Gulf South Pipeline Company L P
Sixth Revised Volume No. 1
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Effective Date: 05/05/2010, Docket: RP10-581-000, Status: Effective
Third Revised Sheet No. 2502 Third Revised Sheet No. 2502
Superseding: Third Sub. Sec. Rev. Sheet No. 2502
GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS
Section 18
(Continued)
18.5 Late Payment - In the event Customer shall fail to pay any amount
due Gulf South when the same is due, then interest shall accrue
at the current rate of interest on pipeline refunds established
by the Commission from the date such amount is due until paid.
Gulf South shall notify Customer of Customer's failure to timely
pay and allow Customer five (5) business days from the day of
such notice to pay Gulf South. Should Customer continue to fail
to pay Gulf South the amount due, Gulf South may terminate
service to Customer by providing at least thirty (30) days
written notice to the Customer and the Commission of its intent
to terminate any service agreement(s). Such notice may be
provided contemporaneously with the initial notice of the need
for payment for any unpaid, non-disputed obligations. If
Customer has provided security for the amount due and fails to
make payment, then Gulf South may exercise its rights under the
security thirty (30) days following Gulf South's initial notice.
In no event can Gulf South terminate a Customer's service
agreement without providing that Customer thirty (30) days
written notice.
18.6 Prior Period Adjustments, Errors and Disputes in Bills - Prior
period adjustment time limits should be six (6) months from the
date of the initial transportation invoice and seven (7) months
from the date of initial sales invoice with a three (3) month
rebuttal period, excluding government required rate changes.
These time limits shall not apply in the case of deliberate
omission or misrepresentation or mutual mistake of fact. In no
event will any changes be made to a statement or invoice after
twenty-four (24) months from the date of statements, billings or
payment, based on actualized volumes, unless the parties mutually
agree. Parties other statutory or contractual rights shall not
otherwise be diminished by this standard. Prior period
adjustments are reported by production date, but they do not have
to be invoiced separately by production month nor is each
production month a separate paper invoice page. In the event
Customer, in good faith, disputes the amount payable in any
statement or invoice furnished, Customer shall pay the undisputed
portion of the statement or invoice and shall provide
documentation identifying basis for the dispute as provided in
NAESB standard 3.3.15. Gulf South and Customer shall in good
faith endeavor to resolve the dispute expeditiously. To the
extent Customer fails to pay any undisputed portion of the
statement of invoice, the remedies available under Section 18.5
shall apply.