Maritimes & Northeast Pipeline, L.L.C.
First Revised Volume No. 1
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Effective Date: 07/05/2008, Docket: RP08-400-000, Status: Effective
First Revised Sheet No. 469 First Revised Sheet No. 469
Superseding: Original Sheet No. 469
RATE SCHEDULE MNTTT
TITLE TRANSFER TRACKING SERVICE
5. TTT POINTS
Any physical receipt point located on Pipeline's system ("TTT
Point"), provided that the point is covered by an active Operational
Balancing Agreement, can be utilized for the nomination of TTT service.
Pipeline will permit TTT Party to nominate Title Transfers of quantities
of natural gas at any of the TTT Points, subject to the existence of
adequate corresponding transportation rights under Subject Service
Agreement(s) to transport the quantities away from the TTT Point.
Pipeline shall provide one meter identification number to correspond
to each location at which Title Transfer Tracking services for that
location can be effected. This meter identification will be used
exclusively for nominations of transactions related to Title Transfer
Tracking service on Pipeline's system. Pipeline shall post the meter
identification numbers on its Internet Web site.
6. TITLE TRANSFER TRACKING PROCEDURES
6.1 General Procedure.
A. For any Day on which a TTT Party desires to utilize the TTT
service to track a Title Transfer for TTT Party's account under
this Rate Schedule, such TTT Party shall provide a nomination to
Pipeline in accordance with Section 5 of the General Terms and
Conditions, specifying:
(1) the quantity of gas for which title is to be transferred,
(2) the upstream party participating in the TTT transaction, and
the upstream party's associated upstream contract identifier,
(3) the downstream party participating in the TTT transaction, and
the downstream party's associated downstream contract
identifier,
(4) the meter identification number that corresponds to the
physical receipt location at which the TTT service is being
performed, and
(5) such other information as may be required by Pipeline to
effect the TTT service.
B. When TTT Party's nomination is confirmed as required by the
General Terms and Conditions and subject to the limitations set
forth in this Rate Schedule, such quantity shall constitute a TTT
Scheduled Quantity at that TTT Point.
6.2 TTT Party is required to ensure that quantities transferred to the
transferee(s) of TTT Party and scheduled under a Subject Service
Agreement or another TTT Service Agreement equal the quantities
received from TTT Party's transferor(s) at each TTT Point on each
Day.
RATE SCHEDULE MNTTT
TITLE TRANSFER TRACKING SERVICE
6. TITLE TRANSFER TRACKING PROCEDURES (continued)
6.3 On or before the nomination deadlines applicable to Pipeline's
service under the Subject Service Agreement(s), TTT Party shall
provide nomination data to Pipeline consistent with the requirements
of Section 5 of the General Terms and Conditions, for each of TTT
Party's TTT Points. Pipeline shall confirm that the nomination data
received from TTT Party is equivalent to valid nominations under
another TTT Service Agreement(s) or under Subject Service Agreements
that will physically transport the quantities away from the TTT
Point(s). The quantities determined through this process shall be
referred to as the "TTT Scheduled Quantities."
6.4 After confirmation and scheduling, any changes to TTT Scheduled
Quantities shall be effective only if a corresponding nomination
change has been made under a Subject Service Agreement and the change
has been confirmed by Pipeline, the affected point operator(s) and
any other affected TTT Party.
6.5 If any nominated service under a Subject Service Agreement fails to
be scheduled for any reason, then Pipeline shall notify TTT Party,
and TTT Party shall revise the nomination data on a prospective basis
to reflect the revised TTT Quantities.
6.6 TTT Party shall make personnel available to Pipeline at all times,
for purposes of the nomination and confirmations to be performed
hereunder.
6.7 With respect to the TTT service, Maritimes shall be entitled to rely
upon the information set forth in the nomination of a TTT Party made
in accordance with Section 5 of the General Terms and Conditions, and
Maritimes shall have no obligation to verify the accuracy of such
information.
7. GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS
All of the General Terms and Conditions of Pipeline's FERC Gas Tariff of
which this Rate Schedule is a part are applicable to this Rate Schedule
and are made a part hereof to the extent that such terms and conditions
are not contradicted by any provision herein. For purposes of the
applicable General Terms and Conditions of Pipeline's FERC Gas Tariff,
references to Customer shall refer to the TTT Party.
GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS
(continued)
1. DEFINITIONS (continued
"Month" shall mean the period beginning at 9:00 a.m. CT, on
the first Day of a calendar Month, and ending at the same
hour on the first Day of the next succeeding calendar
Month.
"NEB" shall mean the Canadian National Energy Board.
"Netting" is the term used to describe the process of
resolving imbalances for a Customer within an Operational
Impact Area. There are two types of Netting:
a. Summing is the accumulation of all imbalances above
any applicable tolerances for a Customer or agent.
b. Offsetting is the combination of positive and negative
imbalances above any applicable tolerances for a Customer
or agent.
