Midwestern Gas Transmission Company
Third Revised Volume No. 1
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Effective Date: 03/06/2009, Docket: RP09-352-000, Status: Effective
Fifth Revised Sheet No. 254 Fifth Revised Sheet No. 254
Superseding: Third Revised Sheet No. 254
GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS
20. INCORPORATION IN RATE SCHEDULES AND GAS SERVICE AGREEMENTS
These General Terms and Conditions are incorporated in and are a part of Company's
Rate Schedules and gas service agreements. To the extent there is any inconsistency
between terms in these General Terms and Conditions and terms in Company's Rate
Schedules or gas service agreements, these General Terms and Conditions shall govern.
Company may waive any rights hereunder or any obligations of Shipper on a basis that
is not unduly discriminatory; provided that no waiver shall operate or be construed as
a waiver of other or future rights or obligations, whether of a like or different
character.
21. CAPACITY RELEASE
21.1 Applicability of Capacity Release
This section is applicable to any Shipper(s) (including Replacement Shipper(s))
who elect to release all or a portion of its firm capacity under Rate
Schedule FT-A, FT-B, or FT-C.
21.2 Capacity Release Offer
A Releasing Shipper that desires to release its rights to firm capacity
pursuant to this Section 21, shall notify Company of its intent by posting
directly on the System a capacity release offer containing information
consistent with the currently effective FERC adopted NAESB WGQ standards. A
Releasing Shipper shall notify Company of prearranged releases exempt from
competitive bidding pursuant to the prior posting provisions of Subsection
21.4(a).
21.3 Pre-qualification to Submit Bid
Persons that desire to Bid on released transportation rights must pre-qualify
with Company in the same manner and subject to the same standards and
procedures as required for firm Shippers under Section 25 of these General
Terms and Conditions.
21.4 Prearranged Releases Permitted Without Competitive Bidding
(a) A Releasing Shipper may release some or all of its firm transportation
rights to a qualified Replacement Shipper(s) without competitive bidding,
pursuant to Subsection 21.10, if its proposed release meets the following
requirements: ("Exempt Prearranged Bidder")
(i) the release of capacity is to an asset manager as defined in 18
C.F.R.§ 284.8(h)(3);
(ii) the release of capacity is to a marketer participating in a
state-regulated retail access program as defined in 18 C.F.R. §
284.8(h)(4);
(iii) the release of capacity is for more than one year at the
applicable Maximum Rate for the applicable firm transportation
service being released; and
(iv) the release of capacity is for any period of 31 days or less.