-----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, LdBIef9/tZETnIpF9Tamm9poPsyqFwVHoJbvKLGvVHUh52KzTXJWsad0i2NHgBj2 n4A6GYpS6DFgtkPRijhDnw== 0000950152-09-004529.txt : 20090501 0000950152-09-004529.hdr.sgml : 20090501 20090501073140 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000950152-09-004529 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 10-Q PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 4 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20090331 FILED AS OF DATE: 20090501 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20090501 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: TRANSCONTINENTAL GAS PIPE LINE COMPANY, LLC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000099250 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: NATURAL GAS TRANSMISSION [4922] IRS NUMBER: 741079400 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 10-Q SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-07584 FILM NUMBER: 09786589 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 2800 POST OAK BLVD STREET 2: PO BOX 1396 CITY: HOUSTON STATE: TX ZIP: 77251 BUSINESS PHONE: 7132152000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 2800 POST OAK BLVD STREET 2: PO BOX 1396 CITY: HOUSTON STATE: TX ZIP: 77251 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: TRANSCONTINENTAL GAS PIPE LINE CORP DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 10-Q 1 c50622e10vq.htm FORM 10-Q FORM 10-Q
 
 
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
(Mark One)
     
þ   QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2009
OR
     
o   TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from                      to                     
Commission File Number 1-7584
TRANSCONTINENTAL GAS PIPE LINE COMPANY, LLC
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
     
Delaware   74-1079400
(State or other jurisdiction of   (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)   Identification No.)
     
2800 Post Oak Boulevard    
P. O. Box 1396    
Houston, Texas   77251
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (713) 215-2000
No Change
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)
     Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
Yes þ      No o
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Yes o      No o
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Large accelerated filer o   Accelerated filer o   Non-accelerated filer þ   Smaller reporting company o
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     Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
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REGISTRANT MEETS THE CONDITIONS SET FORTH IN GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS H (1)(a) AND (b) OF FORM 10-Q AND IS THEREFORE FILING THIS FORM 10-Q WITH THE REDUCED DISCLOSURE FORMAT.
 
 

 


 

TRANSCONTINENTAL GAS PIPE LINE COMPANY, LLC
INDEX
         
    Page
 
       
PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION:
       
 
       
Item 1. Financial Statements –
       
 
       
Condensed Statement of Income for the three months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008
    5  
 
       
Condensed Balance Sheet as of March 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008
    6  
 
       
Condensed Statement of Cash Flows for the three months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008
    8  
 
       
Notes to Condensed Financial Statements
    9  
 
       
Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
    17  
 
       
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
    20  
 
       
Item 4T. Controls and Procedures
    21  
 
       
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
    21  
 
       
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
    21  
 
       
Item 1A. Risk Factors
    21  
 
       
Item 6. Exhibits
    24  
Forward Looking Statements
     Certain matters contained in this report include “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These statements discuss our expected future results based on current and pending business operations. We make these forward-looking statements in reliance on the safe harbor protections provided under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
     All statements, other than statements of historical facts, included in this report that address activities, events or developments that we expect, believe or anticipate will exist or may occur in the future, are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements can be identified by various forms of words such as “anticipates,” “believes,” “could,” “may,” “should,” “continues,” “estimates,” “expects,” “forecasts,” “might,” “planned,”

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“potential,” “projects,” “scheduled” or similar expressions. These forward-looking statements include, among others, statements regarding:
    Amounts and nature of future capital expenditures;
 
    Expansion and growth of our business and operations;
 
    Financial condition and liquidity;
 
    Business strategy;
 
    Cash flow from operations or results of operations;
 
    Rate case filings; and
 
    Natural gas prices and demand.
     Forward-looking statements are based on numerous assumptions, uncertainties and risks that could cause future events or results to be materially different from those stated or implied in this report. Many of the factors that will determine these results are beyond our ability to control or predict. Specific factors which could cause actual results to differ from those in the forward-looking statements include:
    Availability of supplies (including the uncertainties inherent in assessing and estimating future natural gas reserves), market demand, volatility of prices, and the availability and cost of capital;
 
    Inflation, interest rates and general economic conditions (including the current economic slowdown and the disruption of global credit markets and the impact of these events on our customers and suppliers);
 
    The strength and financial resources of our competitors;
 
    Development of alternative energy sources;
 
    The impact of operational and development hazards;
 
