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. 388 Original Sheet No. 388
GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS (Cont'd)
39. ACCOUNT NO. 191 RECONCILIATION MECHANISM
39.1 Purpose. This Section provides a mechanism by which Transporter shall refund to or recover from
certain Shippers (i) any overrecovered or underrecovered balance in Transporter's Account No. 191 as of the
day preceding the effective date of Transporter's Order No. 636 Compliance Filing (Account No. 191 Transition
Balance), and (ii) any other billings or refunds arising from purchased gas costs attributable to periods
prior to termination of Transporter's PGA and otherwise eligible for recovery by Transporter (Other Eligible
Costs). Transporter shall refund or recover the Account No. 191 Transition Balance and any Other Eligible
Costs, both of which shall include carrying charges calculated under Section 154.501 or successor provision of
the Commission's Regulations, from Shippers under the Rate Schedules set forth below.
39.2 The Initial Filing. Transporter initially shall refund or recover any Account No. 191 Transition
Balance by means of a positive or negative fixed charge applicable to all Shippers under Transporter's
previous CDS, WS and SGS Rate Schedules (Former Sales Customers) as of the day preceding the effective date of
Transporter's Order No. 636 restructuring (Effective Date) Transporter shall: (i) allocate demand-related
portions of that Account No. 191 Balance based upon such Former Sales Customers' Total Daily Entitlements as
of the date immediately preceding the Effective Date; and (ii) allocate commodity-related portions of that
Account No. 191 Balance based upon such Former Sales Customers' respective purchases during the twelve months
preceding the Effective Date. That initial fixed charge under this Section, to be filed by Transporter on or
before March 1, 1994, shall be refunded or recovered from Eligible Shippers over a 24 month period for CDS
Rate Schedule shippers, a 36 month period for SGS Rate Schedule shippers, or other agreed to amortization
period not to exceed 24 months or 36 months, as applicable, (Recovery Period) commencing with the April 1,
1994 effective date of such filing; provided, however, that Transporter may elect to propose such longer
Recovery Period as may be warranted and provided further that Shipper may elect the option of a lump sum
payment.
39.3 Additional Filings. Transporter periodically may make additional filings under this Section as
necessary to recover Other Eligible Costs. Any such periodic filings shall provide for the refund or recovery
of those costs (i) over an amortization period of 12 months, provided however that Transporter may elect to
propose such longer Recovery Period as may be warranted and provided further that Shipper may elect the option
of a lump sum payment to be prescribed in such filings, and (ii) otherwise in accordance with the allocation
and recovery procedures set forth in Section 39.2 above. Such additional filings to recover costs from Former
Sales Customers shall be filed within nine months of the Effective Date; provided, however, that such nine-
month limitation shall not apply to Other Eligible Costs that are the subject of ongoing litigation at such
date, including any unpaid purchased gas costs attributable to the period before the filing of Transporter's
July 31, 1991 petition under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code in the United States District
Court for the District of Delaware that are not yet resolved by that bankruptcy proceeding but are otherwise
eligible for recovery as Other Eligible Costs. No time limitation shall apply to flow through refunds
received by Transporter applicable to amounts paid by Former Sales Customers.
39.4 Reconciliation Procedure. Within 60 days after the end of each Recovery Period following the Initial
and Additional Filings described at Sections 39.2 and 39.3 above, Transporter shall file with the Commission a
Reconciliation that sets forth the actual applicable balance of such costs, including carrying charges at the
end of the Recovery Period (Reconciliation Balance). Any such Reconciliation Balance shall be refunded or
recovered through a Reconciliation Balance Fixed Charge that shall be recovered (i) over a period to be
prescribed in each such Reconciliation filing, and (ii) otherwise in accordance with the allocation and
recovery procedures set forth at Section 39.2 above. To the extent that any balance remains after completion
of the Recovery period for the first Reconciliation Balance Fixed Charge, Transporter shall file, for each
recovery filing under this section, a Final Reconciliation Balance Fixed Charge, which shall reflect the
Commission published interest rate in effect at that time. Such Final Reconciliation filings shall provide
for refund or recovery of the remaining amount through a one-time fixed charge allocated in accordance with
the procedures set forth in Section 39.2 above.