Centerpoint Energy - Mississippi River

Third Revised Volume No. 1

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Effective Date: 11/01/1997, Docket: RP98- 9-000, Status: Effective

First Revised Sheet No. 61 First Revised Sheet No. 61 : Superseded

Superseding: Original Sheet No. 61

RATE SCHEDULE USAS

UNBUNDLED SALES AND AGENCY SERVICES

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2. APPLICABILITY AND CHARACTER OF SERVICE

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2.3 Gas sales by MRT's merchant division may be made at any point

upstream of MRT's system, at any point at which gas is received into MRT's

system, and at any pooling point on MRT's system (i.e. any point before

gas enters MRT's main line system, any entry point to its main line system

from a production area, or at an intersection with another pipeline).

Only those pooling points that do not include storage may serve as points

of sale for MRT. The specific sales point(s) for any particular sale by

MRT's merchant division and the allocation of purchase volumes among multiple

points shall be negotiated between MRT's merchant division and its Customers.

2.4 MRT's merchant division will provide repackaged citygate or

plantgate sales service for Customers. As part of its repackaged sales

service, MRT's merchant division will act as agent for Customers, and may

provide the following services:

(a) Gas supply acquisition and aggregation;

(b) Nominations and scheduling;

(c) Imbalance management;

(d) Capacity management;

(e) Transportation and storage management;

(f) Payment of fees; and

(g) Any other services, subject to the agreement of MRT's merchant

division and its Customers.

2.5 MRT's merchant division, acting as an agent for its Customers, may

provide any of the services listed in Section 2.4 for Customers as agreed upon

between MRT and the Customer.