Millennium Pipeline Company, L. L. C.
Original Volume No. 1
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Effective Date: 07/01/2009, Docket: RP09-633-000, Status: Effective
Original Sheet No. 16A Original Sheet No. 16A
Rate Schedule BH-1
Backhaul Transportation Service
1. Availability
Service under this Rate Schedule is available from Transporter to any
Shipper, provided that (i) Transporter determines that it will have sufficient
scheduled and confirmed forward haul volumes available to support backhaul
service; (ii) Transporter determines that it has sufficient facilities and
transportation capacity available to receive gas from or on behalf of Shipper
and deliver gas to or for Shipper; (iii) Transporter has awarded capacity to
Shipper under the provisions of Section 4 (Auctions of Available Firm Service)
of the General Terms and Conditions, or through construction of facilities;
(iv) Any construction, acquisition, or expansion of facilities necessary to
commence and provide the firm transportation service has been completed;(v)
Shipper has made arrangements acceptable to Transporter for service on
upstream and downstream transporters, (vi) Shipper complies with the
provisions of this Rate Schedule, has satisfied the creditworthiness criteria
in Section 3 of the General Terms and Conditions of this Tariff, and (vii)
Shipper complies with all other applicable provisions of this Tariff.
2. Applicability and Character of Service
(a) Service provided under this Rate Schedule shall be performed under
Subpart B or G of Part 284 of the Commission's Regulations. Subject to the
limitations set forth below, Transporter under this Rate Schedule shall
receive scheduled quantities from or on behalf of Shipper and shall deliver
thermally equivalent scheduled quantities, less Retainage, to or for Shipper.
Such service shall be provided on a firm basis, subject to the limitations set
forth in this Rate Schedule, and shall apply to all gas transported by
Transporter for Shipper under this Rate Schedule, up to the Transportation
Demand set forth in Shipper's BH-1 Service Agreement.
(b) Service provided under this Rate Schedule (i) shall have the
priority specified in Section 7 (Capacity Allocation) of the General Terms and
Conditions, (ii) shall be subject to interruption to the extent provided for
in this Rate Schedule or in Section 16 (Interruptions of Service) of the
General Terms and Conditions, and (iii) shall be subject to Operational Flow
Orders to the extent provided in this Rate Schedule or in Section 17
(Operational Flow Orders) of the General Terms and Conditions.
(c) During periods when Transporter determines using its reasonable
discretion that it does not have sufficient scheduled and confirmed forward
haul volumes available to support firm backhaul service, Transporter may
interrupt firm backhaul service under this Rate Schedule. If Transporter
determines that it has the ability to provide only a limited amount of firm
backhaul service under this Rate Schedule, Transporter shall allocate the
limited amount of capacity among BH-1 Shippers on a pro rata basis, based upon
those Shippers' respective levels of Transportation Demand. Transporter will