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<div>On Feb 25, 2011, at 5:27 PM, Benson Schliesser wrote:</div>
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<div>Option #1 above is perfectly reasonable. There is a DoC contract with ICANN for the IANA function. </div>
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<div>Correct.</div>
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<div>In the Joint Project Agreement related to that IANA contract, the DoC instructs ICANN to maintain legal agreements with the RIRs. </div>
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The JPA has expired. <br>
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<div>A review of the NRO history reveals only a non-binding letter of affirmation with the NRO, but let's just assume that is adequate. In the affirmation letter, ICANN delegates responsibility for allocating addresses and "facilitating" development of policies.
I do not see the delegation of other powers such as "reclamation" authority etc. Maybe I'm missing something?</div>
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<div>Perhaps the first sentence?</div>
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<div>"The NRO shall fulfill the role, responsibilities and functions of the ASO as defined </div>
<div>within the ICANN Bylaws." <<a href="http://www.icann.org/en/aso/aso-mou-29oct04.htm">http://www.icann.org/en/aso/aso-mou-29oct04.htm</a>></div>
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<div>Per the ICANN Bylaws, this includes advising the Board "with respect to policy issues </div>
<div>relating to the operation, assignment, and management of Internet addresses." </div>
<div>The Board accepted ICP-2 < <a href="http://www.icann.org/en/icp/icp-2.htm">http://www.icann.org/en/icp/icp-2.htm</a>> as a statement </div>
<div>of policy, with the NRO fulfilling ICANN's duties of coordination of number resources </div>
<div>and in particular the stable and secure operation of the Internet's number identifier </div>
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<div>FYI,</div>
<div>/John</div>
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<div>John Curran</div>
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<div>ARIN</div>
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