On May 31, 2012, at 7:53 PM, Thierry Moreau wrote: > Brian E Carpenter wrote: >> On 2012-05-31 09:24, SM wrote: >> ... >>> In Section 3.2.3: >>> >>> "Approves the appointment of the IANA" >>> >>> Isn't IANA more of a U.S. Government decision? >> The IAB decides who acts as the IETF's IANA. RFC 2860 again. >> Brian > > See e.g. > > http://ntia.doc.gov/page/iana-functions-purchase-order You're correct that NTIA wants to pay someone to do the "protocol parameter" job. The IAB can decide to not use that office.