NSC approved a Oct'02 case. There is no method to the madness of BCIS. Please see the details :
http://boards.immigrationportal.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=107090&perpage=15&pagenumber=1
http://boards.immigrationportal.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=107090&perpage=15&pagenumber=1