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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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In the Matter of : CERTIFICATE
: of
CONSOLIDATED NATURAL GAS COMPANY, ET AL. : NOTIFICATION
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File No. 70-7641 : No. 22
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(Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935):
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TO THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION:
To eliminate the burden of multiple separate filings, all Rule 24
Certificates for the above captioned File No., for reporting periods beginning
on or after April 1, 1996, will be located within Consolidated's quarterly
Master Certificates at File No. 70-8667. The Master Certificates will contain,
among other things, a compilation of various Rule 24 certificates, identified
therein by their respective historically assigned File No.
CONSOLIDATED NATURAL GAS COMPANY
CNG TRANSMISSION CORPORATION
By J. M. Hostetler
Their Attorney
Dated: August 30, 1996
