Midcoast Interstate Transmission, Inc.

Second Revised Volume No. 1

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Effective Date: 10/01/1997, Docket: GT97- 71-000, Status: Effective

First Revised Sheet No. 18 First Revised Sheet No. 18 : Effective

Superseding: ORIGINAL SHEET NO. 18

RATE SCHEDULE FT

FIRM TRANSPORTATION SERVICE

1. AVAILABILITY

This Rate Schedule is available for the transportation of

natural gas on a firm basis by Midcoast Interstate Transmission,

Inc. ("Transporter") for any Shipper:

(a) which will deliver or cause to be delivered gas to

Transporter for redelivery by Transporter for the account

of Shipper;

(b) which has completed a valid request for service and has

executed a Firm Gas Transportation Contract (FT Contract)

wherein Transporter agrees to transport natural gas for

Shipper's account up to a specific maximum daily quantity,

(MDQ) and deliver at designated Primary Delivery Points on

behalf of Shipper. Each FT Contract will specify the

Primary Receipt and Delivery Points available for use under

the FT Contract and the MDQ at each Primary Receipt and

Delivery Point; and

(c) which has entered into a FT Contract containing a minimum

MDQ of 200 dekatherms per day.

2. APPLICABILITY AND CHARACTER OF SERVICE

2.1 Firm transportation service under this Rate Schedule up to

the maximum daily entitlement ("Contract Demand") shall be

provided (i) to former sales customers which have converted

their firm sales entitlement to firm transportation

service pursuant to 18 C.F.R. 284.10 of the FERC's

Regulations, the restructuring of Transporter's services

in FERC Docket No. RS92-27-000, or such other FERC

authorizations as may be applicable, and (ii) to the extent

Transporter determines firm capacity is available, to any

Shipper in the order in which each Shipper has fulfilled

the requirements of Section 3 below and in accordance with

Section 3 of the General Terms and Conditions of

Transporter's FERC Gas Tariff; provided, however,

Transporter shall not commence service until Transporter

and Shipper have executed an FT Contract.

2.2 Transportation service hereunder will be on a firm basis.

However, service may be curtailed pursuant to Section 3 and