
<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div class="">I’d argue that this is not editorial, in that the use of the term “new” at the time was intended to exclude the existing gTLDs from eligibility, where the proposed language does not. That said, I support as written.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Thanks,</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">-C<br class=""><div><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On Apr 20, 2021, at 11:49 AM, Scott Leibrand <<a href="mailto:scottleibrand@gmail.com" class="">scottleibrand@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class="">IMO this is editorial, but either way I support the clarification. <div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">-Scott<br class=""><br class=""><div id="BIOS-SIGNATURE" class=""></div></div><br class=""><br class=""><br class="">----------<br class="">On Tue, Apr 20, 2021 at 11:43 AM, ARIN <<a href="mailto:info@arin.net" class="">info@arin.net</a>> wrote:<br class=""><div class=""><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal">On 15 April 2021, the ARIN Advisory Council (AC) sent the following Recommended Draft Policy to Last Call:</p><div class=""><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div class=""> <br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div class=""><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><p class="MsoNormal">* ARIN-2020-7: 4.4 gTLD Micro-allocation Clarification</p><div class=""><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div class=""> <br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div class=""><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><p class="MsoNormal">Feedback is encouraged during the Last Call period. All comments should be provided to the Public Policy Mailing List. Last Call will expire on 4 May 2021.</p><div class=""><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div class=""> <br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div class=""><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><p class="MsoNormal">The Recommended Draft Policy text is below and available at:</p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://www.arin.net/participate/policy/drafts/2020_7/" class="">https://www.arin.net/participate/policy/drafts/2020_7/</a></p><div class=""><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div class=""> <br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div class=""><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><p class="MsoNormal">The ARIN Policy Development Process is available at:</p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://www.arin.net/participate/policy/pdp/" class="">https://www.arin.net/participate/policy/pdp/</a></p><div class=""><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div class=""> <br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div class=""><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><p class="MsoNormal">Regards,</p><div class=""><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div class=""> <br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div class=""><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><p class="MsoNormal">Sean Hopkins</p><p class="MsoNormal">Senior Policy Analyst</p><p class="MsoNormal">American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN)</p><div class=""><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div class=""> <br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div class=""><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div class=""><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div class=""> <br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div class=""><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div class=""><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div class=""> <br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div class=""><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><p class="MsoNormal">Recommended Draft Policy ARIN-2020-7: 4.4 gTLD Micro-allocation Clarification</p><div class=""><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div class=""> <br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div class=""><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><p class="MsoNormal">AC Assessment of Conformance with the Principles of Internet Number Resource Policy:</p><div class=""><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div class=""> <br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div class=""><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><p class="MsoNormal">The draft Policy ARIN-2020-7 is fair, impartial ,technically sound and supported by the community. This draft policy removes “new” from “new GTLD” in NRPM Section 4.4 in an effort to reduce confusion for those who may view the policy itself as “new” when it is from 2012.</p><div class=""><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div class=""> <br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div class=""><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><p class="MsoNormal">Problem Statement:</p><div class=""><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div class=""> <br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div class=""><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><p class="MsoNormal">As stated in NRPM section 4.4: Micro-allocation</p><div class=""><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div class=""> <br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div class=""><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><p class="MsoNormal">ICANN-sanctioned gTLD operators may justify up to the equivalent of an IPv4 /23 block for each authorized new gTLD, allocated from the free pool or received via transfer, but not from the above reservation.</p><div class=""><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div class=""> <br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div class=""><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><p class="MsoNormal">The term “new gTLD” is confusing and refers to all gTLD’s that have been created since June of 2012.</p><div class=""><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div class=""> <br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div class=""><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><p class="MsoNormal">Policy statement:</p><div class=""><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div class=""> <br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div class=""><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><p class="MsoNormal">ICANN-sanctioned gTLD operators may justify up to the equivalent of an IPv4 /23 block for each authorized gTLD, allocated from the free pool or received via transfer, but not from the above reservation.</p><div class=""><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div class=""> <br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div class=""><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><p class="MsoNormal">Comments:</p><div class=""><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div class=""> <br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div class=""><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><p class="MsoNormal">This proposal stems from a suggestion in the January, 2019 Policy Experience Report.</p><div class=""><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div class=""> <br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div class=""><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><p class="MsoNormal">Timetable for Implementation: Immediate</p></div></div>

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