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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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:
In the Matter of : CERTIFICATE
: of
CONSOLIDATED NATURAL GAS COMPANY : NOTIFICATION
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania : NO. 16
: ____________
File No. 70-7827 :
: TRANSACTIONS
(Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935) DURING PERIOD
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October 1, 1994
through
December 31, 1994
TO THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION:
By Order dated March 28, 1991 (HCAR No. 25283) in the
above-captioned proceedings, the Securities and Exchange Commission
permitted the Application-Declaration of Consolidated Natural Gas
Company ("Consolidated") to become effective, thereby authorizing
Consolidated to borrow, from time to time through March 31, 1994, an
aggregate not in excess of $300,000,000, pursuant to a Credit
Agreement, dated as of March 29, 1991, with various banks. By
Supplemental Order dated September 9, 1992 (HCAR No. 25626), the
expiration date of the authorization was extended to March 31, 1996.
This Certificate is filed pursuant to Rule 24 as a notification
that during this period there were no borrowings or repayments under
the Credit Agreement, and at December 31, 1994, there was no
outstanding balance.
The "past-tense" opinion required by paragraph F(2) of the
instructions as to exhibits for Form U-1 will be filed when all
transactions authorized pursuant to the Order have been consumated.
CONSOLIDATED NATURAL GAS COMPANY
Dated this 31st day
of January, 1995
By J. M. Hostetler
Its Attorney
