Columbia Gulf Transmission Company
Second Revised Volume No. 1
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Effective Date: 11/01/1993, Docket: RS92- 6-005, Status: Effective
Original Sheet No. 038 Original Sheet No. 038 : Effective
FTS-1 RATE SCHEDULE
FIRM TRANSPORTATION SERVICE
1. AVAILABILITY
(a) Service under this Rate Schedule is available from Columbia Gulf Transmission Company
(Transporter) to any Shipper, provided that (i) Transporter has sufficient facilities and transportation
capacity available to receive gas from or on behalf of Shipper and deliver gas to or for Shipper, (ii)
Transporter has awarded capacity to Shipper under the provisions of Section 4 (Auctions of Available Firm
Service) of the General Terms and Conditions or pursuant to Transporter's Order No. 636 restructuring
proceedings in FERC Docket No. RS92-6-000 or the restructuring proceedings of Columbia Gas Transmission
Corporation (Columbia Transmission) in FERC Docket No. RS92-5-000, (iii) Shipper has executed an FTS-1 Service
Agreement with Transporter, and (iv) Shipper complies with the provisions of this Rate Schedule and with all
other applicable provisions of this Tariff.
2. APPLICABILITY AND CHARACTER OF SERVICE
(a) Service under this Rate Schedule is applicable to any Shipper who delivers gas to Transporter
at Rayne, Louisiana or points north for delivery on a firm basis in Transporter's mainline system up to and
including the interconnection of the facilities of Transporter and Columbia Transmission.
(b) The transportation service provided under this Rate Schedule shall be performed under Subpart
B or G of Part 284 of the Commission's Regulations. Subject to the limitations set forth below, Transporter
under this Rate Schedule shall receive scheduled quantities from or on behalf of Shipper and shall deliver
thermally equivalent scheduled quantities, less Retainage, to or for Shipper. Such service shall be provided
on a firm basis and shall apply to all gas transported by Transporter for Shipper under this Rate Schedule,
up to the Transportation Demand set forth in the Shipper's FTS-1 Service Agreement.
(c) Firm transportation service under this Rate Schedule (i) shall have the priority specified
in Section 7 (Capacity Allocation) of the General Terms and Conditions, (ii) shall be subject to interruption
to the extent provided in this Rate Schedule and in Section 16 (Interruptions of Service) of the General Terms
and Conditions, and (iii) shall be subject to operational flow orders to the extent provided in this Rate
Schedule and in Section 17 (Operational Flow Orders) of the General Terms and Conditions.
(d) Transporter shall not be obligated on any Day to accept gas in excess of the lesser of (i)
Shipper's Scheduled Daily Receipt Quantity or (ii) Shipper's Transportation Demand plus Retainage. Transporter
shall also not be obligated on any Day to deliver more gas to Shipper than the lesser of (i) Shipper's
Transportation Demand, (ii) the quantity of gas Transporter receives for Shipper, less Retainage, or (iii)
Shipper's Scheduled Daily Delivery Quantity. For the purpose of balancing any imbalances in Shipper's account
Shipper may deliver or take quantities in excess of the above limitations in accordance with the provisions
of Section 6 (Nominating, Scheduling and Monitoring) and Section 7 (Capacity Allocation) of the General Terms
and Conditions.