K N Wattenberg Transmission LLC
First Revised Volume No. 1
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Effective Date: 06/25/2001, Docket: RP01-424-000, Status: Effective
Second Revised Sheet No. 99 Second Revised Sheet No. 99 : Effective
Superseding: First Revised Sheet No. 99
GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR SERVICES - continued
33. OPERATIONAL BALANCING AGREEMENTS
33.1 Terms Governing. For the purpose of minimizing operational
conflicts between various natural gas facilities with respect to the
delivery of gas to and from Transporter's facilities, Transporter is
willing to negotiate and execute OBAs with appropriate parties that
operate natural gas facilities interconnecting with Transporter's
system (any such party will be referred to herein as the "OBA Party").
Such OBAs shall specify the gas custody transfer procedures to be
followed by Transporter and the OBA Party for the confirmation of
scheduled quantities to be received by Transporter at Point(s) of
Receipt and delivered by Transporter at Point(s) of Delivery. Such
OBAs will provide that any variance between actual quantities and
scheduled and confirmed quantities for any day shall be resolved
pursuant to the terms of the OBA. To facilitate such determination of
variances on a timely basis, Transporter and the OBA Party will agree
in the OBA on necessary measurement and accounting procedures.
Transporter shall post on its Interactive Web Site those Points of
Receipt and Points of Delivery which are subject to an OBA.
Transporter will also provide to any party upon request a copy of any
executed OBA.
33.2 Prerequisite to Execution. It is Transporter's intent to
negotiate and execute OBAs on a non-discriminatory basis with any OBA
Party. However, Transporter shall have no obligation to negotiate and
execute OBAs with any Party that:
(a) is not creditworthy as determined pursuant to Section 29.4
of these General Terms and Conditions, substituting the term "OBA
Party" for "Shipper" for this purpose;
(b) does not maintain a gas control operation which is staffed
on a continuous, around-the-clock basis;
(c) does not have electronic flow measurement equipment to
which Transporter has access at the interconnect points which are
proposed to be subject to the OBA;
(d) would cause an increase in the level of regulators or flow
control regulation which Transporter is subject to prior to the
execution of the applicable OBA; or
(e) does not commit to timely and final determination of
imbalances based on reasonable available measurement technology.