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File No. 70-8925
U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Post-Effective Amendment No. 7 to Form U-1
JOINT APPLICATION-DECLARATION
UNDER
THE PUBLIC UTILITY HOLDING COMPANY ACT OF 1935
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COLUMBIA ENERGY GROUP
COLUMBIA ENERGY GROUP SERVICE CORPORATION
COLUMBIA LNG CORPORATION
COLUMBIA ATLANTIC TRADING CORPORATION
COLUMBIA ENERGY SERVICES CORPORATION
COLUMBIA ENERGY POWER MARKETING CORPORATION
COLUMBIA ENERGY MARKETING CORPORATION
ENERGY.COM CORPORATION
COLUMBIA SERVICE PARTNERS, INC.
COLUMBIA ASSURANCE AGENCY, INC.
COLUMBIA DEEP WATER SERVICES COMPANY
12355 Sunrise Valley Drive
Suite 300
Reston, VA 20191-3420
COLUMBIA ELECTRIC CORPORATION
TRISTAR CAPITAL 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 GEORGETOWN GENERAL CORPORATION
TRISTAR GEORGETOWN LIMITED CORPORATION
TRISTAR FUEL CELLS CORPORATION
TVC NINE CORPORATION
TVC TEN CORPORATION
TRISTAR SYSTEM, INC.
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205 Van Buren
Herndon, VA 22070
COLUMBIA NATURAL RESOURCES, INC.
ALAMCO, INC.
ALAMCO - DELAWARE, INC.
HAWG HAULING & DISPOSAL, INC.
COLUMBIA NATURAL RESOURCES CANADA, LTD.
900 Pennsylvania Avenue
Charleston, WV 25302
COLUMBIA GAS TRANSMISSION CORPORATION
12801 Fair Lakes Parkway
Fairfax, VA 22030-0146
COLUMBIA GULF TRANSMISSION COMPANY
2603 Augusta, Suite 125
Houston, TX 77057
COLUMBIA NETWORK SERVICES CORPORATION
CNS MICROWAVE, INC.
1600 Dublin Road
Columbus, OH 43215-1082
COLUMBIA PROPANE CORPORATION
9200 Arboretum Parkway, Suite 140
Richmond, VA 23236
COLUMBIA GAS OF KENTUCKY, INC.
COLUMBIA GAS OF OHIO, INC.
COLUMBIA GAS OF MARYLAND, INC.
COLUMBIA GAS OF PENNSYLVANIA, INC.
COLUMBIA GAS OF VIRGINIA, INC.
200 Civic Center Drive
Columbus, OH 43215
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(Names of company or companies filing this statement
and addresses of principal executive offices)
COLUMBIA ENERGY GROUP
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(Name of top registered holding company parent of
each applicant or declarant)
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J. W. Trost, Vice President
COLUMBIA ENERGY GROUP SERVICE CORPORATION
12355 Sunrise Valley Drive
Suite 300
Reston, VA 20191-3420
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(Name and address of agent for service)
Names and Addresses of Subsidiary Company Agents for Service:
M. A. CHANDLER, Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
Columbia Natural Resources, Inc.
Alamco, Inc.
Alamco-Delaware, Inc.
Hawg Hauling & Disposal, Inc.
Columbia Natural Resources Canada, Ltd.
900 Pennsylvania Avenue
Charleston, WV 25302
D. P. DETAR, Treasurer
Columbia Electric 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 Georgetown Limited Corporation
TriStar Georgetown General Corporation
TriStar Fuel Cells Corporation
TVC Nine Corporation
TVC Ten Corporation
TriStar System, Inc.
205 Van Buren
Herndon, VA 22070
S. T. MACQUEEN, Treasurer
Columbia LNG Corporation
12355 Sunrise Valley Drive, Suite 300
Reston, VA 20191-3420
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J. W. TROST, Vice President
Columbia Energy Group Service Corporation
Columbia Energy Marketing Corporation
Columbia Assurance Agency, Inc.
12355 Sunrise Valley Drive, Suite 300
Reston, VA 20191-3420
P. R. ALDRIDGE, President
Columbia Deep Water Services Company
12355 Sunrise Valley Drive, Suite 300
Reston, VA 20191-3420
J. W. GROSSMAN, Treasurer
Columbia Atlantic Trading Corporation
TriStar Capital Corporation
12355 Sunrise Valley Drive, Suite 300
Reston, VA 20191-3420
S. M. NORDIN, Treasurer
Columbia Propane Corporation
9200 Arboretum Parkway, Ste 140
Richmond, VA 23236
G. A. BARNARD, Treasurer and Controller
Columbia Gas Transmission Corporation
Columbia Gulf Transmission Company
1700 MacCorkle Avenue, S.E.
Charleston, WV 25314
D. FURLANO, Treasurer
Columbia Network Services Corporation
CNS Microwave, Inc.
