[arin-ppml] ARIN-prop-204 Removing Needs Test from Small IPv4 Transfers (fwd)

[John Springer]

Hi All,

The following timely policy proposal is presented for your consideration, 
discussion and comment. Will you please comment?

As always, expressions of support or opposition (and their reasons) are given 
slightly more weight than reasons why you might be in neither condition.

John Springer


ARIN-prop-204 Removing Needs Test from Small IPv4 Transfers

Date: 16 April 2014
Problem Statement:
ARIN staff, faced with a surge in near-exhaust allocations and subsequent 
transfer requests and a requirement for team review of these, is spending 
scarce staff time on needs testing of small transfers. This proposal seeks to 
decrease overall ARIN processing time through elimination of that needs test.
Policy statement:
Change the language in NRPM 8.3 after Conditions on the recipient of the 
transfer: from "The recipient must demonstrate the need for up to a 24-month 
supply of IP address resources under current ARIN policies and sign an RSA." to 
"For transfers larger than a /16 equivalent, the recipient must demonstrate the 
need for up to a 24-month supply of IP address resources under current ARIN 
policies and sign an RSA."
Change the language in the third bullet point in NRPM 8.4 after Conditions on 
the recipient of the transfer: from "Recipients within the ARIN region must 
demonstrate the need for up to a 24-month supply of IPv4 address space." to 
"For transfers larger than a /16 equivalent, recipients in the ARIN region must 
demonstrate the need for up to a 24-month supply of IP address resources under 
current ARIN policies and sign an RSA."
Comments:
Needs testing has been maintained for transfers largely because the community 
wishes to ensure protection against hoarding and speculation in the IPv4 
market. This proposal seeks a middle ground between the elimination of needs 
tests for transfers altogether, and the continuance of needs tests for every 
transfer. This should help ARIN staff to reduce transfer processing time, since 
most transfers have been smaller than /16.
Timetable for implementation: Immediate