For Pipeline, the definition in (a) above is applicable to
the Imbalance Netting provisions set forth in Section 11.5
of the General Terms and Conditions.
"Nomination Period" shall mean a period of time that
Customer includes in a nomination for gas service.
"Operational Impact Area" shall describe a Transportation
Service Provider's designation of the largest possible
area(s) on its system in which imbalances have a similar
operational effect. For Pipeline, the entire pipeline
system shall comprise a single Operational Impact Area.
"Operator" shall mean M&N Operating Company or such other
entity as Maritimes & Northeast Pipeline, L.L.C. may
designate.
"Phase III Only" service, with respect to Rate Schedules
MN365, MN151, MN90, and MNOP, shall mean service provided
pursuant to a Service Agreement with Primary Points of
Receipt that are located only at or downstream of the
interconnect with Portland Natural Gas Transmission System
at Methuen, Massachusetts, and Primary Points of Delivery
that are located only at or upstream of the interconnect
with Algonquin Gas Transmission, LLC at Beverly,
Massachusetts (but not upstream of Methuen, Massachusetts),
which Service Agreement is either an initial Service
Agreement between Customer and Pipeline or a Service
Agreement resulting from a release of capacity subscribed
under an initial Service Agreement that qualifies as Phase
III Only service; with respect to Rate Schedule MNIT,
"Phase III Only" service shall mean service provided from a
receipt point at or downstream of the interconnect with
Portland Natural Gas Transmission System at Methuen,
Massachusetts, to a delivery point at or upstream of the
interconnect with Algonquin Gas Transmission, LLC at
Beverly, Massachusetts (but not upstream of Methuen,
Massachusetts).
GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS
(continued)
5. SERVICE NOMINATION PROCEDURE (continued)
(b) The Evening Nomination Cycle: 6:00 pm for nominations
leaving control of the nominating party; 6:15 pm for
receipt of nominations by Pipeline (including from
TTTSPs); 6:30 pm to send Quick Response; 9:00 pm for
receipt of completed confirmations by Pipeline from
upstream and downstream connected parties; 10:00 pm
for Pipeline to provide scheduled quantities to
affected Customers and point operators, and to provide
scheduled quantities to bumped parties (notice to
bumped parties), (Central Clock Time on the Day prior
to flow). Scheduled quantities resulting from an
Evening Nomination that does not cause another
Customer on Pipeline to receive notice that it is
being bumped should be effective at 9:00 am on the Gas
Day; and when an Evening Nomination causes another
Customer on Pipeline to receive notice that it is
being bumped, the scheduled quantities should be
effective at 9:00 am on the next Gas Day.
(c) The Intraday 1 Nomination Cycle: 10:00 am for
nominations leaving control of the nominating party;
10:15 am for receipt of nominations by Pipeline
(including from TTTSPs); 10:30 am to send Quick
Response; 1:00 pm for receipt of completed
confirmations by Pipeline from upstream and downstream
connected parties; 2:00 pm for Pipeline to provide
scheduled quantities to affected Customers and point
operators, and to provide scheduled quantities to
bumped parties (notice to bumped parties), (Central
Clock Time on the Gas Day). Scheduled quantities
resulting from Intraday 1 Nominations should be
effective at 5:00 pm on Gas Day.
(d) The Intraday 2 Nomination Cycle: 5:00 pm for
nominations leaving control of the nominating party;
5:15 pm for receipt of nominations by Pipeline
(including from TTTSPs); 5:30 pm to send Quick
Response; 8:00 pm for receipt of completed
confirmations by Pipeline from upstream and downstream
connected parties; 9:00 pm for Pipeline to provide
scheduled quantities to affected Customers and point
operators (Central Clock Time on the Gas Day).
Scheduled quantities resulting from Intraday 2
Nominations should be effective at 9:00 pm on the Gas
Day. Bumping is not allowed during the Intraday 2
Nomination Cycle.
GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS
(continued)
