[arin-ppml] Draft Policy ARIN-2025-2: Clarify 8.5.1 Registration Services Agreement

[ARIN]

On 20 February 2025, the ARIN Advisory Council (AC) accepted “ARIN-prop-340: Clarify 8.5.1 Registration Services Agreement” as Draft Policy. 

Draft Policy ARIN-2025-2 is below and can be found at:

https://www.arin.net/participate/policy/drafts/2025_2

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 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)


Draft Policy ARIN-2025-2: Clarify 8.5.1 Registration Services Agreement

Problem Statement:

The current policy mandates that entities receiving transferred resources sign a new RSA unless they have an RSA on file no older than the last two versions. However, defining RSA versioning requirements within the NRPM does not align with the Policy Development Process (PDP) guidelines, as determining which RSA version is considered current is a business decision rather than a policy matter.

Policy statement:

Remove (within the last two versions) from 8.5.1 to state: The receiving entity must sign an RSA covering all resources to be transferred unless that entity has a current RSA on file per ARIN business practices.

Timetable for implementation: Immediate