Eastern Shore Natural Gas Company

Second Revised Volume No. 1

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Effective Date: 11/01/1997, Docket: CP96-128-004, Status: Effective

Original Sheet No. 28 Original Sheet No. 28 : Effective

RATE SCHEDULE ST

SWING TRANSPORTATION SERVICE

1. Availability

This Rate Schedule is available for the provision of firm

transportation of natural gas by Eastern Shore Natural Gas

Company ("Seller") for any party ("Buyer"), subject to the

following conditions:

(a) Buyer must submit a valid request for service as defined

in Section 11 of the General Terms and Conditions of

Seller's FERC Gas Tariff and must execute a contract with

Seller for service under Rate Schedule ST in the form of

a Service Agreement as set forth in Seller's FERC Gas

Tariff ("ST Agreement"); and

(b) Seller has determined that sufficient firm capacity is

available in order to provide such transportation without

the construction of facilities or other investment by

Seller, or Seller has agreed to construct the necessary

facilities pursuant to Section 12 of the General Terms

and Conditions of Seller's FERC Gas Tariff and provided

Seller has received the necessary Commission

authorization to construct such facilities.

2. Applicability and Character of Service

(a) This Rate Schedule shall apply to Firm Transportation

Service rendered by Seller for a Buyer pursuant to

Seller's blanket certificate under Part 284 of the

Commission's regulations and the executed Service

Agreement for service under this Rate Schedule.

(b) Transportation service provided under this Rate Schedule

shall be on a firm basis and shall not be subject to

interruption or curtailment except as caused by Force

Majeure or as otherwise provided in the General Terms and

Conditions of Seller's FERC Gas Tariff.

(c) Pregranted abandonment pursuant to Section 284.221(d)(1)

of the Commission's regulations shall apply to service

under this Rate Schedule upon the expiration of the term

stated in Article VI of the applicable Service Agreement,

subject to the right of first refusal procedures, if

applicable, set forth in Section 13 of the General Terms

and Conditions of Seller's FERC Gas Tariff.

(d) Seller shall provide Swing Transportation Service to

allow Buyer to have natural gas swing supplies ("Swing