10 Krey Boulevard Rensselaer, NY 12144
June 30, 2010
By Electronic Delivery
Hon. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 888 First Street, NE
Washington, DC 20426
Re:Compliance Filing of the New York Independent System Operator, Inc.,
Docket No. RM01-5-000
Dear Secretary Bose:
In compliance with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (“Commission”)
September 19, 2008 Order on Electronic Tariff Filings (“Order No. 714”),1 the New York
Independent System Operator, Inc. (“NYISO”) respectfully submits the baseline filing of its
Tariffs: the Open Access Transmission Tariff (“OATT”) and the Market Administration and
Control Area Services Tariff (“Services Tariff”), collectively, “NYISO Tariffs.”
I.Files Submitted
1.This transmittal letter;
2.A PDF version of the NYISO Tariffs;
3.An XML version of the NYISO Tariffs;
4.An OATT Table of Contents; and
5.A Services Tariff Table of Contents.
II.Tariff Description and Justification
In this filing the NYISO is placing both of its tariffs under one Tariff ID. In accordance
with the Commission’s April 21, 2010 letter order2 and the subsequent tariff naming discussion
1 Electronic Tariff Filings, Order No. 714, 124 FERC ¶ 61,270 (September 19, 2008).
2 Alliance Pipeline L.P., Letter Order, Docket No. RP10-563-000 (April 21, 2010).
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in the April 26, 2010 Informational Conference,3 the official title of the NYISO’s tariffs, for
eTariff purposes, is “NYISO Tariffs.” “NYISO Tariffs” will supersede the NYISO’s previous, individual tariff names. However, for the benefit of NYISO stakeholders, to whom continuity and familiarity with existing tariff naming conventions and reference identifiers is very
important, the NYISO will continue to use the terms “OATT” and “Services Tariff” in its filing transmittal letters to reference the individual Tariffs within the NYISO Tariffs.
In preparation for its baseline filing, the NYISO has taken the opportunity offered by the Commission in Order No. 714 to file section-based tariffs.4 This effort has allowed the NYISO to renumber its tariff sections to create better continuity and easier reference. Accordingly,
NYISO has provided a Table of Contents listing each section title and number designation down to the second level (i.e., 1.1). Following through with the renumbering concept, the NYISO has updated the cross references throughout its Tariffs.
As a consequence of renumbering the NYISO Tariffs, revisions of terms that define
numbered sections of the tariff were necessary. These changes include OATT Section 1.16,
terms “Part I,” “Part II,” “Part III,” and “Part IV,” which were changed to “Part 1,” “Part 2,”
“Part 3,” and “Part 4,” respectively, to reflect the altered numbering schema of the OATT Body. A new term, “Part 5,” was added to reflect the addition of Part 5 to the OATT Body.
To ensure that its baseline electronic tariff record is complete and accurate, the NYISO
has included pending compliance filings in its baseline tariff (an option also offered in Order No.
7145). Pending compliance deletions are marked with strikethrough and additions are marked
with double underline. Endnote compliance filing details, including Order Date, Filing Date, and
Proposed Effective Date, are located at the end of each section that includes pending compliance
language. The NYISO has included the following Compliance filings in its eTariff baseline
document:
Filed March 20, 2008 to comply with order of the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, Docket No. EL07-39-000, issued March 7, 2008, 122 FERC ¶ 61,211 (2008). Proposed effective date: March 27, 2008.
Filed May 6, 2008 to comply with order of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Docket No. EL07-39-000, issued March 7, 2008, 122 FERC ¶ 61,211 (2008). Proposed effective date: November 1, 2008.
Filed October 30, 2008 to comply with order of the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, Docket Nos. EL07-39-002, ER08-695-000, and -001, issued September 30, 2008, 124 FERC ¶ 61,301 (2008). Proposed effective date: November 1, 2008.
3 FERC Informational Conference Regarding Electronic Tariff Filings, April 26, 2010.
4 Order No. 714 at P 35.
5 Order No. 714 at P 101.
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Filed December 11, 2009 to comply with order of the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, Docket Nos. OA08-52-004,-006, issued October 15, 2009, 129 FERC ¶ 61,044 (2009). Proposed effective date: December 14, 2009.
Filed April 13, 2010 to comply with order of the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, Docket Nos. OA08-52-004 and-006, issued October 15, 2009, 129 FERC ¶ 61,044 (2009). Proposed effective date: April 13, 2010.
III.Effective Date
The NYISO requests an effective date for this baseline electronic tariff of June 30, 2010.
IV.Communications
All communications and services in this proceeding should be directed to:
Robert E. Fernandez, General Counsel
Elaine D. Robinson, Director of Regulatory Affairs
*Karen Georgenson Gach, Senior Attorney
New York Independent System Operator, Inc.
10 Krey Boulevard
Rensselaer, NY 12144
Tel: (518) 356-8875
Fax: (518) 356-7678
rfernandez@nyiso.com
erobinson@nyiso.com
kgach@nyiso.com
* Person designated to receive service
V.Service
In addition to electronically serving all parties to the Commission’s official service list in
this docket, this filing will be posted on the NYISO’s website at www.nyiso.com. The NYISO
will email 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 electric utility regulatory agency of New Jersey. The NYISO will also make a paper copy available to any interested party that requests one.6
6 See 18 C.F.R. § 35.2(e) (2009)
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VI.Conclusion
The New York Independent System Operator, Inc. respectfully requests that the
Commission accept for filing the baseline electronic tariff attached hereto with an effective date of June 30, 2010.
Respectfully Submitted,
/s/Karen Georgenson Gach Karen Georgenson Gach Senior Attorney
New York Independent System Operator, Inc.
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 Commission Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 C.F.R. § 385.2010.
Dated at Rensselaer, New York this 30th day of June, 2010.
/s/ Joy Zimberlin
New York Independent System Operator, Inc.
10 Krey Boulevard
Rensselaer, NY 12144
Tel: (518) 356-8540
Fax: (518) 356-7678
E-mail: jzimberlin@nyiso.com
