Northern Border Pipeline Company
FERC Gas Tariff
First Revised Volume No. 1

Fifth Revised Sheet No. 109
Superseding
Fourth Revised Sheet No. 109

                             RATE SCHEDULE FCS-DP
                    FIRM COMPRESSION SERVICE - DES PLAINES


  1.  AVAILABILITY

      This Rate Schedule is available for the compression of natural gas 
      on a firm basis at the Des Plaines Compressor Station for any 
      Shipper:

      (a)  To the extent that Company determines that firm capacity is or 
           will become available for firm compression service at the Des 
           Plaines Compressor Station; and

      (b)  Who requests firm compression service under this Rate Schedule 
           pursuant to Section 30 of the General Terms and Conditions; 
           and

      (c)  Who has satisfied the credit worthiness provisions specified 
           in Section 41 of the General Terms and Conditions; and

      (d)  Who has executed a Firm Compression Service Agreement under 
           Rate Schedule FCS-DP.

  2.  APPLICABILITY AND CHARACTER OF SERVICE

       2.1   This Rate Schedule shall apply to the firm compression of 
             natural gas.  The receipt point for service is the inlet of 
             the Des Plaines Compressor Station (DP Receipt Point) 
             located in Will County, Illinois and the delivery point is 
             the outlet of such station where deliveries are made into 
             mainline facilities of Company (DP Transfer Point).  The DP 
             Receipt Point under this Rate Schedule is not available as 
             a Point of Receipt or a Point of Delivery under any of 
             Company's other transportation rate schedules.  No other 
             receipt and delivery points are available for service under 
             this Rate Schedule.  

       2.2   The service provided hereunder involves compression only.  
             No other service is provided under this Rate Schedule.  

Issued by: Bambi L. Heckerman, Manager, Regulatory Affairs
Issued on: December 2, 2008                   Effective on: February 1, 2009