[ by Howard Haykin ] It's mid-summer when New York temps usually top out in the 80's or 90's, though occasionally in the 100's.  And the start of the 2013 renewal program is not a hallucination or a trick.  It really is a available, now on the FINRA CRD Web site page. Renewal Program. This program facilitates the annual renewal of broker-dealer firms’ and their registered reps’ registrations with: (i) FINRA, (ii) state/jurisdiction, and (iii) SROs. The following are all applicable dates for the 2013 Renewal Program Calendar - hyper link provided, below. October 1. Firms may review their registered persons to ensure that they have properly and timely reported all appropriate information to Web CRD and that all open branch offices have individuals assigned to them and are accurately reported. November 1. Firms may begin to submit post-dated Forms BDW, ADV-W, U5 and BR Closing/Withdrawal.  All post-dated forms must be dated 12/31/12. Nov 9. All Transition Filing functionality for investment advisers is unavailable from 11 p.m. ET, until 1/02/13. Nov 10. Web CRD/IARD unavailable as Preliminary Renewal Statements are generating. Nov 12. PRELIMINARY Renewal Statements and reports available for viewing & printing. December  13. DEADLINE for receipt of Preliminary Renewal Statement payments. Dec 21. DEADLINE to submit form filings prior to year-end is 3 p.m., ET, via Web EFT and 6 p.m., ET, via Web CRD/IARD. Web CRD/IARD available from 7 a.m. until 6 p.m., ET. Dec 22. Web CRD/IARD unavailable as Final Renewal Statements are generating. Dec 24. Web CRD/IARD available for QUERY-only and creation of "Pending" filings. Dec 25. Web CRD/IARD unavailable due to holiday schedule. Dec 26-28. Web CRD/IARD available for QUERY-only and creation of "Pending" filings. Dec 29. Web CRD/IARD unavailable. Dec 31. Web CRD/IARD available for QUERY-only and creation of "Pending" filings. January 1. Web CRD/IARD unavailable due to holiday schedule. Jan 2. Web CRD/IARD available with complete functionality as of 7 a.m., ET, including submitting form filings and approving registrations.

• All renewal overpayments are automatically transferred to firms' Daily Accounts. Refund requests should be made from this account.
• Final Renewal Statements and reports are available for viewing and printing.

February 1. DEADLINE for receipt of FINAL Renewal Statement payments and reporting any Renewal Discrepancies. To access the referenced document, go to:   [CRD Announcements, July 2012] and [FINRA 2013 Renewal Program Calendar].