Columbia Gas Transmission LLC
Third Revised Volume No. 1
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Effective Date: 03/03/2009, Docket: RP09-340-000, Status: Effective
Original Sheet No. 384 Original Sheet No. 384
GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS (Cont'd)
(1) In each Annual or Periodic TCRA Filing, Transporter shall calculate, and allocate to
the Applicable Rate Schedules on an as-billed basis and in a manner consistent with Transporter's
currently effective cost allocation and rate design, the Current Operational TCRA Rate applicable to
current Operational 858 costs by: (i) estimating the Operational 858 costs comprising the total
Transportation Costs for the 12-month period commencing with the effective date of that TCRA filing,
using the transportation rates that will be in effect on the effective date of that TCRA filing; and
(ii) dividing those amounts by the applicable rate design determinants under all of the Applicable
Rate Schedules for that same 12-month period.
(2) In each Annual TCRA Filing, Transporter shall calculate, and allocate to the
Applicable Rate Schedules on an as-billed basis and in a manner consistent with Transporter's
currently effective cost allocation and rate design, the Operational TCRA Surcharge applicable to
unrecovered Operational 858 costs by: (i) ascertaining the Operational 858 costs comprising the total
Transportation Costs actually incurred by Transporter during the preceding calendar year (Preceding
Period); (ii) subtracting the amounts collected by Transporter during that same Preceding Period under
the Current Operational TCRA Rate; and (iii) dividing the differences, respectively, whether positive
or negative, by the estimated design determinants under the Applicable Rate Schedules for the 12-month
period commencing on the effective date of that Annual TCRA filing.
(b) In calculating the Transportation Costs Rate, as set forth in paragraph (a) above, Transporter
shall credit against actual costs incurred any (i) amounts received through the release of its capacity on
upstream pipelines, and (ii) refunds received that are attributable to the transmission and compression of gas
by others.
36.5 Termination
(a) If the provisions of this Section are terminated or otherwise rendered inapplicable
(termination), Shippers under the Applicable Rate Schedules from the date of Transporter's most recent Annual
TCRA Filing through the date of termination (Termination Period) shall remain responsible for any Unrecovered
Transportation Costs.
(b) Any positive or negative balances in Transporter's Unrecovered Transportation Costs account at
the date of termination (i) shall be allocated to any successor services offered by Transporter, or (ii) if no
successor services are offered by Transporter, shall be charged or refunded to Shippers under the Applicable
Rate Schedules based on the actual billing determinants and throughput, as applicable, during the Termination
Period.