Empire Pipeline, Inc.

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Effective Date: 12/10/2008, Docket: CP06-5-010, Status: Effective

Original Sheet No. 169 Original Sheet No. 169

GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS

12. CAPACITY RELEASE (Cont'd.)

(c) Capacity release timeline: For purposes of implementing

Section 284.8 of the Commission's regulations, NAESB WGQ

Standard 5.3.2 regarding biddable releases of less than one

year will be deemed to be applicable to biddable releases of

one year or less; and NAESB WGQ Standard 5.3.2 regarding

biddable releases of one year or more will be deemed to be

applicable to biddable releases of more than one year.

As set forth in NAESB Standard 5.3.2:

For biddable releases (less than 1 year):

- offers should be tendered by 12:00 P.M. on a Business

Day;

- open season ends no later than 1:00 P.M. on a Business

Day (evaluation period begins at 1:00 P.M. during which

contingency is eliminated, determination of best bid is

made, and ties are broken);

- evaluation period ends and award posting if no match

required at 2:00 P.M.;

- match or award is communicated by 2:00 P.M.; match

response by 2:30 P.M.;

- where match required award posting by 3:00 P.M.;

- contract issued within one hour of award posting (with a

new

- contract number, when applicable); nomination possible

beginning at the next available nomination cycle for the

effective date of the contract. (Central Clock Time)