David;Um. No. See http://www.arin.net/policy/ipep.htmlAre you saying "Board of Trustees", "ARIN Advisory Council" and or general public" related to ARIN decision will make decisions just randomly without having knowledge on technical requirements? Masataka OhtaI think the answer is that the RIRs can do allocations based on the technical requirements given to them by the IETF. BobOn assignment policy and registration? Wow. - kurtis -