FYI - Proposed process change at ARIN for some request tickets (was: Fwd: [ARIN-consult] Consultation on Retiring the Officer Attestation Requirement)

[John Curran <jcurran () arin net>]

NANOGers -

The following process change is being proposed in order to simplify customer request tickers for new number resources 
and improve overall service.

If you have strong feelings one way or the other, thenplease join the arin-consult list and make them known.  (Note - 
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Thanks!
/John

John Curran
President and CEO
American Registry for Internet Numbers

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From: ARIN <info () arin net<mailto:info () arin net>>
Subject: [ARIN-consult] Consultation on Retiring the Officer Attestation Requirement
Date: 3 August 2021 at 8:13:53 AM EDT
To: <arin-consult () arin net<mailto:arin-consult () arin net>>

ARIN regularly reviews existing processes as part of our continual improvement efforts to be more responsive and 
improve the service our customers receive from ARIN. Recently ARIN reviewed the Officer Attestation process and as a 
result of that review have determined the Officer Attestation process is no longer necessary for achievement of its 
original goals and should be retired. The purpose of this consultation is to review this proposed change with the 
community prior to its implementation.

The Officer Attestation was introduced in 2007 in preparation for the depletion of IPv4 addresses. Currently, ARIN 
requires an Officer Attestation for all requests that involve a needs analysis (which today consist of waiting list 
requests, NRPM 4.4 micro-allocations, NRPM 4.10 IPv6 transition, IPv6 requests, and transfer recipient requests.)

However, conditions have changed since this requirement was established, and ARIN believes that the Officer Attestation 
for resource request tickets is no longer necessary for the following reasons:

- Today IPv4 resources are issued by ARIN predominantly via the Waitlist policy, and this policy has been revised to 
only allow one small request per party (thus avoiding the original risk of “hoarding” via large suspect requests prior 
to runout).
- With regard to transfers of IPv4 resources obtained via the transfer market, the inherent costs for large transfers 
ensures organizational officers are “in the know”.
- Given IPv6 availability, officer attestation of need for IPv6 resources is not necessary.

The review identified that at this point in time the Officer Attestation process is problematic for many customers, 
predominantly posing an administrative burden that does not materially improve policy implementation and resulting in 
numerous complaints and adding unnecessary delay (varying between two days and an entire week) to completion of 
resource request tickets.

In light of the administrative burden to customers and undefined benefit, ARIN proposes dropping the Officer 
Attestation requirement – note that this specifically does not change documentation requirements related organization 
recovery of IP number resources or related anti-fraud measures that ARIN has implemented.

This consultation will remain open for 10 days.

Please provide comments to arin-consult () arin net<mailto:arin-consult () arin net>. You can subscribe to this mailing 
list at: http://lists.arin.net/mailman/listinfo/arin-consult.

Discussion on arin-consult () arin net<mailto:arin-consult () arin net> will close on 13 August 2021.

Regards,

John Curran
President and CEO
American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN)

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