Kinder Morgan Illinois Pipeline LLC
Original Volume No. 1
Contents / Previous / Next / Main Tariff Index
Effective Date: 12/01/2007, Docket: RP08- 34-000, Status: Effective
Original Sheet No. 122 Original Sheet No. 122 : Effective
GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS
----------------------------
(d) The standard quantity for nominations,
confirmation and scheduling is dekatherms per gas Day in the
United States, gigajoules per gas Day in Canada and gigacalories
per gas Day in Mexico. (For reference, 1 dekatherm = 1,000,000
Btus; 1 gigajoule = 1,000,000,000 joules; and 1 gigacalorie =
1,000,000,000 calories.) For commercial purposes, the standard
conversion factor between dekatherms and gigajoules is 1.055056
gigajoules per dekatherm and between dekatherms and gigacalories
is 0.251996 gigacalories per dekatherm. The standard Btu is the
International Btu, which is also called the Btu (IT); the standard
joule is the joule specified in the SI system of units. The
International Btu is specified for use in the gas measurement
standards of the American Gas Association, the American Petroleum
Institute, the Gas Processors Association and the American Society
for Testing Materials. For non-commercial purposes, these
associations note that the exact conversion factor is
1.05505585262 gigajoules per dekatherm.
6.2 STANDARD NOMINATION CYCLES
KMIP supports the following standard nomination cycles:
(a) The Timely Nomination Cycle: 11:30 a.m. for
nominations leaving control of the nomination party; 11:45 a.m.
for receipt of nominations by KMIP; noon to send Quick Response;
3:30 p.m. for receipt of completed confirmations by KMIP from
upstream and downstream connected parties; 4:30 p.m. for receipt
of scheduled quantities by Shipper and point operator (central
clock time on the Day prior to flow).
(b) The Evening Nomination Cycle: 6:00 p.m. for
nominations leaving control of the nominating party; 6:15 p.m. for
receipt of nominations by KMIP; 6:30 p.m. to send Quick Response;
9:00 p.m. for receipt of completed confirmations by KMIP from
upstream and downstream connected parties; 10:00 p.m. for KMIP to
provide scheduled quantities to affected Shippers and point
operators, and to provide scheduled quantities to bumped parties