[arin-ppml] Advisory Council Meeting Results - October 2024

[ARIN]

In accordance with the Policy Development Process (PDP), the Advisory Council met on 25 October 2024.


The AC has sent the following Recommended Draft Policies to Last Call for a period of 14 days (will be posted separately for discussion):

*Recommended Draft Policy ARIN-2022-12: Direct Assignment Language Update

Feedback is encouraged during the Last Call period. All comments should be provided to the Public Policy Mailing List. Last Call will expire on 13 November 2024.


*Recommended Draft Policy ARIN-2024-2: WHOIS Data Requirements Policy for Non-Personal Information

Feedback is encouraged during the Last Call period. All comments should be provided to the Public Policy Mailing List. Last Call will expire on 13 November 2024.


*Recommended Draft Policy ARIN-2024-9: Remove Outdated Carveout for Community Networks

Feedback is encouraged during the Last Call period. All comments should be provided to the Public Policy Mailing List. Last Call will expire on 13 November 2024.


The AC has sent the following Recommended Draft Policy to Last Call for a period of 44 days (will be posted separately for discussion):

*Recommended Draft Policy ARIN-2023-7: Clarification of NRPM Sections 4.5 and 6.11 Multiple Discrete Networks

The Advisory Council issued the following statement: “The ARIN Advisory Council, after a successful public policy consultation, has advanced "Recommended Draft Policy 2023-7: Clarification of NRPM Sections 4.5 and 6.11 Multiple Discrete Networks" to an extended Last Call of 44 days, per a request from the community to allow additional time to consider potential impacts and raise objections if needed.”

Feedback is encouraged during the Last Call period. All comments should be provided to the Public Policy Mailing List. Last Call will expire on 13 December 2024.


The AC has reverted the following Recommended Draft Policy to Draft Policy status (will be posted separately for discussion):

*Recommended Draft Policy ARIN-2024-1: Definition of Organization ID/Org ID

The AC issued the following statement: “Recommended Draft Policy ARIN-2024-1 is being moved back to Draft Policy due to new and better received language after ARIN-2024-1 was moved to Recommended Draft Policy. Moving the policy back to Draft status will allow further refinement of the language with community input.”


The AC has advanced the following to Draft Policy status (will be posted separately for discussion):

*ARIN-prop-338: IPv4 Transition Efficiency Reallocation Policy (ITERP)

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:

* Enabling Fair and Impartial Number Resource Administration
* Technically Sound
* Supported by the Community


The AC has abandoned the following:

*Draft Policy ARIN-2024-4: Internet Exchange Point Definition

The AC issued the following statement: “The Policy Shepherds recommended this policy be abandoned as supported by the community feedback, with the stipulation that the discrepancy found by the staff and legal review between sections 4.4 and 6.10.1 of the NRPM to be picked up and reconciled. Section 4.4 (minimum of three total) vs (minimum of two total) respectively. The Advisory Council voted unanimously to abandon this policy."

Anyone dissatisfied with this decision may initiate a petition. This Petition request must occur within seven days after the announcement date of the Advisory Council action. The petition deadline for the rejection of 2024-4 is 6 November 2024.


* Draft Policy ARIN-2024-6: 6.5.1a Definition Update

The AC issued the following statement: “The proposed policy ARIN-2024-6: 6.5.1a Definition Update is being formally abandoned. Upon further review and consideration, it has been determined that this policy fails to address the core issue it originally sought to resolve. Instead of providing a targeted solution, it inadvertently raises broader, more complex questions surrounding Local Internet Registries (LIRs) and Internet Service Providers (ISPs) within the NRPM framework as a whole.

The policy introduces challenges that require a more comprehensive examination of the NRPM’s treatment of LIRs and ISPs to ensure coherent, scalable, and equitable guidance across all relevant parties. As such, resolving these concerns will require a more holistic approach than this policy can achieve in isolation.
For these reasons, ARIN-2024-6: 6.5.1a Definition Update is abandoned, and a more thorough exploration of LIR and ISP definitions and guidelines within the NRPM may be pursued to address the underlying issues effectively.”

Anyone dissatisfied with this decision may initiate a petition. This Petition request must occur within seven days after the announcement date of the Advisory Council action. The petition deadline for the rejection of 2024-6 is 6 November 2024.


* Draft Policy ARIN-2024-8: Restrict the Largest Initial IPv6 Allocation to /20

The AC issued the following statement: “The advisory council has abandoned draft policy ARIN-2024-8 Restrict the Largest Initial IPv6 Allocation to /20 because community feedback has indicated no clear path to consensus support for this policy.

PPML discussion has been evenly divided between support and opposition for the policy because community members' opinions are evenly divided on the validity of the problem statement. When presented at ARIN 54, comments were unanimous for abandoning this policy. Those opposed to the policy think that ARIN staff has and continues to do appropriate vetting of all requests for large IPv6 allocations and that IPv6 space is abundant enough for /16 allocations to be available to organizations that can demonstrate need.”

Anyone dissatisfied with this decision may initiate a petition. This Petition request must occur within seven days after the announcement date of the Advisory Council action. The petition deadline for the rejection of 2024-8 is 6 November 2024.


The AC is continuing to work on:

Draft Policies:
*ARIN-2023-8: Reduce 4.1.8 Maximum Allocation
*ARIN-2024-5: Rewrite of NRPM Section 4.4 Micro-Allocation
*ARIN-2024-7: Addition of definitions for General and Special Purpose IP Addresses
*ARIN-2024-10: Registration Requirements and Timing of Requirements With Retirement of Section 4.2.3.7.2


The PDP can be found at:
https://www.arin.net/participate/policy/pdp/ 

Policy Development Process Process Petitions can be found at:
https://www.arin.net/participate/policy/pdp/petitions/ 

Draft Policies and Proposals under discussion can be found at:
https://www.arin.net/participate/policy/drafts/ 

Regards,

Eddie Diego
Policy Analyst
American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN)