As of today, there are only thirty-three (33) business days left in fiscal year 2018, which concludes on September 30, 2018.  Many federal agencies will soon shift their focus from processing incoming requests to pending requests only in order to reduce their backlogs.  If an agency receives any request on or after August 16, 2018, that triggers a 10-business-day extension (that is, for "unusual circumstances"), that request will not be deemed backlogged until fiscal year 2019.  Simpler requests that are submitted on or after August 30, 2018, also will not be considered backlogged until fiscal year 2019.