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File No. 70-09421
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM U-1 APPLICATION-DECLARATION
UNDER
THE PUBLIC UTILITY HOLDING COMPANY ACT OF 1935
Amendment No. 4
COLUMBIA ENERGY GROUP
13880 Dulles Corner Lane
Herndon, Virginia 20171-4600
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(Names of company or companies filing this statement and addresses of
principal executive offices)
J.W. Trost, Vice President
Columbia Energy Group Service Corporation
13880 Dulles Corner Lane
Herndon, Virginia 20171-4600
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(Name and address of agent for service)
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Columbia Energy Group ("Columbia"), amends Amendment No. 3 to its
Application-Declaration under File No. 70-09421 as follows:
(1) Replace the first paragraph under the heading "Authorization
Requested" in Item 1 with the following:
Columbia requests authorization for its Factoring Sub to engage in the
factoring of accounts receivable, which would supplement customer financing and
certain intrasystem financing activities which are deemed to require no
additional approval from the Commission. Columbia also requests authorization to
form and capitalize Factoring Sub with any combination of equity, debt, or
guarantees. Columbia's aggregate investment, including guarantees, in all
Factoring Subs will not exceed $25 million.
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Public Utility Holding Company Act
of 1935, the undersigned company has duly caused this Application-Declaration to
be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
Date: August 23, 1999 Columbia Energy Group
by: //s// M.W. O'Donnell
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M.W. O'Donnell, Senior Vice
President & Chief Financial Officer
