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

Fri May 30 14:38:21 EDT 2025

It is part of the current criteria. Further, calling a natural person, who
is not acting as a business and is strictly a hobbyist, an organization
seems a bit of a stretch to me.

If you want to change things to include hobbiests, it should be a clear and
explicit change, not something snuck in the back door of a fuzzy definition.

Thanks.

On Fri, May 30, 2025 at 1:21 PM Tyler O'Meara <arin at tyleromeara.com> wrote:

> Why is "Operate as legal businesses within the ARIN service region" a
> "fundamental criteria that must be included in the definition of an
> organization"?
>
> That requirement does not seem self-evident to me.
>
> Tyler
>
> On Fri, 2025-05-30 at 12:59 -0500, David Farmer via ARIN-PPML wrote:
> > I do not support the policy as written. As written, it is unclear whether
> > natural persons not conducting business and acting solely as hobbyists
> are
> > excluded. However, natural persons operating businesses in their own name
> > should be considered valid organizations.
> >
> > Organizations must;
> >    1. Operate as legal businesses within the ARIN service region.
> >    2. Operate a network within the ARIN service region with Internet
> number
> > resources allocated by or registered with ARIN.
> >    3. Meet other policy or eligibility criteria.
> >  From a policy perspective, the first two are fundamental criteria that
> must
> > be included in the definition of an organization.
> >
> > I suggest the following revision to the policy text;
> >
> > > 2.x Organization
> >
> > > An organization is a company, corporation, partnership, sole
> proprietorship,
> > > government agency, non-profit entity, educational institution, or
> natural
> > > person operating as a legal business within the ARIN service region.
> It must
> > > also operate a network within the ARIN service region with Internet
> number
> > > resources allocated by or registered with ARIN and meet other policy or
> > > eligibility criteria.
> >
> > I also want to point out the recent blog post by ARIN Staff about this
> > subject.
> > https://www.arin.net/blog/2025/05/28/individual-requests/
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> > On Tue, May 20, 2025 at 12:33 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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