UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM U-12 (I)-B (THREE-YEAR STATEMENT)
STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(i) OF PUBLIC UTILITY HOLDING
COMPANY ACT OF 1935 BY A PERSON REGULARLY EMPLOYED
OR RETAINED BY A REGISTERED HOLDING COMPANY
OR A SUBSIDIARY THEREOF AND WHOSE EMPLOYMENT
CONTEMPLATES ONLY ROUTINE EXPENSES AS SPECIFIED IN RULE 71(b)
(To be filed in DUPLICATE. If acknowledgment is desired, file in triplicate.)
1. Name and business address of person filing statement.
Van Ness Feldman, P.C.
2. Names and business addresses of any persons through whom the undersigned
proposes to act in matters included within the exemption provided by
paragraph (b) of Rule U-71.
Members
Richard Agnew Gary Bachman
Mitchell Bernstein John Buchovecky
John Burnes Howard Feldman
Stephen Fotis Patricia Godley
Paul Korman Nancy McNally (Non-attorney Principal)
Alan Mintz J. Curtis Moffatt
Margaret Moore Bob Nordhaus
Richard Penna Daniel Press
Julie Richardson Thomas Roberts
Rich Rosenzweig (Non-attorney Principal) Cheryl Feik Ryan
Howard Shapiro Michael Swiger
Robert Szabo William Van Ness, Jr.
David Yaffee Ben Yamagata
Theresa Zolet
Of Counsel
Jennifer Corwin-Glick Cynthia Ingersoll
Sam Kalen Richard Kozlowski
Joe Oglander
Associates
Pamela Anderson Jaeleen Araujo
Howard Bleichfield Rebecca Boyd
Steven Burns John Hickey
Shippen Howe Janet Kratz
Susan Moore Joe Nelson
Jennifer Regis-Civetta Peter Robbins
Jay Ryan Jonathan Simon
Britt Speyer Stephen Spina
Legal Assistants Law Clerks
Stacey Aikens Andrew Art
Stephen Baruch
Larry Inouye
Marcus Page
Elliot Teel
Legislative Specialists Legislative Assistants
Amanda Esquibel Shelley Fichtner
Julie Kays
Jack Mingus
Susan Pettit
3. Registered holding companies and subsidiary companies by which the
undersigned is regularly employed or retained.
(A) Various companies in the Entergy Power Group of Entergy Corp.
that are involved in the development, ownership, or operation of
generating facilities under sections 32 and section 33 of the
Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 (Act) and "qualifying
facilities" under the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of
1978 (PURPA).
(B) Cove Point LNG, L.P., a partnership between Potomac Electric Power
Company and Columbia LNG Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of
Columbia Energy (formerly The Columbia Gas System, Inc.)
(C) Columbia Electric (formerly Tristar Ventures, Inc.), a wholly-owned
subsidiary of Columbia Energy (formerly The Columbia Gas System, Inc.)
(D) Columbia Energy Services Corp., a business group of Columbia Energy.
4. Position or relationship in which the undersigned is employed or
retained by each of the companies named in item 3, and brief
description of nature of services to be rendered in each such position
or relationship.
(A) Van Ness Feldman is retained by Entergy Power Group on an hourly
basis to advise its companies as to compliance with sections 32 and
33 of the Act, PURPA, the Federal Power Act, and the implementing
regulations, and to draft various filings with regard to those laws
and regulations for submission to the Securities and Exchange
Commission (SEC) and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC).
(B) Van Ness Feldman is retained by Cove Point LNG, L. P. on an hourly
basis to represent the partnership before the FERC, and provide
regulatory advice concerning the Natural Gas Act and the Natural
Gas Policy Act, and the implementing regulations.
(C) Van Ness Feldman is retained by Columbia Electric on an hourly
basis to advise the company as to compliance with PURPA and the
implementing regulations, and various transactional matters.
(D) Van Ness Feldman is retained by Columbia Energy Services
Corporation on an hourly basis to advise the company as to
compliance with the Emergency Petroleum Allocation Act and
implementing regulations.
5. (a) Compensation received during the current year and estimated to be
received over the next two calendar years by the undersigned or
others, directly or indirectly, for services rendered by the under-
signed, from each of the companies designated in item 3.
(Use column (a) as supplementary statement only.)
Salary or other Person or company from
payments whom received or to be
received in 1998 to be received
Name of recipient (a) (b)
Van Ness Feldman $963.36 not fixed Entergy Power Group
Van Ness Feldman $83,700.31 not fixed Cove Point LNG
Van Ness Feldman 0 not fixed Columbia Electric
Van Ness Feldman $5,825.50 not fixed Columbia Energy Serv.
Corporation
(b) Basis for compensation if other than salary. hourly billing rate
6. (To be answered in supplementary statement only. See instructions)
Expenses incurred by the undersigned or any person named in item 2,
above, during the calendar year in connection with the activities
described in item 4, above, and the source of reimbursement for same.
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(a) Total amount of routine expenses charged to client and reimbursed
in 1998:
Entergy Power: $ 375.45
Cove Point: $ 3,760.42
Columbia Electric: $ 0.00
Columbia Energy Serv. Corp. $ 458.41
(b) Itemized list of all other expenses: No other expenses
Date__________________ Signed _______________________________
