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            (b)   Seller will require, as a condition in each firm Service
                  Agreement, that Customer guarantee that Seller will have
                  the right to issue an effective OFO to any transporter or
                  owner of Gas being supplied to any Customer, whether such
                  OFO is required to be effectuated at the Point of
                  Injection/Withdrawal.  Seller shall issue an OFO pursuant
                  to this Section 17.4(b) only if (1) Customer has elected
                  to grant such authority to Seller for the issuance of all
                  OFOs; or (2) Seller is required to issue the OFO without
                  providing the twenty-four (24) hours notice referenced in
                  Section 17.4(a), above.
   
            (c)   Seller shall develop a rotating schedule of Customers at
                  the Point of Injection/Withdrawal to establish the
                  priority of the Customer that will receive an OFO in the
                  event Seller requires additional supplies.
   
      17.5  OFO NOTICE, CONTENTS AND PROCEDURES. Seller shall issue an OFO
            as expeditiously as is reasonably practicable in the
            circumstances, utilizing electronic communication, (information
            transmitted via Sellers Internet Site, electronic delivery
            mechanism prescribed by NAESB or other mutually agreed
            communication methodologies used to transmit and receive
            information, including communication by telephone).  Seller
            shall post and provide Customers with updated information
            concerning the status of operational variables related to the
            OFO as soon as it is available.  Each OFO will contain the
            following provisions:
   
            (a)   time and date of issuance;
   
            (b)   time that the OFO is considered to be effective (if no
                  time is specified, the OFO shall be effective
                  immediately);
   
            (c)   duration of the OFO (if none is specified, the OFO will
                  be effective until further notice);
   
            (d)   the party or parties receiving the OFO;
   
            (e)   the quantity of Gas required to remedy the operational
                  condition requiring the issuance of the OFO; and
   
            (f)   any other terms Seller may reasonably require to
                  ensure the effectiveness of the OFO.