1600 Dublin Road
Columbus, OH 43215-1082
E. D. HARVEY, JR., Assistant Treasurer
Columbia Energy Services Corporation
Columbia Energy Power Marketing Corporation
12355 Sunrise Valley Drive, Suite 300
Reston, VA 20191-3420
S. J. HARVEY, Treasurer
Energy.com Corporation
205 Van Buren Street, Suite 120
Herndon, VA 20170-5336
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K. BRIGGS, Assistant Controller
Columbia Service Partners, Inc.
1600 Dublin Road
Columbus, OH 43215-1082
A. J. SONDERMAN, Corporate Secretary
Columbia Gas of Kentucky, Inc.
Columbia Gas of Ohio, Inc.
Columbia Gas of Maryland, Inc.
Columbia Gas of Pennsylvania, Inc.
Columbia Gas of Virginia, Inc.
200 Civic Center Drive
Columbus, OH 43215
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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 4. Regulatory Approval
(a) State the nature and extent of the jurisdiction of any State
commission or any Federal commission (other than the U. S. Securities and
Exchange Commission) over the proposed transaction.
The proposed transactions are not subject to the jurisdiction of any
State commission or of any federal commission other than this Commission.
(b) Describe the action taken or proposed to be taken before any
commission named in answer to paragraph (a) of this item in connection with the
proposed transaction.
Not applicable.
Item 6. Exhibits and Financial Statements
(a) Exhibits
F. Opinion of Counsel of Columbia and subsidiaries
(b) Financial Statements
Financial statements are not provided since pro-forma statements would
have no relevance to the authorization requested in this Post-Effective
Amendment.
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.
COLUMBIA ENERGY GROUP
DATE: April 17, 1998 by: //s//M. W. O'Donnell
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M. W. O'Donnell, Senior Vice President
& Chief Financial Officer
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COLUMBIA NATURAL RESOURCES, INC.
ALAMCO, INC.
ALAMCO-DELAWARE, INC.
HAWG HAULING & DISPOSAL, INC.
COLUMBIA NATURAL RESOURCES CANADA, LTD.
DATE: April 17, 1998 by://s//M. A. Chandler
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M. A. Chandler, Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer
COLUMBIA DEEP WATER SERVICES COMPANY
DATE: April 17, 1998 by://s//P. R. Aldridge
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P. R. Aldridge, President
COLUMBIA GAS OF KENTUCKY, INC.
COLUMBIA GAS OF OHIO, INC.
COLUMBIA GAS OF MARYLAND, INC.
COLUMBIA GAS OF PENNSYLVANIA, INC.
COLUMBIA GAS OF VIRGINIA, INC.
COLUMBIA NETWORK SERVICES CORPORATION
CNS MICROWAVE, INC.
COLUMBIA GULF TRANSMISSION COMPANY
COLUMBIA GAS TRANSMISSION CORPORATION
COLUMBIA PROPANE CORPORATION
COLUMBIA ENERGY GROUP SERVICE CORPORATION
COLUMBIA LNG CORPORATION
COLUMBIA ATLANTIC TRADING CORPORATION
COLUMBIA ENERGY SERVICES CORPORATION
COLUMBIA ENERGY POWER MARKETING CORPORATION
COLUMBIA ENERGY MARKETING CORPORATION
ENERGY.COM CORPORATION
COLUMBIA SERVICE PARTNERS, INC.
COLUMBIA ASSURANCE AGENCY, INC.
TRISTAR CAPITAL CORPORATION
COLUMBIA ELECTRIC 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 GEORGETOWN GENERAL CORPORATION
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TRISTAR GEORGETOWN LIMITED CORPORATION
TRISTAR FUEL CELLS CORPORATION
TVC NINE CORPORATION
TVC TEN CORPORATION
TRISTAR SYSTEM, INC.
DATE: April 17, 1998 by://s//J. W. Trost
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J. W. Trost, Vice President
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EXHIBIT F
April 17, 1998
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re: Columbia Energy Group, File No. 70-8925
Dear Sirs:
As counsel for Columbia Energy Group ("Columbia"), a holding
company registered under the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 (the
"Act"), I deliver to you this opinion for filing as Exhibit F to the
Application-Declaration referenced above. Briefly stated, Columbia is seeking
authority to add Columbia Deep Water Services Company ("Deep Water") as a
borrower to the system Money Pool, as set forth more fully in Post-Effective
Amendment No. 6 to the Application-Declaration.
In connection with the above, I have examined:
(i) the Application-Declaration, as amended;
(ii) such other documents, records and matters of law as I
deemed necessary to enable me to render this opinion;
Based upon the foregoing and relying thereupon, I am of the
opinion that if the financing transactions are consummated in accordance with
the Application-Declaration, as amended:
(a) all state and federal laws applicable to the proposed
transactions will have been complied with;
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(b) the consummation of the proposed transactions will
not violate the legal rights of the holders of any
securities issued by Columbia, or by any associate
company thereof.
I hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit
to the Application-Declaration.
Very truly yours,
//s//Emanuel D. Strauss
Columbia Energy Group Service Corporation
