[ncc-announce] [news] RIPE Policy Proposals - April Update

Dear colleagues,

Here is our monthly overview of open policy proposals and their stage in 
the RIPE Policy Development Process (PDP).

If you wish to join the discussion about a particular proposal, please 
do so on the relevant working group mailing list.

Proposals Open for Discussion:
2015-05, "Revision of Last /8 Allocation Criteria"

Proposals Awaiting Input:
2015-04, "RIPE Resource Transfer Policies"
2016-01, "Include Legacy Internet Resource Holders in the Abuse-c Policy"


Proposal Overviews:

PROPOSAL: 2015-05, "Revision of Last /8 Allocation Criteria"
OVERVIEW: Aims to allow LIRs to request an additional /22 IPv4 
allocation from the RIPE NCC every 18 months. The latest version of the 
proposal suggests several requirements, such as the LIR cannot hold more 
than a /20 IPv4, must document their IPv6 deployment and has not 
transferred any IPv4 address space before.
STATUS: Discussion Phase
WHERE TO COMMENT: Address Policy Working Group: address-policy-wg at ripe.net
DEADLINE: 13 May 2016
FULL PROPOSAL: https://www.ripe.net/participate/policies/proposals/2015-05

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The following proposals are awaiting input before they can go any 
further in the PDP.

PROPOSAL: 2015-04, "RIPE Resource Transfer Policies"
OVERVIEW: Aims to create a single transfer policy with all relevant 
information on the transfer of Internet number resources, replacing text 
in several RIPE Policies. The proposal also introduces a 24-month 
holding period for IPv4 addresses and 16-bit ASNs after any change of 
holdership.
RIPE NCC IMPACT ANALYSIS: Includes the point how the 24-month holding 
period for scarce resources will be applied.
STATUS: Review Phase – Awaiting decision from working group chair
FULL PROPOSAL: https://www.ripe.net/participate/policies/proposals/2015-04

PROPOSAL: 2016-01, "Include Legacy Internet Resource Holders in the 
Abuse-c Policy"
OVERVIEW: Aims for a mandatory abuse contact for Legacy Internet 
Resource holders in the RIPE Database.
STATUS: Discussion Phase – Awaiting decision from proposer
FULL PROPOSAL: https://www.ripe.net/participate/policies/proposals/2016-01


The RIPE NCC provides an overview of current RIPE Policy Proposals on 
www.ripe.net:
https://www.ripe.net/participate/policies/current-proposals/current-policy-proposals

We look forward to your involvement in the PDP.

Kind regards,

Marco Schmidt
RIPE Policy Development Officer
RIPE NCC