September 4, 2019

Hon. Kimberly Bose

Secretary

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

888 First Street, N.E.

Washington, D.C.  20426

Re:New York Independent System Operator, Inc., Notification of Major Emergency in the New York Control Area; Docket No. EY18-__-000

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 September 3, 2019 at 09:43.  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