Kinder Morgan Illinois Pipeline LLC
Original Volume No. 1
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Effective Date: 12/01/2007, Docket: RP08- 34-000, Status: Effective
Original Sheet No. 172 Original Sheet No. 172 : Effective
GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS
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14. CAPACITY RELEASE BY FIRM SHIPPERS
14.1 GENERAL
(a) Subject to the terms, conditions and limitations
set forth in this Section 14, a Shipper holding capacity rights under
an Eligible Firm Transportation Agreement shall have the right to
release all or a portion of such capacity rights and, if a capacity
release is effectuated under this Section 14, to receive a credit for
reservation charge revenues received by KMIP from that other Shipper
for such released capacity.
(b) The deadlines set forth in this Section 14 are
applicable to all parties involved in the capacity release process;
however, they are only applicable if all information provided by the
parties to the transaction is valid and the Replacement Shipper (or
Subreplacement Shipper, if applicable) has been determined to be
creditworthy before the Qualified Bid is tendered, and there are no
special terms or conditions of the release.
(c) Following is a summary of the capacity release
process and deadlines set forth in greater detail in the remainder of
this Section 14:
(1) For biddable releases (less than one (1)
Year):
(i) The Capacity Release Request should be
tendered by no later than 12:00 p.m. Central Clock Time on a
Business Day;
(ii) The open season ends no later than 1:00
p.m. Central Clock Time on a Business Day (evaluation period begins
at 1:00 p.m. Central Clock Time during which contingency is
eliminated, determination of winning Qualified Bid(s) is made, and
ties are broken);
(iii) Evaluation period ends and award
posting if no match required at 2:00 p.m. Central Clock Time;
(iv) Match or award is communicated by 2:00
p.m. Central Clock Time;
(v) Match response by 2:30 p.m. Central
Clock Time;