Trunkline Gas Company, LLC
Third Revised Volume No. 1
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Effective Date: 08/01/2003, Docket: RP03-534-000, Status: Effective
Original Sheet No. 246 Original Sheet No. 246 : Effective
GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS
(Continued)
6. OPERATIONAL FLOW ORDERS (OFOs)
6.1 Trunkline will have the right to issue an OFO to any Shipper, OBA
Party or TABS-1 Party when, in Trunkline's reasonable judgment,
such OFO is required to alleviate conditions which threaten system
integrity, safety or reliability of service or to ensure
compliance with the provisions contained in this Tariff. An OFO
may be issued on a contract basis or on all or a portion of the
system. An OFO may be issued to a particular Shipper, OBA Party
or TABS-1 Party creating the need for the OFO or to Shippers, OBA
Parties or TABS-1 Parties on all or part of the system when in the
absence of such Shipper's, OBA Party's or TABS-1 Party's action an
OFO would not be required. When an OFO is issued, Trunkline will
endeavor to minimize the Shippers, OBA Parties and TABS-1 Parties
and Quantities affected. An OFO will not be issued to protect
interruptible service.
Examples of conditions which may cause OFOs to be issued
include, but are not limited to:
(A) Actual receipts exceeding scheduled receipts causing high
pressure to back off scheduled receipts;
(B) Unscheduled pipeline maintenance and repairs affecting
capacity;
(C) Non-compliance with the balancing requirements of any service
where such non-compliance threatens Trunkline's system
integrity; and
(D) When the applicable Tolerance Level has not been exceeded by
an individual Shipper, OBA Party or TABS-1 Party, but
pipeline operations require tighter Tolerance Levels.
6.2 Prior to issuing an OFO, Trunkline will take all reasonable
actions to minimize the issuance and adverse consequences of the
OFO. These actions may include, but are not limited to, requiring
firm Shippers to utilize primary Points of Receipt and Delivery,
limiting Shippers, OBA Parties or TABS-1 Parties to the hourly
flow rate and limitations in accordance with the provisions of
this Tariff and the Service Agreement, and imposing daily
scheduling charges on Points of Receipt upon twenty-four (24)
hours notice in accordance with Section 5.1(E) herein.