The following is a new policy proposal that has been posted to the ARIN Public Policy Mailing List for discussion on that list.
Regards, Member Services American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN) -------- Original Message -------- Subject: [arin-ppml] Policy Proposal 105: Simplified M&A transfer policy Date: Tue, 22 Dec 2009 14:30:43 -0500 From: Member Services <[email protected]> To: [email protected] ARIN received the following policy proposal and is posting it to the Public Policy Mailing List (PPML) in accordance with Policy Development Process. This proposal is in the first stage of the Policy Development Process. ARIN staff will perform the Clarity and Understanding step. Staff does not evaluate the proposal at this time, their goal is to make sure that they understand the proposal and believe the community will as well. Staff will report their results to the ARIN Advisory Council (AC) within 10 days. The AC will review the proposal at their next regularly scheduled meeting (if the period before the next regularly scheduled meeting is less than 10 days, then the period may be extended to the subsequent regularly scheduled meeting). The AC will decide how to utilize the proposal and announce the decision to the PPML. In the meantime, the AC invites everyone to comment on the proposal on the PPML, particularly their support or non-support and the reasoning behind their opinion. Such participation contributes to a thorough vetting and provides important guidance to the AC in their deliberations. Draft Policies and Proposals under discussion can be found at: https://www.arin.net/policy/proposals/index.html The ARIN Policy Development Process can be found at: https://www.arin.net/policy/pdp.html Mailing list subscription information can be found at: https://www.arin.net/mailing_lists/ Regards, Member Services American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN) ## * ## Policy Proposal 105: Simplified M&A transfer policy Proposal Originator: Scott Leibrand Proposal Version: 1.0 Date: 22 December 2009 Proposal type: new Policy term: permanent Policy statement: Replace section 8.2 with: 8.2. Mergers and Acquisitions ARIN will consider requests for the transfer of number resources in the case of properly documented mergers and acquisitions. ARIN will maintain an up-to-date list of acceptable types of documentation. In the event that number resources of the acquired/merged organization(s) are no longer efficiently utilized at the time ARIN becomes aware of the transaction, through a transfer request or otherwise, ARIN will work with the resource holder(s) to return or aggregate resources as appropriate via the processes outlined in sections 4.6, 4.7, or 12 of the NRPM. Add "In addition to transfers under section 8.2, " at the beginning of section 8.3. Transfers to Specified Recipients. Rationale: This policy proposal: attempts to simplify the M&A transfer section of the NRPM; eliminates the ambiguity discussed at the ARIN Public Policy Meeting (PPM) in Dearborn by clarifying that transfers can occur under either 8.2 or 8.3 independently; and attempts to address the concerns raised in the staff policy implementation report at the Dearborn PPM. The idea here is to simply say that ARIN will allow M&A transfers, and to require the return of any address space that is not efficiently utilized after the acquisition. Preferably that would happen voluntarily under the policies of NRPM 4.6 (Amnesty), but it also leaves the door open for ARIN to revoke space under NRPM 12 (Resource Review) if necessary. This also should dramatically increase the completion rate for transfer requests, as the evaluation of whether space is efficiently utilized after the transfer can occur in parallel, completely independently of the transfer request, and can continue even if the transfer request is abandoned. The bulleted lists of acceptable documentation removed from the NRPM should be maintained by ARIN elsewhere on the website, such as at https://www.arin.net/resources/request/transfers.html Timetable for implementation: Immediate _______________________________________________ PPML You are receiving this message because you are subscribed to the ARIN Public Policy Mailing List ([email protected]). Unsubscribe or manage your mailing list subscription at: http://lists.arin.net/mailman/listinfo/arin-ppml Please contact [email protected] if you experience any issues. _______________________________________________ ARIN-Announce You are receiving this message because you are subscribed to the ARIN Announce Mailing List ([email protected]). Unsubscribe or manage your mailing list subscription at: http://lists.arin.net/mailman/listinfo/arin-announce Please contact [email protected] if you experience any issues.
