East Tennessee Natural Gas Company

Second Revised Volume No. 1

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Effective Date: 05/01/2000, Docket: RP00-245-000, Status: Effective

Second Revised Sheet No. 257 Second Revised Sheet No. 257 : Superseded

Superseding: First Revised Sheet No. 257

PRE-ASSIGNMENT AGREEMENT

(Applicable to permanent assignment of

firm storage rights pursuant to

Section 18 of

Transporter's General Terms and Conditions)

ARTICLE III - GOVERNING TERMS AND CONDITIONS

3.1 This Agreement shall be subject to, shall be governed by, and

shall incorporate the applicable provisions of Transporter's

Tariff, including, without limitation, Section 18 of Transporter's

General Terms and Conditions, and Transporter's LNGS Rate

Schedule.

3.2 Transporter expressly reserves all rights granted to it by its

LNGS Rate Schedule and the applicable provisions of its Tariff to

file for at the FERC and place into effect unilaterally such

changes as Transporter deems necessary or desirable from time to

time in the rates, charges, terms, and conditions applicable to

service under the Tariff or the LNGS Rate Schedule, in order to

assure Transporter just and reasonable rates, charges, and terms

and conditions of service. In the event of a conflict between the

provisions of this Agreement and Transporter's LNGS Rate Schedule,

the provisions of Transporter's LNGS Rate Schedule shall govern.

In the event of a conflict between the provisions of this

Agreement and Transporter's LNGS Rate Schedule and Transporter's

General Terms and Conditions, the provisions of Transporter's

General Terms and Conditions shall govern.

ARTICLE IV - TERM

This Agreement shall become effective on the date first written above

and shall remain in force and effect until the later of (a) the date

that Assignment Bidder returns to Transporter an executed LNGS Agreement

in the form in which it was sent to Assignment Bidder or (b) thirty days

following written notice by either Party of its intent to terminate this

Agreement.

ARTICLE V - NOTICES

Notice given under this Agreement shall be given in accordance with

Section 18 of Transporter's General Terms and Conditions. Written

notice shall be considered as having been given if delivered personally,

or if sent by confirmed facsimile or by mail with all postage and

charges pre-paid to either Replacement Shipper or Transporter at the

place designated. Routine communications shall be considered as duly

delivered when mailed by ordinary mail. Normal operating instructions

shall be made via PASSKEY unless otherwise indicated in Transporter's

General Terms and Conditions or Transporter's LNGS Rate Schedule.

Unless changed by written notice to the other party, the addresses of

the Parties are as follows: