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 **Remaining open item:** the exact NetBox literals (org ULA /48, per-DC GUA carve, DC2's v4 supernet) -- pending NetBox assignment (gap #3 in `docs/dc-dc-deployment-workflow.md`'s tooling gap register), not a ratification question.
 
-### D-101 -- RULING NOTE (2026-07-25): address-family policy CONFIRMED (no amendment)
+### RULING NOTE 2026-07-25 -- D-101 address-family policy CONFIRMED (no amendment)
 
 **Status:** D-101's family matrix CONFIRMED by operator ruling 2026-07-25 (GA-R5). This
 NOTE records the ruling; it changes NOTHING in D-101 (the matrix rationale already reads