Centerpoint Energy - Mississippi River

Third Revised Volume No. 1

Effective Date: 01/19/2005, Docket: RP05-129-000, Status: Effective

Second Revised Sheet No. 123 Second Revised Sheet No. 123 : Effective

Superseding: First Revised Sheet No. 123

GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS

(Continued)

8. NOMINATIONS, SCHEDULING, AND CURTAILMENT (Continued)

(i) All firm services, in the following order, from

highest to lowest priority:

(A) All firm services utilizing receipt and delivery

points within the Customer's Primary Path(for purposes

hereof, primary points within the Reticulated System are

deemed to be within the Primary Path and of equal priority),

Line Priority and Rate Zone Capacity, in the following

order:

(1) Firm services utilizing primary receipt

points for redelivery to primary delivery points;

(2) Firm services utilizing secondary receipt

points for redelivery to primary delivery points;

(3) Firm services utilizing primary receipt

points for redelivery to secondary delivery points;

and

(4) Firm services utilizing secondary receipt

points for redelivery to secondary delivery points.

However, if there is insufficient capacity available

to schedule all service within category (A) due to a

constraint other than at a receipt or delivery point, all

Customers affected by such constraint within this category

(A) will be scheduled equally, on a pro rata basis based

upon MDQ. Constraints at receipt or delivery points shall

be scheduled in accordance with Section 8.2(d) below.

(B) All firm services utilizing receipt and delivery

points within the Customer's Line Priority and Rate Zone

Capacity, and flowing gas in the same direction as the

Customer's Primary Path, not included in category (A) above,

in the order set out in subcategories (A)(2) through (A)(4);

points within the Customer's Rate Zone Capacity, and flowing

gas in the same direction as the Customer's Primary Path,

not included in categories (A) and (B) above, in the order

set out in subcategories (A)(2) through (A)(4); and