Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company, LLC
Fourth Revised Volume No. 1
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Effective Date: 11/29/2009, Docket: RP09-558-000, Status: Effective
First Revised Sheet No. 408 First Revised Sheet No. 408
Superseding: Original Sheet No. 408
GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS
(Continued)
20. POLICY FOR CONSTRUCTION OF INTERCONNECT FACILITIES
20.1 General. This policy applies to any interconnect facilities for the receipt of gas
into Seller's system or the delivery of gas out of Seller's system. References herein
to the term interconnect facilities include new interconnect facilities, including
delivery laterals on which Seller will provide firm transportation service to Buyer
under Seller's Rate Schedule FDLS and modifications to existing interconnect
facilities. The provisions of this policy do not apply to facilities that are built
as part of an expansion of Seller's mainline system, including without limitation
mainline compression or looping facilities, or mainline extensions. Nothing in this
tariff shall require Seller to file an application for a certificate of public
convenience and necessity under Section 7(c) of the Natural Gas Act (NGA). Further,
nothing in this tariff shall prevent Seller from contesting an application for service
filed pursuant to Section 7(a) of the NGA.
20.2 Requests for Interconnect Facilities. A party desiring the construction of
interconnect facilities shall deliver to Seller a written request for such facilities
that provides reasonably sufficient and reliable information for Seller to assess the
operational impacts that construction of the facilities will have on Seller's pipeline
system and to properly design and size the facilities, including, but not limited to,
the proposed location of the facilities, the anticipated minimum and maximum hourly,
daily, monthly and annual volume levels of service underlying the need for the
facilities, anticipated pressures, constituents of the gas (for receipt interconnects)
and such other data as is reasonably required by Seller to construct and operate the
facilities.
20.3 Disposition of Requests. Seller will respond to each request for interconnect
facilities within 60 days after receiving the request. Each request will be assessed
in a manner that is not unduly discriminatory. If the requested interconnect
facilities are operationally feasible (as hereinafter defined), Seller will grant the
request to construct the facilities.
The interconnect facilities shall be considered operationally feasible if (1) the
construction or operation of the facilities will not create any significant
operational problems for Seller, (2) the facilities will not adversely affect the
rendition of existing firm service to Buyers under any of Seller's firm service rate
schedules or adversely alter the operation of Seller's pipeline system, and (3) the
location of the interconnect is mutually agreeable (Seller will not deny the requested
location without adequate operational, environmental, safety, contractual or legal
justification).