9. CAPACITY RELEASE (continued)
9.9 Pipeline's Rights to Terminate Temporary Capacity Releases.
In the event of a temporary release for which (1) Pipeline
has given notice of termination of the Releasing Customer's
contract because the Releasing Customer no longer satisfies
Pipeline's credit requirements as outlined in Section 3 of
Pipeline's General Terms and Conditions and (2) the
reservation charge specified in the effective Addendum to the
Replacement or Prearranged Customer's Capacity Release
Umbrella Agreement is less than the level of the reservation
charge which the Releasing Customer was obligated to pay
Pipeline (or, if Releasing Customer is paying a negotiated
rate, the sum of all reservation-type and commodity-type
charges), then Pipeline shall be entitled to terminate the
Addendum, upon 30 days' written notice to the Replacement or
Prearranged Customer, unless the Replacement or Prearranged
Customer agrees prior to the end of said 30-day notice period
to pay for the remainder of the term of the Addendum one of
the following: (i) the reservation and commodity charges at
levels which the Releasing Customer was obligated to pay
Pipeline, (ii) the applicable maximum tariff rate, or (iii)
such rate as mutually agreed to by Pipeline and Replacement
or Prearranged Customer. Customer may elect to pay the
lesser of the foregoing three options. If the subject
release was a segmented release, Pipeline shall not be
required to permit Replacement or Prearranged Customer to
retain its geographic segment of capacity, and may require
Replacement or Prearranged Customer to pay for the full
capacity path of the defaulting Releasing Customer at the
lower of the rate the defaulting Releasing Customer paid or
the applicable maximum tariff rate. Pipeline's right to
terminate the Addendum is subject to Pipeline providing
written notice of termination to the Replacement or
Prearranged Customer within 60 days of the determination by
Pipeline that the Releasing Customer no longer satisfies
Pipeline's credit requirements. Termination of the Addendum
shall not occur prior to termination of the Releasing
Customer's contract.
9.10 Notices to Releasing Customers.
Pipeline shall provide the original Releasing Customer with
Internet E-mail notification reasonably proximate in time with
any of the following formal notices given by Pipeline to the
Releasing Customer's Replacement Customer(s), of the
following:
(1) Notice to the Replacement Customer regarding the
Replacement Customer's past due, deficiency, or default
status pursuant to Pipeline's Tariff;
(2) Notice to the Replacement Customer regarding the
Replacement Customer's suspension of service notice;
(3) Notice to the Replacement Customer regarding the
Replacement Customer's contract termination notice due to
default or credit-related issues; and
(4) Notice to the Replacement Customer that the Replacement
Customer(s) is no longer creditworthy and has not
provided credit alternative(s) pursuant to Pipeline's
Tariff.
FORM OF SERVICE AGREEMENT
FOR RATE SCHEDULE MNIT
(continued)
ARTICLE VIII
AGENCY ARRANGEMENT
Customer shall have the right to designate an agent or person to
provide nomination and scheduling information, to receive invoices and
make payments, to take actions necessary to release capacity and to
handle imbalance resolutions for Customer on Customer's behalf. The
agent may be the same as used for similar purposes with respect to
transportation on Maritimes & Northeast Pipeline Limited Partnership or
other third party pipeline. Customer must provide Pipeline with thirty
(30) days' written notice of its agent and the effective date after which
Pipeline is to act in accordance with the directions of the agent.
Pipeline shall be entitled to rely on the representations, actions, and
other directions of the agent on behalf of Customer and will be fully
protected in relying upon such agent. Customer indemnifies and holds
Pipeline harmless with respect to actions taken by Pipeline in reliance
on Customer's agent.
ARTICLE IX
NONRECOURSE OBLIGATION OF
LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY,
MANAGING MEMBER AND OPERATOR
Customer acknowledges and agrees that (a) Pipeline is a Delaware
limited liability company; (b) Customer shall have no recourse against
any member of Pipeline or against Maritimes & Northeast Pipeline Limited
Partnership or a member thereof with respect to Pipeline's obligations
under this Service Agreement and that its sole recourse shall be against
the assets and revenues of Pipeline, irrespective of any failure to
comply with applicable law of any provision of this Service Agreement;
(c) no claim shall be made against any member of Pipeline or against
Maritimes & Northeast Pipeline Limited Partnership or a member thereof
under or in connection with this Service Agreement; (d) no claims shall
be made against the Operator, its officers, employees, and agents, under
or in connection with this Service Agreement and the performance of its
duties as Operator (provided that this shall not bar claims resulting
from the gross negligence, undue discrimination or willful misconduct of
the Operator) and Customer shall provide the Operator with a waiver of
subrogation of Customer's insurance company for all such claims, and (e)
this representation is made expressly for the benefit of the members in
Pipeline, Managing Member, Operator, Maritimes & Northeast Pipeline
Limited Partnership and its members.
FORM OF SERVICE AGREEMENT FOR
CAPACITY RELEASE UMBRELLA AGREEMENT UNDER
RATE SCHEDULES MN365, MN151, MN90, MNOP AND MNLFT
(continued)
Addendum No.___ (Con't)
Capacity Release
Rate Schedule ___
Was Maritimes & Northeast Pipeline, L.L.C.'s default bid evaluation
criteria used?
Yes ___ No ____
Evaluation Criteria (if applicable):
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Were contingent bids accepted? Yes ____ No ____
Contingency comments (if applicable):
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Other Terms and Conditions of Release: [e.g., restrictions on release,
third party agent and terms of third party agency relationship, and
agreements between Replacement Customer and Releasing Customer]