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Seventh Revised Volume No. 1
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Effective Date: 12/03/2006, Docket: RP07- 55-000, Status: Effective
Third Revised Sheet No. 626 Third Revised Sheet No. 626 : Effective
Superseding: Second Revised Sheet No. 626
GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS
(Continued)
(F) Voluntary Contribution Mechanism
Pipeline will include in invoices to Customers a voluntary contribution
mechanism allowing Customers to make voluntary contributions to GRI in such
amounts and for such GRI project(s) or project area(s) as Customers specify.
Customers may, but are not required to, make such voluntary contributions. The
voluntary contribution mechanism is not a pipeline rate, rate provision, or term
or condition of service. It is included in the invoice in accordance with the
January 21, 1998, Stipulation and Agreement Concerning GRI Funding approved by
the Commission in Gas Research Institute, 83 F.E.R.C. Par. 61,093 (1998), Order
on Rehearing, 83 F.E.R.C. Par. 61,331 (1998). Any amounts remitted to Pipeline
pursuant to the voluntary contribution mechanism shall be forwarded to GRI by
Pipeline and are not refundable by Pipeline.
15.5 Annual Charge Adjustment Clause (ACA)
(A) Purpose:
Annual charges are assessed against gas pipelines by the Commission under Part
382 of the Commission's Regulations prior to each fiscal year in order to cover
the cost of the operation of the Commission. For the purpose of recovering
annual charges, assessed Pipeline by the Commission, this Section 15.5
establishes pursuant to Section 154.402 of the Commission's Regulations an ACA
Surcharge to be applicable to quantities transported under Pipeline's Rate
Schedules identified in Section 15.5(B). For the period during which this
Section 15.5 is effective, it is Pipeline's intent not to seek recovery of any
annual charges assessed Pipeline pursuant to Part 382 of the Commission's
Regulations and Order Nos. 472 and 472-B except as permitted by this Section
15.5. This ACA Surcharge is in addition to any amounts otherwise payable to
Pipeline under said Rate Schedules.
(B) Rate Schedules Subject to ACA Surcharge:
The ACA Surcharge shall be applicable to the quantities delivered for Customer's
account under Pipeline's Rate Schedules, which Rate Schedules shall include the
following:
(1) FERC Gas Tariff, Seventh Revised Volume No. 1
Applicable transportation rate schedules including, but not limited to
Rate Schedules CDS, FT-1, SCT, IT-1, LLFT, LLIT, VKFT, VKIT, FTS, FTS-2,
FTS-4, and FTS-5.