Centerpoint Energy - Mississippi River

Third Revised Volume No. 1

Effective Date: 04/01/2003, Docket: RP00-410-005, Status: Effective

Original Sheet No. 164A Original Sheet No. 164A : Effective

GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS

(Continued)

14. CAPACITY RELEASE (Continued)

of its Primary Path or to release a Secondary Path must specify

the receipt and delivery points for the segment being released.

Releasing Customer may request Primary Receipt and/or Delivery

Points for the Primary Path Segment being released within the

Primary Path up to its entitlement on that segment and for the

unreleased Primary Path Segment within the Primary Path up to its

entitlement on that segment. Releasing Customer may also request

Primary Receipt and/or Delivery Points outside its Primary Path,

subject to the entitlements and terms set forth in Section 35 of

these General Terms and Conditions. In cases where new primary

points are requested, the capacity release schedule set forth in

Section 14.4 below shall not apply, but the requests will be

processed as soon as practicable, which in most cases should be no

longer than two (2) business days after receipt, and the release

shall then be processed in accordance with Section 14.4 (b) or

(c), as applicable. The establishment of any such primary points

shall be subject to the terms of this tariff and the availability

of capacity.

(iii) The term of the release, which term must be for at

least one day (commencing at any of the effective times for

standard nomination cycles specified in Section 8.1(f)(i) above).