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. 450 Original Sheet No. 450 : Pending
GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS
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22. PRE-GRANTED ABANDONMENT AND ROLLOVER RIGHTS (INCLUDING RIGHT OF FIRST
REFUSAL)
22.1 GENERAL
Subject to Section 22.4, service performed by Natural
under Part 284 of the Commission's Regulations shall expire, and
shall be automatically abandoned, upon contract termination under:
(i) any firm transportation or storage Agreement with a primary term
of less than one (1) year; and (ii) any interruptible transportation
or storage Agreement regardless of term. Service under any firm
transportation or storage Agreement with a term of one (1) year or
greater shall expire, and shall be automatically abandoned, on
contract termination unless service is continued pursuant to Sections
22.2, 22.3 or 22.4. Unless Natural and Shipper expressly agree
otherwise in the Agreement(s), a Shipper who has entered into a
limited-term firm service Agreement(s) pursuant to Section 5.1(c)(11)
of these General Terms and Conditions may not elect to extend such
limited-term agreement pursuant to the provisions of this Section 22;
provided, however, that if the term of the limited-term agreement is
for a period of one year or more, the limited-term agreement shall
have Right of First Refusal rights extended up to the in-service date
of the expansion project. Rollover rights and the Right of First
Refusal may also be restricted pursuant to Section 5.1(c)(12) of
these General Terms and Conditions.
22.2 ROLLOVERS
(a) A Shipper under Rate Schedule DSS, FTS, FFTS, FTS-G,
FRSS or NSS which has entered into an Agreement thereunder with a
term of three (3) years or longer shall have a unilateral right to
continue receiving service on a firm basis beyond the term of the
existing Agreement and to rollover such Agreement subject to the
following conditions:
(1) Shipper must give notice at least twelve (12)
months prior to the termination of its existing Agreement of its
desire to continue receiving service beyond the expiration date of
the existing Agreement; provided, however, that for Agreements
expiring November 30, 1995 or December 1, 1995, notice may be given
no later than May 5, 1995. Such notice must be in a form specified
by Natural and must indicate a desired term of service [which term
must be at least three (3) years] and the desired MDQ, in total and
at each primary point. Such MDQ must be equal to or less than the
existing MDQ in total and at each primary point and the primary