Eastern Shore Natural Gas Company

Second Revised Volume No. 1

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

Original Sheet No. 175 Original Sheet No. 175 : Effective

EASTERN SHORE NATURAL GAS COMPANY

GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS

(Continued)

25. Capacity Curtailment (Continued)

(b) Seller Shall Issue Notice of Curtailment (Continued)

Seller shall notify affected Buyer(s) as soon as

practicable of the resumption of service by telephone,

facsimile, or posting of such notification on its EBB

and, upon such notification Buyer shall verify the level

of service desired.

Curtailment

Buyer shall have the responsibility to inform its

suppliers, upstream transporting pipeline(s) and all

other parties to Buyer's transaction(s).

(d) Buyer's Notification of an Emergency Situation

Buyer may notify Seller of an Emergency Situation and

request an Emergency Capacity Reallocation in accordance

with the provisions of Section 26 of the General Terms

and Conditions of Seller's FERC gas Tariff.

(e) Seller Shall Issue Notice of Emergency Adjustment to

Curtailment

Seller shall provide notice to any Buyer that is

curtailed to a lower quantity as a result of a request

submitted under the Emergency Situation relief provisions

of Section 26 of the General Terms and Conditions of

Seller's FERC Gas Tariff. Such notice shall be provided

in a time and manner that is reasonable under then

existing conditions. Seller shall provide a copy of the

sworn statement required by Section 26(c) of the General

Terms and Conditions of Seller's FERC Gas Tariff at the

request of any Buyer curtailed to a lower quantity as a

result of the Emergency Situation.

(f) Order of Curtailment

In the event transportation is curtailed, Seller shall

reduce each Buyer's transportation service based on the

priorities and in the order indicated below and within

each group based on the criteria specified until the

necessary level of interruption is achieved.