Ho Ho Ho

Mel Blackwell does not have a Saint Nick physique, but he certainly brightened my holidays.

USAC released a News Brief today (if I ran USAC, any News Brief that came out on Monday would start with "Extra! Extra! Read all about it!") which said:

• We expect the FY2011 filing window to open in early January 2011.
• The window will remain open for about the same number of days as in the past, which means that we expect the window to close in mid-March 2011.

I have been saying for years that the window should be later, and I finally get my wish. I'm sure it's only because USAC is scrambling to get the online 470 and 471 updated to meet new FCC requirements, but my hope is that after they try it for one year, it will become the norm.