Questions for you though...
Besides kidding, could you tell us your time-line? Are you a GC holder. One thing I was thinking, it could be part of the negotiated deal in Ngwaniya Ashcroft. May be they didn't highlight this deal so that people who have pending RTD applications and RTDs that were in transition, would start calling and drive them crazy. I think if they have changed the rules, its because of the lawsuit. One thing though, knowing the greedy nature of USCIS, I think they would have asked you to pay for three years fee, like they did in the case of EADs. You can apply for five years EAD but we'll have to pay 5 years fee.
Just my thoughts on this...