[arin-ppml] 2014-14 Removing Needs Test from Small IPv4 Transfers

[Koch, Andrew]

As I re-read this proposal, I find that the sign RSA wording should be adjusted a bit.  I parse the 8.3 change as only needing to sign an RSA if I transfer larger than a /16 or have completed a transfer in the prior year.  In the 8.4 section, this wording gets duplicated by the existing text.  I think the changes listed here are minor wordsmithing.


For 8.3, there is a second bullet in the existing "Conditions on recipient of the transfer" that could be changed from "The resources transferred will be subject to current ARIN policies" to "Recipients will be subject to current ARIN policies and sign an RSA for the resources being received."


For the 8.4 proposed text, 
"For transfers larger than a /16 equivalent or for recipients who have completed a needs-free transfer in the prior year, 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."
strike "and sign an RSA" as this is covered in the preceding bullet point "Recipients within the ARIN region will be subject to current ARIN policies and sign an RSA for the resources being received."


Andy


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Draft Policy ARIN-2014-14
Removing Needs Test from Small IPv4 Transfers

Date: 16 May 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 or for recipients who have completed a needs-free transfer in the prior year, 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 or for recipients who have completed a needs-free transfer in the prior year, 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