TC PipeLines, LP
717 Texas Street, Suite #2400
Houston, Texas 77002
July 9, 2014
VIA EDGAR
United States Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporation Finance
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Attention: Mara L. Ransom
Dean Brazier
Re: TC PipeLines, LP Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333- 196523)
Ladies and Gentlemen:
TC PipeLines, LP (the Company) hereby requests that the above-referenced Registration Statement on Form S-3 (the Registration Statement) be made effective at 12:00 p.m., Washington D.C. time, on July 11, 2014, or as soon thereafter as practicable.
The Company hereby acknowledges that:
· Should the Securities and Exchange Commission (the Commission) or the staff of the Commission (the Staff), acting pursuant to delegated authority, declare the Registration Statement effective, it does not foreclose the Commission from taking any action with respect to the Registration Statement;
· The action of the Commission or the Staff, acting pursuant to delegated authority, in declaring the Registration Statement effective, does not relieve the Company from its full responsibility for the accuracy and adequacy of the disclosure in the Registration Statement; and
· The Company may not assert Staff comments and the declaration of the effectiveness as a defense in any proceeding initiated by the Commission or any person under the federal securities laws of the United States.
In addition, the Company hereby confirms that it is aware of its responsibilities under the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 as they relate to the offering of the securities specified in the Registration Statement.
Very truly yours,
TC PipeLines, LP
By: TC PipeLines GP, Inc., its general partner |
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/s/ Jon A. Dobson |
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By: Jon A. Dobson |
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Name: Secretary |
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cc: Brett Cooper, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP