U S G Pipeline Company
ORIGINAL VOLUME NO. 1
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Effective Date: 09/01/2005, Docket: RP05-412-000, Status: Effective
First Revised Sheet No. 18 First Revised Sheet No. 18 : Effective
Superseding: Original Sheet No. 18
GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS
1. DEFINITION OF TERMS
The following terms when used in this Tariff and in any service agreement
shall be construed to have the following meanings:
1.1 The term "Bidder" shall mean any person that submits a bid for
released transportation capacity pursuant to the terms of Section 11
of Transporter's General Terms and Conditions.
1.2 The term "British thermal unit" or "Btu" shall mean the amount of
heat required to raise the temperature of one pound of water one
degree Fahrenheit at a standard pressure of 14.73 dry psia at 60
degrees Fahrenheit (101.325 kPa and 15 degrees C, and dry). (The
reporting basis for gigacalorie is 1.035646 Kg/cm and 15.6 degrees C
and dry.)
1.3 The term "Business Day" shall mean Monday through Friday, excluding
Federal Banking Holidays for transactions in the U.S., and similar
holidays for transactions occurring in Canada and Mexico.
1.4 The term "Central Clock Time" and "CCT" shall mean Central Daylight
Time when daylight savings time is in effect and Central Standard
Time when daylight savings time is not in effect.
1.5 The term "Confirmation" shall mean a communication that reflects the
quantity of gas to be received or delivered on behalf of each Shipper
at a receipt or delivery point.
1.6 The term "cubic foot" shall mean the volume of gas that occupies one
cubic foot when such gas is at a temperature of 60 degrees
Fahrenheit, and at a pressure of 0.33 pounds per square inch above an
assumed atmospheric pressure of 14.4 pounds per square inch (14.73
pounds per square inch absolute (psia)) and dry. For gas volumes
reported in cubic meters, the standard conditions are 101.325 kPa, 15
degrees C, and dry.
1.7 The term "Daily Limit" shall mean the quantity specified in an
Operational Flow Order at a receipt or delivery point.
1.7a Daily Allocation: the term used to describe the process where the
allocating party performs the allocation process following each gas
day. NAESB Definition 2.2.5.