Trunkline LNG Company, LLC
Second Revised Volume No. 1-A
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Effective Date: 02/23/2009, Docket: RP09-247-000, Status: Effective
Second Revised Sheet No. 90 Second Revised Sheet No. 90
Superseding: First Revised Sheet No. 90
GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS
(Continued)
9. CAPACITY RELEASE (Continued)
(8) The minimum rate expressed in dollars and cents
or percentage of Maximum Tariff Rate, term, and
quantity of capacity Releasing Shipper will
accept, if any, and whether bids using a
volumetric rate for the collection of
Reservation and Usage Charges will be accepted
and whether Releasing Shipper requires a
volumetric commitment. The maximum volumetric
rate that may be bid shall not exceed the one
hundred percent (100%) load factor equivalent
of the maximum Reservation and Usage rates.
Notwithstanding the above, no rate limitation
shall apply to a capacity release for a period
of one year or less if the release is to take
effect on or before one year from the date on
which TLNG is notified of the release;
(9) The duration of the posting which may not be
less than the minimum bid period specified in
Section 9.4(B) herein;
(10) The best bid criterion if different from that
described in Section 9.4(H) herein, the method
by which volumetric or contingent bids will be
evaluated, and any alternate, objective and
nondiscriminatory method for breaking ties.
The best bid evaluation method established by
Releasing Shipper must be objectively stated,
applicable to all PRS or Replacement Shippers
and not unduly discriminatory and shall enable
TLNG to rank the bids received by utilizing the
weight assigned by Releasing Shipper to each
element of the Shipper Notice;
(11) If the release is for any period of thirty-one
(31) days or less and is exempt from bidding in
accordance with Section 9.3(A), the Releasing
Shipper may designate in the Shipper Notice the
winning bid criterion to be the first acceptable
bid received;
(12) Whether the Shipper Notice may be rejected in
part in the event TLNG rejects such Shipper
Notice pursuant to Section 9.7; and