U-T Offshore System, L.L.C.
Third Revised Volume No. 1
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Effective Date: 06/01/1997, Docket: RP97-146-001, Status: Effective
Second Revised Sheet No. 59 Second Revised Sheet No. 59 : Superseded
Superseding: First Revised Sheet No. 59
GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS
(Continued)
17.2 Limitations on Releases. Any proposed release of capacity under this Section
17 shall be subject to the following limitations:
(a) The Capacity Release timeline is applicable to all parties involved in the
Capacity Release process; however, it is only applicable if (1) all
information provided by the parties to the transaction is valid and the
Replacement Shipper has been determined to be creditworthy, in accordance
with Sections 2.2(k) and 5, hereof, before the capacity release bid is
tendered and (2) there are no special terms or conditions of the release.
(b) Period of Release. Any proposed release of capacity must be for a period
of no less than one Day, as defined in subsection 1.5 of the General Terms
and Conditions, and no more than the remaining primary term of the
Transportation Agreement between the Releasing Shipper and U-TOS.
(c) Volume of Release. Any proposed release of capacity must be in an amount
of no less than 100 Dth at any specific receipt point, and no more than
the Releasing Shipper is entitled to, by receipt point, delivery point,
and in total, under its Transportation Agreement with U-TOS.
(d) Maximum Reservation Charge. A Releasing Shipper may not specify a
reservation charge for the released capacity that exceeds the maximum
reservation charge for the Releasing Shipper stated on the then-effective
Sheet No. 4 of this tariff. A Releasing Shipper may specify a volumetric
reservation charge for the released capacity provided that such charge
does not exceed the 100 percent (100%) load factor equivalent of the
maximum reservation charge set forth for the Releasing Shipper on the
then-effective Sheet No. 4 of this tariff.
(e) Other Terms Or Conditions. A Releasing Shipper may not specify any terms
or conditions for the release that conflict with the terms and conditions
of: (1) the Releasing Shipper's Rate Schedule FT Transportation Agreement
with U-TOS; or (2) this tariff.
17.3 Communications With U-TOS. Any communication with U-TOS under this Section 17,
including any Release Proposal under subsection 17.4 or Qualified Bid under
subsection 17.6, must be addressed to the following official:
U-T Offshore System
c/o ANR Pipeline Company, Operator
Attn: Manager, Business Operations
500 Renaissance Center
Detroit, Michigan 48243
17.4 Making the Release Proposal. Any Releasing Shipper that wants to make a
proposal to release firm capacity ("Release Proposal") must inform U-TOS, by
mail, facsimile, or U-TOS' Electronic Delivery Mechanism, of the specific terms
and conditions of the Release Proposal. All such terms and conditions must be
objectively stated, applicable to all potential bidders, and non-discriminatory.
A Releasing Shipper that has entered into a provisional agreement on the terms
and conditions of a capacity release ("Prearranged Transaction") with another
person that is prequalified as a Replacement Shipper under subsection 17.11 of
this Section 17 ("Prearranged Shipper") must include the information concerning
the Prearranged Transaction specified below. Any Release Proposal must be made
on the U-TOS Release Proposal Form, as set forth on Sheet Nos. 122-126 of this
tariff, and must include the following information: