Oktex Pipeline Company

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Effective Date: 05/01/2001, Docket: RP01-403-000, Status: Effective

Sixth Revised Sheet No. 29 Sixth Revised Sheet No. 29 : Effective

Superseding: Fifth Revised Sheet No. 29

X. OPERATING INFORMATION, ESTIMATES, NOMINATION, SCHEDULING AND

BALANCING

1. Shipper shall provide Transporter with all information and material

required by Transporter to calculate and verify Shipper's Input Quantity and

the quantity of gas taken by the quality specification and the components of

both Shipper's Input Quantity and the quantities of gas taken by Shipper at

the Delivery Point(s) each day.

2. At Transporter's request, any Shipper, which has executed a Gas

Transportation Contract with Transporter wherein Transporter agrees to

transport gas on behalf of Shipper, will furnish to Transporter estimates of

the daily, monthly, and annual quantities of natural gas which Shipper desires

Transporter to transport for Shipper.

3. At least ten (10) days prior to commencement of initial deliveries

under an executed service agreement, Shipper shall furnish Transporter with a

written estimate showing by Point(s) of Receipt and Point(s) of Delivery the

estimated daily quantities of gas it desires Transporter to transport on its

behalf during the first twelve (12) months of transportation service under the

executed service agreement.

4. Nominations. Shipper shall give notice by the Customer Activity Web

page utilized by transporter, telephone, or telecopy to Transporter in which

Shipper desires transportation service to be rendered by nominating under the

applicable rate schedule the Dekatherms of gas Shipper desires to tender at the

Point(s) of Receipt and Point(s) of Delivery for transportation during such next

succeeding month.

Transporter shall advise Shipper as stated above, prior to the start

of each day for which nominations are made, of the Dekatherms which

Transporter will schedule and accept at the Point(s) of Receipt for

transportation, and deliver at the Point(s) of Delivery after transportation,

which quantity shall be scheduled the Dekatherms unless operating conditions

require adjustment thereof.

Nominations received from Shippers for any day under Rate Schedule

FTS shall be used to calculate the amount of capacity available for

transportation under Rate Schedule ITS for such day. Transporter will evaluate

all timely nominations in light of the estimated demand for firm service and

will schedule interruptible service for such day up to the level of available

capacity. Prior to the start of the day for which interruptible nominations

are made by a Shipper, Transporter will notify such Shipper(s) of the

interruptible amount scheduled for delivery for such day.

All Transportation Service Providers should support the following standard

nomination cycles:

(i) The Timely Nomination Cycle: 11:30 a.m. for nominations leaving control

of the nomination party; 11:45 a.m. for receipt of nominations by the

transporter; noon to send Quick Response; 3:30 p.m. for receipt of completed

conformations by transporter from upstream and downstream connected parties;

4:30 p.m. for receipt of scheduled quantities by shipper and point operator

(central clock time on the day prior to flow).