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    <p class="MsoNormal"><span
        style="mso-ansi-language:#0C00;mso-fareast-language:
        EN-GB">Dear colleagues,</span></p>
    <p class="MsoNormal"><span
        style="mso-ansi-language:#0C00;mso-fareast-language:
        EN-GB"> </span></p>
    <p class="MsoNormal"><span
        style="mso-ansi-language:#0C00;mso-fareast-language:
        EN-GB">Policy proposal 202</span><span style="mso-ansi-language:
        EN-US;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB" lang="EN-US">3</span><span
        style="mso-ansi-language:#0C00;
        mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">-0</span><span
        style="mso-ansi-language:
        EN-US;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB" lang="EN-US">2</span><span
        style="mso-ansi-language:#0C00;
        mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">, "Minimum Size for IPv4 Temporary
        Assignments", is now in the Review Phase.</span></p>
    <p class="MsoNormal"><span
        style="mso-ansi-language:#0C00;mso-fareast-language:
        EN-GB"> </span></p>
    <p class="MsoNormal"><span
        style="mso-ansi-language:#0C00;mso-fareast-language:
        EN-GB">This policy proposal recommends setting the minimum
        assignment size for </span><span
        style="mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"
        lang="EN-US">IPv4 </span><span
        style="mso-ansi-language:#0C00;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">temporary
        assignments to a /24</span><span style="mso-ansi-language:EN-US;
        mso-fareast-language:EN-GB" lang="EN-US">,</span><span
        style="mso-ansi-language:#0C00;
        mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"> while still allowing for a smaller
        assignment if
        requested by the End User. This policy proposal also allows
        routing
        requirements to justify the request for more than a /24 for
        research purposes. </span></p>
    <p class="MsoNormal"><span
        style="mso-ansi-language:#0C00;mso-fareast-language:
        EN-GB"> </span></p>
    <p class="MsoNormal"><span
        style="mso-ansi-language:#0C00;mso-fareast-language:
        EN-GB">The RIPE NCC has prepared an impact analysis on this
        proposal to support
        the community’s discussion.</span></p>
    <p class="MsoNormal"><span
        style="mso-ansi-language:#0C00;mso-fareast-language:
        EN-GB"> </span></p>
    <p class="MsoNormal"><span
        style="mso-ansi-language:#0C00;mso-fareast-language:
        EN-GB">You can find the proposal and impact analysis at:</span></p>
    <p class="MsoNormal"><u><span
          style="color:blue;mso-ansi-language:#0C00;
          mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.ripe.net/participate/policies/proposals/2023-02">https://www.ripe.net/participate/policies/proposals/2023-02</a></span></u><span
        style="mso-ansi-language:#0C00;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"></span></p>
    <p class="MsoNormal"><u><span
          style="color:blue;mso-ansi-language:#0C00;
          mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.ripe.net/participate/policies/proposals/2023-02#impact-analysis">https://www.ripe.net/participate/policies/proposals/2023-02#impact-analysis</a></span></u><span
        style="mso-ansi-language:#0C00;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"></span></p>
    <p class="MsoNormal"><span
        style="mso-ansi-language:#0C00;mso-fareast-language:
        EN-GB">And the draft documents at:</span></p>
    <p class="MsoNormal"><u><span
          style="color:blue;mso-ansi-language:#0C00;
          mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.ripe.net/participate/policies/proposals/2023-02/draft">https://www.ripe.net/participate/policies/proposals/2023-02/draft</a></span></u><span
        style="mso-ansi-language:#0C00;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"></span></p>
    <p class="MsoNormal"><span
        style="mso-ansi-language:#0C00;mso-fareast-language:
        EN-GB"> </span></p>
    <p class="MsoNormal"><span
        style="mso-ansi-language:#0C00;mso-fareast-language:
        EN-GB">As per the RIPE Policy Development Process (PDP), the
        purpose of this
        four-week Review Phase is to continue discussion of the proposal
        taking the
        impact analysis into consideration, and to review the full draft
        RIPE Policy
        Document.</span></p>
    <p class="MsoNormal"><span
        style="mso-ansi-language:#0C00;mso-fareast-language:
        EN-GB"> </span></p>
    <p class="MsoNormal"><span
        style="mso-ansi-language:#0C00;mso-fareast-language:
        EN-GB">At the end of the Review Phase, the Working Group (WG)
        Chairs will
        determine whether the WG has reached rough consensus. </span></p>
    <p class="MsoNormal"><span
        style="mso-ansi-language:#0C00;mso-fareast-language:
        EN-GB">It is therefore important to provide your opinion, even
        if it is simply
        a restatement of your input from the previous phase.</span></p>
    <p class="MsoNormal"><span
        style="mso-ansi-language:#0C00;mso-fareast-language:
        EN-GB"> </span></p>
    <p class="MsoNormal"><span
        style="mso-ansi-language:#0C00;mso-fareast-language:
        EN-GB">We encourage you to read the proposal, impact analysis
        and draft
        document and </span><span
        style="mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:
        EN-GB" lang="EN-US">to </span><span
        style="mso-ansi-language:#0C00;mso-fareast-language:
        EN-GB">send any comments to <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:address-policy-wg@ripe.net">address-policy-wg@ripe.net</a> before 2
        May 2023.</span></p>
    <p class="MsoNormal"><span
        style="mso-ansi-language:#0C00;mso-fareast-language:
        EN-GB"> </span></p>
    <p class="MsoNormal"><span
        style="mso-ansi-language:#0C00;mso-fareast-language:
        EN-GB"> </span></p>
    <p class="MsoNormal"><span
        style="mso-ansi-language:#0C00;mso-fareast-language:
        EN-GB">Kind regards,</span></p>
    <p class="MsoNormal"><span
        style="mso-ansi-language:#0C00;mso-fareast-language:
        EN-GB"> </span></p>
    <p class="MsoNormal"><span
        style="mso-ansi-language:#0C00;mso-fareast-language:
        EN-GB">Angela Dall'Ara</span></p>
    <p class="MsoNormal"><span
        style="mso-ansi-language:#0C00;mso-fareast-language:
        EN-GB">Policy Officer</span></p>
    <p class="MsoNormal"><span
        style="mso-ansi-language:#0C00;mso-fareast-language:
        EN-GB">RIPE NCC</span></p>
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