ARIN-2011-12: Set Transfer Need to 24 months - Last Call

[ARIN]

The ARIN Advisory Council (AC) met on 15 December 2011 and decided to
send the following draft policy to last call:

   ARIN-2011-12: Set Transfer Need to 24 months

Feedback is encouraged during the last call period. All comments should
be provided to the Public Policy Mailing List. Last call for 2011-12 
will expire on 13 January 2012. After last call the AC will conduct 
their last call review.

The draft policy text is below and available at:
https://www.arin.net/policy/proposals/

The ARIN Policy Development Process is available at:
https://www.arin.net/policy/pdp.html

Regards,

Communications and Member Services
American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN)


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Draft Policy ARIN-2011-12
Set Transfer Need to 24 months

Date: 24 August 2011

Policy statement:

If ARIN-prop-146 passes, also modify "will be utilized within 12 months" 
to "will be utilized within 24 months"

Rationale:

Due to the complexity of the financial transaction that may be
involved and the associated budgeting on the part of the receiving
organization, 24 months is a more reasonable amount of forecast need to
allow to be fulfilled via the transfer process.

Potential benefit to address aggregation by allowing fewer larger
transfers sooner.

Change from previous version: uses the new language proposed in
ARIN-prop-146 rather than modifying 4.2.4.4. Also no longer modifies
4.2.4.4 to apply to section 8.2 transfers.

Timetable for implementation: immediate