Midwest Gas Storage, Inc.
First Revised Volume No. 1
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Effective Date: 05/15/1994, Docket: CP90-454-004, Status: Effective
Original Sheet No. 525 Original Sheet No. 525 : Effective
of facilities; breakage or accident to machinery or lines
of pipe; the authority or as deemed necessity for testing
(as required by governmental authority or as deemed
necessary by Midwest for the safe operation thereof), the
necessity of making repairs or alterations to machinery or
lines of pipe; failure of surface equipment or pipe lines;
accidents, breakdowns, inability to obtain necessary
materials, supplies or permits, or labor to perform or
comply with any obligation or condition of this Agreement,
rights of way; and any other causes, whether of the kind
herein enumerated or otherwise which are not reasonably in
Midwest's control. It is understood and agreed that the
settlement of strikes or lockouts or controversies with
landowners involving rights of way shall be entirely within
Midwest's discretion and that the above requirement that
any force majeure shall be remedied with all reasonable
dispatch shall not require the settlement of strikes or
lockouts or controversies with landowners involving rights
of way by acceding to the demands of the opposing party
when such course is inadvisable in the discretion of
Midwest.
10.2 Notice and Effect of Force Majeure. If by reason of force
majeure either Midwest, any Shipper, or other party subject
to this tariff is rendered unable, wholly or in part, to
carry out its obligations under this Agreement, it is
agreed that on such party giving notice in full particulars
of such force majeure by telephone or facsimile, followed
by a writing, to the other party within a reasonable time
after the occurrence of the cause relied on, the party
giving such notice, so far as and to the extent that it is
affected by such force majeure, shall not be liable in
damages during the continuance of any inability so caused,
but for no longer period, and such cause shall so far as
possible be remedied with all reasonable dispatch. If
Midwest is the party giving notice of the force majeure
event, Midwest will also post such notice on its EBB.
Midwest shall not be liable in damages to Shipper other
than for acts of gross negligence or willful misconduct and
then only where force majeure does not apply.
10.3 Limitations. Such force majeure affecting the performance
hereunder by either Midwest or Shipper, however, shall not
relieve such party of liability in the event of concurring