Centerpoint Energy Gas Transmission Company

Sixth Revised Volume No. 1

Effective Date: 09/01/2005, Docket: RP05-457-000, Status: Effective

First Revised Sheet No. 476A First Revised Sheet No. 476A : Effective

Superseding: Original Sheet No. 476A

GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS

(continued)

14. PAYMENTS: (continued)

(ii) Shipper should respond to Transporter's request for

credit information, as allowed by this Tariff, on or

before the due date specified in the request.

Shipper's response will provide all the credit

information requested by Transporter or provide the

reason(s) why any of the requested information was not

provided. Shipper's obligation to provide

confirmation of receipt of Transporter's request is

met by sending such confirmation to the

representatives identified by Transporter pursuant to

the requirements of Section 14.6(a)(ii) above.

(iii) Shipper's failure to acknowledge receipt of, or

respond to, Transporter's request for credit

information as provided in subsections (b)(i) and (ii)

above, shall be grounds for Transporter to refuse to

commence service in accordance with the provisions of

this Section 14. Additionally, such failure shall be

grounds for Transporter to suspend Shipper's service,

upon ten (10) days written notice, or terminate

Shipper's service upon thirty (30) days written

notice.

pursuant to this Tariff, Transporter will notify Shipper

that it has received such information. Transporter and

Shipper may mutually agree to waive the requirements of this

subsection (c).

(d) If Transporter requests additional information to be used

for credit evaluation after the initiation of service,

contemporaneous with the request, it will provide its

reason(s) for requesting the additional information to

Shipper and designate to whom Shipper's response should be

sent. Transporter and Shipper may mutually agree to waive

the requirements of this subsection (d).

(e) (i) At any time after Shipper is determined to be non-

creditworthy by Transporter, Shipper may initiate a

creditworthiness re-evaluation by Transporter. As

part of Shipper's re-evaluation request, Shipper must