Securities & Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re: Consolidated Natural Gas Company
Registration Statement on Form S-3
(File No. 333-10869)
Amendment Pursuant to Rule 473
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Reference is made to the above-captioned registration
statement which is hereby amended to include the following lan-
guage on the cover page thereof:
The registrant hereby amends this Registration State-
ment on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its
effective date until the registrant shall file a further amend-
ment which specifically states that this registration statement
shall thereafter become effective in accordance with
section 8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 or until the regis-
tration statement shall become effective on such date as the
Commission acting pursuant to said section 8(a), may determine.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of
1933, the Registrant has duly caused this Amendment to be
signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly
authorized.
August 30, 1996
CONSOLIDATED NATURAL GAS COMPANY
(Registrant)
By:/s/ David M. Westfall
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David M. Westfall
Senior Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer,
Agent for Service
