[arin-ppml] Draft Policy ARIN-2015-3: Remove 30-Day Utilization Requirement in End-User IPv4 Policy

[Leif Sawyer]

ARIN Legal and Staff have conducted a review of Draft Policy 2015-3.

ARIN Advisory Council are seeking any additional feedback on this draft policy, prior
to public discussion at ARIN 36 in Montreal next month.


The text of the staff review is below:
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Date of Assessment:  18 August 2015
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1.  Summary (Staff Understanding)
 
This proposal would remove the 25% utilization (within 30 days of issuance) criteria bullet point from NRPM 4.3.3.

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2.  Comments
A.  ARIN Staff Comments
 
This policy would more closely align with the way staff applies the existing policy in relation to 8.3 transfers. Because there is no longer an IPv4 free pool and many IPv4 requests are likely to be satisfied by 8.3 transfers, the adoption of this policy should have no major impact on operations and could be implemented as written.
 
Note that both NRPM 4.3.3 and NRPM 4.2.3.6 contain references to obsolete RFC 2050.  Additionally, 4.2.3.6 references the 25% immediate use (within 30 days of issuance) requirement.
 
Staff suggests removing the first two sentences of 4.2.3.6 to remove the references to RFC 2050 and the 25% requirement.  Additionally, staff suggests removing the reference to the obsolete RFC 2050 in section 4.3.3.
 
B.  ARIN General Counsel – Legal Assessment

No material legal risk in this policy.

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3.  Resource Impact
 
This policy would have minimal resource impact from an implementation aspect.  It is estimated that implementation would occur immediately after ratification by the ARIN Board of Trustees. The following would be needed in order to implement:
 * Updated guidelines and internal procedures
 * Staff training
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