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")
UNITED ENERGY, A.S., F/K/A PRVNI SEVEROZAPADNI
TEPLARENSKA, A.S., ("UNITED")
NFR POWER, INC. ("POWER")
NATIONAL FUEL EXPLORATION CORP. ("NFEC")
This certificate constitutes notice that the above named companies
have, during the quarter ended September 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 United
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/ W. M. Petmecky
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W. M. Petmecky
Secretary/Treasurer
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
UNITED ENERGY, A.S.
By: /s/ P. C. Ackerman
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P. C. Ackerman
Director
NFR POWER, INC.
By: /s/ W. M. Petmecky
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W. M. Petmecky
Secretary/Treasurer
NATIONAL FUEL EXPLORATION CORP.
By: /s/ J. B. McCashin
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J. B. McCashin
President
Date: November 20, 2000
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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
Utility Constructors, Inc. UCI
Leidy Hub, Inc. Leidy
Seneca Independence Pipeline Company SIP
Upstate Energy Inc. Upstate
United Energy, a.s. United
National Fuel Exploration Corp. NFEC