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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 16 March 2023, the ARIN Advisory Council (AC) advanced the following Draft Policy to Recommended Draft Policy status: </p><p class=MsoNormal> </p><p class=MsoNormal>* ARIN-2022-11: Clean-up of NRPM – Introduction of Section 2.17</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> </p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://www.arin.net/participate/policy/drafts/2022_11/">https://www.arin.net/participate/policy/drafts/2022_11/</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> </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> </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> </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> </p><p class=MsoNormal> </p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Recommended Draft Policy ARIN-2022-11: Clean-up of NRPM – Introduction of Section 2.17</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>Based on community feedback and AC discussion we motion to move ARIN-2022-11: Clean-up of NRPM – Introduction of Section 2.17 to Recommended Draft, with the following definition: “Internet number resources are unique identifiers within the Internet Numbers Registry System [as described in IETF RFC 7020] and this includes ranges (or “blocks”) of contiguous Internet Protocol (“IP”) addresses and Autonomous System Numbers (“ASNs”).” This Draft Policy is fair, impartial, and technically sound and will add clarity to the term “Internet number resources”.</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>The term Internet Number Resources is referenced in several sections of the NRPM but is not defined. </p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Policy Statement: </p><p class=MsoNormal> </p><p class=MsoNormal>“Internet number resources are unique identifiers within the Internet Numbers Registry System [as described in IETF RFC 7020] and this includes ranges (or “blocks”) of contiguous Internet Protocol (“IP”) addresses and Autonomous System Numbers (“ASNs”).”</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>Although this proposal was drafted in the course of an editorial review of Section 2 of the NRPM, the addition of a new definition may not be considered purely editorial in nature and so this proposal is not being presented as strictly editorial.</p></div></body></html>