Equitrans, L. P.
Original Volume No. 1
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Effective Date: 05/16/2010, Docket: RP10-616-000, Status: Effective
Second Revised Sheet No. 26 Second Revised Sheet No. 26
Superseding: First Revised Sheet No. 26
RATE SCHEDULE FTS
FIRM TRANSPORTATION SERVICE
1. AVAILABILITY
This Rate Schedule is available to any party (hereinafter referred to as
"Customer") for the transportation of natural gas on a firm basis by
Equitrans,L.P. (hereinafter referred to as "Equitrans") under the
following conditions:
(a) Equitrans in its reasonable discretion determines it has available
capacity to render the firm transportation service; and
(b) Shipper and Equitrans have entered into a Transportation Service
Agreement, in the form contained in this Tariff, for such firm
transportation service.
2. APPLICABILITY AND CHARACTER OF SERVICE
2.1 This Rate Schedule shall apply to all natural gas transported by
Equitrans for Customer pursuant to the executed Transportation
Service Agreement providing for a Maximum Daily Quantity (MDQ).
2.2 Transportation service hereunder shall be firm, subject to the
provisions of the executed Transportation Service Agreement and to
the General Terms and Conditions incorporated herein by reference and
shall not be subject to curtailment or interruption except as
caused by force majeure or otherwise provided in the General Terms
and Conditions of Equitrans' FERC Gas Tariff. Equitrans shall only
be obligated to deliver to Customer thermally equivalent quantities
to those received, less applicable retainage for fuel, loss, and
unaccounted for, and less any thermal reduction resulting from
processing gas in order to meet Equitrans' applicable quality
standards.
2.3 Transportation service hereunder shall consist of the acceptance by
Equitrans of natural gas tendered by Customer for transportation at
the receipt point(s) specified in the executed Transportation Service
Agreement, the transportation of that natural gas through Equitrans'
pipeline system, and the delivery of that gas, after applicable
retainage to Customer or for Customer's account the delivery
point(s) in the specified executed Transportation Service
Agreement. All gas receipts under this Rate Schedule shall be
subject to the transportation retainage percentage set forth on
Statement of Retainage Factors of this Tariff. In addition, gas
receipts or deliveries to or from points on Equitrans' gathering
system shall be subject to the gathering retainage percentage set
forth on Statement of Retainage Factors of this Tariff.