Vector Pipeline L.P.
Original Volume No. 1
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Effective Date: 12/01/2003, Docket: RP03-489-001, Status: Effective
Substitute Original Sheet No. 280 Substitute Original Sheet No. 280 : Effective
7.6 Exhibit A attached hereto is incorporated herein by reference and
made a part hereof for all purposes.
7.7 The parties hereby agree, subject to the primary jurisdiction of
the Commission, that any dispute arising out of or relating to
this Agreement, or any breach thereof shall be submitted to final
and binding arbitration in Detroit, Michigan, in accordance with
the Rules of Commercial Arbitration of the American Arbitration
Association (AAA) then in effect. The dispute shall be decided by
a panel of three neutral arbitrators, qualified by education,
training, and experience to hear the dispute, chosen as follows.
The party initiating the arbitration proceeding shall name one
arbitrator at the time it notifies the other party of its
intention to arbitrate their dispute, and the responding party
shall name an arbitrator within fifteen (15) days of receiving the
above notification. Within twenty (20) days of the appointment of
the second arbitrator, the two arbitrators shall select a third
arbitrator to act as chairman of the tribunal. If either party
fails to appoint an arbitrator within the allotted time or the two
party-appointed, neutral arbitrators fail to appoint a third
arbitrator as provided above, the AAA shall appoint the
arbitrator(s). Any vacancies will be filled in accordance with
the above procedure. The parties expressly agree to the
consolidation of separate arbitral proceedings for the resolution
in a single proceeding of all disputes that arise from the same
factual situation, and the parties further expressly agree that
any issue of arbitrability or the existence, validity, and scope
of the agreement to arbitrate shall be decided by the arbitrators.
The parties further agree that either party may apply to a court
of competent jurisdiction, pending arbitration, for injunctive
relief to preserve the status quo, to preserve assets, or to
protect documents from loss or destruction, and such application
will not be deemed inconsistent with or operate as a waiver of the
party's right to arbitration. The arbitrators shall apply as the
substantive law to the dispute the laws of the State of Michigan,
as specified in section 7.1 of this Agreement.
Section 8. Negotiable Terms
Transporter and Shipper mutually agree to the following terms and
conditions of service under this Agreement. Where blank spaces are not
filled in, the parties have not reached an agreement on that matter and
the referenced provision of the General Terms and Conditions (GT&C)
applies.