Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company

FIFTH REVISED VOLUME NO. 1

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Effective Date: 08/01/1996, Docket: RP96-275-000, Status: Effective

Second Revised Sheet No. 156 Second Revised Sheet No. 156 : Effective

Superseding: First Revised Sheet No. 156

RATE SCHEDULE FT-A

FIRM TRANSPORTATION SERVICE

1. AVAILABILITY

This Rate Schedule is available for the transportation of

natural gas on a firm basis by Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company

(Transporter) for any Shipper:

(a) which has executed a Transportation Contract wherein

Transporter agrees to transport natural gas for Shipper's

account up to a specific maximum daily Transportation

Quantity; and

(b) which has caused its supplier of gas, if such supplier

has retained processing rights to the gas delivered to

Shipper, to enter into a Transportation Contract for the

transportation of any liquids and any PTR quantities

associated with the processing of gas received at the

Receipt Point(s) under Shipper's Transportation Contract

after August 1, 1992.

2. APPLICABILITY AND CHARACTER OF SERVICE

2.1 Firm transportation service under this Rate Schedule

shall be provided (i) to sales customers which have

converted their firm sales entitlement to firm

transportation service, (ii) to firm transportation

customers who have converted their firm service under

other rate schedules to service under this Rate Schedule,

(iii) to the extent Transporter determines firm capacity

is available, and (iv) if Shipper has satisfied the

requirements of Articles III and XXVIII of the General

Terms and Conditions; provided, however, Transporter

shall not commence service until Transporter and Shipper

have executed a Transportation Contract. Shipper shall

have the right to enter into one or more transportation

contracts for the service provided under this Rate

Schedule, including the right to enter into separate

transportation contracts for the transportation of gas

downstream of the Pooling Point(s) as set forth in

Section 14.1 of Article III of the General Terms and

Conditions and for the transportation of gas upstream of

the Pooling Points.

2.2 Transporter shall not be required to install, operate or

maintain any additional facilities in order to provide

transportation service under this Rate Schedule.