Pine Needle LNG Company, LLC

Original Volume No. 1

Effective Date: 05/01/1999, Docket: CP96- 52-003, Status: Effective

Original Sheet No. 12 Original Sheet No. 12 : Effective

RATE SCHEDULE LNG-1

Natural Gas Liquefaction, Storage and Delivery Service

(Guilford County, North Carolina)

(Continued)

4. RATES AND FUEL (Continued)

4.4 For quantities nominated, scheduled and vaporized in excess of

Customer's Vaporization Quantity pursuant to Section 6.2 below,

Customer shall pay an Authorized Excess Vaporization Charge as set

forth on currently effective Sheet No. 4 of this Tariff.

4.5 Customer shall also pay the Annual Charge Adjustment (ACA) surcharge

as set forth on currently effective Sheet No. 4 of this Tariff, and

any other charges applicable to service hereunder.

5. LIQUEFACTION AND STORAGE INJECTIONS

5.1 Nominations

Customer shall nominate service under this rate schedule in accordance with

Section 17.1 of the General Terms and Conditions when Customer desires the

liquefaction of gas hereunder. Pine Needle, in its sole judgement, may waive

any nomination deadline, on a non-discriminatory basis, if Pine Needle

determines that operating conditions permit. Pine Needle shall liquefy the

quantity scheduled by Customer in accordance with and subject to the terms of

this rate schedule. Subject to confirmation by the upstream pipeline

transporter(s), Customer may request changes in the scheduled daily quantities

during a particular day for the remainder of such day in accordance with the

timelines set forth in Section 17.1 of the General Terms and Conditions and

Pine Needle will accommodate such changes, if in Pine Needle's sole judgement,

such changes can be made without adverse impact to its operation.