.  Stated any charge implies endorsement of Recommendation 14, which the board hasn’t approved. Implementing a billing system could discourage use of RDRS.

· SC members proposed fees only if RDRS evolves with features like APIs or RDAP integration. Emphasized the need to fund enhancements via requester fees + ICANN support. Expressed concern about resource commitment until “suecssor system” is in place.

· SC members noted that any billing system, regardless of the charge, introduces significant complexity and operational costs.

· SC members supported retaining current text in Recommendation 5 as a minimal viable statement on funding.

Action Items: Gabriel to draft additional language for Recommendation 5.

Discussion regarding Privacy/Proxy 

· SC members requested removal of “wall of text” in RDRS regarding privacy/proxy-related requests.

· SC members supported the edit but suggested relocating it to Recommendation 2 (system enhancement/user experience).

· SC members agreed it’s more of a user interface fix than a policy issue.

· Suggested simplifying the rationale by removing references to “behavioural change.”

Discussion on Recommendation 6 

· SC members proposed GNSO Council formally ask the ICANN Board to reject the SSAD recommendations as a whole. Then the Recommendation can return to Council to enable new deliberations.

· Emphasized treating SSAD recommendations as a complete package.

· No objections raised. 

Discussion on Fundamental Rights Balancing 

· SC members proposed a broader approach where all registrars apply fundamental rights balancing, not just when GDPR applies.

· Requested future edits to be developed in coordination with John McElwaine (regarding Rec8).

· SC members clarified current SSAD language requires applying local law where GDPR is not applicable.

Action Item: Farzaneh and John to discuss prior to next SC meeting and draft mutually agreeable language.

3. Discussion on RDRS SC meeting cadence/duration (10min)

· SC Chair noted that the remaining SC meetings will be extended to 2hrs until all pending comments are resolved.

· Next meeting 4 August 2025 at 17:30 UTC.

4. AOB (5min)