[arin-ppml] Draft Policy ARIN-2025-4: Resource Issuance to Natural Persons

[Noah]

Folks

What happens when the warm body seizes to exist due to natural causes, does
their next-of-kim inherit the liability in accordance to the requirements
of the RSA? (Annual fees, responses to the abuse@ )

Cheers,
*.**/noah*


On Tue, 20 May 2025, 8:33 pm ARIN, <info at arin.net> wrote:

> On 15 May 2025, the ARIN Advisory Council (AC) accepted ARIN-prop-343:
> Resource Issuance to Natural Persons as Draft Policy.
>
> Draft Policy ARIN-2025-4 is below and can be found at:
>
> https://www.arin.net/participate/policy/drafts/2025_4
>
> 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-2025-4: Resource Issuance to Natural Persons
>
> Problem Statement:
>
> ARIN policies currently restrict the issuance of number resources to
> organizations. This limits access for individuals who are running networks
> under their own legal name, especially in regions where forming or
> registering a business is not required or feasible. Other RIRs such as RIPE
> NCC allow individuals to receive resources directly. ARIN should consider
> similar flexibility to ensure equal and consistent access to Internet
> number resources for all operators, regardless of legal structure.
>
> Policy Statement:
>
> This proposal introduces explicit policy text into the NRPM to allow
> number resource issuance to natural persons (individuals) who provide valid
> justification and identity verification.
>
> Amend NRPM Section 2 to add the following definition:
>
> 2.18 Organization
>
> An organization is a company, corporation, partnership, sole
> proprietorship, government agency, non-profit entity, educational
> institution, or a natural person acting in a capacity consistent with
> operating a network and who meets ARIN’s resource eligibility criteria.
>
> Comments:
>
> Sections 4.2, 5.1, and 6.5 shall be interpreted to allow “organizations”
> as newly defined in Section 2.12, thereby including individuals where
> appropriate.
>
> Staff may develop identity verification and residency requirements
> appropriate to individuals (e.g., government-issued photo ID and proof of
> address).
>
> All resource justification, utilization, and RSA signing requirements
> remain unchanged.
>
> There has been extensive discussion of this topic on the ARIN Public
> Policy Mailing List (PPML) in April 2025. Participants have cited
> inconsistencies and barriers created by reliance on state-level business
> registries, and called for more inclusive eligibility mechanisms similar to
> other RIR regions. The proposal addresses these concerns while maintaining
> accountability and justification requirements.
>
> Timetable for implementation:
>
> Recommend implementation within 3–6 months of ratification to allow ARIN
> staff and legal counsel to develop supporting processes.
>
> Anything else:
>
> This proposal does not reduce the level of justification required to
> obtain resources, but merely expands eligibility to natural persons who
> operate networks and meet all existing technical and usage criteria.
>
>
>
>
>
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