Gas Transportation Agreements

(a)When a customer requests transportation service, a utility shall provide the customer requesting transportation with the utility's gas transportation form. This form shall set out clearly the information necessary for the utility to determine whether it can provide the requested transportation.#

(b)In determining whether capacity is available to provide the requested transportation, a utility shall take into account all conventional methods of delivering gas through its system, including without limitation forward haul, compression, exchange, flow reversal, backhaul, and displacement. The utility is not required to perform exchanges or displacements over segments of its system which are not physically connected.#

(c)A utility shall process, shall approve or reject, and shall provide notification of its decision with respect to a transportation request within 60 days after receiving a written request from a transportation customer. If the utility rejects the request, the utility shall provide, within three business days, written notice of its decision to the customer and shall retain a record of the rejection notice for two years. The notice shall detail the reasons for the rejection and shall explain what changes are necessary to make the request acceptable. If the request is approved, the utility shall provide, within three business days, written notification of approval to the customer.#

(d)A utility shall maintain on file with the Commission a standard gas transportation agreement. All gas transportation agreements shall contain the following provisions.#

(I)This agreement, and all its rates, terms and conditions as set out in this agreement and as set out in the tariff provisions which are incorporated into this agreement by reference, shall at all times be subject to modification by order of the Commission upon notice and hearing and a finding of good cause therefore. In the event that any party to this agreement requests the Commission to take any action which could cause a modification in the conditions of this agreement, the party shall provide written notice to the other parties at the time of filing the request with the Commission.#

(II)If the end-use customer uses a marketing broker for nomination, gas purchases, and balancing, the end-use customer shall provide the utility with an agency agreement.#

(e)A utility shall maintain on file with the Commission the standard agency agreement to be used when an end-use transportation customer uses a third party for any services related to nomination, gas purchases, and balancing activities.#

(f)A utility shall maintain logs showing all requests for gas transportation. The log shall contain the following information: the identity of the party making the transportation request, the date of the request, the volume requirements, duration, receipt and delivery points, type of service, and the disposition of the request. The utility shall retain these logs for two years.#