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March 31, 1997
Securities and Exchange Commission
Judiciary Plaza
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington D.C. 20549
Interim Report Under Rule 24 of the
Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935
Columbia Energy Services Corporation
12355 Sunrise Valley Drive
Suite 300
Reston, VA 20191-3420
File No. 70-8775
Ladies and Gentlemen:
In compliance with the terms and conditions of Rule 24 under the
Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935, and the order of the Commission
dated March 25, 1996, authorizing the financing transactions and business
activities as more fully described in the Joint Application/Declaration, as
amended (the "Application"), the undersigned hereby certifies to the Commission
that:
1) For the period October 1, 1996, through December 31, 1996, Consumer
Service Partners, Inc. ("Partners) received no financing from the
Columbia Gas System, Inc. ("Columbia") or from any indirect subsidiary
of Columbia.
For the cumulative period ended December 31, 1996, Partners sold and
Columbia Energy Services ("CES") purchased, 100 shares of Common Stock
($25 par value) for $1,000,000.
2) For the period October 1, 1996, through December 31, 1996, Partners
recorded $186,712 in revenues. Cumulatively through December 31, 1996,
Partners recorded $190,709 in revenues. The percentage of revenues
attributable to each type of service provided by Partners, and the
amount of revenues derived from customers residing in the states in
which the Columbia Gas Distribution Companies operate in relation to
Partners total revenues are illustrated below.
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4th Quarter Cumulative
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Sales by Activity
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Payment Partner - KY $2,132 1.14% $2,547 1.34%
Payment Partner - OH $7,114 3.81% $7,776 4.08%
Appliance Partner - OH $7,290 3.90% $8,003 4.20%
Appliance Partner - PA $56 0.03% $56 0.03%
Gas Line Warranty - OH $86,873 46.53% $89,080 46.71%
Gas Line Warranty - PA $488 0.26% $488 0.26%
Furnace Filter - FL $60 0.03% $60 0.03%
Furnace Filter - KY $3,057 1.64% $3,057 1.59%
Furnace Filter - OH $79,522 42.59% $79,522 41.70%
Furnace Filter - PA $120 0.07% $120 0.06%
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Gross Sales $186,712 100.00% $190,709 100%
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4th Quarter Cumulative
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Sales by State
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Florida $60 0.03% $60 0.03%
Kentucky $5,189 2.78% $5,605 2.94%
Ohio $180,800 96.83% $184,381 96.68%
Pennsylvania $663 0.36% $663 0.35%
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Gross Sales $186,712 100.00% $190,709 100.00%
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3) For the period October 1, 1996, through December 31, 1996, and
cumulatively through December 31, 1996, Partners reimbursed Columbia's
LDC subsidiaries for labor costs that were incurred on the behalf of
Partners.
Statement of Services Provided by Columbia LDC's
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4th Quarter Cumulative
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Columbia Kentucky - Labor $-0- 0% $658 6.1%
Columbia Ohio - Labor $2,725 100% $10,065 93.9%
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Total $2,725 100% $10,723 100%
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Statement of Services Reimbursed by Partners
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4th Quarter Cumulative
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Columbia Kentucky - Labor* $658 25.2% $658 6.6%
Columbia Ohio - Labor* $1,950 74.8% $9,290 93.4%
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Total $2,608 100% $9,948 100%
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* Difference between cost of services provided and the amount reimbursed is
timing only. Columbia Kentucky and Columbia Ohio were reimbursed in the
first quarter of 1997 for the difference which is beyond the time period
applicable to this filing.
4) No state commission orders or post transaction audit documents
pertaining to affiliate service arrangements or affiliate transactions
between Columbia LDC's and Partners were issued during the October 1,
1996, through December 31, 1996, reporting period.
Very Truly yours,
COLUMBIA ENERGY SERVICES CORPORATION
By: //s//J. W. Trost
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J. W. Trost, Vice President
