ARIN Announcements

Time is running out for organizations holding legacy resources to sign a Legacy Registration Services Agreement (LRSA) and become an ARIN Service Member before the fee cap expires on 31 December 2023. As previously announced, ARIN will no longer offer this annual legacy fee cap for any legacy resources brought under a Registration Services Agreement (RSA/LRSA) after 31 December 2023. All organizations with active LRSAs entered into prior to 1 January 2024 will continue to have their fees capped for legacy resources covered before that date per the annual legacy fee cap.

ARIN thanks those who provided valuable feedback during this consultation on pending functionality for automatic creation of Internet Routing Registry (IRR) Route Objects for uncovered Route Origin Authorizations (ROAs). This feedback will be factored into the decision on development of future IRR, Resource Public Key Infrastructure, and ROA features. Regards, John Curran President and CEO American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN)

The ARIN Board of Trustees, at its 15 August 2023 meeting, adopted a new ARIN Fee Schedule effective 1 January 2024. The new Fee Schedule reflects proposed modifications and community feedback collected from the Community Consultation that concluded on 30 July 2023. New fees will be reflected in invoices due on and after 1 January 2024. In 2022, ARIN transitioned end user customers to the Registration Services Plan (RSP) Fee Schedule, based on total IPv4 and IPv6 resources held, to ensure costs were distributed in an equitable manner by eliminating the fee differentiation between ISP and end user organizations.

At their meeting on 18 July 2023, the Board of Trustees adopted the following: ARIN-2021-8: Deprecation of the ‘Autonomous System Originations’ Field ARIN-2022-2: Remove Barrier to BGP Uptake in ASN Policy ARIN-2022-3: Remove Officer Attestation Requirement for 8.5.5 ARIN-2022-4: Clean-up of NRPM Sections 2.1 and 2.2 ARIN-2022-5: Clean-up of NRPM Section 2.11 ARIN-2022-8: Streamlining Section 11 Policy Language ARIN-2022-11: Clean-up of NRPM – Introduction of Section 2.17 These policies are now in effect.

The 2023 ARIN Slate of Candidates has been amended to reflect that Rebecca Naughton has withdrawn as a candidate from the election for the Board of Trustees. Candidates for ARIN Elections ARIN Elections will be held online from 3:00 PM EDT on Thursday, 19 October 2023 through 7:00 PM EDT on Friday, 27 October 2023. These elections will fill four seats on the Board of Trustees and seven seats on the Advisory Council.

The American Registry for Internet Numbers’ (ARIN) Fellowship Program provides a specialized, interactive learning opportunity to individuals interested in Internet governance, number resource policy, and professional growth in the Internet industry. Twice a year, Fellows are chosen in advance of an ARIN Public Policy and Members Meeting to engage with the Internet governance community and attend the meeting. This fall’s Fellows will also have the opportunity to attend the 89th meeting of the North American Network Operators’ Group (NANOG), held in the days leading up to ARIN 52.

Due to the recent increase of interest and feedback, we are extending the ongoing consultation on possible new features in ARIN Online that will provide tighter integration of ARIN’s Resource Public Key Infrastructure (RPKI) and Internet Routing Registry (IRR) routing security services until 20 September. You can review the original consultation published on 10 August and the update published on 25 August at: https://www.arin.net/participate/community/acsp/consultations/2023/2023-4/ We hope you will take advantage of this extra time to share your thoughts on this important consultation on pending features and functionality that will integrate ARIN’s routing security services.

The ARIN Community Grant Program provides financial grants in support of initiatives that improve the overall Internet industry and Internet user environment, advance ARIN’s mission, and broadly benefit the Internet community within the ARIN region. ARIN has funded more than 20 projects since the program’s launch in 2019, and we are pleased to announce the 2023 ARIN Community Grant Program recipients: Open Source RegCTL & PrefixCTL FullCtl Madison, Wisconsin, USA

Candidates for ARIN Elections ARIN Elections will be held online from 3:00 PM EDT on Thursday, 19 October 2023 through 7:00 PM EDT on Friday, 27 October 2023. These elections will fill four seats on the Board of Trustees and seven seats on the Advisory Council. The Nomination Committee (NomCom) has put forward the following slates of candidates with classifications for the terms beginning 1 January 2024: Board of Trustees Candidates:

The ARIN office will close early on Friday, 1 September and be closed on Monday, 4 September in observance of Labor Day. On 1 September, the main office and Financial Services Help Desk will close at 3:00 PM ET and the Registration Services Help Desk will close at 3:30 PM ET. ARIN’s office will reopen with normal operating hours on Tuesday, 5 September.

Have questions about IPv6 resources? Wondering how your organization can deploy Resource Public Key Infrastructure (RPKI)? Need help navigating ARIN Online? Get your questions answered at our in-person ARIN on the Road event in Rochester, New York. Rochester, New York Tuesday, 26 September 2023 9:30 AM – 3:00 PM ET Hyatt Regency Rochester Register for ARIN on the Road ARIN on the Road is your chance to: Have face time with key decision-makers at ARIN — and yes, lots of Q&A time.

