Dominion Cove Point LNG, LP
Original Volume No. 1
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Effective Date: 09/10/2003, Docket: RP03-562-000, Status: Effective
First Revised Sheet No. 90 First Revised Sheet No. 90 : Effective
Superseding: Original Sheet No. 90
RATE SCHEDULE FTS
Firm Transportation Service
1. AVAILABILITY
This Rate Schedule is available to any Buyer for the purchase from Dominion Cove Point LNG,
LP (hereinafter referred to as "Operator") of firm transportation service consisting of the
receipt and delivery of Natural Gas on the Cove Point Pipeline, provided that:
(a) Operator has sufficient facilities and transportation capacity available to receive
Natural Gas from or on behalf of Buyer and deliver Natural Gas to or for Buyer
without diminishing the level of existing service to other Buyers under firm services
offered by Operator;
(b) Buyer has submitted a valid request for service under Section 3 (Requests for
Service) of the General Terms and Conditions, and Operator has (i) accepted Buyer's
request for service, and (ii) awarded capacity to Buyer under the provisions of
Section 4 (Bidding for Available Firm Service) of the General Terms and Conditions or
Buyer has executed a precedent agreement for service pursuant to this Rate Schedule
prior to the initiation of service hereunder;
(c) Buyer and Operator have executed an FTS Service Agreement for firm transportation
service under this Rate Schedule in the form included in this Tariff; and
(d) Buyer complies with all other applicable provisions of this Tariff.
2. APPLICABILITY AND CHARACTER OF SERVICE
(a) The transportation service provided by Operator under this Rate Schedule shall be
performed under Subpart B or G of Part 284 of the Commission's Regulations. Such
service shall be provided on a firm basis and shall apply to all Natural Gas
transported each day by Operator for Buyer under this Rate Schedule, up to the
Maximum Firm Transportation Quantity ("MFTQ") set forth in Buyer's FTS Service
Agreement.
(b) Firm transportation services of Operator under this Rate Schedule shall have the
priority status specified in Section 15 (Capacity Allocation) and be subject to
interruptions to the extent provided in this Rate Schedule or Section 16
(Interruptions of Service) of the General Terms and Conditions. Transportation
services shall be provided by Operator to any Buyer in accordance with the terms and
conditions of this Rate Schedule, on a nondiscriminatory basis under the Natural Gas
Act.
(c) Firm transportation services under this Rate Schedule shall be available for periods
each year of less than twelve (12) consecutive months provided that sufficient
capacity and facilities exist to provide such service for the requested period. The
term of the Service Agreements for such service shall be established in accordance
with Section 5 (Service Agreement) of the General Terms and Conditions.