Norteño Pipeline Company

First Revised Volume No. 1

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

Original Sheet No. 180 Original Sheet No. 180 : Superseded

RATE SCHEDULE IT-S

INTERRUPTIBLE TRANSPORTATION SERVICE - SOUTHERN DIVISION

(Continued)

2.5 Priority of service and the allocation of capacity

for service under this Rate Schedule are pursuant

to Section 15 of the General Terms and Conditions

of Norte¤o's FERC Gas Tariff.

3. REQUESTS FOR TRANSPORTATION SERVICE:

3.1 All Shippers requesting interruptible

transportation service must provide the

information required on Norte¤o's Transportation

Request Form which appears beginning at Tariff

Sheet No. 378, in order to qualify for

interruptible transportation service. No request

for interruptible service will be entered on

Norte¤o's log, as required by Section 284.13 of

the Commission's Regulations, or scheduled for

receipt and delivery until a completed

Transportation Service Request Form has been

provided to Norte¤o. A request for service shall

be made no earlier than ninety (90) days prior to

the proposed commencement date of service;

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 IT-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 IT-S Service Agreement is not

executed by Shipper and returned within thirty

(30) days after Norte¤o tenders the Service

Agreement, Norte¤o shall consider the request for

service invalid.