Granite State Gas Transmission, Inc.

Third Revised Volume No. 1

Effective Date: 05/07/2020, Docket: RS93- 1-001, Status: Accepted

Original Sheet No. 230 Original Sheet No. 230 : Effective

GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS

(continued)

17. ANNUAL CHARGE ADJUSTMENT CLAUSE PROVISION (ACA)

17.1 Purpose

Annual charges are assessed against gas pipelines by the

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) under Part

382 of the Commission's Regulations prior to each fiscal

year in order to cover the cost of the operation of the

FERC. For the purpose of recovering annual charges

assessed Transporter by the FERC, this Article 17 estab-

lishes pursuant to Section 154.38(d)(6) of the

Commission's Regulations an ACA Surcharge to be applica-

ble to all quantities transported by Transporter.

Transporter shall not recover any annual charges record-

ed in FERC Account No. 928 in an NGA Section 4 rate

case. This ACA Surcharge is in addition to any amounts

otherwise payable to Transporter under said Rate Sched-

ules.

17.2 Rate Schedules to ACA Surcharge

The ACA Surcharge shall be applicable to the quantities

transported under Transporter's Transportation Rate

Schedules FT-1, FT-NN, and IT-1.

17.3 Basis of the ACA Surcharge

The ACA Surcharge shall be that increment, which has

been approved by FERC Orders approving an annual charge

unit rate. The currently effective ACA Surcharge shall

be reflected on Tariff Sheet Nos. 21, 22, and 23 of this

FERC Gas Tariff.

17.4 Filing Procedure

The initial ACA Surcharge or any subsequent changes in

such surcharge shall be filed by Transporter at least

thirty (30) days prior to the proposed effective date

unless the establishment by the FERC of the annual