Maritimes & Northeast Pipeline, L.L.C.

First Revised Volume No. 1

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Effective Date: 01/01/2009, Docket: RP09-73-001, Status: Effective

Sub Sixth Revised Sheet No. 253 Sub Sixth Revised Sheet No. 253

Superseding: Sixth Revised Sheet No. 253

GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS

(continued)

9. CAPACITY RELEASE (continued)

9.4 Posting Requirements for Capacity Releases Not Subject to Bidding.

(a) For releases that become effective on or after July 30, 2008, the

following need not comply with the bidding requirements in this

Section 9, but shall be subject to all other provisions of this

Section 9:

(1) a release for a period of thirty-one (31) Days or less,

(2) a release for more than one (1) year at the maximum tariff

rate,

(3) a release of capacity to an asset manager (as defined in

Section 284.8(h)(3) of the Commission's regulations, and

(4) a release of capacity to a marketer participating in a

state-regulated retail access program (as defined in Section

284.8(h)(4) of the Commission's regulations.

For releases that become effective on or after July 30, 2008, any

release, with the exception of releases to an asset manager or to a

marketer participating in a state-regulated retail access program,

with a term that is greater than thirty-one (31) days and less than

or equal to one (1) year must be posted for bidding pursuant to

Section 9.3 above, regardless of the proposed rate. Releasing

Customer shall notify Pipeline of such non-biddable release by

providing the information pursuant to Section 9.3. Such

information will be posted on the LINK® System as required by

Section 9.3. Contractual arrangements for releases not subject to

bidding shall be processed in the same time period as those

releases subject to bidding.

The information provided by the Releasing Customer pursuant to

Section 9.2(a) will be posted on the LINK® System and by electronic

data interchange as required by Section 9.3.

(b) The standard timelines applicable to prearranged capacity releases that

are not subject to the competitive bidding requirements are as follows:

Timely Cycle:

Posting of prearranged deals not subject to bid are due by 10:30

a.m. CCT.

Evening Cycle:

Posting of prearranged deals not subject to bid are due by 5:00 p.m.

CCT.

Intraday 1 Cycle:

Posting of prearranged deals not subject to bid are due by 9:00 a.m.

CCT.

Intraday 2 Cycle:

Posting of prearranged deals not subject to bid are due by 4:00 p.m.

CCT.