[arin-ppml] Recommended Draft Policy ARIN-2024-9: Remove Outdated Carveout for Community Networks

[ARIN]

On 19 September 2024, the ARIN Advisory Council (AC) advanced the following Draft Policy to Recommended Draft Policy status: 

*ARIN-2024-9: Remove Outdated Carveout for Community Networks

AC Assessment of Conformance with the Principles of Internet Number Resource Policy:

ARIN policy 2024-9 “Remove Carveout for Community Networks” is fair and impartial, technically sound and has the support of the community to move to recommended status.  The policy, if adopted, will retire sections 2.11 and 6.5.9 regarding Community Networks from the NRPM as there is no longer any advantage to obtaining space as a community network, and qualifying for community space is in fact more difficult than without the community requirements.

The text of the Recommended Draft Policy is below, and may also be found at: 

https://www.arin.net/participate/policy/drafts/2024_9/

You are encouraged to discuss all Recommended Draft Policies on PPML prior to their presentation at the next ARIN Public Policy Consultation (PPC). PPML and PPC discussions are invaluable to the AC when determining community consensus. 

The PDP can be found at:

https://www.arin.net/participate/policy/pdp/

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)

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Recommended Draft Policy ARIN-2024-9: Remove Outdated Carveout for Community Networks

Problem Statement:

Sections 2.11 and 6.5.9 define Community Networks, and provide special dispensation for Community Networks to receive only a /40 of IPv6 space. When these sections were last materially updated in 2017 (ARIN-2017-8), the smallest allowed allocation to a normal ARIN LIR was a /36, so the Community Networks sections still provided value. In 2020 (ARIN-2020-3) however, the NRPM was amended such that any LIR may request to receive only a /40 for any reason. As such, the carveout for Community Networks to receive a /40 is no longer necessary, and potentially confusing.

Policy Statement:

Retire Sections 2.11 and 6.5.9

Timetable for Implementation: Immediate.