Transwestern Pipeline Company
Second Revised Volume No. 1
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Effective Date: 03/04/2002, Docket: RP02-157-000, Status: Effective
Fourth Revised Sheet No. 72B Fourth Revised Sheet No. 72B : Effective
Superseding: Third Revised Sheet No. 72B
GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS
(continued)
2) Transporter may elect to archive historical data off-line from time to time. User
may access this data as follows:
i) User may send a written request or an electronic mail request to Transporter
requesting the historical data required.
ii) Transporter will retrieve and copy requested information electronically within
two weeks of the date of the request, and make such available to the user.
18.6 Electronic Contract Execution
Shippers may request and contract for service under Rate Schedules FTS-1, LFT, FTS-3, EFBH and
ITS-1, PNR Service Agreements, and Operator Balancing Agreements electronically.
A. Under the Capacity Release Program of this Tariff, a prospective Shipper or bidder may
submit a Valid Bid or request transportation service electronically in accordance with
Section 30 of these General Terms and Conditions. In such event, Transporter may tender
a Transportation Service Agreement, and such party and Transporter may enter into and
execute a Transportation Service Agreement, in accordance with an applicable Rate
Schedule of this Tariff by electronic means, provided that: (1) such party shall have
previously met the credit requirements of the applicable Rate Schedule and (2) that such
party and Transporter mutually agree in writing to the terms and conditions of the
electronic interchange of data necessary to accomplish contracting for transportation
service by electronic means. The requirements in the applicable Rate Schedule that a
Transportation Service Agreement be requested, tendered, and entered into (i.e.
executed), and the requirement under the Capacity Release Program that a Valid Bid be
submitted, shall be deemed satisfied when accomplished by electronic means.
B. A prospective Shipper may submit a request for transportation service electronically for
Service Agreements under Rate Schedules FTS-1, LFT, FTS-3, EFBH, ITS-1, and PNR and
Operator Balancing Agreements. In such event, Transporter may tender a Transportation
Service Agreement, and such Party and Transporter may enter into and execute a
Transportation Service Agreement, in accordance with an applicable Rate Schedule of this
Tariff by electronic means, provided that (1) such party shall have previously met the
credit requirements of the applicable Rate Schedule, and (2) that such party and
Transporter mutually agree in writing to the terms and conditions of the electronic
interchange of data necessary to accomplish contracting for transportation service by
electronic means. The requirements in the applicable Rate Schedule that a Transportation
Service Agreement be requested, tendered and entered into (i.e. executed) shall be deemed
satisfied when accomplished by electronic means.
C. Transporter and Shipper may enter into transactions and create binding obligations by
means of electronic execution of documents under these procedures. These documents
include, but are not limited to, service agreements, amendments to service agreements,
PNR service agreements, Operator Balancing Agreements, and any other agreements that
Transporter shall make available on Transporter's web site ("Documents"). Execution of
these documents under the terms mutually agreed for electronic means shall be considered,
in connection with any transaction, to be a "writing" or "in writing" and any such
Document shall be deemed for all purposes (a) to have been "signed" ("Signed Document")
and (b) to constitute an "original" when printed from electronic files or records
established and maintained in the normal course of business. All parties agree not to
contest the validity or enforceability of such Signed Documents under the provisions of
any applicable law relating to whether certain agreements are to be in writing or signed
by the party to be bound thereby. Further, Signed Documents, if introduced as evidence
on paper in any judicial arbitration, mediation or administrative proceeding, will be
admissible as between the parties to the same extent and under the same conditions as
other business records originated and maintained in documentary forms.