[arin-ppml] ARIN-prop-176 Increase Needs-Based Justification to 60 months on 8.3 Specified Transfers

[Jeffrey Lyon]

On Tue, Jun 26, 2012 at 2:46 PM, ARIN <info at arin.net> wrote:
> ARIN-prop-176 Increase Needs-Based Justification to 60 months on 8.3
> Specified Transfers
>
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> ARIN-prop-176 Increase Needs-Based Justification to 60 months on 8.3
> Specified Transfers
>
> Proposal Originator: Jeff Mehlenbacher
>
> Proposal Version: 1
>
> Date: 26 June 2012
>
> Proposal type: Modify
>
> Policy term: Permanent
>
> Policy statement:
>
> Current Policy Statement:
> 8.3. Transfers to Specified Recipients
> In addition to transfers under section 8.2, IPv4 number resources within the
> ARIN region may be released to ARIN by the authorized resource holder, in
> whole or in part, for transfer to another specified organizational
> recipient. Such transferred number resources may only be received under RSA
> by organizations that are within the ARIN region and can demonstrate the
> need for such resources in the amount which they can justify under current
> ARIN policies showing how the addresses will be utilized within 24 months.
>
> Proposed Policy Statement
> 8.3. Transfers to Specified Recipients
> In addition to transfers under section 8.2, IPv4 number resources within the
> ARIN region may be released to ARIN by the authorized resource holder, in
> whole or in part, for transfer to another specified organizational
> recipient. Such transferred number resources may only be received under RSA
> by organizations that are within the ARIN region and can demonstrate the
> need for such resources in the amount which they can justify under current
> ARIN policies showing how the addresses will be utilized within 60 months.
>
> Rationale:
> The IPv4 transfer market is a necessary vehicle to effectively reallocate
> from those with excess to those with need.  The ARIN community has spoken
> regarding the importance of maintaining a needs-based justification system
> for all 8.3 Specified Transfers. However, 24 months need is far too short a
> planning horizon for potential buyers contemplating a significant financial
> transaction which ensures business continuity.
>
> For both sellers and buyers, increasing from 24 to 60 months promotes
> considerably more certainty for transaction approval.  Such certainty has
> been repeatedly expressed as the single greatest requirement for allocating
> human (business, legal, administrative) and financial resources in a
> legitimate transfer process.
>
> Timetable for implementation: Immediate
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I am substantially in favor of increasing the planning horizon, but we
should consider doing so incrementally. 24 months is good, 36 months
might be better. I feel 60 months could encourage stockpiling where
what we really need to be doing is ushering IPv6 transition.

-- 
Jeffrey A. Lyon, CISSP
President, Black Lotus Communications
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