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LOBBYING REPORT

Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page

1. Registrant Name Organization/Lobbying Firm Self Employed Individual
ITC Holdings Corp.

2. Address

Address1
27175 Energy Way
 Address2
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City
Novi
 State
MI
 Zip Code
48377
 Country
USA

3. Principal place of business (if different than line 2)

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4a. Contact Name b. Telephone Number c. E-mail
​Ms.
​Nina Plaushin
​2022169067
​itcholdingslda@venable.com
5. Senate ID#
​88952-12
7. Client Name Self Check if client is a state or local government or instrumentality
​ITC Holdings Corp.
6. House ID#
​367080000
TYPE OF REPORT 8. Year
​2012
 Q1 (1/1 - 3/31) Q2 (4/1 - 6/30) Q3 (7/1 - 9/30) Q4 (10/1 - 12/31)

9. Check if this filing amends a previously filed version of this report

10. Check if this is a Termination Report Termination Date
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 11. No Lobbying Issue Activity
INCOME OR EXPENSES - YOU MUST complete either Line 12 or Line 13
12. Lobbying 13. Organizations
INCOME relating to lobbying activities for this reporting period was: EXPENSE relating to lobbying activities for this reporting period were:
Less than $5,000
Less than $5,000
$5,000 or more $
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$5,000 or more $
​250,000.00
Provide a good faith estimate, rounded to the nearest $10,000, of all lobbying related income for the client (including all payments to the registrant by any other entity for lobbying activities on behalf of the client). 14. REPORTING Check box to indicate expense accounting method. See instructions for description of options.
Method A. Reporting amounts using LDA definitions only

Method B. Reporting amounts under section 6033(b)(8) of the Internal Revenue Code

Method C. Reporting amounts under section 162(e) of the Internal Revenue Code

Signature
Digitally Signed By: Nina Plaushin, Vice President of Federal Affairs
 Date
07/18/2012

LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.

15. General issue area code UTI

16. Specific lobbying issues

Legislation containing provisions affecting transmission, including S. 400 (Corker-Wyden transmission cost allocation).

S. 1342, Grid Cyber Security Act, S. 2105, Cybersecurity Act of 2012, S. 2151, and Strengthening and Enhancing Cybersecurity by

Using Research, Education, Information, and Technology Act of 2012, provisions related to cyber security and critical infrastructure protection.

H.R. 3674, Promoting and Enhancing Cybersecurity and Information Sharing Effectiveness Act of 2011, H.R. 4263, SECURE IT Act, provisions related to the electric grid.

Scope of federal authority to respond to imminent cyber security threats and vulnerabilities of the electric grid.

FERC policy matters and FERC Order No. 1000 related to regulation of electric utilities; provisions related to transmission siting, cost allocation and planning, wholesale market competition, ISOs/RTOs, transmission access, transmission network upgrades, preservation of approved transmission cost allocation methods, NERC reliability standards, and interconnection, including the MISO Multi-Value Project.

Congressional oversight of FERC rulemakings, including FERC Order No. 1000, affecting electricity transmission, standards for allocation of transmission costs, and transmission incentives.

FERC approval of proposed corporate acquisition of Mid South TransCo LLC transmission properties.

Secretary's memorandum to the Power Marketing Administrations regarding the Department of Energy grid modernization policy.

S. Amdt. 429 to S. 782, provisions and associated federal policy related to amending the list of endangered species in the Endangered Species Act.







17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC),

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

First Name Last Name Suffix Covered Official Position (if applicable) New
Nina
Plaushin
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Legislative Director, Hon. Thomas C. McMillen
Michael
Brairton
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Pr Dep Asst Sec, Ofc Cong Affairs, Dept of Energy

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.

15. General issue area code TAX

16. Specific lobbying issues

Legislative proposals related to tax treatment of transmission asset sales, possible Reverse Morris Trust offset, and related
legislation.

Potential change to federal tax treatment of dividends and capital gains.

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

First Name Last Name Suffix Covered Official Position (if applicable) New
Nina
Plaushin
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Legislative Director, Hon. Thomas C. McMillen
Michael
Brairton
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Pr Dep Asst Sec, Ofc Cong Affairs, Dept of Energy

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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Information Update Page - Complete ONLY where registration information has changed.

20. Client new address

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21. Client new principal place of business (if different than line 20)

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22. New General description of client’s business or activities

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LOBBYIST UPDATE

23. Name of each previously reported individual who is no longer expected to act as a lobbyist for the client

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ISSUE UPDATE

24. General lobbying issue that no longer pertains

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AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS

25. Add the following affiliated organization(s)

Internet Address:

Name Address Principal Place of Business
(city and state or country)
Street Address
City State/Province Zip Country
City
State Country

26. Name of each previously reported organization that is no longer affiliated with the registrant or client

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FOREIGN ENTITIES

27. Add the following foreign entities:

Name Address Principal place of business
(city and state or country) 		Amount of contribution for lobbying activities Ownership percentage in client
Street Address
City State/Province Country
City
State Country
%

28. Name of each previously reported foreign entity that no longer owns, or controls, or is affiliated with the registrant, client or affiliated organization

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