Quest Pipelines (Kpc)
Second Revised Volume No. 1
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Effective Date: 03/01/2009, Docket: RP09-258-000, Status: Effective
First Revised Sheet No. 169 First Revised Sheet No. 169
Superseding: Original Sheet No. 169
GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS (Continued)
No bids will be accepted for Service Agreements where the
Releasing Shipper notifies KPC in its Release Notice that it has
arranged for the assignment of its Service Agreement to a
Designated Replacement Shipper that is on the approved bidders
list and that has agreed to all conditions applicable to the
assignment if: (i) the Designated Replacement Shipper is an asset
manager as defined by FERC regulations at 18 C.F.R. Section 284.8;
(ii) the Designated Replacement Shipper is a marketer
participating in a state-regulated retail access program as
defined by FERC regulations at 18 C.F.R. Section 284.8; (iii) the
release is for a term of more than one year at the maximum rate;
or (iv) the release is for a term of thirty-one (31) days or less,
except rollovers. Any other capacity release and assignment shall
require advance posting and bidding. An assignment for which no
bids will be accepted may be submitted by electronic data
interchange and shall be acknowledged by the Designated
Replacement Shipper and posted on the IEC system by 9:00 a.m. on
the day of nomination. Bids to accept assignment of the Service
Agreement must specifically identify any contingencies and may be
made through the IEC System only. If the Releasing Shipper
requires a prepayment deposit, the party Submitting the bid must
concurrently submit the prepayment deposit through Electronic
Funds Transfer to a designated bank account established by KPC.
The capacity release procedure is applicable to all parties
included in the capacity release process; however it is only
applicable if: 1) all information provided by the parties to the
transaction is valid and, 2) there are no special terms or
conditions of the release.
A party may submit only one bid at a time in response to a Release
Notice. Once a party has submitted a bid, it may withdraw the bid
through the IEC System at any time prior to the close of the
posting period specified in Section 14.3(b) without prejudice to
its submitting another bid with an economic value equal to or
greater than the economic value of the withdrawn bid. If a bid is
not withdrawn prior to the close of the posting period, the bid
shall be binding on the party submitting the bid, subject to the
satisfaction of any contingencies the Releasing Shipper permits to
be satisfied after the Close of the bidding period.
Bids to accept assignment will be posted on the System with any
contingencies identified and with the bidder's identity deleted.