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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 19 August 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-edit-2020-9: Section 8 Editorial Clean-up </p><p class=MsoNormal> </p><p class=MsoNormal>The AC has advanced the following to Draft Policy status (will be posted separately for discussion):</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>* ARIN-prop-300: Update ISP and End User References For 2022 Fee Schedule</p><p class=MsoNormal>* ARIN-prop-302: Remove Circuit Requirement</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The AC advances Proposals to Draft Policy status once they are found to be within the scope of the Policy Development Process (PDP) and contain a clear problem statement.</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The AC has advanced the following to Recommended Draft Policy status </p><p class=MsoNormal>(will be posted separately for discussion):</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></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>The AC advances Draft Policies to Recommended Draft Policy status once they have been fully developed and meet ARIN's Principles of Internet Number Resource Policy. Specifically, these principles are:</p><p class=MsoNormal>* Enabling Fair and Impartial Number Resource Administration</p><p class=MsoNormal>* Technically Sound</p><p class=MsoNormal>* Supported by the Community</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-2021-3: Private AS Number and Unique Routing Policy Clarifications </p><p class=MsoNormal>* ARIN-2021-4: Clarifications to Sections 8.3, 8.4 and 8.5.6</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Proposals:</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>* ARIN-prop-303: Make Abuse Contact Useful</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The PDP can be found at:</p><p class=MsoNormal>https://www.arin.net/participate/policy/pdp/</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>https://www.arin.net/participate/policy/drafts/</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>