FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20426 

OFFICE OF ENERGY MARKET REGULATION

   New York Independent System Operator, Inc.

   Docket No. ER16-2625-000              

   Issued:  11/15/16

National Grid USA Service Company, Inc.

40 Sylvan Road

Waltham, MA 02451

Attn:Amanda C. Downey

Counsel for Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation

Reference:Amended Cost Reimbursement Agreement with the Oneida Indian Nation

Dear Ms. Downey:

On September 20, 2016, Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation (Niagara Mohawk) submitted an Amended Cost Reimbursement Agreement (Reimbursement Agreement) with the Oneida Indian Nation.[1]  The Reimbursement Agreement is being amended to revise section 5.3 (Project Plan Work; Commencement of Implementation Work).  Currently, work has been suspended on the project while the Oneida Indian Nation considers potential changes to its project to expand the Turning Stone Resort Casino.

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 August 22, 2016, as requested.

The filing was noticed on September 20, 2016, with comments, interventions, and protests due on or before October 11, 2016.  Pursuant to Rule 214 (18 C.F.R. § 385.214 (2016)), 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 Niagara Mohawk.

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,

           Kurt M. Longo, Director

           Division of Electric Power

            Regulation – East

[1] New York Independent System Operator, Inc. FERC FPA Electric Tariff NYISO Agreements Agreement No. 2264, SA 2264 NMPC and the Oneida Indian Nation, 1.0.0

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