On 20 August 2020, the ARIN Advisory Council (AC) accepted
"ARIN-prop-291: Clarify and Update 4.2.1.2 Annual Renewal Fee" as a
Draft Policy.
Draft Policy ARIN-2020-8 is below and can be found at:
https://www.arin.net/participate/policy/drafts/2020_8/
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/participate/policy/pdp/
Draft Policies and Proposals under discussion can be found at:
https://www.arin.net/participate/policy/drafts/
Regards,
Sean Hopkins
Policy Analyst
American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN)
Draft Policy ARIN-2020-8: Clarify and Update 4.2.1.2 Annual Renewal Fee
Problem Statement:
The January 2020 Policy Experience Report highlighted that the existing
language in Section 4.2.1.2 “Annual Renewal” references fees. Fees are
not considered a member qualification criteria. Since fees aren’t
referenced elsewhere in community policy, the wording was reviewed by
the PEG.
Policy Statement:
Given that the Registration Services Agreement (RSA) already contains
language regarding fees, the PEG recommends removing the last two
sentences referencing from Section 4.2.1.2. The intent of the current
wording is accomplished by the existing RSA.
Current Policy (12 Aug 2020)
4.2.1.2. Annual Renewal
An annual fee for registered space is due by the anniversary date of the
ISP’s first allocation from ARIN. ISPs should take care to ensure that
their annual renewal payment is made by their anniversary due date in
accordance with the Registration Services Agreement. If not paid by the
anniversary date, the address space may be revoked. Please review the
Annual Renewal/Maintenance Fees Page for more details.
Proposed Policy
4.2.1.2. Annual Renewal
An annual fee for registered space is due by the anniversary date of the
ISP’s first allocation from ARIN. ISPs should take care to ensure that
their annual renewal payment is made by their anniversary due date in
accordance with the Registration Services Agreement.
Timetable for Implementation: Immediate
Comments:
The AC’s understanding is that community policy should not include
language referring to fees, as such language is already present in the
Registration Services Agreement (RSA). Registration Services has
informed us that “Section 4.2.1.2. contains language detailing fee due
dates, encouraging on-time payments, and mentions potential revocations.
It also contains a reference to web documentation that has evolved
significantly since this policy was implemented, and may continue to do
so. Essentially the entire section is made of language that is already
in the Registration Services Agreement, and is generally fee-focused,
making it outside normal scope for Internet number resource policy.”
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