Policy Proposal 2007-11 - Staff Assessment

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Policy Proposal 2007-11
Refinement of ISP Initial Allocation Policy

ARIN Staff Assessment

The assessment of this proposal includes comments from ARIN staff and
the ARIN General Counsel. It contains analysis of procedural, legal, and
resource concerns regarding the implementation of this policy proposal
as it is currently stated. Any changes to the language of the proposal
may necessitate further analysis by staff and Counsel.

I.	Proposal

   Policy Proposal 2007-11 is available as Annex A below and at:
   http://www.arin.net/policy/proposals/2007_11.html

II.	Understanding of the proposal

   ARIN staff understands that this proposal would remove a sentence
which refers to completing a template.

III.	Issues and concerns

   A.	ARIN Staff

     No comments at this time.

   B.	ARIN General Counsel

     The policy as proposed poses no significant legal risks for ARIN.

IV.	Resource Impact - Minimum

The resource impact of implementing this policy is viewed as minimum.
Barring any unforeseen resource requirements, this policy could be
implemented within 90 days from the date of the ratification of the
policy by the ARIN Board of Trustees. Implementation would not require
the acquisition of staff personnel or equipment. It will require the
following:

- Revisions to registration guidelines
- Staff Training

Respectfully submitted,

Member Services
American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN)


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Annex A
Policy Proposal 2007-11

Refinement of ISP Initial Allocation Policy

Policy statement

Proposal type: modify

Policy term: permanent

Policy statement:

In NRPM 4.2.4.3 (Initial Allocations to ISPs Policy), strike the
following sentence:

"When completing Section 7 of the ARIN ISP Network Request Template,
please keep this in mind"

Rationale:

Instructions on filling out templates properly belong in the
instructions attached to the template, not as part of a policy
statement. This reminder makes reference to an obsolete template and
section. ARIN released new templates in August 2006 and changed template
names, field numbers, and sections which made both of these references
obsolete.

Timetable for implementation: Immediate