Saltville Gas Storage Company L.L.C.
Original Volume No. 1
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Effective Date: 03/01/2009, Docket: RP08-479-002, Status: Pending
Sub Original Sheet No. 111B.01 Sub Original Sheet No. 111B.01
GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS
(Continued)
3. CONTRACTING FOR SERVICE (continued)
3.8 Allocation of Available Firm Storage Capacity. (continued)
(d) Duration of open season for ROFR capacity. An open season
for storage capacity held pursuant to Section 8 of Rate
Schedule FSS ("ROFR capacity") shall be held according to
the timeline specified in Section 8.2(b) of such rate
schedule. During the open season, Saltville will accept
bids from potential Customers for the service identified in
the notice of the open season.
(e) Duration of open season for non-ROFR capacity. An open
season for non-ROFR capacity held pursuant to this Section
3.8 shall be held for a period of not less than five (5)
Business Days. For any open season conducted pursuant to
this Section 3.8(e) for service with a term of less than
ninety (90) Days, the open season will be conducted for a
duration of one (1) Business Day. For an open season under
this Section 3.8(e) for service with a term equal to or
greater than ninety (90) Days, the open season will be
conducted for a duration of (i) five (5) Business Days from
the posting of the notice of request for service for the
capacity or (ii) fifteen (15) Business Days from the date
the capacity in question was first posted as being available
for contracting, whichever is the later calendar date. In
no event shall the open season be held for a period greater
than one (1) calendar month. During the open season, which
will end at 2:00 p.m. CT not less than one (1) Business Day
prior to the date service would be available, Saltville will
accept bids from potential Customers for the service
identified in the notice of the open season.
(f) Submission of bids. Bidders who desire service to be
provided in whole or in part by the capacity posted pursuant
to this Section 3.8 must submit bids for such capacity to
Saltville online via the LINK® System. To be a valid bid, a
bid must comply with the bid requirements set forth in
Section 3.8(f). In addition, the bidder must provide all
information and data required by Sections 3.2 and 3.4 of
these General Terms and Conditions.
(g) Rejection of bids. Saltville reserves the right to reject
any bid (i) that may detrimentally impact the operational
integrity of Saltville's facilities, (ii) that yields an
economic value that is unacceptable to Saltville, (iii) that
contains a rate that is less than the applicable maximum
rate, (iv) that does not satisfy all of the terms of a
specific open season posting, (v) that does not contain all
of the required information specified in the notice of the
open season, (vi) that contains terms and conditions other
than those provided for in Saltville's FERC Gas Tariff,
and/or (vii) for which the requesting Customer does not
demonstrate creditworthiness pursuant to Section 3.4 of the
General Terms and Conditions. If Saltville rejects any
request for available capacity posted pursuant to this
Section 3.8, Saltville will notify the potential Customer
that submitted the rejected bid of the reason(s) for such
rejection via e-mail.