10 Krey Boulevard  Rensselaer, NY 12144

July 13, 2015

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. ER13-1942-___, ER13-1946-___,
ER13-1957-___

Dear Ms. Bose:

Pursuant to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (“Commission”) Electronic

Tariff Filings Order No. 7141 and Section 35.1(a) of the Commission’s regulations,2 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 Amended and Restated
Northeastern ISO/RTO Planning Coordination Protocol (“Protocol”)3 in the above-entitled
matter.

I.DESCRIPTION OF FILING

On July 13, 2015, 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 13, 2015.

II.COMMUNICATIONS

Communications and correspondence regarding this filing should be directed to:

1 Electronic Tariff Filings, Order No. 714, III FERC Stats. & Regs. ¶ 31,276 (2008) (Order No.

714).

2 18 C.F.R. § 35.1(a).

3 Designated: ISO New England, Inc. Agreements and Contracts, Northeastern ISO/RTO Planning Coordination Protocol.

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

*Ted J. Murphy

Hunton & Williams LLP 2200 Pennsylvania Ave, NW Washington, DC 20037
Tel: (202) 955-1500

Fax: (202) 778-2201
tmurphy@hunton.com

*Michael Messonnier4
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

Along with this filing letter, the NYISO submits the following documents:

1. The NYISO’s Designation of Filing Party (“Attachment I”); and

2. The NYISO’s Certificate of Concurrence as filed by ISO-NE (“Attachment II”).

IV. EFFECTIVE DATE AND WAIVER REQUEST

The NYISO requests an effective date of July 13, 2015 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,5

the NYISO respectfully requests that the Commission waive its 60-day notice requirement under
Section 35.3(a) of the Commission’s regulations,6 and make this filing effective July 13, 2015.
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.7 Such

4 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.

5 18 C.F.R.§ 35.11.

6 18 C.F.R. § 35.3(a).

7 See Cent. Hudson Gas & Elec. Corp., 60 FERC ¶ 61,106, reh’g denied, 61 FERC ¶ 61,189

(1992).

Honorable Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary July 13, 2015

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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 these proceedings, 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.

VI.CONCLUSION

The NYISO respectfully requests that the Commission accept this filing effective July 13,

2015.

Respectfully submitted,
By: /s/ Carl F. Patka

Robert E. Fernandez, General Counsel
Carl F. Patka, Assistant General Counsel
Ray Stalter, Director of Regulatory Affairs
New York Independent System Operator, Inc.

10 Krey Boulevard

Rensselaer, NY 12144

cc:Michael Bardee

Gregory Berson
Anna Cochrane
Morris Margolis
David Morenoff
Daniel Nowak
Kathleen Schnorf
Jamie Simler

Kevin Siqveland

NORTHEASTERN ISO/RTO PLANNING COORDINATION PROTOCOL
DESIGNATION OF FILING PARTY

The revised Northeastern ISO/RTO Planning Coordination Protocol ("Protocol") among and between the New York Independent System Operator, Inc., PJM Interconnection, L.L.C., and ISO New England, Inc. ("ISO-NE") was filed by ISO-NE on July 13, 2015 in compliance with Order No. 1000 and the May 14, 2015 order of the Commission in Docket Nos. ER13-
1957-000, et al. ISO-NE is the designated filing party for the Protocol.

Designation:

ISO New England, Inc. Agreements and Contracts

Northeastern ISO/RTO Planning Coordination Protocol

Respectfully submitted,

New York Independent System Operator, Inc.

By: /s/ Carl F. Patka

Carl F. Patka

Assistant General Counsel

New York Independent System Operator, Inc.

Dated: July 13, 2015

NORTHEASTERN ISO/RTO PLANNING COORDINATION PROTOCOL
CERTIFICATE OF CONCURRENCE

This is to certify that the New York Independent System Operator, Inc. ("NYISO")
assents and concurs in the revised Northeastern ISO/RTO Planning Coordination Protocol
("Protocol") among and between the NYISO, PJM Interconnection, L.L.C. and ISO New
England, Inc. ("ISO-NE"), as filed by ISO-NE on July 13, 2015 in compliance with Order No.
1000, and the May 14, 2015 order of the Commission in Docket Nos. ER13-1957-000, et al.
ISO-NE is the designated filing party for the Protocol. The NYISO hereby submits this Certificate of Concurrence in lieu of filing the revised Protocol specified below.

Designation:

ISO New England, Inc. Agreements and Contracts

Northeastern ISO/RTO Planning Coordination Protocol

Respectfully submitted,

New York Independent System Operator, Inc.

By: /s/ Carl F. Patka

Carl F. Patka

Assistant General Counsel

New York Independent System Operator, Inc.

Dated: July 13, 2015

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I hereby certify that I have this day served the foregoing document upon each person

designated on the official service list compiled by the Secretary in this proceeding in accordance with the requirements of Rule 2010 of the Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 C.F.R. §385.2010.
Dated at Rensselaer, NY this 13th day of July, 2015.

/s/ Mohsana Akter

Mohsana Akter

Regulatory Affairs

New York Independent System Operator, Inc

10 Krey Blvd

Rensselaer, NY 12144 (518) 356-7560