­­­FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20426 

OFFICE OF ENERGY MARKET REGULATION

                 New York Independent System Operator, Inc.

Docket No. ER12-26-000 and ER12-27-000

Issued:  11/25/11

Hunton & Williams LLP

2200 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. 

Washington, D.C.  20037

Attention:  Ted J. Murphy

       Counsel – New York Independent System Operator, Inc.

Reference:  Revisions to the dispute resolution provisions in its tariffs and the ISO        Agreement                

Dear Mr. Murphy:

On October 5, 2011, you filed on behalf of the New York Independent System Operator, Inc. (NYISO) revised tariff sections for its Market Administration and Control Area Services Tariff, Open Access Transmission Tariff, and Independent System Operator Agreement.  You state that the proposed changes revise and clarify NYISO’s dispute resolution provisions as well as establishing a mechanism for NYISO and its market participants to resolve certain disputes arising under the NYISO tariffs.  You state that there are two filings because NYISO was unable to electronically submit proposed revisions to the ISO Related Agreements at the same time as they electronically submitted proposed revisions to the ISO Tariffs due to technical restrictions imposed by the eTariff system.  In all other respects, the two filings are identical. 

Pursuant to the authority delegated to the Director, Division of Electric Power Regulation – East, under 18 C.F.R. § 375.307, your submittals are accepted for filing, effective December 4, 2011 as requested.

The filings were noticed on October 6, 2011, with comments, interventions and protests due on or before October 26, 2011.  Pursuant to Rule 214 (18 C.F.R. § 385.214 (2011)), to the extent that any timely filed motions to intervene and any motion to intervene out-of-time were filed before the issuance date of this order, such interventions are granted.  Granting late interventions at this stage of the proceeding will not disrupt the proceeding or place additional burdens on existing parties.

This acceptance for filing shall not be construed as constituting approval of the referenced filing or of any rate, charge, classification, or any rule, regulation, or practice affecting such rate or service contained in your filing; nor shall such acceptance be deemed as recognition of any claimed contractual right or obligation associated therewith; and such acceptance is without prejudice to any findings or orders which have been or may hereafter be made by the Commission in any proceeding now pending or hereafter instituted by or against NYISO.

This order constitutes final agency action.  Requests for rehearing by the Commission may be filed within 30 days of the date of issuance of this order, pursuant to 18 C.F.R. § 385.713.

Sincerely,

                                                         Jignasa Gadani, Director

  Division of Electric Power                                                              Regulation – East