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. 190 First Revised Sheet No. 190 : Effective

Superseding: ORIGINAL SHEET NO. 190

FORM OF RELEASED TRANSPORTATION SERVICE CONTRACT

(Applicable to firm transportation rights

released pursuant to Section 3 of the

General Terms and Conditions of this Tariff)

THIS CONTRACT is made and entered into this _____ day of

_______________, 199__ by and between Midcoast Interstate

Transmission, Inc., an Alabama Corporation, hereinafter called

"Transporter" and _______________________________________,

hereinafter variously called "Bidder" or "Replacement Shipper."

WHEREAS, Transporter owns and operates an interstate natural

gas transmission system and provides transportation service on such

system;

WHEREAS, Transporter's Tariff on file with the Federal Energy

Regulatory Commission permits firm transportation shippers under

Transporter's Rate Schedule FT to release some or all of their

transportation rights under the terms and conditions prescribed in

the Tariff;

WHEREAS, Bidder desires to submit bids for transportation

rights released by one or more firm shippers and Transporter's

Tariff requires Bidder to enter into this Released Transportation

Service Contract as a pre-condition to the submission of any such

Bids; and

WHEREAS, Transporter is willing to enter into this Contract

with Bidder and provide transportation service to Bidder as a

Replacement Shipper to the extent it obtains released

transportation rights;

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and

agreements as herein set forth, the parties hereto agree as

follows: