Lotta News...

Here we are simply copying our correspondence with the Mississippi Attorney General's office.  Please read carefully and pass along as much and as soon as possible...

Thank you for forwarding the Protocol.  We spent a good while studying it
and found both answers and questions (not surprising, huh?).    A
knowledgeable lady named Sheila answered the phone at the GCCF 800 #
yesterday, and we had a very productive talk.  According to her, they have
been somewhat delayed (again, not a surprise) in getting "Interim Claim"
paperwork out and new teams in place for processing the claims.  Apparently,
information packets will be mailed to all claimants to arrive sometime this
week.  Processing teams should be in place at local GCCF offices next week.
The rub here is that all claims must be filed by Dec 31.  Very small window
there, especially in light of the Season.  Interim Claims may be submitted
quarterly going forward.  Importantly, the first Interim Claims will cover
losses from the April blowout until the end of the year.  In other words,
just like the Emergency Claims were supposed to do.  The local GCCF office
is scheduled for a phone conference this evening to receive this updated
information.

Another rally is scheduled at the Lighthouse today.  Given the "cool" only
the most dedicated are expected to show.  This information will be
disseminated, and as Bill Mulvey has envisioned, "informal communications"
will hopefully spread quickly.  Perhaps we will be able to enlist the aid of
our local media to help get the word out.

It's important to note that "Interim" and "Final" claims are not exclusive,
but, rather, both can be filed.  Interim Claims should be filed first and by
all claimants, just as Emergency Claims previously.  Final Claims may be
filed after Interim Claims have been resolved.

Time line:  GCCF plans to finish all Emergency Claims by Dec 15.  Interim
Claims will then be processed, to be resolved within 90 days and hopefully
sooner, perhaps within 15-45 days.  Final Claims will not even be looked at
until the first waves of Interim Claims have been resolved.

Thank You,