Centerpoint Energy - Mississippi River

Third Revised Volume No. 1

Effective Date: 09/01/2005, Docket: RP05-436-000, Status: Effective

Original Sheet No. 95A Original Sheet No. 95A : Effective

GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS

(Continued)

5. PROCEDURES FOR REQUESTING SERVICE (Continued)

(iv) (A) Customer must designate up to two (2)

representatives who are authorized to receive

notices regarding Customer's creditworthiness,

including requests for additional information,

and provide to MRT the Internet e-mail addresses

of such representatives prior to the initiation

of service. Written requests and responses

should be provided via Internet e-mail, unless

otherwise agreed to by MRT and Customer. The

obligation of MRT to provide creditworthiness

notifications provided for in this section is

waived until Customer has designated such

representative(s) and provided the Internet e-

mail addresses to MRT.

(B) MRT will designate on its Internet Web Site or

in written notices to Customer, the Internet e-

mail addresses of up to two representatives who

are authorized to receive notices regarding

Customer's creditworthiness.

creditworthiness related notifications via forms

of communication other than Internet e-mail.

(v) (A) Upon receipt of either an initial or follow-up

request from MRT for information to be used for

creditworthiness evaluation, Customer should

acknowledge receipt of MRT's request. MRT and

Customer may mutually agree to waive the

requirements of this subsection (A).

(B) Customer should respond to MRT's request for

credit information, as allowed by this tariff,

on or before the due date specified in the

request. Customer's response will provide all

the credit information requested by MRT or

provide the reason(s) why any of the requested

information was not provided. Customer's

obligation to provide confirmation of receipt of

MRT's request is met by sending such

confirmation to the representatives identified

by MRT pursuant to the requirements of Section

5.4(k)(iv)(B) above.