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November 15, 1994
Securities and Exchange Commission
Judiciary Plaza
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20549
Interim Report Under Rule 24 of the
Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935
The Columbia Gas System, Inc. ("Columbia")
File No. 70-7903
Gentlemen:
In compliance with the terms and conditions of Rule 24 under the Public
Utility Holding Company Act of 1935, and the Orders of the Commission dated
September 20, 1991, June 11, 1993 and September 12, 1994 ("the Orders")
authorizing transactions, as more fully described in the
Application-Declaration, as amended (the "Application"), the undersigned hereby
certifies to the Commission that Columbia had no borrowings outstanding under
its authorized Secured Revolving Credit Agreement dated September 23, 1991 as
amended for the period July 1, 1994 through September 30, 1994.
Under an Amended and Restated Secured Revolving Credit Agreement dated
September 15, 1994 authorized by Order of the Commission dated September 12,
1994, there are currently three letters of credit issued by Chemical Bank in
the aggregate amount of $13,687,191.52 to Columbia on behalf of Columbia Gas
System Service Corporation pursuant to terms of the above-captioned agreement.
The undersigned further certifies that the above-mentioned transactions
have been carried out in accordance with the terms and conditions of, and for
the purposes represented by, the Application, as amended, filed by Columbia
with the Commission and the Orders of the Commission with respect thereto.
Very truly yours,
THE COLUMBIA GAS SYSTEM, INC.
By: /s/ L. J. Bainter
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L. J. Bainter, Treasurer
