NOTICE OF FILING 
Please deliver to Official FERC Service list members in Docket Nos. EC96-19-003 and ER96-1663-003

On February 19, 1998, the California Independent System Operator Corporation (“ISO”) filed with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ("Commission") an application to amend the ISO Operating Agreement and Tariff (“ISO Tariff”) and the ISO Settlement and Billing Protocol and a motion for waiver of the 60-day notice requirement (“Amendment No. 1”).  The ISO requests that the proposed ISO Tariff and Settlement and Billing Protocol amendments be made effective as of the ISO Operations Date.

The proposed tariff and protocol amendments relate to minor mismatches in tariff and protocol language and actual operations.  Specifically, they would revise the allocation of Voltage Support and Black Start services costs, revise Appendix F to the Settlement and Billing Protocol regarding the disbursement of Wheeling Revenues and correct an inadvertent change that was made in a previous filing to the equation for the calculation of import deviations at Scheduling Points, which is used in the calculation of the Imbalance Energy Charge.  The proposed tariff and protocol amendments are necessary for the initial operations of the ISO.

Parties on the Official Service list in Docket Nos. EC96-19-003 and ER96-1663-003 will receive copies of proposed Amendment No.1 by service in accordance with the Commission’s regulations.  Additionally, the proposed Amendment No.1 is being posted on the "Home Page" of the ISO at www.caiso.com.  Accordingly, any party desiring to obtain a copy of proposed Amendment No.1 prior to receiving its regular service copy may do so by downloading the copy posted on the ISO "Home Page."