SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C.
FORM U-6B-2
Certificate of Notification
Filed by a registered holding company or subsidiary thereof
pursuant to Rule U-20-(d) [Reg. Section 250.20, Paragraph 36,652] or
U-47 [Reg. Section 250.47, Paragraph 36,620] adopted under the Public
Utility Holding Company Act of 1935
Certificate is filed by: National Fuel Gas Company.
This certificate is notice that the above named company has
issued, renewed or guaranteed the security or securities described
herein which issue, renewal or guaranty was exempted from the
provisions of Section 6(a) of the Act and was neither the subject of
a declaration or application on Form U-1 nor included within the
exemption provided by Rule U-48 [Reg. Section 250.48, Paragraph
36,621].
1. Type of the security or securities: promissory note.
2. Issue, renewal or guaranty: issue.
3. Principal amount of each security: $3,500.
4. Rate of interest per annum of each security: floating; starts
at 5.61%.
5. Date of issue, renewal or guaranty of each security: 10/7/97.
6. If renewal of security, give date of original issue: N/A.
7. Date of maturity of each security: 2/9/98.
8. Name of the person to whom each security was issued, renewed or
guaranteed: Seneca Independence Pipeline Company.
9. Collateral given with each security, if any: none.
10. Consideration received for each security: none.
11. Application of proceeds of each security: set up escrow account.
12. Indicate by a check after the application statement below
whether the issue, renewal or guaranty of each security was exempt
from the provisions of Section 6(a) because of
a. the provisions contained in the first sentence of Section
6(b),
b. the provisions contained in the fourth sentence of Section
6(b),
c. the provisions contained in any rule of the Commission other
than Rule U-48: Rule 52.
13. If the security or securities were exempt from the provisions of
Section 6(a) by virtue of the first sentence of Section 6(b), give
the figures which indicate that the security or securities aggregate
(together with all other than outstanding notes and drafts of a
maturity of nine months or less, exclusive of days of grace, as to
which such company is primarily or secondarily liable) not more than
5 per centum of the principal amount and par value of the other
securities of such company then outstanding: N/A.
14. If the security or securities are exempt from the provisions of
Section 6(a) because of the fourth sentence of Section 6(b), name the
security outstanding on January 1, 1935, pursuant to the terms of
which the security or securities herein described have been issued:
N/A.
15. If the security or securities are exempt from the provisions of
Section 6(a) because of any rule of the Commission other than Rule
U-48 [Reg. Section 250.48, Paragraph 36,621] designate the rule under
which exemption is claimed: Rule 52.
NATIONAL FUEL GAS COMPANY
By: /s/ James R. Peterson
James R. Peterson
Assistant Secretary
Date: October 17, 1997
