Centerpoint Energy Gas Transmission Company

Sixth Revised Volume No. 1

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Effective Date: 02/28/2003, Docket: RP03-239-000, Status: Effective

Original Sheet No. 71 Original Sheet No. 71 : Effective

RATE SCHEDULE HFT

HOURLY FIRM TRANSPORTATION SERVICE

(continued)

2. APPLICABILITY AND CHARACTER OF SERVICE (continued)

2.2 The rights, obligations, limitations and operational conditions

and restraints applicable to service under this Rate Schedule

shall be the same as those applicable to service under Rate

Schedule FT, unless inconsistent with the provisions of this Rate

Schedule or otherwise provided in this Tariff.

2.3 Transporter shall not be required to install, operate or maintain

any additional equipment or facilities in order to provide

requested service under this Rate Schedule.

2.4 Shipper shall submit delivery nominations and receipt nominations

for each Hour of service hereunder. Such hourly nominations may

be submitted in advance for as many Hours as are within the term

of Shipper's Service Agreement. Unless Transporter agrees

otherwise, and subject to the requirements for notice to

interruptible Shippers being bumped provided in this Tariff,

Shipper must submit nominations at least one (1) Hour prior to the

time requested to be effective. Transporter shall not be

obligated to schedule any nominations which require confirmation

and scheduling from connected entities that do not provide hourly

confirmations and scheduling in a manner consistent with

Transporter. Transporter will schedule valid nominations which do

not require confirmation and scheduling from such connected

entities, unless Transporter determines that to do so would have

an adverse effect on its operations. Except to the extent

inconsistent with hourly nominations and scheduling, the

provisions of Section 5 of the General Terms and Conditions of

this Tariff shall govern the nomination and scheduling of Gas

quantities under this Rate Schedule.

2.5 The term of a Service Agreement hereunder shall be stated in

increments of an Hour, and the minimum term of any such Agreement

shall be one (1) Hour. The maximum term of a Service Agreement

hereunder shall be ninety (90) Days. Transporter and Shipper will

not enter into a Service Agreement under this Rate Schedule more

than thirty (30) Days in advance of such agreement's effective

date.