ARIN-prop-186 Section 8.2 Reorganizations - Notice of intent to make editorial update

[ARIN]

The review period for this suggested administrative update to the NRPM 
ends tomorrow.

> The review period will close on 29 May 2013.

Regards,

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





On 4/29/13 2:24 PM, ARIN wrote:
> The ARIN Advisory Council (AC) met on 24 April 2013 and requested that
> the following proposed editorial update to the Number Resource Policy
> Manual (NRPM) be posted for review by the community.
>
> The AC provided the following statement:
>
> ----
> "Having reviewed ARIN-prop-186 'Section 8.2 Reorganizations' the AC
> believes that the requested change is editorial in nature. This
> decision is based on the facts that the author of the current text did
> not intend to remove reorganizations, that ARIN's operational
> procedure will not change based on this update, as they currently
> consider reorganizations to be valid. It was pointed out by staff that
> unless the term were reintroduced into policy, their operational
> procedure may have to change accordingly. Based on this position, the
> ARIN AC proposes that the following editorial change be made to the
> NRPM:
>
> Re-insert the word 'reorganization' into section 8.2; the resulting
> text will read:
>
> "ARIN will consider requests for the transfer of number resources in
> the case of mergers, acquisitions, and reorganizations under the
> following conditions: ..."
>
> Please voice any concerns to the AC as soon as possible."
> ----
>
> The process for editorial updates to the NRPM is found in Part One,
> Section 3.1, paragraph 3 of the PDP:
> "Changes to policy that are purely editorial and non-substantial in
> nature are outside the scope of the full Policy Development Process and
> may only be made with 30 days public notice followed by the concurrence
> of both the ARIN Advisory Council and ARIN Board of Trustees that the
> changes are non-substantial in nature."
>
> The review period will close on 29 May 2013.
>
> ARIN-prop-186 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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>
>
> Policy Proposal Name: Section 8.2 Reorganizations
> Proposal Originator: John Springer
>
> Date: 23 April 2013
>
> Problem Statement:
>
> There is no longer a reference to corporate reorganizations in the
> policy. ARIN often sees corporate reorganizations as the basis for
> transfer.
>
> Corporate reorganizations were part of the previous version of 8.2
> policy as follows:
>
> "ARIN will consider requests for the transfer of number resources only
> upon receipt of evidence that the new entity has acquired the assets
> which had, as of the date of the acquisition or proposed reorganization,
> justified the current entity's use of the number resource."
>
> Current policy reads: "ARIN will consider requests for the transfer of
> number resources in the case of mergers and acquisitions under the
> following conditions: ..."
>
> Corporate reorganizations are currently being allowed under the
> following conditions: A parent organization can transfer resources to a
> child organization or vice versa as long as the child is a 100% wholly
> owned subsidiary. Various documentary requirements apply.
>
> Policy statement:
>
> "ARIN will consider requests for the transfer of number resources in the
> case of mergers, acquisitions and corporate reorganizations under the
> following conditions: ..."
>
> Timetable for implementation: Immediately
>
>