FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20426

OFFICE OF ENERGY MARKET REGULATION

New York Independent System Operator, Inc. Docket No. ER17-2327-002

Issued:  9/21/18

New York Independent System Operator, Inc.

10 Krey Boulevard

Rensselaer, NY 12144

Attention:Carl F. Patka

Assistant General Counsel

Reference:   Compliance Filing Dear Mr. Patka:

On August 16, 2018, the New York Independent System Operator, Inc. (NYISO)
submitted its compliance filing to remove language from sections 31.2.8.2.1, 31.2.8.2.2,

31.2.8.2.5, and 31.2.8.2.6 of Attachment Y1 of its Open Access Transmission Tariff, as directed by the Commission in its July 25, 2018 order.2

Pursuant to the authority delegated to the Director, Division of Electric Power Regulation - East, under 18 C.F.R. § 375.307 (2018), your submittal is accepted for filing, effective October 18, 2017, as requested.

The filing was noticed on August 16, 2018, with comments, interventions, and

protests due on or before September 6, 2018.  Pursuant to Rule 214 (18 C.F.R. § 385.214
(2018)), 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

1 New York Independent System Operator, Inc., NYISO Tariff, NYISO OATT,

31.2.8-31.2.13 OATT Att Y Reliability Planning Process, 8.0.0.

2 New York Indep. Sys. Operator, Inc., 164 FERC ¶ 61,052 (2018).

Docket No. ER18-2327-002- 2 -

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 (2018).

Sincerely,

Kurt M. Longo, Director Division of Electric Power Regulation - East