    Costs of, changes in, or the results of laws, government regulations (including proposed climate change legislation), environmental liabilities, litigation and rate proceedings;
 
    Our costs and funding obligations for defined benefit pension plans and other postretirement benefit plans;
 
    Changes in maintenance and construction costs;
 
    Changes in the current geopolitical situation;
 
    Our exposure to the credit risk of our customers;
 
    Risks related to strategy and financing, including restrictions stemming from our debt agreements and future changes in our credit ratings and the availability and cost of credit;

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    Risks associated with future weather conditions;
    Acts of terrorism; and
 
    Additional risks described in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
     Given the uncertainties and risk factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statement, we caution investors not to unduly rely on our forward-looking statements. We disclaim any obligations to and do not intend to update the above list or to announce publicly the result of any revisions to any of the forward-looking statements to reflect future events or developments.
     In addition to causing our actual results to differ, the factors listed above and referred to below may cause our intentions to change from those statements of intention set forth in this report. Such changes in our intentions may also cause our results to differ. We may change our intentions, at any time and without notice, based upon changes in such factors, our assumptions, or otherwise.
     Because forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, we caution that there are important factors, in addition to those listed above, that may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements. For a detailed discussion of those factors, see Part I, Item 1A. Risk Factors in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008, and Part II, Item 1A. Risk Factors in this Form 10-Q.

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PART 1 — FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1. Financial Statements
TRANSCONTINENTAL GAS PIPE LINE COMPANY, LLC
CONDENSED STATEMENT OF INCOME
(Thousands of Dollars)
(Unaudited)
                 
    Three Months Ended  
    March 31,  
    2009     2008  
            (Restated)  
Operating Revenues:
               
Natural gas sales
  $ 13,019     $ 30,321  
Natural gas transportation
    229,983       235,857  
Natural gas storage
    36,489       37,321  
Other
    10,269       3,127  
 
           
Total operating revenues
    289,760       306,626  
 
           
 
               
Operating Costs and Expenses:
               
Cost of natural gas sales
    13,018       30,394  
Cost of natural gas transportation
    6,675       5,028  
Operation and maintenance
    60,650       54,884  
Administrative and general
    40,320       34,681  
Depreciation and amortization
    60,925       55,014  
Taxes — other than income taxes
    12,708       13,482  
Other expense, net
    1,420       2,672  
 
           
Total operating costs and expenses
    195,716       196,155  
 
           
 
               
Operating Income
    94,044       110,471  
 
           
 
               
Other (Income) and Other Deductions:
               
Interest expense
    23,489       24,327  
Interest income — affiliates
    (4,267 )     (5,109 )
Allowance for equity and borrowed funds used during construction (AFUDC)
    (2,129 )     (1,328 )
Miscellaneous other income, net
    (2,088 )     (2,108 )
 
           
Total other (income) and other deductions
    15,005       15,782  
 
           
 
               
Income before Income Taxes
    79,039       94,689  
 
               
Provision for Income Taxes
          35,966  
 
           
 
               
Net Income
  $ 79,039     $ 58,723  
 
           
See accompanying notes.

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TRANSCONTINENTAL GAS PIPE LINE COMPANY, LLC
CONDENSED BALANCE SHEET
(Thousands of Dollars)
(Unaudited)
                 
    March 31,     December 31,  
    2009     2008  
ASSETS
               
Current Assets:
               
Cash
  $ 201     $ 428  
Receivables:
               
Affiliates
    2,364       3,419  
Advances to affiliates
    225,006       186,249  
Others, less allowance of $422 ($424 in 2008)
    102,250       91,309  
Transportation and exchange gas receivables
    12,657       10,649  
Inventories
    91,336       87,891  
Regulatory assets
    93,496       86,361  
Other
    23,048       10,253  
 
           
Total current assets
    550,358       476,559  
 
           
 
               
Property, Plant and Equipment:
               
Natural gas transmission plant
    7,085,537       7,071,491  
Less-Accumulated depreciation and amortization
    2,340,978       2,294,112  
 
           
Total property, plant and equipment, net
    4,744,559       4,777,379  
 
           
 
               
Other Assets:
               
Regulatory assets
    220,864       219,472  
Other
    45,510       46,306  
 
           
Total other assets
    266,374       265,778  
 
           
 
               
Total assets
  $ 5,561,291     $ 5,519,716  
 
           
See accompanying notes.

