Checked the website at 4. Still said 'completed initial processing, now in progress.' Called in, asked about status. Went through all my info. The very nice lady said 'I'm going to put you on hold for a moment.' Came back a minute later, said 'It's now valid, should arrive in the mail in two to three weeks.' Thanked her, wished her a nice day, hung up, rechecked the website, and lo, it says the same thing!

Wonder if I should have asked her for the PAL number, so I could go ahead and order something, get my range application going, etc etc....