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) or U-47 or U-52, adopted under the Public Utility Holding Company
Act of 1935, as amended.
Certificate is filed by:
NATIONAL FUEL GAS COMPANY ("NFG")
NATIONAL FUEL GAS SUPPLY CORPORATION ("NFGSC")
SENECA RESOURCES CORPORATION ("SENECA")
HIGHLAND FOREST RESOURCES, INC., F/K/A HIGHLAND LAND &
MINERALS, INC. ("HIGHLAND")
LEIDY HUB, INC. ("LEIDY")
DATA-TRACK ACCOUNT SERVICES, INC. ("DATA TRACK")
NATIONAL FUEL RESOURCES, INC. ("NFR")
HORIZON ENERGY DEVELOPMENT, INC. ("HORIZON")
SENECA INDEPENDENCE PIPELINE COMPANY ("SIP")
NIAGARA INDEPENDENCE MARKETING COMPANY ("NIAGARA")
UPSTATE ENERGY INC., F/K/A NIAGARA ENERGY TRADING INC. ("UPSTATE")
PRVNI SEVEROZAPADNI TEPLARENSKA, A.S., ("PSZT")
NFR POWER, INC. ("POWER")
NATIONAL FUEL EXPLORATION CORP. ("NFEC")
This certificate constitutes notice that the above named companies
have, during the quarter ended June 30, 2000, issued, renewed or guaranteed the
securities or instruments described herein which issue, renewal or guaranty was
exempted from the provisions of Section 6(a) of the Act and was neither the
specific subject of a declaration or application on Form U-1 nor included within
the exemption provided by Rule U-48.
1. Type of securities or instruments: Four types:
Security A: Loans to and contributions by non-utility subsidiaries
made through the National Fuel Gas Company Money Pool, operated in
accordance with the Money Pool agreement filed in SEC File No. 70-9153;
Security B: Demand Notes issued by PSZT
Security C: Demand Notes issued by Horizon
Security D: Demand Notes issued by NFEC
2. Issue, renewal or guaranty: Security A: issue
Security B: issue
Security C: issue
Security D: issue
3. Principal amount of each security:
Security A: See Exhibit A for detail of
loans from and contributions to the Money
Pool.
Security B: See Exhibit B
Security C: See Exhibit C
Security D: See Exhibit D
4. Rate of interest per annum of each security:
Security A: See Exhibit A
Security B: See Exhibit B
Security C: See Exhibit C
Security D: See Exhibit D
5. Date of issue, renewal or guaranty of each security:
Security A: See Exhibit A (all
transactions were made pursuant to the
system's current Money Pool Agreement
dated March 23, 1998 as amended)
Security B: See Exhibit B
Security C: See Exhibit C
Security D: See Exhibit D
6. If renewal of security, give date of original issue: Not applicable
7. Date of maturity of each security:
Security A: Demand Loans
Security B: Demand Loans
Security C: Demand Loans
Security D: Demand Loans
8. Name of the person to whom each security was issued, renewed or
guaranteed:
Security A: Not applicable (loans to and
contributions by non-utility participants
of the system's Money Pool)
Security B: Horizon
Security C: NFG
Security D: Seneca
9. Collateral given with each security, if any: None
10. Consideration received for each security: Cash
Security A: See Exhibit A
Security B: See Exhibit B
Security C: See Exhibit C
Security D: See Exhibit D
11. Application of proceeds of each security: General business purposes
12. Indicate by a check after the applicable 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: X
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: Not applicable.
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: Not
applicable.
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
designate the rule under which exemption is claimed: Rule 52.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Public Utility Holding Company Act
of 1935, the undersigned companies have duly caused this Form to be signed on
their behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
NATIONAL FUEL GAS COMPANY
By: /s/ P. C. Ackerman
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P. C. Ackerman
President
SENECA RESOURCES CORPORATION
By: /s/ J. A. Beck
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J. A. Beck
President
NATIONAL FUEL GAS SUPPLY CORPORATION
By: /s/ D. J. Seeley
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D. J. Seeley
President
NATIONAL FUEL RESOURCES, INC.
By: /s/ R. J. Kreppel
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R. J. Kreppel
President
HORIZON ENERGY DEVELOPMENT, INC.
By: /s/ P. C. Ackerman
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P. C. Ackerman
President
HIGHLAND FOREST RESOURCES, INC.
By: /s/ J. A. Beck
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J. A. Beck
President
DATA-TRACK ACCOUNT SERVICES, INC.
By: /s/ P. C. Ackerman
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P. C. Ackerman
President
LEIDY HUB, INC.
By: /s/ W. E. DeForest
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W. E. DeForest
President
SENECA INDEPENDENCE PIPELINE COMPANY
By: /s/ W. E. DeForest
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W. E. DeForest
President, Secretary and Treasurer
NIAGARA INDEPENDENCE MARKETING COMPANY
By: /s/ C. H. Friedrich
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C. H. Friedrich
Treasurer
UPSTATE ENERGY INC.
By: /s/ C. H. Friedrich
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C. H. Friedrich
Treasurer
PRVNI SEVEROZAPADNI TEPLARENSKA, A.S.
By: /s/ P. C. Ackerman
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P. C. Ackerman
Director
NFR POWER, INC.
By: /s/ R. J. Kreppel
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R. J. Kreppel
President
NATIONAL FUEL EXPLORATION CORP.
By: /s/ G. W. Burns
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G. W. Burns
President
Date: August 10, 2000
Company Key
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Names Used In
Company Schedules For This Report
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National Fuel Gas Company NFG
National Fuel Gas Supply Corporation NFGSC
Seneca Resources Corporation Seneca
Horizon Energy Development, Inc. Horizon
Data-Track Account Services, Inc. Data Track
Highland Forest Resources, Inc. Highland
National Fuel Resources, Inc. NFR
Leidy Hub, Inc. Leidy
Seneca Independence Pipeline Company SIP
Upstate Energy Inc. Upstate
Prvni Severozapdni Teplarenska, a.s. PSZT
NFR Power, Inc. Power
National Fuel Exploration Corp. NFEC
