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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000893220-00-001257
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	35-CERT
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20001113

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			COLUMBIA ENERGY GROUP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000022099
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	 [4923
]		IRS NUMBER:				131594808
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231
</COMPANY-DATA>

		FILING VALUES:
			FORM TYPE:		35-CERT
			SEC ACT:		
			SEC FILE NUMBER:	070-08925
			FILM NUMBER:		760633
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			BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
				STREET 1:		13880 DULLES CORNER LANE
				STREET 2:		SUITE 300
				CITY:			HENDERON
				STATE:			VA
				ZIP:			20171-4600
				BUSINESS PHONE:		7035616000
</BUSINESS-ADDRESS>

				MAIL ADDRESS:	
					STREET 1:		13880 DULLES CORNER LANE
					STREET 2:		SUITE 300
					CITY:			HERNDON
					STATE:			VA
					ZIP:			20171-4600
</MAIL-ADDRESS>

					FORMER COMPANY:	
						FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	COLUMBIA GAS SYSTEM INC
						DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19920703
</FORMER-COMPANY>
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<DESCRIPTION>INTERIM REPORT UNDER RULE 24 OF PUHCA OF 1935
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<PAGE>   1
                                                             November 13, 2000

Securities and Exchange Commission
Judiciary Plaza
450 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20549


                       Interim Report Under Rule 24 of the
                   Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935
                              Columbia Energy Group
                            13880 Dulles Corner Lane
                             Herndon, VA 20171-4600

                                File No. 70-8925
                                File No. 70-9129

Gentlemen:

      In compliance with the terms and conditions of Rule 24 under the Public
Utility Holding Company Act of 1935, and the Orders of the Commission dated
December 23, 1996 and December 22, 1997, authorizing the financing transactions
and business activities as more fully described in the Joint Application/
Declaration, as amended (the "application"), the undersigned hereby certifies to
the Commission that:


                        Confidential treatment requested.


                                        Very truly yours,

                                        Columbia Energy Group

                                        By: //s//J. W. Grossman
                                            -----------------------------------
                                               J.  W.  Grossman, Vice President


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