Western Gas Interstate Company

Third Revised Volume No. 1

Effective Date: 06/01/1993, Docket: RS92- 53-003, Status: Effective

Revised Original Sheet No. 168 Revised Original Sheet No. 168 : Superseded

RATE SCHEDULE RCS

FIRM TRANSPORTATION SERVICE - RELEASED CAPACITY

(continued)

Shipper to Western as specified hereinabove. Upon

Western's acceptance of the executed Released Capacity

Service Agreement, the Bidding Shipper becomes a

Replacement Shipper.

(b) If firm capacity has been released for the entire

remaining term of the Releasing Shipper's firm

Transportation Service Agreement under Rate Schedules FT-

N, FT-S or FT-DN then the Releasing Shipper may request

that Western amend its Transportation Service Agreement

to reflect the permanent release of capacity. Such

amendment may be conditioned on exit fees or other terms

and conditions, and, absent the agreement of Western to

amend the Transportation Service Agreement, the Releasing

Shipper shall remain liable for payment of the

Reservation Charges applicable to the Released Capacity.

In the event that the Releasing Shipper's Transportation

Service Agreement is amended to reflect the Released

Capacity, Western shall enter into a Transportation

Service Agreement under Rate Schedules FT-N, FT-S and/or

FT-DN as applicable, with the Replacement Shipper in the

form prescribed by this FERC Gas Tariff, but containing

the rates and terms and conditions established for the

Released Capacity pursuant to this Rate Schedule.

11. NOTICE OF OFFER TO ACQUIRE FIRM CAPACITY

(a) In the event a Bidding Shipper elects to make known its

desire to acquire firm capacity on Western's system, such

Bidding Shipper shall deliver notice to Western for

posting on its Electronic Bulletin Board of such

election, setting forth the following:

(i) Bidding Shipper's legal name and address, and the

name, title and telephone number of the individual

responsible for authorizing the offer to acquire

capacity;

(ii) the quantity of daily firm capacity desired;