Crossroads Pipeline Company
First Revised Volume No. 1
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Effective Date: 11/01/2001, Docket: RP02- 14-000, Status: Effective
Original Sheet No. 198 Original Sheet No. 198 : Effective
GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS (Cont'd)
19. PENALTIES
The penalties set forth in this Section apply to the FT-1 and IT-1 Rate Schedules, unless otherwise
indicated in this Section or in individual Rate Schedules.
19.1 Takes in Excess of Total Firm Entitlements. If Shipper's takes on any Day exceed 103 percent of its
Total Firm Entitlement (TFE), Shipper shall be assessed and pay a penalty of $10.00 per Dth for all such
quantities in excess of 103 percent of its TFE.
19.2 Failure to Interrupt Service. If Shipper fails to interrupt service as directed by Transporter
pursuant to Section 16 (Interruptions of Service) of the General Terms and Conditions, and thereby delivers
gas to or takes gas from Transporter in excess of 103 percent of the sum of the lowered Scheduled Daily
Receipt Quantity or lowered Scheduled Daily Delivery Quantity under all applicable Rate Schedules set by
Transporter's interruption order, Shipper shall be assessed and pay penalties of $5.00 per Dth on the first
three percent of quantities taken or delivered in excess of its lowered Scheduled Daily Receipt Quantity or
lowered Scheduled Daily Delivery Quantity, and $10.00 per Dth for quantities taken or delivered in excess of
103 percent of its lowered Schedule Daily Receipt Quantity or lowered Daily Scheduled Delivery Quantity.
The penalties set forth in this Section and in Section 19.1 shall not both be assessed for the same actions
by Shipper.
19.3 Failure to Comply with Operational Flow Orders. If Shipper fails to comply with an operational flow
order issued by Transporter pursuant to Section 17 (Operational Flow Orders) of the General Terms and
Conditions, a penalty of $5.00 per Dth per day shall be assessed on all quantities taken or delivered in
violation of that operational flow order.
19.4 Monthly Imbalances. A penalty of $0.25 per Dth shall be assessed to Shipper on any difference
between actual cumulative receipts (less Retainage) and actual cumulative deliveries in excess of 10 percent
of actual cumulative deliveries during a Billing Month.
19.5 Miscellaneous.
(a) All penalties and charges assessed under this Section shall be paid in addition to the
applicable transportation rates and charges, including any overrun charge.
(b) In the event Shipper seeks to avoid any penalty provided for in this Section on the ground
that such charge was incurred because of a force majeure event as defined at Section 15 (Force Majeure) of
the General Terms and Conditions, Shipper shall document such force majeure event to Transporter.
Transporter shall waive penalties to the extent that it determines that the imbalance was caused by a bona
fide force majeure event as defined at Section 15.