So, I emailed the guy who sent the rejections, and he actually APOLOGIZED for his mistake and approved my ToR. I am in complete shock on this one. I deal with bureaucrats every day in Building Departments and they would never admit a mistake. In fact, they would often die on the hill of their error, creating building codes out of thin air to justify why it wasn't a mistake.
I never had one admit that they screwed up before.