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

[ARIN]

The AC has sent the following Recommended Draft Policies to Last Call for a period of 14 days.

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

Feedback is encouraged during the Last Call period. All comments should be provided to the Public Policy Mailing List. Last Call will expire on 19 November 2024.

The Recommended Draft Policy text is below and available at:

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

The ARIN Policy Development Process is available 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)


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

Current Text (25 February 2025)

AC Assessment of Conformance with the Principles of Internet Number Resource Policy: Recommended Draft Policy ARIN-2025-2 conforms to the principles of the ARIN Policy Development Process. This policy, if adopted, will allow ARIN the flexibility needed for effective operations by returning the decision to ARIN on what the current version of the RSA regarding transfers under 8.5 in the Number Resource Policy Manual. It is fair, impartial, technically sound and has received support from the community.

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.