Problem: BODY: market_relations@nyiso.com writes to the NYISO_TECH_EXCHANGE Discussion List: Dear Market Participants, Due to the outage of the NYISO website today (October 16, 2001), the following changes originally scheduled for implementation today have been rescheduled for October 30, 2001. 1) Deployment of BEA's WebLogic application server. 2) Data postings for real-time internal transmission flows and limits. 3) Transmission line scheduled and actual outages. In addition, the MIS outage scheduled for October 17, 2001 at 11:35 AM has also been cancelled. This outage will be rescheduled. The NYISO apologizes for any inconvenience that this unscheduled outage has caused and we are working to bring the website back on-line as soon as possible. If you have any questions, please call Customer Relations at 518-356-6060. Regards,
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A: SUBJECT: NYISO Software Release Update for October 16 and October 17, 2001

Problem: BODY: I had a meeting with Dan Pribble and Barney Brasher this morning reviewing the current status of the TW Operation forecast. It appears, at this point in time, that we have been able to clear up and cover all the unplanned expenditures, except for a remaining stretch of approximately $1,000,000. We are working with all entities within ETS Operations on NNG and TW to find ways and means to cover this remaining stretch between the two companies (TW) and (NNG) during the month of December. Since late October, Barney and his team have uncovered expenses on TW in the amount of approximately $3 million that was not covered in the Fourth Quarter forecast. We have cleaned up all but the remaining $1 million. Dan and Barney have both held meetings face to face with the parties involved in forecasting, or lack of it, and are implementing corrective actions. We really appreciate the massive effort all personnel are taking to help alleviate this situation and we within OSS have implemented tighter controls and reviews on all the Business Units. We will initiate weekly flash reviews and monitor closely the processing of all expense invoices during the month of December. If you have any futher insights of means to relieve this situation, please advise. Morris
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A: SUBJECT: TW Forecast

Problem: BODY: Mark, Jeff is in London and asked me to make the requested changes to the Contract. I have taken the redline version that he previously provided and added the additional changes. The changes that I made were in 4.2 (15 days), Art. 5 (deleted "but for no longer period"), and in Arbitration (added language for independent arbitrators based on the amount in controversy), and changed (Texas to New York in the 12th line). I have also attached a clean copy which accepted all of the redline changes. If acceptable, please print 2 originals of the clean copy, have them signed, fax me a copy of the signed signature page at 7136463490, and mail the two signed originals to me. Once I receive the faxed signature page, I will let Jennifer know so that she can have any subsequent transactions entered into pursuant to the terms of this contract. Please call me at 7138536895 if you have any questions.
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SUBJECT: Master Firm Purchase/Sale Agreement