Reliant Energy Gas Transmission Company

Fifth Revised Volume No. 1

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Effective Date: 12/01/2002, Docket: RP03- 60-000, Status: Effective

Third Revised Sheet No. 208 Third Revised Sheet No. 208 : Effective

Superseding: Second Revised Sheet No. 208

RATE SCHEDULE SBS

SHORT-TERM BALANCING SERVICE

(continued)

2. APPLICABILITY AND CHARACTER OF SERVICE (continued)

requested or provided under this Rate Schedule shall have a lower

priority than all services, including those under Rate Schedule

IT, other than park and loan services under Rate Schedule PHS

which shall have an equal priority, and except that the priority

for return of Advance Delivery Gas when directed by Transporter

pursuant to Section 2.7(b) above shall be subordinate only to

service under Rate Schedules FT, HFT, or NNTS at primary points.

If Transporter cannot satisfy all the requests for services, or

continue services already scheduled, under this Rate Schedule and

park and loan services under Rate Schedule PHS, Transporter shall

assign capacity, schedule and/or curtail services hereunder using

the same priorities and methods as are provided for other

interruptible service in Sections 5 and 10 of the General Terms

and Conditions.

2.12 Prior to the effective date of any release of capacity pursuant to

Section 19 of the General Terms and Conditions of the Tariff,

Shipper shall reduce to zero any outstanding balance in its

Advance Receipt or Advance Delivery account related to the Service

Agreement under which it has offered to release capacity if such

release would prevent or reduce its ability to deliver or return

Gas to resolve such outstanding balances.

3. RATES:

3.1 The rate charged for service hereunder shall consist of:

(a) Daily Rate: The currently effective Daily Advance Receipt

or Advance Delivery, as applicable, Rate shown in

Transporter's Statement of Effective Rates and Charges for

Transportation of Gas contained in this Tariff.

(b) Carryover Rate: The currently effective Carryover Advance

Receipt or Advance Delivery, as applicable, Rate shown in

Transporter's Statement of Effective Rates and Charges for

Transportation of Gas contained in this Tariff.