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Columbia Gas Transmission, LLC
FERC Gas Tariff
Third Revised Volume No. 1

Original Sheet No. 168

                                       FSS-M RATE SCHEDULE
                    FIRM STORAGE SERVICE WITH MARKET-BASED RATES (cont'd)


        Shipper's MDIQ will be 1/25th of the applicable limitation on Shipper's MMIQ, except 
 during the Months of November and December when the MDIQ will be 1/30th of the applicable 
 limitation on Shipper's MMIQ.  A request by Shipper for permission to make injections in excess 
 of its MMIQ must be submitted to Transporter electronically through Transporter's EBB at least 24 
 hours in advance.  Transporter will grant any such request if: (i) there is additional injection 
 flexibility during the time period of the request in accordance with Section 7 (Capacity 
 Allocation) of the General Terms and Conditions; and (ii) Transporter, in its reasonable 
 discretion, can operationally accommodate the request(s).
 
        (d)    A Shipper under this Rate Schedule may have no more than 60% of its SCQ in storage 
 as of June 30, and no more than 85% of its SCQ in storage as of August 31.

        (e)    Quantities nominated for delivery to Shipper's delivery points on any Day under all 
 Service Agreements with Transporter held by Shipper and by other shippers delivering to Shipper, 
 but not taken by Shipper on such Day, will be deemed to be injections into FSS-M Storage for 
 Shipper under this Rate Schedule. 

        (f)    Transporter may waive a Shipper's default of any of the limitations set forth in 
 this Section that has already occurred.  In addition, Transporter may waive a Shipper's default 
 of these limitations in advance, provided that the waiver is required to address a specific, 
 temporary, operational problem.  Any waiver granted pursuant to this section must be granted in a 
 non-discriminatory manner on a case-by-case basis.

4.      WITHDRAWALS FROM STORAGE

        (a)    At or before 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time on the Day before the Day on which Shipper 
 desires deliveries from Transporter under this Rate Schedule, or at such later time as 
 Transporter may from time to time specify, Shipper will notify Transporter electronically through 
 Transporter's EBB of the quantities to be withdrawn and delivered by Transporter to or for 
 Shipper for transportation and the dates on which these withdrawals are requested.  When 
 Shipper's actual takes will not match total nominated withdrawal quantities, Shipper will notify 
 Transporter electronically through Transporter's EBB in advance on the delivery Day by submitting 
 revised nominations.  Transporter will not be obligated on any Day to withdraw and deliver gas to 
 Shipper in excess of Shipper's Maximum Daily Withdrawal Quantity (MDWQ), as described in this 
 Section, plus sufficient quantities for Retainage under Shipper's transportation Service 
 Agreement with Transporter.  A request by Shipper for permission to make withdrawals in excess of 
 its MDWQ must be submitted to Transporter electronically through Transporter's EBB at least 24 
 hours in advance.  Transporter will grant these requests if there is additional withdrawal 
 flexibility during the time period of the request, in accordance with Section 7 (Capacity 
 Allocation) of the General Terms and Conditions.

        (b)    Transporter will deliver Shipper's SCQ throughout the year, subject to the 
 limitations set forth herein.  Shipper's MDWQ will be based upon and limited by Shipper's SCQ 
 inventory remaining in storage determined in accordance with Transporter's best estimates as 
 follows:
                      % of SCQ in Inventory         MDWQ as a % of MDSQ

                      100% to 30%                           100%
                      less than 30% to 20%                   80%
                      less than 20% to 10%                   65%
                      less than 10% to  0%                   50%


        (c)    The minimum and maximum monthly net withdrawal quantities for the Months November 
 through March will be as follows:
                                             Minimum %              Maximum %
                      Month                    of SCQ                 of SCQ  

                      November               No minimum                40%
                      December               No minimum                40%
                      January                No minimum                40%
                      February               10%                       30%
                      March                  10%                       20%

Issued by: Claire A. Burum, SVP Regulatory Affairs
Issued on: March 25, 2009                     Effective on: April 22, 2009
Filed to comply with order of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Docket 
No. CP08-431-000, issued March 19, 2009, 26 FERC ¶ 61,237
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