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| The GNSO is the primary engine within the [[ICANN]] community for developing, recommending changes, and making modifications to [[gTLD|generic top-level domain]] policies. The process is as follows: | | The GNSO is the primary engine within the [[ICANN]] community for developing, recommending changes, and making modifications to [[gTLD|generic top-level domain]] policies. The process is as follows: |
| # the GNSO Council, ICANN Board, or an AC identifies an issue, and the GNSO Council considers whether the issue should result in a consensus policy. | | # the GNSO Council, ICANN Board, or an AC identifies an issue, and the GNSO Council considers whether the issue should result in a consensus policy. |
− | # The GNSO Council requests a [[Preliminary Issue Report]], which the Policy Development Support Team publishes for the [[Public Comment]] Period. The staff review and summarize the comments gathered and submit a [[Final Issue Report]] to the GNSO Council. | + | # The GNSO Council requests a Preliminary Issue Report, which the Policy Development Support Team publishes for the [[Public Comment]] Period. The staff review and summarize the comments gathered and submit a Final Issue Report to the GNSO Council. |
| # The GNSO Council deliberates over the Final Issue | | # The GNSO Council deliberates over the Final Issue |
− | Report and decides whether to initiate the PDP and adopt a charter for a PDP [[working group]] (WG). | + | Report and decides whether to initiate the PDP and adopt a charter for a PDP [[Working Group]] (WG). |
| #The WG develops an Initial Report for another Public Comment Period, reviews the comments, and submits a Final Report to the GNSO Council. | | #The WG develops an Initial Report for another Public Comment Period, reviews the comments, and submits a Final Report to the GNSO Council. |
| #The GNSO Council reviews the Final Report and decides whether to adopt it; if it does, then it sends the Final Report to the ICANN Board. | | #The GNSO Council reviews the Final Report and decides whether to adopt it; if it does, then it sends the Final Report to the ICANN Board. |