National Fuel Gas Supply Corporation

Fourth Revised Volume No. 1

Effective Date: 01/01/2002, Docket: RP00-399-004, Status: Effective

Original Sheet No. 876 Original Sheet No. 876 : Effective

MASTER SERVICE AGREEMENT

FOR CAPACITY RELEASE TRANSACTIONS

ARTICLE VIII

Communications

(Cont'd)

Transporter's Web Site. Shipper acknowledges that any on-line acceptance

communicated by a person accessing Transporter's Web Site using a user ID and

unique password supplied by Transporter to Shipper shall constitute an

acceptance of the award by Shipper, even if the person communicating such

acceptance is not under Shipper's employment or control at such time. To

prevent unauthorized access, Shipper shall be responsible for securing

physical access to Transporter's Web Site and to keep confidential its user

ID(s) and password(s) provided by Transporter.

Except as herein otherwise provided, any notice, request, demand,

statement or bill provided for in this Agreement or in a service agreement,

or any notice which either party may desire to give the other, shall be in

writing and shall be considered as duly delivered when mailed by registered

or certified mail to the Post Office address of the parties hereto, as the

case may be, as follows:

Transporter:

Shipper:

or at such other address as either party shall designate by formal written

notice. Routine communications, including monthly statements, shall be

considered as duly delivered when mailed by either registered, certified, or

ordinary mail, electronic communication, or telecommunication.

ARTICLE IX

Miscellaneous

1. No change, modification or alteration of this Agreement shall be

or become effective until executed in writing by the parties hereto, and no

course of dealing between the parties shall be construed to alter the terms

hereof, except as expressly stated herein.