- Board meeting date: 27 August 2009
- Resolution number: 2009.27.08.11
- URL for Board minutes/resolution: http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/minutes-27aug09-en.htm
- Status: Completed
Rod Beckstrom introduced the request for Board approval of assignment to staff to monitor the policy for allocation of ASN blocks to RIRs, and the extension of time for the completion of the work.
Raymond Plzak, the Chair and Raimundo Beca each noted that this action item was presented to the Board in line with the Board's review procedures as set forth in conjunction with ICANN's MOU with the ASO.
Raymond and the Chair each noted that there might be less-time consuming way for the Board to direct ICANN staff follow the ASO's global policy proposals.
Harald Tveit Alvestrand raised the issue that items such as this, which impact the IANA Department, should be brought to the attention of the IANA Committee prior to reaching the Board level.
The Chair suggested that as part of ICANN's relationship with the RIRs and the NRO/ASO, that discussions should be had to make the staff monitoring of this type of policy more automated, without having to seek Board approval.
The Chair moved and Raimundo Beca seconded the following resolution :
Whereas, Article 1 of the Board's Review Procedures for Global Internet Number Resource Policies Forwarded for Ratification by the ASO Address Council in Accordance with the ASO MoU (Board's Review Procedures), states "When, in accordance with step 1 in the Global Policy Development Process of the ASO MoU (Attachment A, article 1), ICANN staff liaising with the addressing community becomes aware of a global policy development within the scope of the ASO MoU, ICANN staff informs the ICANN Board of this development. The Board decides, as and when appropriate, that this development should be followed by ICANN staff and instructs the ICANN CEO to assign staff for this purpose. ICANN staff so assigned shall inform all ICANN Supporting Organizations and Advisory Committees, shall establish an ICANN web page to be kept up to date and shall compile a background report to be kept up to date on this global policy development. This background report shall be provided to the Board as requested.";
Whereas, ICANN staff has informed the Board that a Global Policy Proposal for "IANA Policy for Allocation of ASN Blocks to Regional Internet Registries", entailing a date change in the adopted Global Policy with identical name, has entered the first adoption steps within the individual RIRs as well as being recognized by the ASO Address Council as a valid Global Policy Proposal; and
Whereas, the Global Policy Proposal for "IANA Policy for Allocation of ASN Blocks to Regional Internet Registries" is identified as a global policy development within the scope of the ASO MoU with ICANN.
Resolved (2009.27.08.11) that the Board directs that the development of a Global Policy Proposal for "IANA Policy for Allocation of ASN Blocks to Regional Internet Registries" be followed by ICANN staff as set forth within the Board's Review Procedures and instructs the ICANN CEO to assign staff for this purpose.
All Board members in attendance unanimously approved of this resolution.
