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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>On 21 October 2022, the ARIN Advisory Council (AC) advanced the following Draft Policy to Recommended Draft Policy status:</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></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>The text of the Recommended Draft Policy is below, and may also be found at:</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://www.arin.net/participate/policy/drafts/2022_3/">https://www.arin.net/participate/policy/drafts/2022_3/</a> </p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>You are encouraged to discuss all Recommended Draft Policies on PPML prior to their presentation at the next ARIN Public Policy Consultation (PPC). PPML and PPC discussions are invaluable to the AC when determining community consensus.</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The PDP can be found at:</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></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><o:p> </o:p></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</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> </p><p class=MsoNormal>Recommended Draft Policy ARIN-2022-3: Remove Officer Attestation Requirement for 8.5.5</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>AC Assessment of Conformance with the Principles of Internet Number Resource Policy:</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Draft Policy 2022-3 conforms with the principles of the ARIN Policy Development Process. It is fair, impartial, and technically sound. This policy, if adopted, will remove the requirement of officer attestation from specified transfer recipients. The policy has received support from the community.</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Problem Statement:</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Requiring an officer attestation requires unnecessary resources and increases the time to complete an IPv4 transfer.</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Policy statement:</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>8.5.5. Block Size</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Organizations may qualify for the transfer of a larger initial block, or an additional block, by providing documentation to ARIN which details the use of at least 50% of the requested IPv4 block size within 24 months.</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Removing “An officer of the organization shall attest to the documentation provided to ARIN.”</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Timetable for implementation: Immediate</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Comments:</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>This is the only remaining mention outside Section 9 (which makes good use of the restrictions it has).</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Due to the cost of IPv4 at this time it is safe to say that someone of authority is aware of this transaction without having them provide an attestation.</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>