Northern Natural Gas Company
Fifth Revised Volume No. 1
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Effective Date: 06/07/2008, Docket: RP08-109-000, Status: Suspended
Eighth Revised Sheet No. 138 Eighth Revised Sheet No. 138 : Suspended
Superseding: Seventh Revised Sheet No. 138
RATE SCHEDULE FDD
Firm Deferred Delivery Service
3. FIRM STORAGE QUANTITY (FSQ)
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The FSQ shall be the maximum (or minimum) quantity of natural gas specified in Shipper's
Service Agreement that Northern is obligated to accept for service on a firm basis.
Shipper shall not be permitted to exceed the totals established in its Service Agreement
for any period or for any day except as permitted in this Section.
Shipper's FSQ shall be specified as the maximum FDD Account Balance quantity. Periodic
maximum and minimum Account Balance parameters and daily maximum quantities based on the
Shipper's Injection and Withdrawal Periods shall be set forth in Appendix A to Shipper's
Service Agreement.
Unless otherwise agreed, Shipper is required to comply with its periodic Account Balance
parameters. If operationally feasible, Northern may agree to retain for a subsequent
period any quantities remaining in the FDD account after the Withdrawal Period. Such
volumes will be considered Rollover volumes. Such volumes shall be subject to the Annual
Rollover Charge and will be included in the subsequent period's total contract quantity.
The rollover quantity cannot exceed the next year's FSQ. If the FDD Service Agreement is
not renewed or there are Rollover volumes in excess of the next year's FSQ, these Rollover
volumes must be withdrawn in accordance with the provisions of Sections 5.b. and 5.c. of
Rate Schedule IDD.
Authorized Overrun
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Should Shipper, or its Designee, desire to nominate quantities for firm storage
in excess of its current FDQ, such quantities shall be scheduled
pursuant to the terms and conditions of Rate Schedule IDD if capacity is
available, and will be subject to the authorized overrun charge. Northern
shall have the right to interrupt all or part of the excess quantity. Northern shall
notify Shipper, or its Designee, of such interruption.
Account Balance quantities that are less than the January 31 Account Balance
parameters set forth in the Shipper's Service Agreement are subject to the authorized
overrun charge. Account Balance quantities that are greater than the August 31 and
March 1 Account Balance parameters set forth in the Shipper's Service Agreement are
subject to the authorized overrun charge. However, as provided in Paragraph 2.B., in
the event that the Shipper has multiple FDD Service Agreements, Northern will net the
Shipper's FDD account balances prior to determining the authorized overrun charge,
provided that the Shipper has selected the same service type for each of the FDD
Service Agreements.
Authorized Reductions
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In the event that Northern has allocated storage injections during the Withdrawal
Period, FDD Shippers shall be allowed to reduce scheduled firm withdrawal quantities
during the last nomination cycle of the Gas Day by an amount up to a quantity equal
to the aggregate Daily Maximum Injection FDQ during the Withdrawal Period as shown
on Sheet No. 135B. In the event that the difference between the total firm
withdrawal quantity nominated during the last nomination cycle compared to the total
firm withdrawal quantity scheduled as the FDD Shipper's daily firm withdrawal rights
during the previous cycle is greater than the quantity equal to the aggregate Daily
Maximum Injection FDQ, Northern shall allocate the firm reductions pro-rata.
In the event that Northern has allocated storage withdrawals during the Injection
Period, FDD Shippers shall be allowed to reduce scheduled firm injection quantities
during the last nomination cycle of the Gas Day by an amount up to a quantity equal
to the aggregate Daily Maximum Withdrawal FDQ during the Injection Period as shown
on Sheet No. 135B. In the event that the difference between the total firm
injection quantity nominated during the last nomination cycle compared to the total
firm injection quantity scheduled as the FDD Shipper's daily firm injection rights
during the previous cycle is greater than the quantity equal to the aggregate Daily
Maximum Withdrawal FDQ, Northern shall allocate the firm reductions pro-rata.