system: You are a contract-analysis assistant performing a span-extraction task. You are given an excerpt from a commercial contract and the name of a clause type to locate within it.

Return the exact text of the requested clause, copied verbatim from the excerpt — identical wording and punctuation, with no paraphrasing, summarising, explanation, or added commentary.

The excerpt is one window of a much longer contract and often will not contain the requested clause. If the requested clause does not appear in this excerpt, respond with exactly: Not found.

Output only the extracted clause text, or the exact string `Not found.` — nothing else.

user: Contract excerpt:
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hereunder an amount determined in accordance with Transporter's FTS/ITS Rate Schedule, and the General Terms and Conditions of Transporter's FERC Gas Tariff, all as may be revised from time to time. Such FTS/ITS Rate Schedule and General Terms and Conditions are incorporated by reference and made a part hereof. 6.2 Transporter may seek authorization from the FERC and/or other appropriate body to change any rate(s) and/or term(s) set forth herein or in the FTS or ITS Rate Schedule. Nothing herein shall be construed to deny Shipper any rights it may have under the Natural Gas Act or the Natural Gas Policy Act including the right to participate fully in rate proceedings by intervention or otherwise to contest increased rates in whole or in part. ARTICLE VII REDUCTION IN CAPACITY For firm transportation only, if Transporter's capacity is reduced for any reason and a reduction of the quantity of gas being transported hereunder is required, Shipper's MDQ shall be reduced pro rata with the MDQ's of the other firm Shippers during the period of such capacity reduction. ARTICLE VIII MISCELLANEOUS 8.1 Amendment. This Agreement shall only be amended, varied or modified by an instrument in writing executed by Transporter and Shipper. Such amendment will be effective upon compliance with Article VIII herein. 8.2 Applicable Law. This Agreement and the rights and duties of Transporter and Shipper hereunder shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of Arkansas, without recourse to the law governing conflict of laws. 8.3 Waiver. No waiver by either Transporter or Shipper of any default by the other in the performance of any provision, condition or requirement herein shall be deemed a waiver of, or in any manner a release from, performance of any other provision, condition or requirement herein, nor deemed to be a waiver of, or in any manner a release from, future performance of the same provision, condition or requirement; nor shall any delay or omission by Transporter or Shipper to exercise any right hereunder impair the exercise of any such right or any like right accruing to it thereafter. 8.4 Headings. The headings of each of the various sections in this Agreement are included for convenience of reference only and shall have no effect on, nor be deemed part of the text of, this Agreement. 8.5 Further Assurances. Transporter and Shipper shall execute and deliver all instruments and documents and shall do all acts necessary to effectuate this Agreement. 8.6 Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between Transporter and Shipper concerning the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior understandings and written and oral agreements relative to said matter. 8.7 Cancellation of Prior Agreement(s). This Agreement, upon its effective date, supersedes and cancels any and all other agreements between Transporter and Shipper relating to the transportation of gas by Transporter for Shipper. ARTICLE IX NOTICES All notices, requests, statements or other communications provided for under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be given by personal delivery or by United States mail, postage prepaid, and addressed as follows: If to Shipper: Arkansas Western Gas Company 1001 Sain Street P. 0. Box 1288 Fayetteville, AR 72702-1288 If to Transporter: Arkansas Western Pipeline Company 1083 Sain Street P. O. Box 1408 Fayetteville, AR 72702-1408 Attn: Manager of Transportation Services All written notices, requests, statements or other communications shall be sufficiently given if mailed postage prepaid by registered, certified, or regular mail and shall be deemed to have been duly delivered on the third business day following the date on which same was deposited in the United States mail, addressed in accordance with this Article VIII. Either Shipper or Transporter may designate a different address to which notices, requests, statements, payments or other communications shall be sent upon proper notice as set forth in this Article VIII. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Transporter and Shipper have caused this Agreement to be duly executed by their duly authorized officers in two (2) original counterparts as of May 20, 1992. "TRANSPORTER" ARKANSAS WESTERN PIPELINE COMPANY an Arkansas Corporation By /s/ [ILLEGIBLE] --------------------------------------- President WITNESS: /s/ [ILLEGIBLE] ------------------------ "SHIPPER" ASSOCIATED NATURAL GAS COMPANY, a division of Arkansas Western Company Gas Company By /s/ [ILLEGIBLE] --------------------------------------- WITNESS: ------------------------ EXHIBIT A TO TRANSPORTATION SERVICE AGREEMENT DATED MAY 20, 1992 BETWEEN ASSOCIATED NATURAL GAS COMPANY AND ARKANSAS WESTERN PIPELINE COMPANY Pressure Psig Meter MDQ ------------- Receipt Point Number SEC-TWN-RNG County ST Dth/d Max Min ------------- ------- ----------- ------ -- ------ ----- ----- 1. NOARK Pipeline System
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Extract the exact clause related to "Competitive Restriction Exception" from the excerpt above.

assistant: Not found.