10 Krey Boulevard Rensselaer, NY 12144
June 16, 2011
Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 888 First Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20426
Re: New York Independent System Operator, Inc., Docket No. ER11-___-000
Proposed Tariff Revisions to Schedules A and B of the Joint Operating
Agreement with PJM
Dear Ms. Bose:
Pursuant to Section 205 of the Federal Power Act,1 the New York Independent
System Operator, Inc. (“NYISO”) hereby submits proposed amendments to the Joint
Operating Agreement Among and Between New York Independent System Operator Inc.
and PJM Interconnection, L.L.C. (“JOA”), designated as Section 35, Attachment CC of
the NYISO Open Access Transmission Tariff (“OATT”). These amendments provide
clarifying edits and correct facilities listings. No substantive changes are intended by
these amendments which have been approved by the NYISO Management Committee
and its Board.
I.Documents Submitted
1. This filing letter;
2. A clean version of the proposed revisions to the NYISO’s OATT
(“Attachment I”); and
3. A blackline version of the proposed revisions to the NYISO’s OATT
(“Attachment II”)
II. Description of Proposed Tariff Revisions
The NYISO proposes to amend OATT Section 35.20, Schedules A and B of the JOA. The revisions to Schedule A “Description of Interconnection Facilities” reflect facility changes and updates to which NYISO and PJM have agreed. They are:
1 16 U.S.C. §824d (2010).
Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary June 16, 2011
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• The addition of i) the Linden VFT-Linden Cogen VFT; ii) the S. Mahwah-
Waldwick J3410; and iii) the S. Mahwah-Waldwick K3411 Interconnection
facilities as facilities to which the Joint Operating Agreement applies;
• The deletion of the normally opened Franklin-SugarLoaf SJ & SD facilities
because interconnection facility coordination is not required between the NYISO and PJM.
• Other minor spelling, clarification and grammatical corrections.
In Schedule B “Other Existing Agreements” the NYISO proposes to add to the list of agreements, as number 8.0, the Joint Emergency Operating Protocol among PJM Interconnection, L.L.C., New York Independent System Operator, Inc., and Linden VFT, LLC, dated September 10, 2009.2
III.Effective Date
The NYISO requests an effective date for the proposed tariff revisions of 60 days from the date of this filing, or August 13, 2011.
IV.Certificate of Concurrence
PJM, co-signatory to the JOA, will file and post a certificate of its concurrence with this filing in accordance with 18 CFR 35.1(a).
V.Stakeholder Approval
The NYISO’s Management Committee approved this proposal on February 24, 2011. The NYISO Board of Directors approved this filing on April 19, 2011.
VI. Communications and Correspondence
All communications and service in this proceeding should be directed to:
Robert E. Fernandez, General Counsel
Raymond Stalter, Director, Regulatory Affairs
*Mollie Lampi, Assistant General Counsel
New York Independent System Operator, Inc.
10 Krey Boulevard
Rensselaer, NY 12144
2 Filed by PJM on October 1, 2009 in FERC Docket No. ER09-996-000, in compliance with Commission letter order issued June 12, 2009 in the same docket.
Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary June 16, 2011
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Tel: (518) 356-7530
Fax: (518) 356-7678
rfernandez@nyiso.com
rstalter@nyiso.com
mlampi@nyiso.com
* Designated to receive service.
VII. Service
The NYISO will send an electronic link to this filing to the official representative
of each of its customers, to each participant on its stakeholder committees, to the New
York Public Service Commission, and to the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities. In
addition, the complete filing will be posted on the NYISO’s website at www.nyiso.com.
VIII. Conclusion
Wherefore, for the foregoing reasons, the New York Independent System
Operator, Inc. respectfully requests that the Commission accept this filing to be effective August 16, 2011.
Respectfully submitted,
/s/ Mollie Lampi
Mollie Lampi
Assistant General Counsel
New York Independent System Operator, Inc. 518-356-7530
mlampi@nyiso.com
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Michael Bardee
Gregory Berson
Connie Caldwell
Anna Cochrane
Lance Hinrichs
Jeffrey Honeycutt
Michael McLaughlin
Kathleen E. Nieman
Daniel Nowak
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