FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20426

OFFICE OF ENERGY MARKET REGULATION

New York Independent System Operator, Inc. Docket No. ER12-2272-000

Issued:  9/10/12

New York Independent System Operator, Inc.

10 Krey Boulevard

Rensselaer, NY 12144

Attention: Mollie Lampi, Assistant General Counsel

New York Independent System Operator, Inc.

Reference:   Filing to amend Section 18.1.1 of the OATT, Attachment L Table 1A Dear Ms. Lampi:

On July 19, 2012, the New York Independent System Operator, Inc. (NYISO) filed proposed amendments to Section 18.1.1 of the OATT, Attachment L Table 1A to update Existing Transmission Agreements.

Pursuant to the authority delegated to the Director, Division of Electric Power Regulation - East, under 18 C.F.R. §375.307, your submittal is accepted for filing, effective September 17, 2012 as requested.

The filing was noticed on July 20, 2012, with comments, protests, or interventions due on or before August 9, 2012.  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

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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