<div dir="ltr"><div>The definition below does more than define the term Organization ID/Org ID. It also defines who is entitled to receive an Org ID and, effectively, who is entitled to receive resources from ARIN.</div><div><br></div><div>Maybe defining who is entitled to receive an Org ID is unnecessary. However, if necessary, we must discuss who should be entitled to an Org ID and, therefore, resources from ARIN.</div><div><br></div><div>According to John Sweeting's email, "Individuals may as “Sole Proprietors” receive resources from ARIN for use in the operation of their business operations."</div><div><br></div><div>Others think this is an unnecessary restriction and that individuals should be able to receive resources without the status of sole proprietor.</div><div><br></div><div>To have an informed opinion about this issue, I need to understand better the business or legal purpose of ARIN's current sole proprietor requirement. </div><div><br></div><div>Thanks</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div><div lang="EN-US"><div><p class="MsoNormal">Draft Policy ARIN-2024-1: Definition of Organization ID/Org ID<br></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Problem Statement:<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">During work on a related policy proposal, the NRPM Working Group determined that a definition of Organization Identifier (Org ID) should be included in the NRPM to add clarity to the term and unify NRPM references to match the use of the term in other ARIN publications such as ARIN online.<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Policy Statement:<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Current: None<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Proposed:<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Section 2.18 Organizational Identifier (Org ID)<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">An Organizational Identifier (Org ID) is a record that represents a business, non-profit corporation, or government entity in the ARIN database. An entity must have an Organizational Identifier (Org ID) to request Internet Number Resources.<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Comments:<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">This definition had previously been included in an earlier policy proposal (ARIN-2023-7), but community feedback recommendations on that proposal showed a preference for adding the definition separately from that proposal. As such the definition is now being proposed as a standalone proposal, and the language will be removed from the current ARIN-2023-7 proposal, allowing the two sections of that proposal to be evaluated separately.<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Timetable for Implementation: Immediate</p></div></div>
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