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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. 3
: ____________
File No. 70-8231 :
: TRANSACTIONS
(Public Utility Holding Act of 1935) : DURING PERIOD
:
________________________________________________ April 1, 1994
through
June 30, 1994
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.
During the period, Consolidated gave guarantees to the following
parties contracting with CNG Gas Services Corporation as gas
suppliers, transporters or customers:
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Contracting Party
Receiving Guarantee Type of Contract Term of Contract
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Greenback Industries, Inc. Sale March 31, 1996
DGS Trading, Inc. Gas Purchase March 31, 1996
Through June 30, 1994, Consolidated has given a total of 17
guarantees to parties contracting with CNG Gas Services Corporation as
a gas supplier, transporter or customer.
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 29th
day of July, 1994