ARIN would like to remind the community about the ongoing consultation on possible new features in ARIN Online that will provide tighter integration of ARIN’s Resource Public Key Infrastructure (RPKI) and Internet Routing Registry (IRR) routing security services. This consultation is slated to close on Sunday, 10 September, so be sure to submit your comments to the arin-consult mailing list before then. Read the full text of the consultation at:

We hope you are excited to participate in ARIN Elections this October. Please note that a key deadline for the ARIN Elections process is coming up. All organizations who wish to vote in this year’s election must be a General Member in Good Standing as of 5:00 PM ET on Monday, 4 September 2023. A General Member in Good Standing is an entity current on all annual fees and having a valid Voting Contact on record.

Registration is now open for the ARIN 52 Public Policy and Members Meeting! This event will take place 19-20 October 2023 at the Loews Coronado Bay Resort in San Diego, California, and online via Zoom. Register for ARIN 52 We are excited to provide opportunities for both virtual and in-person participation and hope you can join us for this free Internet community event. The ARIN 52 agenda includes discussions of multiple draft Internet number resource policies, a keynote on Resource Public Key Infrastructure (RPKI) lessons within the research and education community, speeches from candidates running for the ARIN Board of Trustees and Advisory Council, and more!

Dear ARIN Community, ARIN is seeking feedback from the community regarding a specific aspect of the recent ARIN Online functionality that was deployed on 7 August 2023. This upgrade to ARIN Online brought several new features – including tighter integration of ARIN’s Resource Public Key Infrastructure (RPKI) and Internet Routing Registry (IRR) routing security services. Upon further review and out of an abundance of caution, we have decided to pause the additional functionality that creates corresponding IRR Route Objects for every Route Origin Authorization (ROA) created.

ARIN has deployed updates to ARIN Online. Full release notes are included at the end of this message. All ARIN systems have been restored and are now operating normally. We thank you for your patience. If you have additional questions, comments, or issues, please submit an Ask ARIN ticket using your ARIN Online account or contact the Registration Services Help Desk by phone Monday through Friday, 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM ET at +1.

ARIN is pleased to present the latest version of ARIN Online, including improvements, new features, and updates. Full release notes are included at the end of this message. All ARIN systems have been restored and are now operating normally. We thank you for your patience. If you have additional questions, comments, or issues, please submit an Ask ARIN ticket using your ARIN Online account or contact the Registration Services Help Desk by phone Monday through Friday, 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM ET at +1.

As part of our customer-focused approach to serving the ARIN community, we are pleased to introduce our new Qualified Facilitator Program. The Qualified Facilitator program replaces the Specified Transfer Listing Service, which was retired on 1 June 2023. ARIN Qualified Facilitators serve as resources for the community by helping organizations navigate the IPv4 and Autonomous System Number (ASN) transfer process. Using a Qualified Facilitator may be a good option for:

ARIN thanks those who provided valuable feedback during this consultation on harmonizing annual registration services fees for Autonomous System Numbers (ASNs) so that they will be included in the Registration Services Plan (RSP) fee schedule beginning 1 January 2024. This feedback will be sent to the ARIN Board of Trustees and factored into the decision on the path forward regarding the ARIN fee schedule. Regards, John Curran President and CEO

ARIN recently completed the calls for nominations for the 2023 election for the Board of Trustees and Advisory Council (AC) and the appointment of a seat on the NRO Number Council (NRO NC). The 2023 ARIN Elections will be held 19 – 27 October 2023 to fill four seats on the Board and seven seats on the AC. For the NRO NC, the Board will make an appointment this fall to fill one ARIN region seat on the NRO NC.

Amy Potter has resigned from the ARIN Advisory Council effective 31 December 2023. ARIN thanks Amy for her seven years of service on the Advisory Council and wishes her the very best in her future endeavors. Her resignation results in a vacancy of one remaining year to complete the term of service. According to the ARIN Bylaws, this vacancy will be filled by an individual elected during the upcoming ARIN Elections.

Learn more about Internet governance, number resource policy, and the ARIN community by becoming an ARIN Fellow. Applications for the ARIN 52 Fellowship Program are now open, and we encourage you to apply for this specialized, interactive learning opportunity. Fellowship Application Applications are accepted from Thursday, 6 July, to Wednesday, 26 July, 2023. Fellows will attend virtual sessions before and after the ARIN 52 Public Policy and Members Meeting (19-20 October 2023), held in San Diego, California, and may choose to attend ARIN 52 either in person or virtually.

On Wednesday, 5 July 2023, ARIN fulfilled 63 requests off the IPv4 Waiting List from the 34 IPv4 blocks listed on the IPv4 Addresses Cleared for Waiting List page: https://www.arin.net/resources/guide/ipv4/blocks_cleared/ Prior inferences about the reputation of these address blocks, causing these blocks to be placed on a blocklist, are most likely no longer valid. For more information about ARIN’s IPv4 Waiting List Availability Process, please see our blog post from the ARIN Blog:

The ARIN office will be closed on Tuesday, 4 July in observance of Independence Day. ARIN’s office will reopen with normal operating hours on Wednesday, 5 July. ARIN phone and chat services will be closed for staff training on 3 July. All tickets will be queued for response when we reopen on 5 July.

ARIN is consulting with the community about harmonizing annual registration services fees for Autonomous System Numbers (ASNs) so that they will be included in the Registration Services Plan (RSP) fee schedule beginning 1 January 2024. This change will have the benefit of recovering costs more equitably for services to ASN-only holders, with the added benefit of making ASN-only customers ARIN Service Members, thus providing them with the opportunity to become General Members and participate in ARIN governance if they so choose.