Northwest Pipeline Corporation G P

Fourth Revised Volume No. 1

Effective Date: 02/20/2009, Docket: RP09-227-000, Status: Effective

First Revised Sheet No. 258 First Revised Sheet No. 258

Superseding: Original Sheet No. 258

GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS

(Continued)

22. CAPACITY RELEASE GENERAL PROVISIONS.

22.1 Definitions. For the purposes of this Section 22, the following

definitions will apply to Capacity Releases.

(a) Releasing Shipper: A firm Shipper or Replacement Shipper

under an executed Service Agreement subject to Part 284 of the

Commission's regulations who intends to have Transporter post to

Transporter's Designated Site all or any portion of its firm

service to be released to a Replacement Shipper, or to a

Prearranged Replacement Shipper through a prearranged capacity

release transaction, or which has released its firm service.

(b) Replacement Shipper: A Shipper which has contracted for

service with Transporter subject to Part 284 of the Commission's

regulations to utilize a Releasing Shipper's released firm service

for a specified period of time. Replacement Shippers must meet

all of the terms and conditions of Transporter's tariff as

required of any other Shipper.

acquire released firm capacity.

(d) Prearranged Replacement Shipper: A party who desires to

contract directly for or who has contracted directly for capacity

which is subject to Part 284 of the Commission's regulations and

who has agreed to the terms of a capacity release transaction

directly with a Releasing Shipper, which terms are posted to

Transporter's Designated Site. Prearranged Replacement Shippers

must meet all of the terms and conditions of Transporter's tariff

as required of any other Shipper.

(e) Bidder: A party submitting a bid(s) to Transporter's

Designated Site for released capacity.

(f) Open Bidding: Full disclosure of the bid(s) submitted to

Transporter's Designated Site, excluding the bidder(s) name.