-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, LuWPXyPkTkNEqyxRfRpJL4oaGN+4/rJh19YRu0FKsuTHLVWCkbm2IIjVSYXRdhrr P76HAgRtsOwFh8jKvm2arg== 0000893220-97-001511.txt : 19970912 0000893220-97-001511.hdr.sgml : 19970912 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000893220-97-001511 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: U-1/A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 19970903 SROS: NONE FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: COLUMBIA GAS SYSTEM INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000022099 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: NATURAL GAS TRANSMISSION & DISTRIBUTION [4923] IRS NUMBER: 131594808 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: U-1/A SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 070-08925 FILM NUMBER: 97674561 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 12355 SUNRISE VALLEY DRIVE STREET 2: SUITE 300 CITY: RESTON STATE: VA ZIP: 20191-3458 BUSINESS PHONE: 7032950394 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 12355 SUNRISE VALLEY DRIVE STREET 2: SUITE 300 CITY: RESTON STATE: VA ZIP: 20191-3458 U-1/A 1 FORM U-1/A COLUMBIA GAS SYSTEMS, INC. 1 File No. 70-08925 U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 Post-Effective Amendment No. 4 to Form U-1 JOINT APPLICATION-DECLARATION UNDER THE PUBLIC UTILITY HOLDING COMPANY ACT OF 1935 THE COLUMBIA GAS SYSTEM, INC. COLUMBIA ENERGY SERVICES CORPORATION COLUMBIA GAS SYSTEM SERVICE CORPORATION COLUMBIA ENERGY MARKETING CORPORATION COLUMBIA LNG CORPORATION COLUMBIA SERVICE PARTNERS, INC. COLUMBIA ATLANTIC TRADING CORPORATION 121 Hill Pointe Drive 12355 Sunrise Valley Drive Suite 100 Suite 300 Canonsburg, PA 15317 Reston, VA 20191-3458 COLUMBIA GULF TRANSMISSION COMPANY TRISTAR VENTURES CORPORATION COLUMBIA GAS TRANSMISSION CORPORATION TRISTAR CAPITAL CORPORATION 1700 MacCorkle Avenue, S.E. TRISTAR PEDRICK LIMITED CORPORATION TRISTAR Charleston, WV 25314 PEDRICK GENERAL CORPORATION TRISTAR BINGHAMTON LIMITED CORPORATION COLUMBIA NETWORK SERVICES CORPORATION TRISTAR BINGHAMTON GENERAL CORPORATION CNS MICROWAVE, INC. TRISTAR VINELAND LIMITED CORPORATION 1600 Dublin Road TRISTAR VINELAND GENERAL CORPORATION Columbus, OH 43215-1082 TRISTAR RUMFORD LIMITED CORPORATION TRISTAR GEORGETOWN GENERAL CORPORATION COMMONWEALTH PROPANE, INC. TRISTAR GEORGETOWN LIMITED CORPORATION COLUMBIA PROPANE CORPORATION TRISTAR FUEL CELLS CORPORATION 9200 Arboretum Parkway, Ste 140 TVC NINE CORPORATION Richmond, VA 23236 TVC TEN CORPORATION TRISTAR SYSTEM, INC. COLUMBIA GAS OF KENTUCKY, INC. 205 Van Buren COLUMBIA GAS OF OHIO, INC. Herndon, VA 22070 COLUMBIA GAS OF MARYLAND, INC. COLUMBIA GAS OF PENNSYLVANIA, INC. COLUMBIA NATURAL RESOURCES, INC COMMONWEALTH GAS SERVICES, INC. 900 Pennsylvania Avenue 200 Civic Center Drive Charleston, WV 25302 Columbus, OH 43215
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Names of company or companies filing this statement and addresses of principal executive offices) THE COLUMBIA GAS SYSTEM, INC. - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Name of top registered holding company parent of each applicant or declarant) J. W. Trost, Vice President COLUMBIA GAS SYSTEM SERVICE CORPORATION 12355 Sunrise Valley Drive Suite 300 Reston, VA 20191-3458 (Name and address of agent for service)(Other Agents for Service are Listed on the Reverse Side of the Front Cover) 2 Names and Addresses of Subsidiary Company Agents for Service: M. A. CHANDLER, Treasurer S. M. NORDIN, Treasurer Columbia Natural Resources, Inc. Commonwealth Propane, Inc. 900 Pennsylvania Avenue Columbia Propane Corporation Charleston, WV 25302 9200 Arboretum Parkway, Ste 140 Richmond, VA 23236 D. DETAR, Treasurer TriStar Ventures Corporation W. J. LAVELLE, Vice President TriStar Pedrick Limited Corporation Columbia Gas of Ohio, Inc. TriStar Pedrick General Corporation Columbia Gas of Kentucky, Inc. TriStar Binghamton Limited Corporation Commonwealth Gas Services, Inc. TriStar Binghamton General Corporation Columbia Gas of Pennsylvania, Inc. TriStar Vineland Limited Corporation Columbia Gas of Maryland, Inc. TriStar Vineland General Corporation 200 Civic Center Drive TriStar Rumford Limited Corporation Columbus, OH 43215 TriStar Georgetown Limited Corporation TriStar Georgetown General Corporation G. A. BARNARD, Assistant Controller TriStar Fuel Cells Corporation Columbia Gas Transmission Corporation TVC Nine Corporation Columbia Gulf Transmission Company TVC Ten Corporation 1700 MacCorkle Avenue,. S. E. TriStar System, Inc. Charleston, WV 25314 205 Van Buren Herndon, VA 22070 D. FURLANO, Treasurer Columbia Network Services S. T. MACQUEEN, Treasurer CNS Microwave, Inc. Columbia LNG Corporation 1600 Dublin Road 12355 Sunrise Valley Drive Columbus, OH 43215-1082 Suite 300 Reston, VA 20191-3458 ROBERT GUSTAFSON, Controller Columbia Energy Services Corporation J. W. TROST, Vice President Columbia Energy Marketing Corporation Columbia Gas System Service Corporation Columbia Service Partners, Inc. 12355 Sunrise Valley Drive, Suite 300 121 Hill Pointe Drive Reston, VA 20191-3420 Suite 100 Canonsburg, PA 15317 J. W. GROSSMAN, Treasurer TriStar Capital Corporation Columbia Atlantic Trading Corporation 12355 Sunrise Valley Drive Suite 300 Reston, VA 20191-3458