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TRANSCONTINENTAL GAS PIPE LINE COMPANY, LLC
CONDENSED BALANCE SHEET (Continued)
(Thousands of Dollars)
(Unaudited)
                 
    March 31,     December 31,  
    2009     2008  
LIABILITIES AND OWNER’S EQUITY
               
 
Current Liabilities:
               
Payables:
               
Affiliates
  $ 24,567     $ 25,708  
Other
    125,393       126,667  
Transportation and exchange gas payables
    4,444       2,851  
Accrued liabilities
    101,911       144,447  
Reserve for rate refunds
    1,839       14,362  
 
           
Total current liabilities
    258,154       314,035  
 
           
 
               
Long-Term Debt
    1,277,944       1,277,679  
 
           
 
               
Other Long-Term Liabilities:
               
Asset retirement obligations
    231,851       229,360  
Regulatory liabilities
    58,266       49,808  
Accrued employee benefits
    164,081       164,799  
Other
    18,743       13,487  
 
           
Total other long-term liabilities
    472,941       457,454  
 
           
 
               
Contingent liabilities and commitments (Note 2)
               
 
               
Owner’s Equity:
               
Member’s capital
    1,652,430       1,652,430  
Retained earnings
    2,066,971       1,987,932  
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
    (167,149 )     (169,814 )
 
           
Total owner’s equity
    3,552,252       3,470,548  
 
           
 
               
Total liabilities and owner’s equity
  $ 5,561,291     $ 5,519,716  
 
           
See accompanying notes.

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TRANSCONTINENTAL GAS PIPE LINE COMPANY, LLC
CONDENSED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
(Thousands of Dollars)
(Unaudited)
                 
    Three Months Ended  
    March 31,  
    2009     2008  
            (Restated)  
Cash flows from operating activities:
               
Net income
  $ 79,039     $ 58,723  
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
               
Depreciation and amortization
    61,278       55,409  
Deferred income taxes
          4,256  
Allowance for equity funds used during construction (Equity AFUDC)
    (1,416 )     (968 )
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
               
Receivables — affiliates
    1,055       1,393  
— others
    (11,092 )     12,021  
Transportation and exchange gas receivables
    (2,008 )     (3,309 )
Inventories
    (3,445 )     (9,780 )
Payables — affiliates
    (1,141 )     19,415  
— others
    5,226       27,223  
Transportation and exchange gas payables
    1,593       471  
Accrued liabilities
    (43,530 )     (53,430 )
Reserve for rate refunds
    (12,523 )     27,971  
Other, net
    (9,948 )     (12,767 )
 
           
Net cash provided by operating activities
    63,088       126,628  
 
           
 
               
Cash flows from financing activities:
               
Additions to long-term debt
          100,000  
Retirement of long-term debt
          (100,000 )
Change in cash overdrafts
    (5,420 )     (5,568 )
Common stock dividends paid
          (50,000 )
 
           
Net cash used in financing activities
    (5,420 )     (55,568 )
 
           
 
               
Cash flows from investing activities:
               
Property, plant and equipment:
               
Additions, net of equity AFUDC
    (22,398 )     (29,340 )
Changes in accounts payable
    (1,080 )     (9,272 )
Changes in accrued liabilities
    1,145       4,927  
Advances to affiliates, net
    (38,757 )     (38,661 )
Advances to others, net
    125       (289 )
Purchase of ARO trust investments
    (8,041 )      
Proceeds from sale of ARO trust investments
    10,237        
Other, net
    874       1,621  
 
           
Net cash used in investing activities
    (57,895 )     (71,014 )
 
           
 
               
Net increase (decrease) in cash
    (227 )     46  
Cash at beginning of period
    428       119  
 
           
Cash at end of period
  $ 201     $ 165  
 
           
See accompanying notes.

