Petal Gas Storage, L. L. C.
Original Volume No. 1
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Effective Date: 01/09/2010, Docket: RP10-229-000, Status: Effective
Sixth Revised Sheet No. 104 Sixth Revised Sheet No. 104
Superseding: Fifth Revised Sheet No. 104
GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS (Continued)
3. REQUEST FOR SERVICE
3.1 Open season.
(a) Notice of open season. At the expiration of any long-term FSS,
FSS-1 or FTS Agreement with a Customer desiring to exercise its
rights pursuant to Section 10 of Rate Schedule FSS, FSS-1 or
FTS, Petal shall post notice of the open season on its Internet
website, at least ten (10) days prior to commencement of the
open season. Such notice shall set forth when the open season
begins and ends, where interested parties may submit requests
for firm service, and how interested parties may obtain forms
for requesting service and additional details about the
mechanics of the open season.
(b) Duration. The open season shall commence at the time and day
specified and for the term indicated in the notice of open season.
During this time Petal will accept requests for the expiring firm
capacity in its storage or transportation facilities.
(c) Execution of agreements. Customers allocated storage or
transportation capacity in an open season shall be required to
execute service agreements for firm service no later than 30
consecutive days following the close of the open season or
forfeit the capacity that has been allocated to them, unless
otherwise agreed by Petal.
3.2 Requests. Any potential Customer wishing to obtain capacity from Petal
under Rate Schedules FSS, FSS-1, ISS, FTS, or ITS after an open season,
shall submit in writing to Petal a request for service setting forth all
relevant information called for in the applicable FSS, FSS-1, ISS, FTS,
or ITS Form of Service Agreement. Such request may be delivered in
person or submitted by United States mail, overnight courier service,
electronic mail or facsimile transmission (fax).
(a) Petal shall evaluate and respond to Customer's request under Rate
Schedule FSS or FSS-1 within five Business Days of its receipt. If Petal
and Customer mutually agree to the rates Customer will pay for service
under Rate Schedule FSS or FSS-1, Petal shall, subject to execution of a
service agreement, endeavor to provide service within the time specified
in the written request. Customer's request for service shall be
considered complete only if the information specified in Sections 3.4,
3.5 and 3.6 is provided in writing.
(b) If the request is for Rate Schedule FTS service at maximum rates, is
at a fixed MDQ for the requested term, and it is operationally feasible
for Petal to provide the requested service, then Petal shall be obligated
to grant such requests for service that are made within the time periods
set forth below:
(i) For service for a term of one year or longer, requests
made within six (6) months of the requested service
commencement date;
(ii) For service for a term of less than one (1) year but equal
to or greater than six (6) months, requests made within
thirty (30) days of the requested service commencement
date;