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Names and Addresses of Other Agents for Service) 3 Page 2 The Application-Declaration as previously filed and amended is hereby amended as follows: Item 1. Description of Proposed Transaction On December 23, 1996, the Commission issued an order to the Columbia Gas System, Inc. ("Columbia") and the non-utility subsidiaries and any other non-utility subsidiary established prior to December 31, 2001, that among other things granted authorization to enter into guarantee arrangements, obtain letters of credit, and otherwise provide credit support with respect to obligations of their respective subsidiaries as may be needed and appropriate to enable them to carry on in the ordinary course of their businesses (HCAR No. 35-26634; 70-8925). The maximum authorized aggregate limit on all such credit support by Columbia and by all non-utility subsidiaries at any time was $500 million. Due to changes in Columbia's strategic goals and business plan for the future, authorization is now being requested to increase the maximum aggregate limit to $2 billion. Columbia has established as a goal to increase its investment in generally non-rate regulated businesses. Consistent with this objective, Columbia is pursuing opportunities to grow its gas marketing operations to be among the largest in the nation. In the ordinary course of business, customers may require Columbia Energy Services Corporation (Columbia Energy), Columbia's non-rate regulated natural gas marketing company, from time to time to provide parent company guarantee arrangements, letters of credit or otherwise provide credit support for natural gas purchases. In May 1997, Columbia Energy entered into an agreement to purchase and market the offshore natural gas production for the Kerr-McGee Corporation (Kerr-McGee) of approximately 250 Mmcf per day or 90 Bcf a year. Columbia Energy will manage all of Kerr-McGee's United States natural gas marketing activities including scheduling, nominating and balancing pipeline transportation as well as providing financial risk management services. More recently Columbia Energy purchased PennUnion Energy Services L.L.C. (PennUnion), an energy-marketing subsidiary of the Pennzoil Company. The PennUnion acquisition will add sales of 2.1 Bcf per day, increasing Columbia Energy's trading volumes to more than 3 Bcf per day. Included in Columbia's near-term plans for future growth is the marketing of electricity and other energy commodities. Columbia is hereby requesting that the Commission issue a supplemental order under this Application-Declaration, as amended, authorizing Columbia and its existing non-utility subsidiaries and any non-utility subsidiary established prior to December 31, 2001, to increase their aggregate limit to $2 billion for guarantee arrangements, letters of credit, and otherwise provide credit support. Such authorization is consistent with authorizations previously granted by the Commission to Consolidated Natural Gas Co., (HCAR No. 26512). Item 2. Fees, Commission and Expenses. (a) State (i) the fees, commissions and expenses paid or incurred, or to be paid or incurred, directly or indirectly, in connection with the proposed transaction by the applicant or declarant or any associate company thereof, and (ii) if the proposed transaction involves the sale 4 Page 3 of securities at competitive bidding, the fees and expenses to be paid to counsel selected by the applicant or declarant to act for the successful bidder. Services of Columbia Gas System Service Corporation in connection with the preparation of this Post-Effective Amendment No. 4 to the Application-Declaration.............$1,000 ------ (b) If any person to whom fees or commissions have been or are to be paid in connection with the proposed transaction is an associate company or an affiliate of the applicant or declarant, or is an affiliate of an associate company, set forth the fact with respect thereto. The Columbia Gas System Service Corporation will perform certain services at cost as set forth in Item 2(a) above. Item 5. Procedure (a) State the date when Commission action is requested. If the date is less than 40 days from the date of the original filing, set forth the reasons for acceleration. As a result of the increased gas marketing activities, as stated in Item 1 above, Columbia requests that that the Commission issue its supplemental order on or before September 26, 1997. (b) State (i) whether there should be a recommended decision by a hearing officer, (ii) whether there should be a recommended decision by any other responsible officer of the Commission, (iii) whether the Division of Investment Management may assist in the preparation of the Commission's decision, and (iv) whether there should be a 30-day waiting period between the issuance of the Commission's order and the date on which it is to become effective. Applicants hereby (i) waive a recommended decision by a hearing officer, (ii) waive a recommended decision by any other responsible officer or the Commission, (iii) consent that the Division of Investment Management may assist in the preparation of the Commission's decision, and (iv) waive a 30-day waiting period between the issuance of the Commission's order and the date on which it is to become effective. 5 Page 4 SIGNATURE Pursuant to the requirements of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935, the undersigned companies have duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment to be signed on their behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized. The signatures of the applicants and of the persons signing on their behalf are restricted to the information contained in this application which is pertinent to the application of the respective companies. DATE: September 2, 1997 BY: //s//J. W. Trost ----------------------------------- ---------------------------- J. W. 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