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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 18 August 2022.</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></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-308: Leasing not Intended</p><p class=MsoNormal>* ARIN-prop-314: Clean-up of NRPM – Introduction of Section 2.17</p><p class=MsoNormal>* ARIN-prop-317: Direct Assignment Language Update</p><p class=MsoNormal>* ARIN-prop-318: Editorial Clean-up of NRPM Section 2.10</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><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The AC has classified the following as Editorial Changes (will be posted separately for discussion):</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>* Draft Policy ARIN-2022-4: Clean-up of NRPM Sections 2.1 and 2.2</p><p class=MsoNormal>* ARIN-prop-311: Editorial Clean-up of NRPM Sections 2.4 and 2.5</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><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>Recommended 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-2022-1: MDN Clarification for Qualification</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-2021-6: Permit IPv4 Leased Addresses for Purposes of Determining Utilization for Future Allocations</p><p class=MsoNormal>* ARIN-2021-7: Make Abuse Contact Useful</p><p class=MsoNormal>* ARIN-2021-8: Deprecation of the ‘Autonomous System Originations’ Field</p><p class=MsoNormal>* ARIN-2022-2: Remove Barrier to BGP Uptake in ASN Policy</p><p class=MsoNormal>* ARIN-2022-3: Remove Officer Attestation Requirement for 8.5.5</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-2022-6: Editorial Clean-up of NRPM Sections 2.12 and 2.14</p><p class=MsoNormal>* ARIN-edit-2022-7: Editorial Clean-up of NRPM Section 2.16</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>