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--></style></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>In accordance with the Policy Development Process (PDP), the Advisory Council (AC) met on 22 January 2021.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>The AC is continuing to work on:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Recommended Draft Policies:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>* ARIN-2020-7: 4.4 gTLD Micro-allocation Clarification<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Draft Policies:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>* ARIN-2020-2: Reinstatement of Organizations Removed from Waitlist by Implementation of ARIN-2019-16<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>* ARIN-2020-6: Allowance for IPv4 Allocation “Swap” Transactions via 8.3 Specified Transfers and 8.4 Inter-RIR Transfers<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>* ARIN-2020-8: Clarify and Update 4.2.1.2 Annual Renewal Fee<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>* ARIN-2020-9: Editorial Clean-up of NRPM Section 4 and Related Provisions<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>* ARIN-2020-10: Removal of Requirement to Demonstrate Utilization of Reassignments and Reallocations for ISPs Seeking Initial Allocation from ARIN<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>* ARIN-2020-11: Replace the Image in Section 2 With a Textual Description<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Proposals:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>* ARIN-prop-296: ASN Clarifications to Sections 2, 8, and 10<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>The PDP can be found at:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>https://www.arin.net/participate/policy/pdp/<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Draft Policies and Proposals under discussion can be found at:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>https://www.arin.net/participate/policy/drafts/<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Sean Hopkins<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Senior Policy Analyst<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>