NANOG Community - There is an Draft Policy for Inter-RIR Transfers presently in extended "Last Call" in the ARIN Policy Development Process. The Last Call will run for one more week, and allows an opportunity for anyone in the Internet community to provide feedback regarding this proposed number resource policy. Feedback, including statements in support or opposition, may be sent to the ARIN Public Policy Mailing List "arin-ppml@arin.net<mailto:arin-ppml@arin.net>" (http://lists.arin.net/mailman/listinfo/arin-ppml to join or view archives) A copy of the Last Call announcement, including the most recent changes and draft policy text, is attached to this email. Feel free to forward this email to anyone in the Internet community that you feel may wish to comment in support or opposition to this draft policy. Thanks! /John John Curran President and CEO ARIN Begin forwarded message: From: ARIN <info@arin.net<mailto:info@arin.net>> Subject: [arin-ppml] ARIN-2011-1: ARIN Inter-RIR Transfers - Last Call Date: October 19, 2011 3:11:59 PM EDT To: arin-ppml@arin.net<mailto:arin-ppml@arin.net> The ARIN Advisory Council (AC) met on 14 October 2011 and decided to send an amended version of the following draft policy to an extended last call: ARIN-2011-1: ARIN Inter-RIR Transfers The AC provided the following statement: ******** The Advisory Council reviewed the results of feedback from the ARIN XXVIII Public Policy Meeting concerning Draft Policy 2011-1 Inter-RIR Transfers. While there were concerns regarding the presented wording, there was significant continued support for a policy enabling Inter-Regional transfers of IPv4 number resources from organizations able to make them available to any organization with valid requirements. In addition to cumbersome wording, the presented text could not be cleanly inserted into the NRPM. The following is new language that directly modifies section 8.3 "Transfers to Specified Recipients" to allow such transfers to or from organizations in other regions. The first paragraph is a modified version of the current 8.3 policy language, envisioning resources being released to ARIN by the authorized resources holder or additionally by another RIR to be transferred to a specified recipient. The second sentence was reorganized to emphasize that it applies to an organization within the ARIN region that will receive such a specified transfer, and to eliminate the single aggregate language per 2011-10 which is also being sent to last call. The new second paragraph adds language enabling transfers to a specified recipient in another RIR's service region. This language specifies that such recipients justify their need to their RIR, following that RIR's policies. ARIN will verify that there is a compatible needs based policy that the other RIR will use to evaluate the need of the recipient and that both RIR's agree to the transfer. Implicit in the intent of the language presented and in conformance with statements made, the size of the block to be transferred is identified as /24 or larger, for obvious practical reasons. In accordance with concern for immediate adoption, the AC chose to forward this version to last call. Concerns expressed by some stakeholders for further controls were noted by the AC, and are being considered for future policy modification, assuaged in part by ARIN staff assurances that if any significant abuse of this policy were to occur, then the policy could easily be suspended. The AC thanks everyone in the community for their help in crafting this important policy and for your statements of support or other comments during Last Call. ******** Feedback is encouraged during the last call period. All comments should be provided to the Public Policy Mailing List. Last call for 2011-1 will expire on 16 November 2011. After last call the AC will conduct their last call review. The draft policy text is below and available at: https://www.arin.net/policy/proposals/ The ARIN Policy Development Process is available at: https://www.arin.net/policy/pdp.html Regards, Communications and Member Services American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN) ## * ## Draft Policy ARIN-2011-1 ARIN Inter-RIR Transfers Date/version: 14 October 2011 Policy statement: 8.3 Transfers to Specified Recipients In addition to transfers under section 8.2, IPv4 number resources may be released to ARIN by the authorized resource holder or another RIR, in whole or in part, for transfer to another specified organizational recipient. Organizations in the ARIN region may receive transferred number resources under RSA if they can demonstrate the need for such resources in the amount which they can justify under current ARIN policies. IPv4 address resources may be transferred to organizations in another RIR's service region if they demonstrate need to their region's RIR, according to that RIR's policies. Inter-regional transfers may take place only via RIRs who agree to the transfer and share compatible, needs-based policies. Such resources must be transferred in blocks of /24 or larger and will become part of the resource holdings of the recipient RIR. Timetable for implementation: immediate _______________________________________________ PPML You are receiving this message because you are subscribed to the ARIN Public Policy Mailing List (ARIN-PPML@arin.net). 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