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. ER11-2906-001

Issued:  5/31/11

New York Independent System Operator, Inc.

10 Krey Boulevard 

Rensselaer, NY 12144 

Attention:David Allen

Senior Attorney for the New York Independent System Operator, Inc.

Reference:Compliance Filing

Dear Mr. Allen:

On May 2, 2011, you submitted on behalf of New York Independent System

Operator, Inc. (NYISO) revisions to its Market Administration and Control Area Services

Tariff (Services Tariff) to comply with the Commission’s April 11 Letter Order.[1]  NYISO’s proposed amendments incorporate the methodology and procedures currently provided in the NYISO Installed Capacity Manual in compliance with the April 11 Letter Order to calculate Average Coincident Load and Provisional Average Coincident Load into sections 5.12.11.1.1 and 5.12.11.1.2 of the Services Tariff, respectively. 

Pursuant to the authority delegated to the Director, Division of Electric Power Regulation – East, under 18 C.F.R. § 375.307, the tariff revisions filed in the above referenced docket are accepted, effective April 11, 2011, as requested.

Notice of the filing was issued on May 3, 2011, with comments, protests, or interventions due on or before May 23, 2011.  Notices of intervention and unopposed timely filed motions to intervene are granted pursuant to Rule 214 of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 C.F.R. § 385.214).  Any opposed or untimely filed motion to intervene is governed by the provisions of Rule 214. No interventions, protests or adverse comments were filed.

This acceptance for filing shall not be construed as constituting approval of any service, rate, charge, classification, or any rule, regulation, or practice affecting such rate or service provided for in the filed documents; nor shall such action be deemed as recognition of any claimed contractual right or obligation affecting or relating to such service or rate; 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.

Sincerely,

Jignasa Gadani, Director

Division of Electric Power

Regulation – East

[1] New York Independent System Operator, Inc., 135 FERC ¶ 61,020 (2011) (April 11 Letter Order).