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TRANSCONTINENTAL GAS PIPE LINE COMPANY, LLC
NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
1. BASIS OF PRESENTATION
General
     On December 31, 2008, Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corporation was converted from a corporation to a limited liability company and thereafter is known as Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company, LLC (Transco). Transco is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Williams Gas Pipeline Company, LLC (WGP). WGP is a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Williams Companies, Inc. (Williams). Effective December 31, 2008, we distributed our ownership interest in our wholly-owned subsidiaries to WGP. Accordingly, we have adjusted financial and operating information retrospectively to remove the effects of our former subsidiaries.
     In this report, Transco is at times referred to in the first person as “we,” “us” or “our.”
     The condensed financial statements have been prepared from our books and records. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles have been condensed or omitted. The condensed unaudited financial statements include all normal recurring adjustments and others which, in the opinion of our management, are necessary to present fairly our financial position at March 31, 2009, and results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008 and cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008. These condensed financial statements should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and the notes thereto included in our 2008 Annual Report on Form 10-K.
     As a participant in Williams’ cash management program, we have advances to and from Williams. The advances are represented by demand notes. The interest rate on intercompany demand notes is based upon the weighted average cost of Williams’ debt outstanding at the end of each quarter.
     Through an agency agreement, Williams Gas Marketing, Inc. (WGM), an affiliate, manages our remaining jurisdictional merchant gas sales, which excludes our cash out sales in settlement of gas imbalances. The long-term purchase agreements managed by WGM remain in our name, as do the corresponding sales of such purchased gas. Therefore, we continue to record natural gas sales revenues and the related accounts receivable and cost of natural gas sales and the related accounts payable for the jurisdictional merchant sales that are managed by WGM. WGM receives all margins associated with jurisdictional merchant gas sales business and, as our agent, assumes all market and credit risk associated with our jurisdictional merchant gas sales. Consequently, our merchant gas sales service has no impact on our operating income or results of operations.
     The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the condensed financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Estimates and assumptions which, in the opinion of management, are significant to the underlying amounts included in the financial statements and for which it would be reasonably possible that future events or information could change those estimates include: 1) revenues subject to refund; 2) litigation-related contingencies; 3) environmental remediation obligations; 4) impairment assessments of long-lived assets; 5)

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income taxes; 6) depreciation; 7) pensions and other post-employment benefits; and 8) asset retirement obligations.
     No distributions were paid during the quarter ended March 31, 2009.
Basis of Presentation
     On December 31, 2008, Transco distributed its ownership interest in the following companies to WGP: Marsh Resources, LLC; TransCarolina LNG Company, LLC (TransCarolina); Pine Needle Operating Company, LLC; TransCardinal Company LLC (TransCardinal) and Cardinal Operating Company, LLC. TransCarolina owns a 35 percent interest in Pine Needle LNG Company, LLC an LNG storage facility. TransCardinal owns a 45 percent interest in Cardinal Pipeline Company, LLC, a North Carolina intrastate natural gas pipeline company. These assets were transferred at historical cost as the entities are under common control. No gains or losses were recorded as a result of the distribution.
     SFAS No. 154, “Accounting Changes and Error Corrections”, requires that when a change in the reporting entity occurs, the change shall be retrospectively applied to the financial statements of all prior periods to show financial information for the new reporting entity.
     The impact of these retrospective adjustments to our net income for the three months ended March 31, 2008 was a decrease of $1.0 million. The impact of these retrospective adjustments to our comprehensive income for the three months ended March 31, 2008 was a decrease of $0.9 million.
Recent Accounting Standards
     In April 2009, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued FASB Staff Position FSP FAS 107-1 and APB 28-1, “Interim Disclosures about Fair Value of Financial Instruments” (FSP FAS 107-b and APB 28-a) that would amend FASB Statement No. 107, “Disclosures about Fair Value of Financial Instruments” (Statement 107), to require disclosures about the fair value of financial instruments in interim financial statements as well as in annual financial statements. This FSP applies to all financial instruments and entities within the scope of Statement 107. An entity is to disclose the fair value of all financial instruments, whether recognized or not recognized in the statement of financial position, along with the related carrying amount. An entity is also to disclose the method(s) and significant assumptions used to estimate the fair value of financial instruments. This FSP is effective for interim and annual reporting periods ending after June 15, 2009, with early adoption permitted for periods ending after March 15, 2009. This FSP does not require disclosures for earlier periods presented for comparative purposes at initial adoption. In periods after initial adoption, this FSP requires comparative disclosures only for periods ending subsequent to initial adoption. We are currently assessing the impact of the FSP on our disclosures in our Condensed Financial Statements and will adopt the FSP in the second quarter of 2009.
2. CONTINGENT LIABILITIES AND COMMITMENTS
Rate Matters
     On March 1, 2001, we submitted to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) a general rate filing (Docket No. RP01-245) to recover increased costs. All cost of service, throughput and throughput mix, cost allocation and rate design issues in this rate proceeding have been resolved by settlement or

