Centerpoint Energy - Mississippi River

Third Revised Volume No. 1

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Effective Date: 04/01/2002, Docket: RP01-622-002, Status: Effective

Second Revised Sheet No. 44 Second Revised Sheet No. 44 : Effective

Superseding: First Revised Sheet No. 44

RATE SCHEDULE FSS

FIRM STORAGE SERVICE

(Continued)

7. RATES AND CHARGES (Continued)

(a) Deliverability Charge - a charge per month equal to the

product of the deliverability rate and the Customer's contracted MDWQ;

(b) Capacity Charge - a charge per month calculated by dividing

the product of the capacity rate and the Customer's contracted capacity

by twelve;

(c) Injection Charge - a charge equal to the product of the

injection rate and the total quantities of natural gas injected by MRT

on behalf of the Customer during the billing month;

(d) Withdrawal Charge - a charge equal to the product of the

withdrawal rate and the total quantities of natural gas withdrawn by MRT

on behalf of the Customer during the billing month;

(e) Authorized Overrun Service Charge - a charge equal to the

product of the applicable authorized overrun rate and any authorized

overrun injection or withdrawal quantities permitted by MRT during the

billing month; and

(f) Other Fees and Charges - Other fees, charges, and penalties

which may be assessed as provided by the General Terms and Conditions or

which may be permitted by the Commission.

7.3 Customer shall reimburse MRT in kind for fuel usage and lost or

unaccounted for gas. MRT will retain the applicable Fuel Use and LUFG

Percentages of gas quantities delivered for injection into storage and of gas

volumes withdrawn from storage. The applicable Fuel Use and LUFG Percentages

are set forth on the currently effective Sheet No. 8 of this tariff.