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)
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
Pamela Anderson Mitchell Bernstein
John Buchovecky Howard Feldman
John Burnes Patricia Godley
Stephen Fotis 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
Cynthia Ingersoll Sam Kalen
Richard Kozlowski Malcolm McLellen
Joe Oglander Curt Rich
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Associates
Angela Addison Jaeleen Araujo
Andrew Art Howard Bleichfield
Rebecca Boyd Steven Burns
Kyle Danish Britt Speyer Fleming
John Hickey Shippen Howe
Susan Moore Joe Nelson
Peter Robbins Jay Ryan
Jonathan Simon Janet Woodka
Legal Assistants Law Clerks
Stacey Vargecko Aikens Jessica Christoph
Stephen Baruch
Larry Inouye
Elliot Teel
Legislative Specialists Legislative Assistants
Amanda Esquibel Suzanne Bacon
Julie Kays Shelley Fichtner
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 Com-
mission (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
payments
received in 1999 to be Person or company from whom
Name of recipient (a) (b) received or to be received
Van Ness Feldman $98.00 not fixed Entergy Power Group
Van Ness Feldman $86,111.67 not fixed Cove Point LNG
Van Ness Feldman $13,090.00 not fixed Columbia Electric
Van Ness Feldman $18,675.50 not fixed Columbia Energy Serv.
Corp.
(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.
(a) Total amount of routine expenses charged to client and reimbursed
in 1999:
Entergy Power: $ 28.13
Cove Point: $ 2,477.68
Columbia Electric: $ 320.03
Columbia Energy Serv. Corp. $ 664.68
(b) Itemized list of all other expenses: No other expenses
Date__________________ Signed _______________________________
