UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Before the
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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In the Matter of
NATIONAL FUEL GAS COMPANY EIGHTH
NATIONAL FUEL GAS DISTRIBUTION CORPORATION CERTIFICATE
NATIONAL FUEL GAS SUPPLY CORPORATION PURSUANT TO
SENECA RESOURCES CORPORATION RULE 24
NATIONAL FUEL RESOURCES, INC.
File No. 70-8251
(Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935)
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THIS IS TO CERTIFY, pursuant to Rule 24, that certain
transactions proposed by National Fuel Gas Company ("National") and
certain of its subsidiaries, National Fuel Gas Distribution
Corporation ("Distribution Corporation"), National Fuel Gas Supply
Corporation ("Supply Corporation"), Seneca Resources Corporation
("Seneca"), and National Fuel Resources, Inc. ("NFR")(the "Covered
Subsidiaries") in Form U-1, Application-Declaration, File No.
70-8251, as amended, have been carried out in accordance with the
terms and conditions, and for the purposes as represented by said
Application-Declaration, and the Order of the Securities and Exchange
Commission (HCAR No. 35-25922 dated November 12, 1993) with respect
thereto, in that, during the quarter ended September 30, 1996 the
following guarantee was made by National on behalf of the Covered
Subsidiary:
Covered Subsidiary
Date of Recipient of on Whose Behalf Amount of
Guarantee Guarantee Guarantee was Made Guarantee
07/24/96 Ellisburg-Leidy National Fuel Gas $1,000,000
Northeast Hub Company Supply Corporation
In accordance with HCAR No. 35-25922 the guarantee listed
above remains in effect until the earlier of (i) a date prior to
December 31, 1998, or (ii) written notice of cancellation from
guarantor.
November 12, 1996
NATIONAL FUEL GAS COMPANY
By:/s/Gerald T. Wehrlin
Gerald T. Wehrlin
Controller
