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Consultation on the second draft of the RIR Governance Document
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The NRO Number Council (NRO NC) has published a revised version of the
document that aims to update ICP-2: Criteria for Establishment of New
Regional Internet Registries. This updated document is titled
'Governance Document for the Recognition, Operation, and Derecognition
of Regional Internet Registries' (RIR Governance Document) and can be
viewed here.
https://www.nro.net/icp-2-rir-governance-document-v2
A consultation on the first version of the draft document was held from
14 April to 27 May earlier this year. Feedback received from this
consultation was used to inform the revisions.
We now invite your input on the revised draft. Please make sure to share
your feedback by Friday, 7 November 2025.
Background information
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In October 2023, the Number Resource Organization Executive Council (NRO
EC) asked the NRO NC, which fulfils the role of the Address Supporting
Organization Address Council (ASO AC), to establish and manage a process
to update the Internet Coordination Policy (ICP-2): Criteria for
Establishment of New Regional Internet Registries document. Modification
of ICP-2 requires an open and transparent process to allow participation
from across the global RIR and ICANN communities.
As part of this process, the NRO NC invited the global Regional Internet
Registry (RIR) communities to provide feedback on each principle via a
questionnaire, which was open from 8 October until 6 December 2024. On
24 February 2025, the NRO published a qualitative analysis and summary
of the community responses received on the proposed principles to update
ICP-2. The NRO NC hosted a community consultation in each RIR region, in
parallel with an ICANN Public Comment, from 14 April until 27 May 2025.
The summary report from the consultation was published on 30 July 2025.
https://www.nro.net/policy/internet-coordination-policy-2/rir-governance-document-consultation-summary-report-and-data/
The NRO NC has reviewed and considered the feedback received during the
original consultation, and is now providing the same opportunity for
community review of the revised draft. To simplify community review, the
NRO NC will also provide supporting documents including a redline
version showing the differences between the two drafts and a summary
rationale for the changes in the new version in the coming days.
Share your input
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The NRO NC is now seeking community input on the revised text of the
proposed RIR Governance Document. This feedback will be reviewed by the
NRO NC during their upcoming workshop scheduled from 12 to 14 November
2025.
We ask you to please keep the following in mind while preparing your
comments:
- Please share feedback that is specific to this document.
- We are particularly interested in hearing your views on whether
this draft addresses questions and concerns with the previous
draft.
- This document does not address the implementation of the RIR
governance framework; comments on implementation will be
considered out of scope.
- Constructive comments are highly appreciated.
For APNIC community participation, please share your thoughts on the
ICP-2 Review mailing list.
https://orbit.apnic.net/mailing-list/[email protected]/
You are also welcome to participate in the APNIC 60 ICP-2 Review: RIR
Governance Document Consultation session, either in person or remotely,
to discuss the revisions in the document.
https://conference.apnic.net/60/program/program/index.html#/day/7/68/
Join a session
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All the planned sessions during which the NRO NC will share information
on the draft ‘RIR Governance Document‘ and the process to update ICP-2
will be listed on the NRO website. The sessions will also be recorded
and archived. Links to the recordings will also be listed on the same
webpage.
https://www.nro.net/icp-2-community-engagement
On behalf of the NRO NC
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