[arin-ppml] ARIN-prop-204 Removing Needs Test from Small IPv4Transfers (fwd)

[Mike Burns]

Thank you, John.
I proposed this policy change and support it.
As has been pointed out, nothing changes upon exhaust that would affect the 
problems presented here.
If you are not multihomed, whether we have exhausted or not, you can not 
acquire these addresses through the transfer market.
For those "corner cases" this is the answer.
Although the problem statement reflects the increase in ARIN ticket response 
time discussed in Chicago, there are obviously other problems which this 
proposal seeks to ameliorate.

Regards,
Mike Burns

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Springer" <springer at inlandnet.com>
To: <arin-ppml at arin.net>
Sent: Tuesday, April 29, 2014 1:35 AM
Subject: [arin-ppml] ARIN-prop-204 Removing Needs Test from Small 
IPv4Transfers (fwd)


> 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
>
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