Natural Gas Pipeline Company Of America
Seventh Revised Volume No. 1
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Effective Date: 04/18/2008, Docket: RP08-319-000, Status: Effective
Original Sheet No. 185 Original Sheet No. 185 : Pending
RATE SCHEDULE DSS
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8. OPERATING CONDITIONS
(a) Operating conditions at Receipt Point(s) for nominated
firm transportation service hereunder and operating conditions at
Delivery Point(s) for any service hereunder shall be governed by
Sections 5, 7 and 8(b) of this Rate Schedule DSS and the General
Terms and Conditions of this Tariff. Operating conditions related to
injections and withdrawals hereunder shall be governed by Sections 5,
7 and 8(b) of this Rate Schedule DSS and the General Terms and
Conditions of this Tariff.
(b) Shipper shall arrange separately for the transportation
of gas to Natural's Iowa-Illinois Receipt Zone storage point(s) in
connection with delivered firm storage service under this Rate
Schedule DSS. Shipper shall make all necessary arrangements
separately with Natural or other parties upstream of the point where
gas is tendered to Natural in the Iowa-Illinois Receipt Zone for
transportation of gas pursuant to nominated firm transportation
service hereunder. Shipper is also responsible for all arrangements
downstream of the Delivery Point(s). Such arrangements must be
consistent with this Rate Schedule DSS and must be coordinated with
Natural, subject to the no-notice aspects of the delivered firm
storage service being provided under the DSS Agreement. To be
eligible for service hereunder, Shipper or its supplier or purchaser
must comply with all applicable provisions of any separate
transportation Agreement(s) and any applicable Rate Schedule(s) and
the applicable General Terms and Conditions.
(c) Natural will provide all base gas required to support
delivered service under Rate Schedule DSS. Shippers will provide
working gas for such service as set out in Section 5 of this Rate
Schedule DSS.
(d) Shipper must have all of its gas withdrawn by the end of
the term of a DSS Agreement (or Agreement under a successor service)
which is not rolled over or extended. Such withdrawals may be
effectuated through an in-field transfer, subject to the then
applicable rules governing such transfers. If at any time service
pursuant to this Rate Schedule DSS (or successor service) and/or a
DSS Agreement (or Agreement under a successor service) is cancelled
or terminated prior to the end of the term specified in the DSS
Agreement (or successor Agreement), Shipper shall be required to
withdraw its gas over a period of time determined by dividing: (1)
the volume of gas Shipper is required to withdraw, by (2) fifty
percent (50%) of Shipper's MDQ; provided, however, that if service is
being terminated pursuant to Section 19.19 of the General Terms and
Conditions of this Tariff, the withdrawal period shall be equal in