Northern Border Pipeline Company

First Revised Volume No. 1

Effective Date: 02/01/2009, Docket: RP09-132-000, Status: Effective

Original Sheet No. 415 Original Sheet No. 415

NORTHERN BORDER PIPELINE COMPANY

INTERRUPTIBLE COMPRESSION AGREEMENT - DES PLAINES

RATE SCHEDULE ICS-DP

This Agreement (the " Agreement") is made and entered into at Omaha,

Nebraska as of _____________, 20__, by and between NORTHERN BORDER

PIPELINE COMPANY, hereinafter referred to as "Company", and

_____________________________, hereinafter referred to as "Shipper".

WHEREAS, Shipper is desirous of engaging Company to provide

interruptible compression service for quantities of natural gas; and

WHEREAS, Company is desirous of providing interruptible compression

service for Shipper; and

WHEREAS, the compression of natural gas shall be effectuated pursuant

to Part 157 or Part 284 of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's

Regulations.

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of their respective covenants and

agreements hereinafter set out, the parties hereto covenant and agree

as follows:

Article 1 - Receipt Point and Delivery Point

If on any day Company determines that capacity exists to compress all

or a portion of Shipper's Maximum Receipt Quantity, then Shipper shall

be entitled to tender to Company at the DP Receipt Point a quantity of

gas not in excess of the Maximum Receipt Quantity, all set forth in

Exhibit A attached hereto. Credit worthiness under this Agreement

shall be verified upon receipt of nominations under this Agreement and

quantities of gas shall be scheduled pursuant to Section 10 of the

General Terms and Conditions.

Company shall compress and deliver gas to Shipper at the DP Transfer

Point, specified in Exhibit A attached hereto. The minimum inlet

pressure at the DP Receipt Point is listed on Exhibit "A".

Article 2 - Payments

Shipper shall make payments to Company in accordance with Rate

Schedule ICS-DP and the other applicable terms and provisions of this

Agreement.