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--></style></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>The ARIN Advisory Council (AC) met on 19 April 2023, and sent the following Recommended Draft Policy to Last Call for an extended period with communication sent from staff:</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>* Recommended Draft Policy ARIN-2022-11: Clean-up of NRPM – Introduction of Section 2.17</p><p class=MsoNormal> </p><p class=MsoNormal>ARIN staff confirms the correct Recommended Draft Policy text was communicated to PPML on 16 March 2023 and again on 21 March 2023. The appropriate text was presented at ARIN 51 on 17 Apr 2023 which received community support. It has been noted https://www.arin.net/participate/policy/drafts/2022_11/ on ARIN’s website did not exactly match the text sent to PPML or the text presented at ARIN 51. ARIN’s website has been corrected, and ARIN staff apologizes for any confusion this may have caused.</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Feedback is encouraged during the Last Call period. All comments should be provided to the Public Policy Mailing List. Last Call will expire on 9 Jun 2023.</p><p class=MsoNormal> </p><p class=MsoNormal>The Recommended Draft Policy text is below and available at:</p><p class=MsoNormal> </p><p class=MsoNormal><u><a href="https://www.arin.net/participate/policy/drafts/2022_11/">https://www.arin.net/participate/policy/drafts/2022_11/</a></u></p><p class=MsoNormal> </p><p class=MsoNormal>The ARIN Policy Development Process is available at:</p><p class=MsoNormal><u><a href="https://www.arin.net/participate/policy/pdp/">https://www.arin.net/participate/policy/pdp/</a></u></p><p class=MsoNormal> </p><p class=MsoNormal>Regards,</p><p class=MsoNormal> </p><p class=MsoNormal>Eddie Diego</p><p class=MsoNormal>Policy Analyst</p><p class=MsoNormal>American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN)</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Recommended Draft Policy ARIN-2022-11: Clean-up of NRPM – Introduction of Section 2.17</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>AC Assessment of Conformance with the Principles of Internet Number Resource Policy:</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Based on community feedback and AC discussion we motion to move ARIN-2022-11: Clean-up of NRPM – Introduction of Section 2.17 to Recommended Draft, with the following definition: “Internet number resources are unique identifiers within the Internet Numbers Registry System [as described in IETF RFC 7020] and this includes ranges (or “blocks”) of contiguous Internet Protocol (“IP”) addresses and Autonomous System Numbers (“ASNs”).” This Draft Policy is fair, impartial, and technically sound and will add clarity to the term “Internet number resources”.</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Problem Statement:</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The term Internet Number Resources is referenced in several sections of the NRPM but is not defined.</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Policy Statement:</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>“Internet number resources are unique identifiers within the Internet Numbers Registry System [as described in IETF RFC 7020] and this includes ranges (or “blocks”) of contiguous Internet Protocol (“IP”) addresses and Autonomous System Numbers (“ASNs”).”</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Timetable for Implementation: Immediate</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Comments:</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Although this proposal was drafted in the course of an editorial review of Section 2 of the NRPM, the addition of a new definition may not be considered purely editorial in nature and so this proposal is not being presented as strictly editorial.</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>