10 Krey Boulevard Rensselaer, NY 12144
July 10, 2013
By Electronic Delivery
Ms. Kimberly D. Bose Secretary
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 888 First St, NE
Washington, DC 20426
Re: New York Independent System Operator, Inc. and New York Transmission Owners,
Interregional Compliance Filing, Docket Nos. RM10-23-000, ER13-____
Dear Ms. Bose:
Pursuant to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (“Commission”) Electronic
Tariff Filings Order No. 7141 and Section 35.1 of the Commission’s regulations, 18 C.F.R. §
35.1(a), the New York Independent System Operator, Inc., (“NYISO”) submits a Designation of
Filing Party designating ISO New England, Inc. (“ISO-NE”) as the filing party for the
Northeastern ISO/RTO Planning Coordination Protocol (“Protocol”)2 in the above-entitled
matter.
I.DESCRIPTION OF FILING
On July 10, 2013, ISO-NE filed a Certificate of Concurrence regarding the Protocol on behalf of the NYISO with respect to ISO-NE’s filing of the Protocol among and between the NYISO, PJM Interconnection, L.L.C. and ISO-NE. The NYISO hereby files a Designation of Filing Party regarding the Protocol submitted by ISO-NE on July 10, 2013.
1 Electronic Tariff Filings, Order No. 714, III FERC Stats. & Regs. ¶ 31,276 (2008) (Order No. 714).
2 Designated: ISO New England, Inc. Agreements and Contracts, Northeastern ISO/RTO Planning Coordination Protocol.
Honorable Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary July 10, 2013
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II.COMMUNICATIONS
Communications and correspondence regarding this filing should be directed to:
Robert E. Fernandez, General Counsel
Raymond Stalter, Director of Regulatory Affairs
*Carl F. Patka, Assistant General Counsel
New York Independent System Operator, Inc.
10 Krey Boulevard
Rensselaer, NY 12144
Tel: (518) 356-6000
Fax: (518) 356-4702
rfernandez@nyiso.com
rstalter@nyiso.com
cpatka@nyiso.com
*Persons designated to receive service
III.DOCUMENTS ENCLOSED
The NYISO submits following documents:
1. This filing letter;
*Ted J. Murphy
Hunton & Williams LLP 2200 Pennsylvania Ave, NW Washington, DC 20037
Tel: (202) 955-1500
Fax: (202) 778-2201
tmurphy@hunton.com
vcolon@hunton.com
*Michael Messonnier3
Hunton & Williams LLP
Riverfront Plaza, East Tower 951 East Byrd Street
Richmond, VA 23219
Tel: (804) 788-8712
Fax: (804) 343-4646
mmessonnier@hunton.com
2. The NYISO’s Designation of Filing Party (“Attachment I”); and
3. The NYISO’s Certificate of Concurrence as filed by ISO-NE (“Attachment II”).
3 Waiver of the Commission’s regulations (18 C.F.R. § 385.203(b)(3) (2012)) is requested to the
extent necessary to permit service on counsel for the NYISO in both Richmond, VA and Washington,
DC.
Honorable Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary July 10, 2013
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IV. EFFECTIVE DATE AND WAIVER REQUEST
The NYISO requests the effective date of July 10, 2013 for the Designation of Filing
Party, which is the date on which ISO-NE filed the NYISO’s Certificate of Concurrence with
respect to the filing of the Protocol. Pursuant to Section 35.11 of the Commission’s regulations,
18 CFR.§ 35.11, the NYISO respectfully requests that the Commission waive its 60-day notice
requirement under Section 35.3(a) of the Commission’s regulations, 18 CFR § 35.3(a), and make
this filing effective July 10, 2013. The Commission’s policy permits waivers of the 60-day prior
notice requirement in cases involving non-rate changes to the terms and conditions of a
Commission-accepted filing. See Cent. Hudson Gas & Elec. Corp., 60 FERC ¶ 61,106, reh’g
denied, 61 FERC ¶ 61, 189 (1992). Such a waiver will allow the Designation of Filing Party to
be posted and effective on the NYISO’s website on the same date as ISO-NE’s filing of the
Protocol. Granting the waiver will not adversely affect any entity; it would simply permit the
NYISO and other parties to the Protocol to take advantage of the Commission’s certificate of
concurrence procedures. To the extent that the Commission determines that any requirements of
18 CFR § 35 apply that have not been specifically addressed herein, the NYISO respectfully requests a waiver of such requirements.
V. SERVICE
The NYISO will send an electronic copy of this filing to the official representative of
each party to this proceeding, to the official representative of each of its customers, to each
participant on its stakeholder committees, to the New York Public Service Commission and the
New Jersey Board of Public Utilities. In addition, the complete public version of this filing will
be posted on the NYISO’s website at www.nyiso.com.
Honorable Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary July 10, 2013
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VI.CONCLUSION
The NYISO respectfully requests that the Commission accept this filing effective July 10,
2013.
Respectfully submitted,
By: /s/ Carl F. Patka
Carl F. Patka, Assistant General Counsel
Robert E. Fernandez, General Counsel
Ray Stalter, Director of Regulatory Affairs
New York Independent System Operator, Inc.
10 Krey Boulevard
Rensselaer, NY 12144
