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        2013.6. The suggestion and response text are provided below.
        This suggestion is now closed and is available at: </span><span
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          Suggestion: </span></b><span
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    Modify the policy development portion of the mission statement to
    add the words "needs based" as follows: [From] "coordinates the
    development of policies by the community for the management of
    Internet Protocol number resources;" [To] "coordinates the
    development of needs based policies by the community for the
    management of Internet Protocol number resources;"<span
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    <i>ARIN Comment</i><br>
    06 May 2013<br>
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    Thanks for submitting your suggestion, numbered 2013.6 upon
    confirmed receipt, to add "needs based" in ARIN's mission statement.
    Given that changes to ARIN's mission statement require Board review
    and approval, staff will review the suggestion with the ARIN Board
    during their next scheduled teleconference likely in May but
    possibly in June 2013.<br>
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    <i>ARIN Comment</i><br>
    11 September 2014<br>
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    Thank you for your suggestion numbered 2013.6 upon confirmed
    receipt, regarding the need to include the term "needs-based" in the
    ARIN mission statement. The ARIN Board felt that this issue was best
    addressed in the Number Resource Policy Manual (NRPM), and tasked
    the Advisory Council with reviewing the principles section to ensure
    that needs-basis was adequately documented.<br>
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    <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.arin.net/about_us/ac/ac2013_1011.html">https://www.arin.net/about_us/ac/ac2013_1011.html</a><br>
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    The AC determined that clarification of technical need was included
    in draft policy, 2013-4: RIR Principles, which was implemented in 15
    January 2014. This language now is part of the definition of
    "Conservation" in NRPM 1.2.
    <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.arin.net/policy/nrpm.html#one2">https://www.arin.net/policy/nrpm.html#one2</a><br>
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    We believe that this addresses the spirit of this suggestion and
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