> On Jul 17, 2017, at 12:32 , Chris Woodfield <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> Hello,
> 
> Reviving the thread on Draft Policy ARIN-2017-7. So far, the community 
> response to the proposal in its current state appears to be universally 
> negative. 
> 
> Having read the comments on this proposal, it could be plausible that an 
> alternate solution to the problem statement could be that in lieu of retiring 
> most of the section, specific sections could be substantially simplified by 
> pointing to the currently-duplicated clauses in Section 6, eliminating the 
> need to manually keep these sections in sync by applying similar policy to 
> both where warranted (in particular, the sections around utilization 
> justification seem like the best candidates).

I think you mean section 8 as section 6 applies to IPv6 policy and would be 
absurd if applied to IPv4.

> Does the community feel that this is a viable route to explore, which would 
> simplify Section 4 while keeping the necessary relevant sections, in lieu of 
> the original proposal?

Perhaps. Or perhaps we just abandon this proposal.

Owen

> 
> Thanks,
> 
> -Chris
> 
>> On Jun 21, 2017, at 12:16 PM, Austin Murkland <[email protected] 
>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
>> 
>> I do not support this policy for the reasons Kevin and Albert outlined.  
>> This seems a bit premature.
>> 
>> Thanks,
>> 
>> Austin Murkland
>> 
>> On Tue, Jun 20, 2017 at 1:40 PM, ARIN <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> 
>> wrote:
>> On 15 June 2017, the ARIN Advisory Council (AC) advanced "ARIN-prop-242: 
>> Retire Obsolete Section 4 From the NRPM" to Draft Policy status.
>> 
>> Draft Policy ARIN-2017-7 is below and can be found at:
>> https://www.arin.net/policy/proposals/2017_7.html 
>> <https://www.arin.net/policy/proposals/2017_7.html>
>> 
>> You are encouraged to discuss all Draft Policies on PPML. The AC will 
>> evaluate the discussion in order to assess the conformance of this draft 
>> policy with ARIN's Principles of Internet number resource policy as stated 
>> in the Policy Development Process (PDP). Specifically, these principles are:
>> 
>> * Enabling Fair and Impartial Number Resource Administration
>> * Technically Sound
>> * Supported by the Community
>> 
>> The PDP can be found at:
>> https://www.arin.net/policy/pdp.html <https://www.arin.net/policy/pdp.html>
>> 
>> Draft Policies and Proposals under discussion can be found at:
>> https://www.arin.net/policy/proposals/index.html 
>> <https://www.arin.net/policy/proposals/index.html>
>> 
>> Regards,
>> 
>> Sean Hopkins
>> Policy Analyst
>> American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN)
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Draft Policy ARIN-2017-7: Retire Obsolete Section 4 from the NRPM
>> 
>> Problem Statement:
>> 
>> Since IPv4 free pool exhaustion, policy focus has shifted to transfers. The 
>> community elected, instead of revamping and modernizing section 4 in light 
>> of this to, instead, recreate the relevant parts of section 4 in section 
>> 8.5. As a result, section 4 is generally obsolete and can be mostly retired. 
>> Since some small amounts of space do occasionally recreate the free pool, a 
>> mechanism for addressing this must remain and therefore a much reduced 
>> section 4 is proposed here instead of outright retirement.
>> 
>> Policy statement:
>> 
>> Replace section 4 of the NRPM with the following:
>> 
>> 4. IPv4
>> 
>> 4.1 IPv4 Requests
>> 
>> 4.1.1 Any new requests for IPv4 addresses allocated or assigned by ARIN 
>> shall be evaluated based on the criteria for transfer recipients contained 
>> in section 8.5.
>> 
>> 4.1.2 Any approved requests which cannot be met from the ARIN free pool 
>> shall be handled according to section 4.2.
>> 
>> 4.2 Unmet requests
>> 
>> In the event that ARIN does not have a contiguous block of addresses of 
>> sufficient size to fulfill a qualified request, ARIN will provide the 
>> requesting organization with the option to specify the smallest block size 
>> they'd be willing to accept, equal to or larger than the applicable minimum 
>> size specified elsewhere in ARIN policy. If such a smaller block is 
>> available, ARIN will fulfill the request with the largest single block 
>> available that fulfills the request. If no such block is available, the 
>> organization will be provided the option to be placed on a waiting list of 
>> pre-qualified recipients, listing both the block size qualified for and the 
>> smallest block size acceptable.
>> 
>> Repeated requests are not allowed: an organization may only receive one 
>> allocation, assignment, or transfer every 3 months, but ARIN, at its sole 
>> discretion, may waive this requirement if the requester can document a 
>> change in circumstances since their last request that could not have been 
>> reasonably foreseen at the time of the original request, and which now 
>> justifies additional space.
>> 
>> Qualified requesters whose request cannot be immediately met will also be 
>> advised of the availability of the transfer mechanism in section 8.3 as an 
>> alternative mechanism to obtain IPv4 addresses.
>> 
>> 4.2.1. Waiting list
>> 
>> The position of each qualified request on the waiting list will be 
>> determined by the date it was approved. Each organization may have one 
>> approved request on the waiting list at a time.
>> 
>> 4.2.2. Fulfilling unmet needs
>> 
>> As address blocks become available for allocation, ARIN will fulfill 
>> requests on a first-approved basis, subject to the size of each available 
>> address block and a timely re-validation of the original request. Requests 
>> will not be partially filled. Any requests met through a transfer will be 
>> considered fulfilled and removed from the waiting list.
>> 
>> Comments:
>> 
>> a. Timetable for implementation: Immediate
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