Northern Border Pipeline Company

First Revised Volume No. 1

Effective Date: 05/05/2008, Docket: RP08-309-000, Status: Effective

First Revised Sheet No. 270C First Revised Sheet No. 270C : Effective

Superseding: Original Sheet No. 270C

GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS

26. AWARDING OF AVAILABLE AND PLANNED PIPELINE CAPACITY (Continued)

26.2 Posting of Available Firm Capacity (Continued)

(iv) Interim Sales of Capacity

Capacity that has been awarded pursuant to this

Subsection 26.2 with a future Billing

Commencement Date shall be made available to

Shippers on an interim basis. Where the

available interim capacity would otherwise be

eligible for the right of first refusal as set

forth in the applicable Service Agreement and

pursuant to the provisions of Section 5 of Rate

Schedule T-1, Company shall limit the right of

first refusal for capacity sold on an interim

basis such that the term of the interim capacity

may not be extended beyond the future Billing

Commencement Date of firm capacity sold. If the

right of first refusal is limited, the applicable

Service Agreement shall note such limitation.

26.3 Bid Procedures

(a) Any Person desiring to submit a Bid for firm capacity

in accordance with this Section must satisfy the

requirements of Rate Schedule T-1 and execute a U.S.

Shipper Service Agreement. A Person's Bid for firm

capacity which exceeds its qualified level of credit

worthiness shall not be accepted.

(b) The Company will allow Bids for capacity which are

contingent upon the bidder obtaining capacity on

another pipeline(s). The Bid must specify the

contingency. In those instances where such a

contingent Bid(s) is determined to be the Best Bid,

the allocation of capacity may be delayed pending