Freebird Gas Storage, L.L.C.
First Revised Volume No. 1
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Effective Date: 03/20/2009, Docket: RP09-373-000, Status: Effective
First Revised Sheet No. 116 First Revised Sheet No. 116
Superseding: uperseding Original Sheet No. 116
(b) A list of phone numbers for control personnel for Freebird who
are on-call 24 hours a day will be posted on the Internet Web Site.
3.13 Construction of Facilities. Freebird shall not be required to
provide any requested service under any Rate Schedule which would require
construction or acquisition by Freebird of new facilities, or
expansion of existing facilities.
4. CAPACITY RELEASE
Any Shipper under Rate Schedule FSS may seek to release to others
any or all of its Firm service entitlements on a full Day or an intraday
basis, on a permanent or a temporary basis, and on a Firm or recallable
basis, subject to the following terms and conditions:
4.1 Notice of Offer. A Shipper offering to release Firm
service entitlements shall notify Freebird via the Internet Web Site of
the terms of its offer by the posting deadline as determined pursuant to
Section 4.3 herein. This information will be posted on the Internet Web
Site. The Shipper may propose a pre-arranged designated Replacement Shipper
(“Prearranged Shipper”) as part of its posting. Offers shall be binding
unless written or electronic notice of withdrawal is received by Freebird
prior to the close of the applicable bid period, provided, however, such
withdrawal shall only be valid if such Shipper has an unanticipated
requirement for such capacity and no minimum bid has been made. The
notice must contain the reason for withdrawal which Freebird shall post
on the Internet Web Site. The offer shall contain the following minimum
information:
(a) Shipper’s legal name and the name/title of individual
who has authorized the offer to release the capacity;
(b) Freebird’s Service Agreement number;
(c) A description of the capacity to be released. The offer must state
the Maximum Storage Quantity, the Maximum Daily Injection Quantity, and
the Maximum Daily Withdrawal Quantity and the Point of Injection/Withdrawal
subject to the proposed release and subject to the daily quantity
limitations described in Section 4.2 below;
(d) The proposed effective date and term of the release;
(e) The identity of any Prearranged Shipper, a statement as to whether
the Prearranged Shipper is an asset manager (as defined by FERC regulations
at 18 C.F.R. § 284.8 (h)(3)) or a marketer participating in a
state-regulated retail access program (as defined by FERC regulations at
18 C.F.R. § 284.8(h)(4)), and the full terms of such pre-arranged release;
(f) The method to be applied in evaluating bids, allocating capacity and
breaking ties, as described below;
(g) Whether, to what extent, and the conditions pursuant to which
capacity will be subject to recall for a full Day or a partial Day;
and if recallable, (1) whether the Releasing Shipper’s recall
notification must be provided exclusively on a Business Day, and (2)
any reput methods and rights associated with returning the previously
released capacity to the Replacement Shipper;