[arin-ppml] Advisory Council Meeting Results - February 2026

[Edward Diego]

In accordance with the Policy Development Process (PDP), the Advisory Council met on 19 February 2026.

The AC has abandoned the following Draft Policy:

*ARIN-2024-5: Rewrite of NRPM Section 4.4 Micro-Allocation

The AC issued the following statement: 

"After a number of revisions and community consultations, the Advisory Council has voted to abandon Draft Proposal ARIN-2024-5, Rewrite of NRPM Section 4.4 Micro-Allocation. While the overall goals of the proposal have received community support and the discussions around it have been robust, it is apparent from recent feedback (both from the floor at ARIN 56 and on PPML) that the proposal does not meet the level of community support that a comprehensive rewrite of a section warrants.

The Advisory Council welcomes policy proposals to address language in Section 4.4 that the community has indicated most in need of updating; in particular, addressing acceptable uses of allocations under this section, clarifying whether IXP resources may be globally routed, and requirements for organizations who are requesting additional allocations under this section.

As always, the ARIN Advisory Council thanks the community for their valuable input regarding this proposal."

Anyone dissatisfied with this decision may initiate a petition. This petition request must occur within seven days after the announcement date of the Advisory Council action. The petition against abandonment deadline for ARIN-2024-5 is 3 March 2026.


The AC is continuing to work on:

Draft Policies:

*ARIN-2025-1: Clarify ISP and LIR Definitions and References to Address Ambiguity in NRPM Text
*ARIN-2025-3: Change Section 9 Out Of Region Use Minimum Criteria
*ARIN-2025-6: Fix formula in 6.5.2.1c
*ARIN-2025-7: Make policy in 6.5.8.2 match the examples
*ARIN-2025-8: Reserve 4.10 space for In-Region Use


The PDP can be found at:
https://www.arin.net/participate/policy/pdp/ 

Recommended Draft Policies, Draft Policies, and Proposals under discussion can be found at:
https://www.arin.net/participate/policy/drafts/ 

PDP Petition information can be found at:
https://www.arin.net/participate/policy/pdp/petitions/

Regards,

Eddie Diego
Policy Analyst
American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN)