Docket No. ER18-1564-000 -1-
FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20426
OFFICE OF ENERGY MARKET REGULATION
New York Independent System
Operator, Inc.
Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation
Docket No. ER18-1564-000
Issued: 6/15/18
National Grid USA Service Company, Inc.
40 Sylvan Road
Waltham, MA 02451
Attention: Christopher J. Novak,
Counsel for Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation
Reference: Cancellation of the Reimbursement Agreement
Dear Mr. Novak:
On May 10, 2018, New York Independent System Operator, Inc. (NYISO) submitted, on behalf of Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation (Niagara Mohawk), a Notice of Cancellation of the Amended Cost Reimbursement Agreement (Reimbursement Agreement) between Niagara Mohawk and the Oneida Indian Nation (Nation).[1] You state that the Reimbursement Agreement has terminated pursuant to notice provided by the Nation that it has decided not to move forward with the project that is the subject of the Reimbursement Agreement.
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 March 30, 2017, as requested.
The filing was noticed on May 10, 2018, with comments, interventions and protests due on or before May 31, 2018. Pursuant to Rule 214 (18 C.F.R. § 385.214 (2017)), 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 that have been or may hereafter be made by the Commission in any proceeding now pending or hereafter instituted by or against NYISO or 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