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litigation. The resulting rates were effective from September 1, 2001 to March 1, 2007. A tariff matter in this proceeding has not yet been resolved.
     On August 31, 2006, we submitted to the FERC a general rate filing (Docket No. RP06-569) principally designed to recover costs associated with (a) an increase in operation and maintenance expenses and administrative and general expenses; (b) an increase in depreciation expense; (c) the inclusion of costs for asset retirement obligations; (d) an increase in rate base resulting from additional plant; and (e) an increase in rate of return and related taxes. The rates became effective March 1, 2007, subject to refund and the outcome of a hearing. On November 28, 2007, we filed with the FERC a Stipulation and Agreement (Agreement) resolving all but one issue in the rate case. On March 7, 2008, the FERC issued an order approving the Agreement without modifications. Pursuant to its terms, the Agreement became effective on June 1, 2008, and refunds of approximately $144 million were issued on July 17, 2008. We had previously provided a reserve for the refunds.
     The one issue reserved for litigation or further settlement relates to our proposal to change the design of the rates for service under one of our storage rate schedules, which was implemented subject to refund on March 1, 2007. A hearing on that issue was held before a FERC Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) in July 2008. In November 2008, the ALJ issued an initial decision in which he determined that our proposed incremental rate design is unjust and unreasonable. The ALJ’s decision is subject to review by the FERC.
Legal Proceedings
     In 1998, the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) informed Williams that Jack Grynberg, an individual, had filed claims under the False Claims Act on behalf of himself and the federal government in the United States District Court for the District of Colorado against Williams, certain of its wholly-owned subsidiaries (including us) and approximately 300 other energy companies. Grynberg alleged violations of the False Claims Act in connection with the measurement, royalty valuation and purchase of hydrocarbons. The claim sought an unspecified amount of royalties allegedly not paid to the federal government, treble damages, a civil penalty, attorneys’ fees and costs. In 1999, the DOJ announced that it would not intervene in any of the Grynberg cases. Also in 1999, the Panel on Multi-District Litigation transferred all of these cases, including those filed against us, to the federal court in Wyoming for pre-trial purposes. The District Court dismissed all claims against Williams and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, including us. On March 17, 2009, the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the District Court’s dismissal. On April 14, 2009, Grynberg filed a petition for rehearing of the Tenth Circuit’s judgment.
Environmental Matters
     Since 1989, we have had studies underway to test some of our facilities for the presence of toxic and hazardous substances to determine to what extent, if any, remediation may be necessary. We have responded to data requests from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and state agencies regarding such potential contamination of certain of our sites. On the basis of the findings to date, we estimate that environmental assessment and remediation costs under various federal and state statutes will total approximately $8 million to $10 million (including both expense and capital expenditures), measured on an undiscounted basis, and will be spent over the next four to six years. This estimate depends upon a number of assumptions concerning the scope of remediation that will be required at certain locations and the cost of the remedial measures. We are conducting environmental assessments and implementing a variety of remedial measures that may result in increases or decreases in the total estimated costs. At March 31, 2009, we had a balance of approximately $4.5 million for the expense portion of these estimated costs recorded in

