Well, on closer examination, while the acronym RSA is not explicitly defined, two of the three uses of the acronym are in section 8.5.1 entitled Registration Services Agreement. Nevertheless, I think it is a good idea to add a definition of the term Registration Services Agreement and the acronym RSA to section 2.
On Tue, Aug 25, 2020 at 3:46 PM David Farmer <far...@umn.edu> wrote: > I believe Section 4.2.1.2 should be completely removed. > > The issues of Annual Renewal is not exclusive to IPv4 or to ISPs, for that > matter, and therefore belongs somewhere else, maybe someplace in Sections 1 > or 2. I also note that the term RSA is used in several locations and is > not defined. Therefore I suggest we add a new definition to Section 2, as > follows; > > 2.X Registration Services Agreement (RSA) > > All resources allocated by ARIN through the included policies are subject > to a Registration Services Agreement (RSA) between ARIN and the resource > holder. This agreement includes the ability and the terms under > which resources are revoked, including the lack of payment of annual fees. > > > This definition clarifies the relationship between ARIN's Policies and the > RSA agreement, additionally calling out the existence of fees and that > resources are revoked through the terms of the RSA. > > Thanks > > On Tue, Aug 25, 2020 at 1:41 PM ARIN <i...@arin.net> wrote: > ... > >> 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.” >> >> _______________________________________________ >> ARIN-PPML >> You are receiving this message because you are subscribed to >> the ARIN Public Policy Mailing List (ARIN-PPML@arin.net). >> Unsubscribe or manage your mailing list subscription at: >> https://lists.arin.net/mailman/listinfo/arin-ppml >> Please contact i...@arin.net if you experience any issues. >> > > > -- > =============================================== > David Farmer Email:far...@umn.edu > Networking & Telecommunication Services > Office of Information Technology > University of Minnesota > 2218 University Ave SE Phone: 612-626-0815 > Minneapolis, MN 55414-3029 Cell: 612-812-9952 > =============================================== > -- =============================================== David Farmer Email:far...@umn.edu Networking & Telecommunication Services Office of Information Technology University of Minnesota 2218 University Ave SE Phone: 612-626-0815 Minneapolis, MN 55414-3029 Cell: 612-812-9952 ===============================================
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