FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20426 

OFFICE OF ENERGY MARKET REGULATION

In Reply Refer To:

New York Independent System

  Operator, Inc.

Docket No. ER11-4274-000

Issued: September 16, 2011

New York Independent System Operator, Inc.

10 Krey Blvd.

Rensselaer, New York 12144

Attention:Mollie Lampi, Esq.

Assistant General Counsel

Reference:Tariff Revisions Related to Grandfathered Rights and Grandfathered TCCs

Dear Ms. Lampi:

New York Independent System Operator, Inc.’s (NYISO) submittal is accepted for filing, effective October 9, 2011, as requested.

On August 10, 2011, NYISO filed proposed tariff provisions to its Open Access Transmission Tariff and Market Administration and Control Area Services Tariff to: (i) update its list of transmission agreements and related grandfathered rights and grandfathered transmission congestion contracts (TCCs); (ii) establish a method for making ongoing updates to such grandfathered rights and grandfathered TCCs; and (iii) clarify related rules to such grandfathered rights and grandfathered TCCs.    

Public notice of the filing was issued on August 11, 2011, with interventions, comments, or protests due on or before August 31, 2011.  Pursuant to Rule 214 (18 C.F.R. § 385.214 (2011)), all timely filed motions to intervene and any motion to intervene out-of-time filed before the issuance date of this order are granted.  Granting late intervention at this stage of the proceeding will not disrupt the proceeding or place additional burdens on existing parties. No protests or adverse comments were filed.

This action is taken pursuant to the authority delegated to the Director, Division of Electric Power Regulation - East, under 18 C.F.R. § 375.307.

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 any which 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