Natural Gas Pipeline Company Of America

Seventh Revised Volume No. 1

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Effective Date: 11/09/2009, Docket: RP09-855-002, Status: Effective

Original Sheet No. 616B Original Sheet No. 616B

EXHIBIT B [Negotiated Rate Agreement - DSS]

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2.2 Discountable Third Party Surcharges: From time to time, certain reservation and/or commodity

surcharges may be approved by the FERC for inclusion in Natural's FERC Gas Tariff which Natural is:

(i) required to collect from Shipper and remit to the FERC or to another third party; and (ii)

permitted to discount the amount of such surcharge from the applicable maximum rate set forth in

Natural's FERC Gas Tariff ("Discountable Third Party Surcharges"). [Describe any applicable

surcharges covered by this Section and the applicability of such surcharges as part of the

negotiated rates.]

2.3 Additional Rates, Charges, and Surcharges: In addition to the Negotiated Rates and unless otherwise

expressly provided in this Agreement or agreed to in writing by Natural, Shipper shall also pay

Natural all other applicable maximum rates, charges, surcharges, and penalties of any nature set

forth in Natural's FERC Gas Tariff, as may be revised from time to time, including without

limitation all applicable maximum: (i) Fuel and Gas Lost and Unaccountable For charges; (ii)

authorized and unauthorized overrun charges; (iii) reservation charges and surcharges; (iv)

commodity charges and surcharges; (v) ACA surcharges; and (vi) gathering charges, offshore charges,

and lateral line charges. Notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, to the extent that any such

additional maximum rate, charge, surcharge, or penalty is derived from the applicable base

reservation rate set forth in Natural's FERC Gas Tariff, then Natural shall derive such additional

rate, charge, surcharge, or penalty utilizing the greater of: (i) the applicable maximum base

reservation rate set forth in Natural's FERC Gas Tariff, as may be revised from time to time; and

(ii) the Negotiated Rates.