[arin-ppml] Draft Policy ARIN-2019-1: Clarify Section 4 IPv4 Request Requirements

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I think it is time to start the ball on the other policies.

+1 on this.  It seems focused on those gathering resources to resell.

Albert Erdmann
Network Administrator
Paradise On Line Inc.

On Tue, 26 Feb 2019, ARIN wrote:

> On 21 February 2019, the ARIN Advisory Council (AC) accepted "ARIN-prop-260: 
> Clarify Section 4 IPv4 Request Requirements" as a Draft Policy.
>
> Draft Policy ARIN-2019-1 is below and can be found at:
> https://www.arin.net/policy/proposals/2019_1.html
>
> You are encouraged to discuss all Draft Policies on PPML. The AC will 
> evaluate the discussion in order to assess the conformance of this draft 
> policy with ARIN's Principles of Internet number resource policy as stated in 
> the Policy Development Process (PDP). Specifically, these principles are:
>
> * Enabling Fair and Impartial Number Resource Administration
> * Technically Sound
> * Supported by the Community
>
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>
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> Regards,
>
> Sean Hopkins
> Policy Analyst
> American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN)
>
>
>
> Draft Policy ARIN-2019-1: Clarify Section 4 IPv4 Request Requirements
>
> Problem Statement:
>
> Per a recent ARIN Policy Experience Report and resulting AC discussion, it 
> was noted that the language of Section 4.1.8 is imprecise in that it can be 
> interpreted as specifying a waiting period for any allocation activity, as 
> opposed to being intended to limit only the frequency of IPv4 allocations 
> under Section 4.
>
> The same Policy Experience Report also noted that ARIN staff has observed a 
> pattern where an organization transfers space under NRPM Section 8.2 to a 
> specified recipient, and then immediately applies for space under Section 4. 
> This activity appears to be speculative in nature and not consistent with 
> sound address management policy.
>
> The updated language in this proposal addresses the two issues above, as both 
> concerns can be addressed via modifications to the same section and sentence 
> thereof of the NRPM:
>
> - Clarifies the waiting period to only prohibit requests for IPv4 
> allocations under Section 4 of the NRPM
>
> - Disallows organizations that have transferred space to other parties 
> within the past 12 months from applying for additional IPv4 space under NRPM 
> Section 4.
>
> Policy Statement:
>
> Current language found in NRPM Section 4.1.8 - Unmet Requests:
>
> Repeated requests, in a manner that would circumvent 4.1.6, are not allowed: 
> an organization may only receive one allocation, assignment, or transfer 
> every 3 months, but ARIN, at its sole discretion, may waive this requirement 
> if the requester can document a change in circumstances since their last 
> request that could not have been reasonably foreseen at the time of the 
> original request, and which now justifies additional space.
>
> Proposed new language:
>
> Repeated requests, in a manner that would circumvent 4.1.6 are not allowed: 
> an organization may not apply for IPv4 address resources under this section 
> if they have received an allocation, assignment, or transfer of IPv4 
> resources less than three months prior, or if the organization has 
> transferred space to another party under Section 8 less than 12 months prior. 
> ARIN, at its sole discretion, may waive this restriction if the requester can 
> document a change in circumstances since their last request that could not 
> have been reasonably foreseen at the time of the original request, and which 
> now justifies additional space.
>
> Comments:
>
> This proposal incorporates two related policy goals, combined for convenience 
> in one proposal as both can addressed via modification of the same section 
> and sentence of the NRPM. These policy goals are severable if the community 
> prefers to address them independently.
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