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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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:
CONSOLIDATED NATURAL GAS COMPANY : CERTIFICATE
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania : of
: NOTIFICATION
: NO. 1
: ____________
File No. 70-8231 :
: TRANSACTIONS
(Public Utility Holding Act of 1935) : DURING PERIOD
:
________________________________________________ October 1, 1993
through
December 31, 1993
TO THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION:
By Order dated November 16, 1993, HCAR No. 25926, the Securities
and Exchange Commission permitted the Declaration of Consolidated
Natural Gas Company ("Consolidated") to become effective, thereby
authorizing Consolidated to guarantee, through December 31, 1998, up
to an aggregate amount of $750 million of the obligations of its
wholly-owned subsidiary CNG Gas Services Corporation, relating to
certain gas purchases, sales and transportation contracts.
This Certificate is filed in accordance with Rule 24, as a
notification that of the various transactions by said Order, the
following have been carried out in accordance with the terms and
conditions of and for the purposes represented by said Declaration and
said Order.
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Contracting
Party Receiving Type of Date of Term of
Guarantee Contract Guarantee Contract
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Columbia Gas Sale Dec. 22, 1993 Nov. 1, 1993
Distribution Co. through
of Ohio Oct. 31, 2003
Commonwealth Gas Purchase Dec. 22, 1993 Nov. 1, 1993
Gas Co. (Mass.) through
Oct. 31, 1998
Bay State Gas Co. Gas Purchase Dec. 23, 1993 Nov. 1, 1993
through
Oct. 31, 1996
The "past tense" opinion required by paragraph F(2) of the
instructions as to exhibits for Form U-1 will be filed when all of the
transactions authorized pursuant to said Order have been consummated.
CONSOLIDATED NATURAL GAS COMPANY
by H. P. Payne, Jr.
Its Attorney
Dated this 31st
day of January, 1994
