National Fuel Gas Supply Corporation

Fourth Revised Volume No. 1

Effective Date: 08/01/1997, Docket: RP97-398-000, Status: Effective

Original Sheet No. 472 Original Sheet No. 472 : Effective

GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS

31. QUALIFICATION FOR SERVICE (Cont'd.)

noon, ET, on the business day prior to the day on which

nominations for the desired service are due, to Transporter

the Specified Amounts, as defined below, either in the form

of (i) a prepayment to a bank designated by Transporter in

U.S. Federal funds or (ii) a letter of credit, irrevocable

for ninety (90) days, from a financial institution acceptable

to Transporter. Transporter shall accept a nomination from

Shippers qualifying for service under this Section 31.2(c)

only to the extent that the prepayment or letter of credit in

effect as of such time is sufficient to cover such Specified

Amount.

For Shippers requesting service under the IAS, IR-1 and IR-2

Rate Schedules, the Specified Amount shall be the sum of the

amount projected to become payable to Transporter based on

Shipper's request and the amount equal to the highest

Negative Cash-Out Price (set forth at Section 14.10(a) of

these General Terms and Conditions) occurring during the

twelve (12) month period preceding the date service is

requested times the quantity of advanced gas requested. For

Shippers requesting service under other rate schedules, the

Specified Amount shall be the amount projected to become

payable to Transporter based on the Shipper's nominated

deliveries for the month.

31.3(a) Upon Transporter's determination that Shipper's request for

service is complete, Transporter will enter such request on a

list of pending complete requests and so notify Shipper.

Subject to Sections 10, 11 and 26 of these General Terms and

Conditions, Transporter will evaluate its ability to satisfy

complete requests for transportation in their order of entry

on such list. Transporter shall process requests for service

within a reasonable period of time. If Transporter rejects a

request for service which has been entered on Transporter's

list of pending complete requests, Transporter will so notify

Shipper within ten (10) days of such rejection. In such

event, Shipper's request for service will not remain entered