Viking Gas Transmission Company

First Revised Volume No. 1

Effective Date: 07/01/2004, Docket: RP04-306-000, Status: Effective

Third Revised Sheet No. 15A Third Revised Sheet No. 15A : Effective

Superseding: Second Revised Sheet No. 15A

RATE SCHEDULE FT-B

FIRM TRANSPORTATION SERVICE

3. QUALIFICATION FOR SERVICE (Continued)

3.2 All Shippers requesting firm transportation service must execute a Firm

Transportation Agreement in accordance with the provisions of Section 22 of the

General Terms and Conditions of Company's FERC Gas Tariff. An executed

Transportation Agreement should be sent to:

Customer Service

Viking Gas Transmission Company

13710 FNB Parkway

Omaha, Nebraska 68154-5200

4. DELIVERIES AND RECEIPTS

4.1 Primary Receipt Points

A Shipper may designate as a Primary Receipt Point under this Rate Schedule any

receipt point on Company's system covered by an Operational Balancing Agreement

("OBA") to the extent that capacity is available on a firm basis at such receipt

point.

4.2 Secondary Receipt Points

Any receipt point on Company's system covered by an OBA shall be available as a

Secondary Receipt Point.

4.3 Primary Delivery Points

A Shipper may designate as a Primary Delivery Point under this Rate Schedule any

delivery point on Company's system covered by an OBA to the extent that capacity

is available on a firm basis at such delivery point.

4.4 Secondary Delivery Points

Any delivery point on Company's system covered by an OBA shall be available as a

Secondary Delivery Point.

4.5 OBA Coverage

A receipt or delivery point on Company's system shall be deemed to be covered by

an OBA if (i) the Balancing Party at such point has entered into such an OBA with

Company in the form set forth in this Tariff and such OBA is in full force and

effect, or (ii) the Balancing Party at such point is an interconnecting pipeline

who has entered into an OBA with Company in the form set forth in this Tariff or

otherwise and such OBA is in full force and effect. Notwithstanding anything in

this Rate Schedule to the contrary, Company shall not refuse to receive gas at a

receipt point(s) or deliver gas at a delivery point(s) due to the lack of an

effective OBA at such point, provided that the Balancing Party at such point is

exercising reasonable efforts to enter promptly into an OBA with Company in the

form set forth in this Tariff or in a form acceptable to Company.