EXHIBIT G

                    PROPOSED FORM OF FEDERAL REGISTER NOTICE

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

(Release No. 35-_____)

Filings under the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935, as amended ("Act")

June __, 2004

     Notice is hereby given that the following filing(s) has/have been made with
the Commission pursuant to provisions of the Act and rules promulgated
thereunder. All interested persons are referred to the application(s) and/or
declaration(s) for complete statements of the proposed transaction(s) summarized
below. The application(s) and/or declaration(s) and any amendments thereto
is/are available for public inspection through the Commission's Office of Public
Reference.

     Interested persons wishing to comment or request a hearing on the
application(s) and/or declaration(s) should submit their views in writing by
July __, 2004 to the Secretary, Securities and Exchange Commission, 450 5th
Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20549, and serve a copy on the relevant
applicant(s) and/or declarant(s) at the address(es) as specified below. Proof of
service (by affidavit or, in case of an attorney at law, by certificate) should
be filed with the request. Any request for hearing shall identify specifically
the issues of fact or law that are disputed. A person who so requests will be
notified of any hearing, if ordered, and will receive a copy of any notice or
order issued in the matter. After July __, 2004, the application(s) and/or
declaration(s), as filed or as amended, may be granted and/or permitted to
become effective.

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COLUMBIA ENERGY GROUP  (70-9421)
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     Columbia Energy Group ("Columbia"), a registered holding company whose
principal business address is at 801 East 86th Avenue, Merrillville, Indiana
46410-6272, a wholly-owned subsidiary of NiSource Inc., also a registered
holding company, has filed a post-effective amendment to an application and/or
declaration, as previously amended, with the Commission pursuant to Sections
6(a), 7, 9(a), 10, and 12 of the Act and Rules 45, 53, and 54 promulgated
thereunder.

     Columbia directly owns all of the issued and outstanding common stock of
five gas utility subsidiary companies: Columbia Gas of Kentucky, Inc., Columbia
Gas of Maryland, Inc., Columbia Gas of Ohio, Inc., Columbia Gas of Pennsylvania,
Inc. and Columbia Gas of Virginia, Inc. Together, Columbia's gas utility
subsidiaries provide gas service to approximately 2.2 million residential,
commercial and industrial customers in portions of Ohio, Virginia, Pennsylvania,
Maryland and Kentucky. Columbia also directly or indirectly owns all of the





outstanding voting securities of non-utility subsidiaries that are engaged in
natural gas transportation and storage and other energy and gas-related
activities.

     By order dated August 23, 1999 in this proceeding (the "Prior Order"), the
Commission authorized Columbia to organize and acquire one or more direct or
indirect subsidiaries ("Factoring Subsidiaries") to engage in the business of
factoring customer accounts receivables ("Receivables") originated by Columbia's
associate companies as well as by certain categories of non-associate
companies./1/ The Commission authorized Columbia to capitalize Factoring
Subsidiaries with any combination of debt or equity or provide guarantees for
their obligations in amounts that, in the aggregate, will not exceed $25
million. As contemplated by the Prior Order, Factoring Subsidiaries would
purchase Receivables from associate companies and non-associate companies and
immediately resell such Receivables to third party financial institutions
("Purchasers"). The Prior Order specifies that Columbia will report the
acquisition and sale of all Receivables as "sales" under generally accepted
accounting principles.

     It is stated that, pursuant to the Prior Order, Columbia, through its
financing subsidiary (Columbia Finance Corporation), organized and acquired the
common stock of Columbia Accounts Receivable Corporation ("CARC") in September
1999 to facilitate the sale of Receivables by Columbia Gas of Ohio, Inc.
("Columbia Ohio")./2/ Under its agreement with CARC, Columbia Ohio sold, without
recourse, all of its trade receivables, with the exception of certain low-income
payment plan receivables, as they were originated. CARC, in turn, was party to
an agreement under which it sold an undivided ownership interest in the
Receivables to a commercial paper conduit formed by Canadian Imperial Bank of
Commerce ("CIBC").

     Effective May 13, 2004, Columbia Ohio, CARC and CIBC terminated the
existing Receivables sale program. Under the termination documents, all right,
title and interest of CARC and the CIBC conduit in the Receivables were
transferred back to Columbia Ohio. The following day, Columbia Ohio sold the
same Receivables pool to a new Factoring Subsidiary of Columbia Ohio, Columbia
of Ohio Receivables Corporation ("CORC"), which in turn sold an undivided
interest in such Receivables to Beethoven Funding Corporation ("BFC"), as
Purchaser. BFC is a commercial paper funding conduit formed by Dresdner Bank AG,
New York Branch, as Agent. It is stated that the new Receivables sale program
operates substantially the same as the CIBC program that it replaced./3/

     In accordance with the terms of the receivables sale agreement between
Columbia Ohio and CORC, on the initial closing date Columbia Ohio made a
contribution to the capital of CORC, in the form of a contribution of
Receivables having an aggregate outstanding balance of $25 million (the current

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1  See Columbia Energy Group, Holding Co. Act Release No. 27064 (Aug. 23, 1999).

2  Columbia states that CARC is the only Factoring Subsidiary that it has
organized pursuant to the Prior Order. CARC did not purchase any accounts
receivable from non-associate companies.

3  Columbia states that CORC will not be used to purchase receivables originated
by non-associate companies.


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limit under the Prior Order). On or before November 14, 2004, Columbia Ohio is
obligated to contribute an additional $15 million to the capital of CORC in the
form of a contribution of Receivables. Columbia states that, because the
additional contribution would exceed the current contribution limit under the
Prior Order, Columbia Ohio's ability to comply with this requirement is subject
to receipt of a further order of the Commission in this proceeding.

     Accordingly, it is now requested that the Commission issue a supplemental
order authorizing an increase in the maximum aggregate capitalization that
Columbia may have, directly or indirectly, in all Factoring Subsidiaries from
the current $25 million to $85 million. Columbia states that the increase will
allow Columbia Ohio to make the incremental $15 million investment in CORC and
provide Columbia with sufficient authority to capitalize, directly or
indirectly, one or more additional Factoring Subsidiaries to facilitate the sale
of Receivables by other subsidiaries of Columbia.

     Columbia states that the increase in maximum aggregate capitalization for
Factoring Subsidiaries is warranted in part by the sharp increase in the cost of
gas since 1999, when the Prior Order was issued. The dollar amount of
Receivables available for sale at any time is directly a function of the cost of
gas, which is passed through to customers through monthly bills. Columbia Ohio's
average cost of gas in 1999, the year in which the Prior Order was issued, was
$3.41 per MCF. In comparison, in the winter of 2003-2004, Columbia Ohio's
average cost of gas was approximately $5.52 per MCF, and further increases are
expected. All other terms, conditions, and restrictions under the Prior Order
will continue to apply to Columbia and its subsidiaries.

     Columbia states that the additional fees, commissions and expenses incurred
or to be incurred in connection with the preparation and filing of the
post-effective amendment are estimated not to exceed $10,000, and that fees,
commissions and expenses associated with forming a Factoring Subsidiary (other
than the capital invested in such Factoring Subsidiary) are estimated not to
exceed $10,000. Columbia further states that no state commission, and no federal
commission, other than the Commission, has jurisdiction over the arrangements
between Columbia Ohio and CORC and that, in the future, it will seek any
necessary state commission approvals before acquiring the securities of any
other Factoring Subsidiary.


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