According to the ARRL, the FCC has notified congress that they intend to eliminate fees for processing vanity call sign requests (they were spending more money than they were collecting in fees).  It will take at least 3 months for the change to be published and to take effect.

See the article here:  http://www.arrl.org/news/view/fcc-eliminates-amateur-radio-vanity-call-sign-regulatory-fee