10 Krey Boulevard   Rensselaer, NY  12144

April 5, 2017

Hon. Kimberly Bose Secretary

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 888 First Street, N.E.

Washington, D.C.  20426

Dear Secretary Bose:

Pursuant to Section 2.13 of its Open Access Transmission Tariff (“OATT”), the New York Independent System Operator, Inc. (“NYISO”) hereby notifies the Commission that an “Emergency State” existed in the New York Control Area on April 4, 2017 at 20:59.  As a result, the NYISO was required to take special action to ensure that the reliability of the New York State Transmission System was not adversely affected.  The NYISO has enclosed documentation describing the Emergency State and its actions.  As required by Section 2.13 of the OATT, the NYISO has also notified the New York State Public Service Commission of the Emergency State and its actions.

Please feel free to contact me at (518) 356-6159 if you have any questions or comments.
Sincerely,

/s/ Gregory Campoli

Gregory Campoli

Manager, Reliability, Compliance & Industry Affairs New York Independent System Operator

Enclosure

Cc:  Wes Yeomans
Ray Stalter

Chris Sharp