I filled out the forms and sent a $5 check to the FAA for the N Number. But thankfully, for them, that won't be necessary for this new stuff. Just adds another step to putting the gift quad under the Christmas tree... was going to get my son the Millennium Falcon drone for Christmas... can you see putting a number on that??!! lol...
When I went through the N Number process, I had to call the FAA, back in October. The lady I spoke with wasn't too thrilled that a new registration process was coming out, even though at the time they still had no clue what the details were going to be.