[arin-ppml] Draft Policy ARIN-2022-12: Direct Assignment Language Update

[Kat Hunter]

*correction- Orgs with Direct Allocations can make both Reallocations or
Reassignments but end users or Orgs that do not have a direct allocation
from ARIN can make reassignments  ---Either way, the process should remain
the same. Tracking reallocations and reassignments downstream is difficult
enough.

Kat Hunter

On Sun, Aug 28, 2022 at 11:59 PM Kat Hunter <takokat81 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Even if the direct allocation tag within the database has been removed,
> there are still references outside of the NRPM that use this designation
> for "direct" assignment or allocation. If the NRPM is changed,
> https://www.arin.net/resources/registry/reassignments/ would need to be
> adjusted to reflect whatever the new process or terminology will be.
> Currently, if you have a direct allocation you can make both reassignments
> or reallocations. If you are an end user you can only update ARIN with a
> reassignment. So long as the process for this doesn't change, I would
> support this policy. However, I did want to remind the shepherds "direct
> allocation" is more than just a database tag to many orgs.
>
> Kat Hunter
> ARIN AC/Comcast
>
> On Tue, Aug 23, 2022 at 12:30 PM ARIN <info at arin.net> wrote:
>
>> On 18 August 2022, the ARIN Advisory Council (AC) accepted
>> "ARIN-prop-317: Direct Assignment Language Update" as a Draft Policy.
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>> Draft Policy ARIN-2022-12 is below and can be found at:
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>> https://www.arin.net/participate/policy/drafts/2022_12/
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>> You are encouraged to discuss all Draft Policies on PPML. The AC will
>> evaluate the discussion 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:
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>> * Enabling Fair and Impartial Number Resource Administration
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>> * Technically Sound
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>> * Supported by the Community
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>> The PDP can be found at:
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>> https://www.arin.net/participate/policy/pdp/
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>> Draft Policies and Proposals under discussion can be found at:
>> https://www.arin.net/participate/policy/drafts/
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>> Regards,
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>>
>> Sean Hopkins
>>
>> Senior Policy Analyst
>>
>> American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN)
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>> Draft Policy ARIN-2022-12: Direct Assignment Language Update
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>> Problem Statement:
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>> As a result of ARIN's fee harmonization direct allocations are no longer
>> being utilized within ARIN databases, therefore language around that has
>> been deprecated and should be modernized.
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>> Policy Statement:
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>> Section 3.6.3:
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>> Remove “direct allocation” from “This policy applies to every
>> Organization that has a direct assignment, direct allocation, or AS number
>> from ARIN (or one of its predecessor registries) or a reallocation from an
>> upstream ISP.”
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>>
>> Section 4.2.2, paragraph 1: change “direct assignments or allocations” to
>> “ARIN-issued IPv4 addresses”
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>> Section 4.2.2, paragraph 2: change “direct allocations, direct
>> assignments, re-allocations or reassignments” to “ARIN-issued IPv4
>> addresses, re-allocations or reassignments”
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>> Section 4.3.2: change “direct assignments or allocations” to “ARIN-issued
>> IPv4 addresses”
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>> Section 6.5.8: change “Direct Assignments from ARIN to End-user
>> Organizations” to “End-user Allocations”
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>> Section 8.5.4: change “direct assignments or allocations” to “ARIN-issued
>> IPv4 addresses”
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>> Section 8.5.6: change “direct assignments or allocations” to “ARIN-issued
>> IPv4 addresses”
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>> Comments:
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>> Timetable for implementation: Immediate
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