Centerpoint Energy - Mississippi River

Third Revised Volume No. 1

Effective Date: 03/01/2004, Docket: RP04-152-000, Status: Effective

Third Revised Sheet No. 79 Third Revised Sheet No. 79 : Effective

Superseding: Second Revised Sheet No. 79

GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS

2. NAESB STANDARDS AND INTERNET WEB SITE

2.1 MRT will maintain an interactive Internet web site, which will

contain information relevant to the availability of the services provided

under this tariff, in the manner and level of detail required by the

Commission's regulations. Such information shall include, but not be limited

to, semi-annual reports of storage activity and the capacity available in

MRT's storage facilities, which information shall be updated at least bi-

weekly, as well as prevailing pressure conditions on various portions of MRT's

pipeline system. MRT shall provide for electronic communication with its

customers in compliance with NAESB Standards, and also shall provide for such

electronic communication with third parties that are not Customers and are

authorized to act on behalf of Customers or others interconnected with MRT's

system on a basis that is not unduly discriminatory. MRT specifically shall

allow such interface using the protocols, data sets, and codes detailed in the

NAESB Standards. MRT also may allow non-standard communication, including use

of its own Internet web site and use of paper documents pursuant to agreements

among MRT, its Customers, authorized agents of Customers or other third

parties.

2.2 MRT will have a user-friendly Internet web site and it will

contain the information necessary to assist Customers in fully utilizing MRT's

system. All data contained on MRT's Internet web site shall be downloadable

and available for any application used by the receiving party. MRT shall have

no responsibility for, or liability resulting from, any such downloading or

subsequent application of data.

2.3 Persons desiring information about the Internet web site may

contact MRT's Client Services Department during regular business hours at

(318) 429-2993.

2.4 The Internet web site will be available on a nondiscriminatory

basis to any party who has electronic communications equipment compatible with

MRT's Internet web site and has received an identifying password from MRT to

access certain areas of the Internet web site system.

2.5 MRT will post on its Internet web site the information required by

the Commission's regulations respecting a particular transportation

transaction for ninety (90) days.