Missing packages owned by non-EPEL interested parties

Hi, I know this will be solved long-term by co-maintainership, release managers and the like. But what is done now if such a situation arises? Contact the package maintainer and ask for co-maintainership on EPEL? If he agrees what are the next steps, ask cvsadmin-members to branch and set ACLs proper? Can cvsadmin-members touch ACLs at all, or is there another entity involved? -- Axel.Thimm at ATrpms.net