Centerpoint Energy - Mississippi River

Third Revised Volume No. 1

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Effective Date: 04/01/2003, Docket: RP00-410-003, Status: Effective

Third Revised Sheet No. 100 Third Revised Sheet No. 100 : Effective

Superseding: Substitute Second Revised Sheet No. 100

GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS

(Continued)

5. PROCEDURES FOR REQUESTING SERVICE (Continued)

5.10 Contracting For Service

(a) Upon approval of a valid request, MRT shall offer the

requesting Customer Service Agreement(s) in the form of agreement set

forth in this tariff. MRT will designate on its Internet web site

the rate schedules for which electronic contracting via the Internet

must be utilized, and all such agreements shall be in the prescribed

electronic format, unless MRT otherwise agrees or emergency events

prevent such electronic communications.

(b) Unless waived by MRT, if a Customer fails to execute

and return to MRT a Service Agreement which accurately reflects the

Customer's submitted request for service within ten (10) business

days after such agreement is tendered by MRT for execution, then the

Customer's request and Service Agreement shall be null and void. In

all other circumstances, unless waived by MRT, a Customer's submitted

request for service and Service Agreement shall be null and void if

the Customer fails to execute and return to MRT the tendered Service

Agreement within thirty (30) days after such has been tendered by MRT

for execution.