The IESG has received a request from the Dynamic Host Configuration WG (dhc) to consider the following document: - 'Guidelines for Creating New DHCPv6 Options' <draft-ietf-dhc-option-guidelines-14.txt> as Best Current Practice The IESG plans to make a decision in the next few weeks, and solicits final comments on this action. Please send substantive comments to the ietf@ietf.org mailing lists by 2013-10-03. Exceptionally, comments may be sent to iesg@ietf.org instead. In either case, please retain the beginning of the Subject line to allow automated sorting. Abstract This document provides guidance to prospective DHCPv6 Option developers to help them creating option formats that are easily adoptable by existing DHCPv6 software. This document updates RFC3315. The file can be obtained via http://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-ietf-dhc-option-guidelines/ IESG discussion can be tracked via http://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-ietf-dhc-option-guidelines/ballot/ No IPR declarations have been submitted directly on this I-D.