NOTICE TO SHIPPERS AND CUSTOMERS
Operational Flow Order (OFO) Extended
Northwest Pipeline Corporation Declared Entitlement Period
Northwest Pipeline Corporation (Northwest) has provided notice that the Stage III Declared Entitlement Period for overruns starting gas day Wednesday, November 29, 2006 will be extended indefinitely. A Stage III Overrun Entitlement will subject Paiute to penalties for any gas day during the Declared Entitlement Period on which the total quantity of gas taken by Paiute is at least 13% greater than the confirmed nominations for delivery by Northwest into Paiute’s system. Paiute therefore is issuing an Operational Flow Order for overruns in accordance with Section 5.2(b) of the General Terms and Conditions (GT&C) of Paiute’s tariff.
Accordingly,
pursuant to Section 5.2.(b) of the GT&C, Paiute hereby provides notice that
each shipper should endeavor to limit
its actual takes so as not to exceed its Daily Scheduled Quantity for each day
of Northwest’s Declared Entitlement Period. Volumes taken in excess of a
shipper’s Daily Scheduled Quantity shall constitute an Unauthorized Daily
Overrun and will be subject to the penalties described in Section 5.2.(b)(3) of
the GT&C, in the event that Paiute is assessed penalties by Northwest.
The
following information is provided in accordance with Section 4.6(f) of the
GT&C:
1. Time OFO issued: 1:00 p.m. PCT
2. Time OFO effective: Gas Day of
3. Duration of OFO: Until
further notice
4. Extent of the OFO: All
FT-1 and IT-1 Receiving Parties
5. Reason for the OFO: Declared
Entitlement Period by Northwest
6. Requested action: Limit actual takes to not exceed Daily Scheduled Quantities
7. Other Terms: None
8. Time of compliance: Must
commence at beginning of Gas Day of
Any changes in the above information
will be passed along to Paiute's customers immediately. Any questions regarding
this information may be directed to Mark Anderson, Paiute Pipeline Scheduling,
(702) 876-7332.