Reliant Energy Gas Transmission Company

Fourth Revised Volume No. 1

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Effective Date: 04/01/1998, Docket: RP98- 85-000, Status: Effective

First Revised Sheet No. 279B First Revised Sheet No. 279B : Effective

Superseding: Sub Original Sheet No. 279B

GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS

(continued)

(v) The Service Agreement will be tendered to the

replacement Shipper via facsimile or

electronically no later than 10:00 a.m. on

the Day nominations are due for the proposed

effective date of the release.

(d) The replacement Shipper must submit an executed

Service Agreement, in the same medium in which it

was submitted to Shipper by Transporter (either

via facsimile or electronically), to Transporter

prior to or at the time replacement Shipper

submits its nomination to utilize the released

capacity in accordance with the nomination

deadline.

(e) If requested by releasing Shipper, and consistent

with applicable regulations, Transporter will not

post minimum bid or other terms specified by

Shipper with the offer to release; however, such

terms will be posted when notice of the winning

bidder is posted. Further, unless a pre-arranged

transaction is exempt from the prior posting and

bidding procedures pursuant to Section 19.2 above,

Transporter will not post the name of any pre-

arranged replacement Shipper except as part of a

notice of winning bidder. Transporter shall post

valid and complete bids submitted but shall not

identify the bidders. Releasing Shipper may

request a date for bids to be posted, provided that

such request comports with the standard timeline

specified above. Transporter shall also post

offers to purchase capacity from those who desire

current Shippers to release capacity upon receipt

of the applicable information as set forth in this

section.

(f) Non-standard notices of offers to release capacity,

or notices which are subject to special terms and

conditions, shall be posted on Transporter's EBB as

soon as is practicable, but no later than one (1)

full Business Day following receipt of a notice of

offer which satisfies the requirements set forth in

this Section 19. Prospective replacement Shippers

shall have the following periods (unless releasing

Shipper designates a