Centerpoint Energy Gas Transmission Company

Sixth Revised Volume No. 1

Effective Date: 03/18/2010, Docket: RP10-383-000, Status: Effective

Fourth Revised Sheet No. 448 Fourth Revised Sheet No. 448

Superseding: Third Revised Sheet No. 448

GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS

(continued)

10. ASSIGNMENT AND CURTAILMENT OF CAPACITY (continued)

Category Two: Except as otherwise specified in the

applicable Rate Schedule or specifically provided for

in the Tariff, all Gas deliverable under Rate

Schedules NNTS or RSS (withdrawals only) or all gas

scheduled under Rate Schedules RSS (for deliveries to

Storage Points of Injection), FT, FT-2, EFT, FSS, PS

(firm Pool Transfers only) or PHS (firm wheeling), as

applicable, shall be curtailed last, on a pro rata

basis based upon each Shipper's Contract Delivery

Demand, Contract Demand, Receipt Entitlement, Maximum

Receipt Obligation, Aggregation Quantity, Maximum

Delivery Obligation, Maximum Storage Quantity, Maximum

Daily Injection Quantity, Maximum Daily Withdrawal

Quantity, RSS Balance as of the end of October or

Maximum Seasonal Withdrawal Quantity, Capacity

Reserved, as applicable.

So far as operating conditions will permit, available Gas

shall be dispatched, in accordance with the

aforementioned priority and operating guidelines, in as

equitable a manner as possible. Transporter shall not be

liable in damages or otherwise for granting exemptions to

the curtailment priorities or for interrupting services

in accordance with the procedures described in this

Section 10.10. Shippers shall be entitled to eliminate

Monthly Imbalances directly resulting from, or

attributable to, compliance in the event of a curtailment

under this subsection (a) utilizing the factor of 1.00.

(b) Receipt Supply Shortfall: Notwithstanding any provision

in this Tariff, Transporter shall have the right, upon

such notice as is reasonable under the circumstances, to

interrupt deliveries in affected areas of its system if

Transporter is unable to meet its total delivery

obligations or if the operating integrity of its system,

or parts thereof, is affected detrimentally because of

underdeliveries of quantities nominated and scheduled for

receipt until Transporter is able to identify the parties

which failed to tender quantities equal to those