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--></style></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>In accordance with the Policy Development Process (PDP), the Advisory Council met on 20 May 2021.</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The AC has advanced the following to the Board of Trustees for review:</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>* ARIN-2020-7: 4.4 gTLD Micro-allocation Clarification</p><p class=MsoNormal>* ARIN-2020-8: Clarify and Update 4.2.1.2 Annual Renewal Fee</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The AC has classified the following as an Editorial Change (will be posted separately for discussion):</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>* ARIN-2021-1: ASN Clarifications to Sections 2 and 8</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Per Part One, Section 3.1, paragraph 3 of the PDP:</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>"Changes to policy that are purely editorial and non-substantial in nature are outside the scope of the full Policy Development Process and may only be made with 30 days public notice followed by the concurrence of both the ARIN Advisory Council and ARIN Board of Trustees that the changes are non-substantial in nature."</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The AC is continuing to work on:</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Draft Policies:</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>* ARIN-2020-6: Allowance for IPv4 Allocation “Swap” Transactions via 8.3 Specified Transfers and 8.4 Inter-RIR Transfers</p><p class=MsoNormal>* ARIN-2020-10: Removal of Requirement to Demonstrate Utilization of Reassignments and Reallocations for ISPs Seeking Initial Allocation from ARIN</p><p class=MsoNormal>* ARIN-2021-2: Special Use IPv4 Space Out of Scope for Purposes of Determining Waitlist Eligibility</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Editorial Changes</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>* ARIN-edit-2020-9: Editorial Clean-up of NRPM Section 4 and Related Provisions</p><p class=MsoNormal>* ARIN-edit-2020-11: Add Textual Description for the Number Resource Hierarchy Image in Section 2</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The PDP can be found at:</p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://www.arin.net/participate/policy/pdp/">https://www.arin.net/participate/policy/pdp/</a></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Draft Policies and Proposals under discussion can be found at:</p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://www.arin.net/participate/policy/drafts/">https://www.arin.net/participate/policy/drafts/</a></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Regards,</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Sean Hopkins</p><p class=MsoNormal>Senior Policy Analyst</p><p class=MsoNormal>American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN)</p></div></body></html>