Norteño Pipeline Company

First Revised Volume No. 1

Effective Date: 04/01/1996, Docket: CP96- 81-007, Status: Effective

Original Sheet No. 113 Original Sheet No. 113 : Superseded

RATE SCHEDULE FT-S

FIRM TRANSPORTATION SERVICE - SOUTHERN DIVISION

(Continued)

3. REQUESTS FOR TRANSPORTATION SERVICE: (Continued)

be made no earlier than ninety days prior to the

proposed commencement date of service and shall

not be accepted unless firm capacity to render the

service is available; provided, however, if

facilities are required, the request may be made

at an earlier date. All completed Transportation

Request Forms are to be sent to:

Transportation and Exchange Services

Norte¤o Pipeline Company

504 Lavaca, Suite 950

Austin, TX 78701-2939

For Shipper's convenience, copies of the

Transportation Request Form are available

upon request from Norte¤o.

3.2 An FT-S Service Agreement shall be executed by

Shipper and Norte¤o following Norte¤o's acceptance

in writing of Shipper's request for service. In

the event the FT-S Service Agreement is not

executed by Shipper and returned within thirty

days after Norte¤o tenders the Service Agreement,

Norte¤o shall consider the request for service

invalid.

4. DELIVERY AND RECEIPT POINTS:

4.1 Receipt Points: The Receipt Point(s) for all gas

transported by Norte¤o under this Rate Schedule

shall be at a mutually agreeable interconnection

between Norte¤o's facilities and the facilities of

Shipper or Shipper's designee.

Norte¤o shall not be required under any

circumstances to receive gas at any Receipt Point

where the total quantity of gas for Norte¤o's

system supply and for transportation scheduled for

receipt on any day is less than that required for

the accurate measurement of quantities to be

received. Norte¤o shall notify Shipper of the

minimum volumes that can be metered at requested

receipt and delivery points when service