In trying to figure when we might get notice about our application, we checked with some friends and it turns out that between 0:46 and 1:00 on the timestamp there were 73 permits issued. These were issued almost exactly 3 days apart (between about noon on Tuesday to noon on Friday) so it looks like they are only issuing about 25 applications per day. This is both good and bad if you are still waiting.
It seems to me, based on this that there must be only one person processing the applications. If you are familiar with the old lottery system, being in the first 200 gave you good odds of getting your desired route. So you still stand a good chance of getting your permit but if this rate continues it could be a long time before all the permits are issued.