Norteño Pipeline Company

First Revised Volume No. 1

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

Original Sheet No. 155 Original Sheet No. 155 : Superseded

RATE SCHEDULE RCS

FIRM TRANSPORTATION SERVICE - RELEASED CAPACITY

1. PURPOSE:

This Rate Schedule sets forth the terms and conditions

applicable to the implementation of a Capacity Release

Program hereinafter referred to as "Released Capacity

Service" by Norte¤o on its system.

2. APPLICABILITY:

This Released Capacity Service is applicable to any

Shipper who has an executed Part 284 firm

transportation Service Agreement pursuant to Norte¤o's

Transportation Rate Schedules FT-S, or FT-DN contained

in this First Volume No. 1 Tariff or a Released

Capacity Service Agreement pursuant to this Rate

Schedule, who elects to release, subject to the terms

of this Rate Schedule, all or a portion of its firm

transportation rights. Any firm Shipper shall have the

right to release all or any portion of its firm

capacity rights held under a firm transportation

Service Agreement or a Released Capacity Service

Agreement; provided, however, that the capacity

released is acquired by a Replacement Shipper pursuant

to the provisions of this Rate Schedule.

3. DEFINITIONS:

For purposes of this Released Capacity Service Rate

Schedule RCS, the following definitions shall apply:

(a) Releasing Shipper - any Shipper holding firm

capacity rights under a Part 284 firm

transportation Service Agreement pursuant to Rate

Schedules FT-S, or FT-DN or a Released Capacity

Service Agreement, who elects to release all or

some portion of its firm capacity rights to

another Shipper pursuant to this Rate Schedule.

(b) Bidding Shipper - any Shipper who is approved by

Norte¤o to bid for released capacity, or who is a

party to a pre-arranged release, pursuant to this

Rate Schedule.