Southern Natural Gas Company

Seventh Revised Volume No. 1

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Effective Date: 09/01/2005, Docket: RP05-390-000, Status: Effective

Original Sheet No. 102B Original Sheet No. 102B : Effective

GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS

(Continued)

(B) COMPANY shall designate a date that the credit information

is due from SHIPPER;

(C) Upon receipt of either an initial or follow-up request from

COMPANY for credit evaluation information, SHIPPER's authorized

representatives should acknowledge receipt of COMPANY's request

unless COMPANY and SHIPPER have mutually agreed to waive this

requirement. The SHIPPER's obligation to provide conformation of

receipt is met by sending such confirmation to the representatives

described in Section 2.1(d)(A)above;

(D) SHIPPER shall provide COMPANY with all the credit

information requested by COMPANY's designated due date, or provide

to COMPANY the reason(s) why the information cannot be provided;

(E) Once COMPANY receives all required credit information from

SHIPPER, COMPANY will notify SHIPPER's authorized representatives

(s) of such receipt unless COMPANY and SHIPPER have mutually agreed

to waive this requirement;

(F) If SHIPPER is determined to be non-creditworthy by COMPANY,

SHIPPER may initiate with COMPANY a re-evaluation of its credit.

As part of this re-evaluation process SHIPPER should either update

or confirm in writing the prior information provided to COMPANY

related to SHIPPER's creditworthiness. This update should include

any event(s) that SHIPPER believes could lead to a material change

in its creditworthiness;

(G) After COMPANY receives SHIPPER's request for re-evaluation,

including the information in (D) above, COMPANY will provide

SHIPPER with a written response within five (5) Business Days,

which will include either a determination of SHIPPER's

creditworthiness status clearly stating the reason(s) for COMPANY's

decision, or will provide SHIPPER with an explanation supporting a

future date when a re-evaluation determination will be made. This

re-evaluation process will not exceed twenty (20) Business Days

from the date of the receipt of SHIPPER's request, unless COMPANY

and SHIPPER mutually agree to some later date.

In lieu of the above credit requirements, such SHIPPER may receive service

if SHIPPER makes a security deposit in an amount equal to the