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August 14, 1997
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.
12355 Sunrise Valley Drive
Suite 300
Reston, VA 20191-3458
File No. 70-8925
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
December 23, 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:
Confidential treatment requested
Very truly yours,
The Columbia Gas System, Inc.
By: /s/ J. W. Grossman
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J. W. Grossman, Vice President
