Eastern Shore Natural Gas Company

Second Revised Volume No. 1

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

Original Sheet No. 49 Original Sheet No. 49 : Effective

RATE SCHEDULE IT

INTERRUPTIBLE TRANSPORTATION SERVICE

1. Availability

This Rate Schedule is available for the provision of

interruptible 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 IT in the

form of a Service Agreement as set forth in Seller's

FERC Gas Tariff ("IT Agreement"); and

(b) Seller has determined that sufficient 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 receives the necessary Commission authorization to

construct such facilities.

2. Applicability and Character of Service

(a) This Rate Schedule shall apply to Interruptible

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 an interruptible basis up to the Maximum

Daily Transportation Quantity (MDTQ) specified in the

executed Service Agreement.

3. Rates and Charges

(a) For Interruptible Transportation Service rendered for

Buyer each Month under this Rate Schedule, Buyer shall

pay to Seller the applicable Commodity Rate and

surcharges multiplied by the quantities delivered

pursuant to Section 5 of this Rate Schedule.