-----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, Rcr1quJ/RPwpIheJsPvUTa8eyNQF1T8jKaPH1Xkipjv6rTvi4leqTPvEQDv/RMmh BrFS5SILEgru+LgRaWLNyQ== 0001004980-99-000033.txt : 19990615 0001004980-99-000033.hdr.sgml : 19990615 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001004980-99-000033 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K/A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 19990611 ITEM INFORMATION: ITEM INFORMATION: FILED AS OF DATE: 19990611 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: PG&E GAS TRANSMISSION NORTHWEST CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000075491 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: NATURAL GAS TRANSMISSION [4922] IRS NUMBER: 941512922 STATE OF INCORPORATION: CA FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K/A SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-25842 FILM NUMBER: 99645107 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 2100 SW RIVER PKWY CITY: PORTLAND STATE: OR ZIP: 97201 BUSINESS PHONE: 5038334000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 2100 SW RIVER PARKWAY CITY: PORTLAND STATE: OR ZIP: 97201 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: PACIFIC GAS TRANSMISSION CO DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19950411 8-K/A 1 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 8-K/A AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO CURRENT REPORT Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Date of Report/Amendment June 11, 1999 (to Current Report dated February 17, 1999) COMMISSION FILE NO. 0-25842 PG&E GAS TRANSMISSION, NORTHWEST CORPORATION (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) California 94-512922 (State or other jurisdiction of (IRS Employer incorporation) Identification Number) 2100 SW River Parkway, Portland, OR 97201 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (503) 833-4000 The registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K dated February 17, 1999, is amended in its entirety as follows: Item 4. Changes in Registrant's Certifying Accountant Upon recommendation of the Audit Committee of the PG&E Corporation Board of Directors, on February 17, 1999, the Board of Directors of PG&E Corporation, the parent corporation of PG&E Gas Transmission, Northwest Corporation, declined to reappoint Arthur Andersen LLP ("AA"), as the independent public accountants to examine the financial statements of PG&E Corporation and its subsidiaries, including PG&E Gas Transmission, Northwest Corporation, for fiscal year 1999. AA's reports on the financial statements of PG&E Gas Transmission, Northwest Corporation for fiscal years 1998 and 1997, did not contain an adverse opinion or a disclaimer of opinion, nor were they qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope, or accounting principles. The audit for fiscal year 1998 was completed on February 8, 1999 and filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission with the registrant's annual report on Form 10-K on March 29, 1999. During 1997 and 1998 and the subsequent interim period through March 29, 1999, there were no disagreements (as such term is defined in instruction 4 to Item 304 of Securities and Exchange Commission Regulation S-K) with AA on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure, or auditing scope or procedure, which disagreements, if not resolved to the satisfaction of AA would have caused it to make reference to the subject matter of the disagreement(s) in connection with its report. Attached hereto is a copy of a letter from Arthur Andersen LLP to the Securities and Exchange Commission indicating it agrees with the statements made in this report. On February 17, 1999, the Board of Directors of PG&E Corporation selected Deloitte and Touche LLP, as the independent public accountants to examine the financial statements of PG&E Corporation and its subsidiaries, including PG&E Gas Transmission, Northwest Corporation, for fiscal year 1999. Item 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information, and Exhibits Exhibit No. Description 16 Letter from Arthur Andersen LLP to Securities and Exchange Commission SIGNATURE Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized. PG&E GAS TRANSMISSION, NORTHWEST CORPORATION By: STANLEY C. KARCZEWSKI ----------------------------- Stanley C. Karczewski Vice President of Finance and Controller and Chief Financial Officer Dated: June 11, 1999 EXHIBIT INDEX Exhibit No. Description 16 Letter from Arthur Andersen LLP to Securities and Exchange Commission EX-16 2 Exhibit 16 [LETTERHEAD OF ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP] June 10, 1999 Office of the Chief Accountant Securities and Exchange Commission 450 Fifth Street, N.W. Washington, DC 20549 Dear Sir/Madame: We have read Item 4 included in each Form 8-K/A Amendment No. 1 to the Current Reports on Form 8-K dated February 17, 1999 of PG&E Corporation, Pacific Gas and Electric Company, PG&E Funding LLC, and PG&E Gas Transmission, Northwest Corporation, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and are in agreement with the statements contained therein. Very truly yours, ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP /S/ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP Copy to: Mr. Bruce R. Worthington, PG&E Corporation -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----