Northern Border Pipeline Company

First Revised Volume No. 1

Effective Date: 09/16/2009, Docket: RP09-540-000, Status: Effective

Second Revised Sheet No. 272B Second Revised Sheet No. 272B

Superseding: First Revised Sheet No. 272B

GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS

27. RELEASE OF FIRM CAPACITY

27.10 Rights and Obligations of Shipper

27.11 Permanent Release

Unless otherwise specified in a specific firm rate

schedule, a Releasing Shipper may release its firm

capacity under its Service Agreement, in whole or

part, for the remaining term of the Releasing

Shipper's Service Agreement to a Person desiring

such service and such release shall be referred to

as a permanent release. The Replacement Shipper

acquiring the capacity under the permanent release

shall satisfy the conditions of the associated rate

schedule and execute the respective Service

Agreement which shall contain the terms and

conditions of the Offer and awarded Bid.

In order for a Releasing Shipper to effectuate a

permanent release of all or part of its contracted

capacity, it shall enter into a Service Agreement

amendment with Company which will provide for the

termination of the Releasing Shipper's existing

Service Agreement for the permanent released

capacity. In such event, the Releasing Shipper

shall thereafter be relieved of its obligations for

the permanent released capacity under the Service

Agreement, subject to the provisions of Section 25

of these General Terms and Conditions.