I took the same route, emailing the President's office.  I've received emails from four different individuals and a phone call so far.  No one has been able to really provide me any answers yet.  The only light at the end of the tunnel that I've received is that the Schedule J is supposed to be finalized sooner than the 3/17 date it's currently reflecting.  But they couldn't give me an actual date.  I'm located in a heavy agricultural/commercial fishing area, and those entities need to file and pay by 3/1 to avoid underpayment penalties/interest.  Hard to do that when one of the main ag/fishing tax forms isn't final until 3/17.  So frustrating.