Reliant Energy Gas Transmission Company

Fifth Revised Volume No. 1

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Effective Date: 09/01/2001, Docket: RP01-502-000, Status: Effective

Original Sheet No. 623 Original Sheet No. 623 : Effective

STATEMENT OF NEGOTIATED RATES

Contract Rate Contract

Shipper Name Number Schedule Demand Receipt Point(s) Delivery Point(s) Rate

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Republic Paperboard Company 1002337 FT 3,000 Neutral Pooling Area Reliant Energy Arkla @ See Items

South Pooling Area Lawton, OK (for delivery (1) - (4) below

West 2 Pooling Area to Lawton plant)

North Pooling Area All points of interconnection

located West of Chandler

Compressor Station with

other interstate or intrastate

gas pipelines. See Item (5)below.

(1) Average unit rates (calculated on an assumed 100% load factor unit basis) of $0.085 per Dth for the portion of Shipper's Receipt Entitlement established in the

West-2 Pooling Area and $0.065 per Dth for the portion of Receipt Entitlement established, from time to time, in Pooling Areas east of the West-2 Pooling Area

and subtracting from each unit rate amount a Compressor Fuel Value (calculated monthly by multiplying the applicable Compressor Fuel Percentage by the Index

Price applicable under the Tariff to the West-2 Pooling Area). For service within Contract Demand, an add-on of $0.02 per Dth for receipts from the West-2

Pooling Area if, and to the extent, such receipts exceed the Receipt Entitlement quantity. Calculated rates include any applicable GRI, ACA, GT&C Section 13.4,

Order No. 528 and Order No. 636 transition cost surcharges. However, rates paid shall never be less than any applicable minimum rate(s).

(2) Monthly rates may be adjusted, up or down, including by means of retroactive billing adjustments, to permit collection of all amounts agreed to over term.

(3) Commodity component of $0.01 per Dth so long as such amount does not exceed any applicable maximum, nor fall below any applicable minimum, rate or component.

(4) Unless Transporter otherwise agrees, the rate for any authorized overrun quantities shall be the above specified applicable rates.

(5) Such points eligible for rates set forth only if, and to the extent that, deliveries at such points occur because scheduled maintenance or a physical event of

force majeure reduces production at Shipper's Lawton, Oklahoma plant.