El Paso Natural Gas Company
Second Revised Volume No. 1A
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Effective Date: 04/01/2010, Docket: RP10-454-001, Status: Effective
Third Revised Sheet No. 128A Third Revised Sheet No. 128A
Superseding: Second Revised Sheet No. 128A
RATE SCHEDULE FDBS
Firm Daily Balancing Service
(Continued)
2. APPLICABILITY AND CHARACTER OF SERVICE
2.2 Except as otherwise provided in this Tariff, at each Delivery Point,
hourly quantities delivered, or caused to be delivered, for Shipper's
account shall not exceed 1/24th of Shipper's daily scheduled
quantities at such point.
2.3 Firm daily balancing service hereunder shall consist of:
(a) Transporter retaining nominated and confirmed Natural Gas
quantities on Transporter's pipeline system ("Bank") at the
Delivery Points specified in the Executed FDBS TSA up to the
FDBS TSA MDQ for each point; and
(b) Transporter delivering nominated and confirmed Natural Gas
quantities, after appropriate reductions as provided for in
this Rate Schedule, to Delivery Points specified in the
Executed FDBS TSA ("Draw") up to the FDBS TSA MDQ for each
point.
(c) Firm balancing service will be provided on a daily basis up to
a Shipper's Maximum Inventory Amount.
(i) Maximum Inventory Amount is the maximum quantity a
Shipper can Bank or Draw at a Delivery Point. The
Maximum Inventory Amount is calculated as the difference
between the FDBS TSA MDQ at a Delivery Point and the sum
of the accumulated end-of-day balances at such point.
2.4 Service options pursuant to this Rate Schedule may be purchased as
follows:
(a) Winter contract ("FDBS-W"); firm daily balancing service is
available for the five consecutive Months during the November
through March winter period. FDBS-W contracts may be for a
term of multiple Years.
(b) Summer contract ("FDBS-S"); firm daily balancing service is
available for the seven consecutive Months during the April
through October summer period. FDBS-S contracts may be for a
term of multiple Years.
(c) Shippers may contract for firm daily balancing service
separately with a summer or winter contract, or jointly to
create an annual contract for service ("FDBS-A"). In addition,
an annual contract may be for twelve months or longer.