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File No. 70-8925
U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Amendment No. 3 to
Form U-1
JOINT APPLICATION-DECLARATION
UNDER
THE PUBLIC UTILITY HOLDING COMPANY ACT OF 1935
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THE COLUMBIA GAS SYSTEM, INC. COLUMBIA ENERGY SERVICES CORPORATION
COLUMBIA GAS SYSTEM SERVICE CORPORATION COLUMBIA ENERGY MARKETING CORPORATION
COLUMBIA LNG CORPORATION COLUMBIA SERVICE PARTNERS, INC.
COLUMBIA ATLANTIC TRADING CORPORATION 121 Hill Pointe Drive
12355 Sunrise Valley Drive Suite 100
Suite 300 Canonsburg, PA 15317
Reston, VA 20191-3458
COLUMBIA GULF TRANSMISSION COMPANY
TRISTAR VENTURES CORPORATION COLUMBIA GAS TRANSMISSION CORPORATION
TRISTAR CAPITAL CORPORATION 1700 MacCorkle Avenue, S.E.
TRISTAR PEDRICK LIMITED CORPORATION Charleston, WV 25314
TRISTAR PEDRICK GENERAL CORPORATION
TRISTAR BINGHAMTON LIMITED CORPORATION COLUMBIA NETWORK SERVICES CORPORATION
TRISTAR BINGHAMTON GENERAL CORPORATION 1600 Dublin Road
TRISTAR VINELAND LIMITED CORPORATION Columbus, OH 43215-1082
TRISTAR VINELAND GENERAL CORPORATION
TRISTAR RUMFORD LIMITED CORPORATION COMMONWEALTH PROPANE, INC.
TRISTAR GEORGETOWN GENERAL CORPORATION COLUMBIA PROPANE CORPORATION
TRISTAR GEORGETOWN LIMITED CORPORATION 9200 Arboretum Parkway, Ste 140
TRISTAR FUEL CELLS CORPORATION Richmond, VA 23236
TVC NINE CORPORATION
TVC TEN CORPORATION COLUMBIA GAS OF KENTUCKY, INC.
TRISTAR SYSTEM, INC. COLUMBIA GAS OF OHIO, INC.
205 Van Buren COLUMBIA GAS OF MARYLAND, INC.
Herndon, VA 22070 COLUMBIA GAS OF PENNSYLVANIA, INC.
COMMONWEALTH GAS SERVICES, INC.
COLUMBIA NATURAL RESOURCES, INC. 200 Civic Center Drive
900 Pennsylvania Avenue Columbus, OH 43215
Charleston, WV 25302
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(Names of company or companies filing this statement
and addresses of principal executive offices)
THE COLUMBIA GAS SYSTEM, INC.
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(Name of top registered holding company parent of
each applicant or declarant)
J. W. Trost, Vice President
COLUMBIA GAS SYSTEM SERVICE CORPORATION
12355 Sunrise Valley Drive
Suite 300
Reston, VA 20191-3458
(Name and address of agent for service)(Other Agents for Service are
Listed on the Reverse Side of the Front Cover)
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Names and Addresses of Subsidiary Company Agents for Service:
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M. A. CHANDLER, Treasurer S. M. NORDIN, Treasurer
Columbia Natural Resources, Inc. Commonwealth Propane, Inc.
900 Pennsylvania Avenue Columbia Propane Corporation
Charleston, WV 25302 9200 Arboretum Parkway, Ste 140
Richmond, VA 23236
D. DETAR, Treasurer
TriStar Ventures Corporation D. L. GELBAUGH, Vice President
TriStar Pedrick Limited Corporation Columbia Gas of Ohio, Inc.
TriStar Pedrick General Corporation Columbia Gas of Kentucky, Inc.
TriStar Binghamton Limited Corporation Commonwealth Gas Services, Inc.
TriStar Binghamton General Corporation Columbia Gas of Pennsylvania, Inc.
TriStar Vineland Limited Corporation Columbia Gas of Maryland, Inc.
TriStar Vineland General Corporation 200 Civic Center Drive
TriStar Rumford Limited Corporation Columbus, OH 43215
TriStar Georgetown Limited Corporation
TriStar Georgetown General Corporation N. C. Zola, Treasurer
TriStar Fuel Cells Corporation TVC Nine Columbia Gas Transmission Corporation
Corporation TVC Ten Corporation Columbia Gulf Transmission Company
TriStar System, Inc. 1700 MacCorkle Avenue,. S. E.
205 Van Buren Charleston, WV 25314
Herndon, VA 22070
D. FURLANO, Treasurer
S. T. MACQUEEN, Treasurer Columbia Network Services
Columbia LNG Corporation 1600 Dublin Road
12355 Sunrise Valley Drive Columbus, OH 43215-1082
Suite 300
Reston, VA 20191-3458 ROBERT GUSTAFSON, Controller
Columbia Energy Services Corporation
J. W. TROST, Vice President Columbia Energy Marketing Corporation
Columbia Gas System Service Corporation Columbia Service Partners, Inc.
12355 Sunrise Valley Drive, Suite 300 121 Hill Pointe Drive
Reston, VA 20191-3420 Suite 100
Canonsburg, PA 15317
J. W. GROSSMAN, Treasurer
TriStar Capital Corporation
Columbia Atlantic Trading Corporation
12355 Sunrise Valley Drive
Suite 300
Reston, VA 20191-3458
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(Names and Addresses of Other Agents for Service)
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The Application - Declaration as previously filed is hereby amended as follows:
ITEM III. EXTERNAL FINANCING BY NONUTILITIES
Filing of Certificates of Notification
The second full paragraph under Item III.B of the section titled
"Filing of Certificates of Notification" is deleted and replaced by the
following:
With respect to hedging interest rate risk for anticipated debt issuances, a
Rule 24 certificate of notification will be submitted to the Commission within
10 business days following the execution of a hedge transaction in connection
with any anticipated debt issuance. The report will include: the trade date; the
type of hedge transaction; the notional principal amount; a description of the
transaction; and the material terms of the underlying instrument. For all other
hedging transactions, Columbia will submit within forty-five days following the
close of each fiscal quarter, a report to the Commission disclosing: the trade
date; the type of hedge transaction; the notional principal amount; a
description of the transaction; and the material terms of the underlying
instrument.
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Public Utility Holding Company Act
of 1935, the undersigned companies have duly caused this Amendment to be signed
on their behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
The signatures of the applicants and of the persons signing on their
behalf are restricted to the information contained in this application which is
pertinent to the application of the respective companies.
THE COLUMBIA GAS SYSTEM, INC.
DATE: December 13, 1996 BY: //s// M. W. O'Donnell
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M. W. O'Donnell, Senior Vice
President & Chief Financial Officer
COLUMBIA GAS OF OHIO, INC.
COLUMBIA GAS OF KENTUCKY, INC.
COLUMBIA GAS OF MARYLAND, INC.
COLUMBIA GAS OF PENNSYLVANIA, INC.
COMMONWEALTH GAS SERVICES, INC.
COLUMBIA GULF TRANSMISSION COMPANY
COLUMBIA GAS TRANSMISSION CORPORATION
COLUMBIA PROPANE CORPORATION
COMMONWEALTH PROPANE, INC.
COLUMBIA GAS SYSTEM SERVICE CORPORATION
COLUMBIA NATURAL RESOURCES, INC.
TRISTAR CAPITAL CORPORATION
COLUMBIA LNG CORPORATION
COLUMBIA ATLANTIC TRADING CORPORATION
COLUMBIA ENERGY SERVICES CORPORATION
COLUMBIA ENERGY MARKETING CORPORATION
COLUMBIA NETWORK SERVICES CORPORATION
COLUMBIA SERVICE PARTNERS, INC.
TRISTAR VENTURES CORPORATION
TRISTAR PEDRICK LIMITED CORPORATION
TRISTAR PEDRICK GENERAL CORPORATION
TRISTAR BINGHAMTON LIMITED CORPORATION
TRISTAR BINGHAMTON GENERAL CORPORATION
TRISTAR VINELAND LIMITED CORPORATION
TRISTAR VINELAND GENERAL CORPORATION
TRISTAR RUMFORD LIMITED CORPORATION
TRISTAR FUEL CELLS CORPORATION
TRISTAR GEORGETOWN GENERAL CORPORATION
TRISTAR GEORGETOWN LIMITED CORPORATION
TVC NINE CORPORATION
TVC TEN CORPORATION
TRISTAR SYSTEM, INC.
DATE: December 13, 1996 BY: //s// J. W. Trost
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J. W. Trost, Vice President
