[arin-ppml] Thoughts on 2015-7

[Martin Hannigan]

I support this. The attestation, at least for US public companies, is not taken lightly. Its toothless, but not meaningless even if only  symbolic.

Best, 

-M< 

> On Aug 20, 2015, at 18:32, Richard J. Letts <rjletts at uw.edu> wrote:
> 
> I'm unconvinced; the new policy leaves it too open for enabling speculation.
> 
> Richard Letts
> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: arin-ppml-bounces at arin.net [mailto:arin-ppml-bounces at arin.net] On
>> Behalf Of Rob Seastrom
>> Sent: 20 August 2015 12:46 PM
>> To: ppml at arin.net
>> Subject: [arin-ppml] Thoughts on 2015-7
>> 
>> 
>> Dear Colleagues,
>> 
>> It's been almost two months since ARIN 2015-7 was submitted.  Anyone have
>> thoughts on "Simplified requirements for demonstrated need for IPv4
>> transfers"?
>> 
>> The AC would love your input.
>> 
>> Draft policy text follows:
>> 
>> Draft Policy ARIN-2015-7
>> Simplified requirements for demonstrated need for IPv4 transfers
>> 
>> Date: 23 June 2015
>> 
>> Problem statement:
>> 
>> ARIN transfer policy currently inherits all its demonstrated need
>> requirements for IPv4 transfers from NRPM sections 4. Because that section
>> was written primarily to deal with free pool allocations, it is much more
>> complicated than is really necessary for transfers. In practice, ARIN
>> staff applies much more lenient needs assessment to section 8 IPv4
>> transfer requests than to free pool requests, as 24-month needs are much
>> more difficult to assess to the same level of detail.
>> 
>> This proposal seeks to dramatically simplify the needs assessment process
>> for 8.3 transfers, while still allowing organizations with corner-case
>> requirements to apply under existing policy if necessary.
>> 
>> Policy statement:
>> 
>> 8.1.x Simplified requirements for demonstrated need for IPv4 transfers
>> 
>> IPv4 transfer recipients must demonstrate (and an officer of the
>> requesting organization must attest) that they will use at least 50% of
>> their aggregate IPv4 addresses (including the requested resources) on an
>> operational network within 24 months.
>> 
>> Organizations that do not meet the simplified criteria above may instead
>> demonstrate the need for number resources using the criteria in section
>> 4 of the NRPM.
>> 
>> Comments:
>> 
>> a. Timetable for implementation: Immediate
>> 
>> b. Anything else
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
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