Centerpoint Energy - Mississippi River

Third Revised Volume No. 1

Effective Date: 07/01/2003, Docket: RP03-466-000, Status: Effective

Sixth Revised Sheet No. 166 Sixth Revised Sheet No. 166 : Effective

Superseding: Fifth Revised Sheet No. 166

GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS

(Continued)

14. CAPACITY RELEASE (Continued)

(i) If the recall will not result in a change in the

quantity of gas scheduled at any receipt or delivery point, or the

entity supplying the gas for transportation, the recall shall be

self-implementing. The Releasing Customer shall submit a revised

nomination to MRT by electronic nomination via the Internet

indicating that all or part of the capacity is being recalled.

The recall shall be effective immediately upon MRT's receipt of

the revised nomination and thereafter MRT shall allocate all gas

quantities transported utilizing the recalled capacity to the

Releasing Customer. The Releasing Customer shall provide

notification of the recall to the Replacement Customer and any

other affected party.

(ii) If the recall will result in a change in the quantity

of gas scheduled at any receipt or delivery point, or the entity

supplying the gas for transportation, the Releasing Customer shall

submit a revised nomination to MRT in accordance with the

deadlines set forth in subsection (iv) below. As provided in Rate

Schedule NNT, NNT Customers' nominations to utilize their recalled

capacity shall not be subject to those deadlines. The Releasing

Customer shall provide prior notice of its recall to MRT by

electronic transmission via the Internet unless MRT, the Releasing

Customer, and the Replacement Customer agree otherwise. The

Releasing Customer shall also provide notification of the recall

to the Replacement Customer and any other affected party.

(iii) In the event of a dispute respecting any recall, MRT

shall be entitled to rely on the revised nomination provided MRT

by the Releasing Customer indicating the recall in allocating gas

quantities and assessing the applicable charges, and the Releasing

and Replacement Customers shall indemnify and hold MRT harmless in

any dispute involving the recall from any costs, damages, or

expenses resulting from MRT's reliance on the revised nomination.

(iv) Releasing Customers may, to the extent permitted as a

condition of the capacity release, recall released capacity as

follows: