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File No. 70-08925
U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Post-Effective Amendment No. 4 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 TRISTAR Charleston, WV 25314
PEDRICK GENERAL CORPORATION TRISTAR
BINGHAMTON LIMITED CORPORATION COLUMBIA NETWORK SERVICES CORPORATION
TRISTAR BINGHAMTON GENERAL CORPORATION CNS MICROWAVE, INC.
TRISTAR VINELAND LIMITED CORPORATION 1600 Dublin Road
TRISTAR VINELAND GENERAL CORPORATION Columbus, OH 43215-1082
TRISTAR RUMFORD LIMITED CORPORATION
TRISTAR GEORGETOWN GENERAL CORPORATION COMMONWEALTH PROPANE, INC.
TRISTAR GEORGETOWN LIMITED CORPORATION COLUMBIA PROPANE CORPORATION
TRISTAR FUEL CELLS CORPORATION 9200 Arboretum Parkway, Ste 140
TVC NINE CORPORATION Richmond, VA 23236
TVC TEN CORPORATION
TRISTAR SYSTEM, INC. COLUMBIA GAS OF KENTUCKY, INC.
205 Van Buren COLUMBIA GAS OF OHIO, INC.
Herndon, VA 22070 COLUMBIA GAS OF MARYLAND, INC.
COLUMBIA GAS OF PENNSYLVANIA, INC.
COLUMBIA NATURAL RESOURCES, INC COMMONWEALTH GAS SERVICES, INC.
900 Pennsylvania Avenue 200 Civic Center Drive
Charleston, WV 25302 Columbus, OH 43215
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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 W. J. LAVELLE, 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 G. A. BARNARD, Assistant Controller
TriStar Fuel Cells Corporation Columbia Gas Transmission Corporation
TVC Nine Corporation Columbia Gulf Transmission Company
TVC Ten Corporation 1700 MacCorkle Avenue,. S. E.
TriStar System, Inc. Charleston, WV 25314
205 Van Buren
Herndon, VA 22070 D. FURLANO, Treasurer
Columbia Network Services
S. T. MACQUEEN, Treasurer CNS Microwave, Inc.
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 and amended is hereby
amended as follows:
Item 1. Description of Proposed Transaction
On December 23, 1996, the Commission issued an order to the Columbia Gas
System, Inc. ("Columbia") and the non-utility subsidiaries and any other
non-utility subsidiary established prior to December 31, 2001, that among other
things granted authorization to enter into guarantee arrangements, obtain
letters of credit, and otherwise provide credit support with respect to
obligations of their respective subsidiaries as may be needed and appropriate
to enable them to carry on in the ordinary course of their businesses (HCAR No.
35-26634; 70-8925). The maximum authorized aggregate limit on all such credit
support by Columbia and by all non-utility subsidiaries at any time was $500
million. Due to changes in Columbia's strategic goals and business plan for the
future, authorization is now being requested to increase the maximum aggregate
limit to $2 billion.
Columbia has established as a goal to increase its investment in
generally non-rate regulated businesses. Consistent with this objective,
Columbia is pursuing opportunities to grow its gas marketing operations to be
among the largest in the nation. In the ordinary course of business, customers
may require Columbia Energy Services Corporation (Columbia Energy), Columbia's
non-rate regulated natural gas marketing company, from time to time to provide
parent company guarantee arrangements, letters of credit or otherwise provide
credit support for natural gas purchases. In May 1997, Columbia Energy entered
into an agreement to purchase and market the offshore natural gas production
for the Kerr-McGee Corporation (Kerr-McGee) of approximately 250 Mmcf per day
or 90 Bcf a year. Columbia Energy will manage all of Kerr-McGee's United States
natural gas marketing activities including scheduling, nominating and balancing
pipeline transportation as well as providing financial risk management
services. More recently Columbia Energy purchased PennUnion Energy Services
L.L.C. (PennUnion), an energy-marketing subsidiary of the Pennzoil Company. The
PennUnion acquisition will add sales of 2.1 Bcf per day, increasing Columbia
Energy's trading volumes to more than 3 Bcf per day. Included in Columbia's
near-term plans for future growth is the marketing of electricity and other
energy commodities.
Columbia is hereby requesting that the Commission issue a supplemental
order under this Application-Declaration, as amended, authorizing Columbia and
its existing non-utility subsidiaries and any non-utility subsidiary
established prior to December 31, 2001, to increase their aggregate limit to $2
billion for guarantee arrangements, letters of credit, and otherwise provide
credit support. Such authorization is consistent with authorizations previously
granted by the Commission to Consolidated Natural Gas Co., (HCAR No. 26512).
Item 2. Fees, Commission and Expenses.
(a) State (i) the fees, commissions and expenses paid or incurred, or to
be paid or incurred, directly or indirectly, in connection with the proposed
transaction by the applicant or declarant or any associate company thereof, and
(ii) if the proposed transaction involves the sale
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of securities at competitive bidding, the fees and expenses to be paid to
counsel selected by the applicant or declarant to act for the successful
bidder.
Services of Columbia Gas System Service Corporation in
connection with the preparation of this Post-Effective
Amendment No. 4 to the Application-Declaration.............$1,000
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(b) If any person to whom fees or commissions have been or are to be
paid in connection with the proposed transaction is an associate company or an
affiliate of the applicant or declarant, or is an affiliate of an associate
company, set forth the fact with respect thereto.
The Columbia Gas System Service Corporation will perform certain
services at cost as set forth in Item 2(a) above.
Item 5. Procedure
(a) State the date when Commission action is requested. If the date is
less than 40 days from the date of the original filing, set forth the reasons
for acceleration.
As a result of the increased gas marketing activities, as stated in Item
1 above, Columbia requests that that the Commission issue its supplemental
order on or before September 26, 1997.
(b) State (i) whether there should be a recommended decision by a
hearing officer, (ii) whether there should be a recommended decision by any
other responsible officer of the Commission, (iii) whether the Division of
Investment Management may assist in the preparation of the Commission's
decision, and (iv) whether there should be a 30-day waiting period between the
issuance of the Commission's order and the date on which it is to become
effective.
Applicants hereby (i) waive a recommended decision by a hearing officer,
(ii) waive a recommended decision by any other responsible officer or the
Commission, (iii) consent that the Division of Investment Management may assist
in the preparation of the Commission's decision, and (iv) waive a 30-day
waiting period between the issuance of the Commission's order and the date on
which it is to become effective.
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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 Post-Effective
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.
DATE: September 2, 1997 BY: //s//J. W. Trost
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J. W. Trost, Vice President
