<html><head></head><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:16px"><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1458063842397_159398" dir="ltr">Good idea. <br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1458063842397_159961" dir="ltr"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1458063842397_159960" dir="ltr">Last I checked, in September, IANA will hand out a /18 equivalent to each RIR, with no single block larger than a /20. At /24 minimum allocation, ARIN could satisfy at most 64 organizations on the Waiting List, but actually only four [1]. I haven't looked to see how many more rounds IANA can do, but I don't think it's later than 2018 unless somebody returns an awful lot of address space to IANA. <br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1458063842397_159275" class="qtdSeparateBR"><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1458063842397_159735"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1458063842397_159868">Lee<br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1458063842397_159734"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1458063842397_159985"><br></div><div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1458063842397_159757">[1] Thanks for this! <a id="yui_3_16_0_1_1458063842397_159758" href="https://www.arin.net/resources/request/waiting_list.html#report">https://www.arin.net/resources/request/waiting_list.html#report</a></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1458063842397_159796" dir="ltr"><br></div><br></div><div style="display: block;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1458063842397_159272" class="yahoo_quoted"> <div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1458063842397_159271" style="font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 16px;"> <div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1458063842397_159270" style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> <div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1458063842397_159269" dir="ltr"> <font id="yui_3_16_0_1_1458063842397_159274" face="Arial" size="2"> <hr id="yui_3_16_0_1_1458063842397_159273" size="1"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">From:</span></b> ARIN <info@arin.net><br> <b id="yui_3_16_0_1_1458063842397_159987"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1458063842397_159986" style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> arin-consult@arin.net <br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Monday, March 21, 2016 9:04 AM<br> <b id="yui_3_16_0_1_1458063842397_159989"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1458063842397_159988" style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> [ARIN-consult] Consultation - Retirement of IPv4 Countdown Plan<br> </font> </div> <div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1458063842397_159277" class="y_msg_container"><br>In 2011, ARIN published IPv4 countdown procedures to ensure fair and <br>equitable administrative processing of IPv4 requests leading up to the <br>IPv4 depletion event. These countdown procedures have been meticulously <br>followed for the past five years. We have been inside the 4th and final <br>phase of this plan since April of 2014 when ARIN reached one remaining <br>/8 equivalent. This final phase of the plan includes the processing of <br>all IPv4 requests on a "first in, first out" basis (chronologically <br>based on time stamp) and team review for all IPv4 requests, regardless <br>of size.<br><br>You can find the processing procedures for each phase on ARIN's IPv4 <br>Countdown Plan page at the ARIN public website.<br><br><a href="https://www.arin.net/resources/request/ipv4_countdown_plan.html" target="_blank">https://www.arin.net/resources/request/ipv4_countdown_plan.html</a><br><br>ARIN's IPv4 free pool depleted in September of 2015. Even though the <br>depletion event has already occurred, ARIN staff continues to apply <br>Phase 4 countdown procedures to IPv4 free pool requests today. With the <br>exception of requests that fall under NRPM 4.4 (micro-allocations) and <br>4.10 (dedicated IPv4 block to facilitate IPv6 deployment), all IPv4 <br>requests that qualify for an allocation/assignment are destined for the <br>Waiting List for Unmet Requests. Since the waiting list started in 2015, <br>over 300 organizations have been added. As the waiting list continues to <br>grow, there is diminishing likelihood new additions will receive IPv4 <br>blocks resulting from returns or IANA distributions in the coming years.<br><br><a id="yui_3_16_0_1_1458063842397_159570" href="https://www.arin.net/resources/request/waiting_list.html" target="_blank">https://www.arin.net/resources/request/waiting_list.html</a><br><br>ARIN staff is considering the retirement of the IPv4 Countdown Plan. <br>This would involve the cessation of Phase 4 processing procedures in our <br>future review of IPv4 requests that are destined for the waiting list <br>for unmet requests. IPv4 request tickets would continue to be responded <br>to in generally the same number of days across the many different open <br>requests, but would no longer be processed on a strict "first in, first <br>out" basis. We would also discontinue the team review requirement for <br>IPv4 request tickets. Removing these procedures would allow the <br>recovered staff time to be redirected to other registration related work <br>activities inside the ARIN Registration Services Department, such as <br>handling the increasing number of transfers.<br><br>We seek your comment on the possible retirement of ARIN's IPv4 Countdown <br>Plan.<br><br>Please provide comments to <a ymailto="mailto:arin-consult@arin.net." href="mailto:arin-consult@arin.net.">arin-consult@arin.net.</a><br><br>This consultation period will close at 5:00 PM EDT, 22 April 2016. <br>Please contact us at <a ymailto="mailto:info@arin.net" href="mailto:info@arin.net">info@arin.net</a> if you have any questions.<br><br>Regards,<br><br>John Curran<br>President & CEO<br>American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN)<br>_______________________________________________<br>ARIN-Consult<br>You are receiving this message because you are subscribed to the ARIN Consult Mailing<br>List (<a ymailto="mailto:ARIN-consult@arin.net" href="mailto:ARIN-consult@arin.net">ARIN-consult@arin.net</a>).<br>Unsubscribe or manage your mailing list subscription at:<br><a href="http://lists.arin.net/mailman/listinfo/arin-consult" target="_blank">http://lists.arin.net/mailman/listinfo/arin-consult </a>Please contact the ARIN Member Services<br>Help Desk at <a ymailto="mailto:info@arin.net" href="mailto:info@arin.net">info@arin.net</a> if you experience any issues.<br><br><br></div> </div> </div> </div></div></body></html>