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current liabilities ($0.9 million) and other long-term liabilities ($3.6 million) in the accompanying Condensed Balance Sheet.
     We consider prudently incurred environmental assessment and remediation costs and costs associated with compliance with environmental standards to be recoverable through rates. To date, we have been permitted recovery of environmental costs, and it is our intent to continue seeking recovery of such costs through future rate filings. Therefore, these estimated costs of environmental assessment and remediation, less amounts collected, have been recorded as regulatory assets in Current Assets, in the accompanying Condensed Balance Sheet. At March 31, 2009, we had recorded approximately $1.3 million of environmental related regulatory assets.
     Although we discontinued the use of lubricating oils containing polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in the 1970s, we have discovered residual PCB contamination in equipment and soils at certain gas compressor station sites. We have worked closely with the EPA and state regulatory authorities regarding PCB issues, and we have a program to assess and remediate such conditions where they exist. In addition, we commenced negotiations with certain environmental authorities and other parties concerning investigative and remedial actions relative to potential mercury contamination at certain gas metering sites. All such costs are included in the $8 million to $10 million range discussed above.
     We have been identified as a potentially responsible party (PRP) at various Superfund and state waste disposal sites. Based on present volumetric estimates and other factors, our estimated aggregate exposure for remediation of these sites is less than $0.5 million. The estimated remediation costs for all of these sites are included in the $8 million to $10 million range discussed above. Liability under The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (and applicable state law) can be joint and several with other PRPs. Although volumetric allocation is a factor in assessing liability, it is not necessarily determinative; thus, the ultimate liability could be substantially greater than the amounts described above.
     We are also subject to the federal Clean Air Act (Act) and to the federal Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 (1990 Amendments), which added significantly to the existing requirements established by the Act. Pursuant to requirements of the 1990 Amendments and EPA rules designed to mitigate the migration of ground-level ozone (NOx), we are planning installation of air pollution controls on existing sources at certain facilities in order to reduce NOx emissions. We anticipate that additional facilities may be subject to increased controls within four years. For many of these facilities, we are developing more cost effective and innovative compressor engine control designs. Due to the developing nature of federal and state emission regulations, it is not possible to precisely determine the ultimate emission control costs. However, the emission control additions required to comply with current Act requirements, the 1990 Amendments, the hazardous air pollutant regulations and the individual state implementation plans for NOx reductions are estimated to include costs in the range of $5 million to $10 million for the period 2009 through 2012. In March 2008, the EPA promulgated a new, lower National Ambient Air Quality Standard for ground-level ozone. Within three years, the EPA will designate new eight-hour ozone non-attainment areas. Designation of new eight-hour ozone non-attainment areas will result in additional federal and state regulatory actions that will likely impact our operations and increase the cost of additions to property, plant and equipment. Additionally, the EPA is expected to promulgate additional hazardous air pollutant regulations in 2010 that will likely impact our operations. We are unable at this time to estimate with any certainty the cost of additions that may be required to meet new regulations, although we believe that some of those costs are included in the range discussed above. Management considers costs associated with compliance with the environmental laws and regulations described above to be prudent costs incurred in the ordinary course of business and, therefore, recoverable through our rates.

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     By letter dated September 20, 2007, the EPA required us to provide information regarding natural gas compressor stations in the states of Mississippi and Alabama as part of EPA’s investigation of our compliance with the Act. By January 2008, we responded with the requested information. By Notices of Violation (NOVs) dated March 28, 2008, the EPA found us to be in violation of the requirements of the Act with respect to these compressor stations. We met with the EPA in May 2008 to discuss the allegations contained in the NOVs; in June 2008, we submitted to the EPA a written response denying the allegations.
Safety Matters
     Pipeline Integrity Regulations We have developed an Integrity Management Plan that meets the United States Department of Transportation Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) final rule pursuant to the requirements of the Pipeline Safety Improvement Act of 2002. In meeting the integrity regulations, we have identified high consequence areas and completed our baseline assessment plan. We are on schedule to complete the required assessments within specified timeframes. Currently, we estimate that the cost to perform required assessments and remediation will be between $200 million and $250 million over the remaining assessment period of 2009 through 2012. Management considers the costs associated with compliance with the rule to be prudent costs incurred in the ordinary course of business and, therefore, recoverable through our rates.
     Appomattox, Virginia Pipeline Rupture On September 14, 2008, we experienced a rupture of our 30-inch diameter mainline B pipeline near Appomattox, Virginia. The rupture resulted in an explosion and fire which caused several minor injuries and property damage to several nearby residences. On September 25, 2008, PHMSA issued a Corrective Action Order (CAO) which requires that we operate three of our mainlines in a portion of Virginia at reduced operating pressure and prescribes various remedial actions that must be undertaken before the lines can be restored to normal operating pressure. On October 6, 2008, we filed a request for hearing with PHMSA to challenge the CAO but asked that the hearing be stayed pending discussions with PHMSA to modify certain aspects of the order. PHMSA approved the request for stay. On November 7, 2008, PHMSA approved our request to restore the first of the three affected pipelines to normal operating pressure and on December 24, 2008, PHMSA approved our request to restore the second of the three affected pipelines to normal operating pressure.
Other Matters
     In addition to the foregoing, various other proceedings are pending against us incidental to our operations.
Summary
     Litigation, arbitration, regulatory matters, environmental matters and safety matters are subject to inherent uncertainties. Were an unfavorable ruling to occur, there exists the possibility of a material adverse impact on the results of operations in the period in which the ruling occurs. Management, including internal counsel, currently believes that the ultimate resolution of the foregoing matters, taken as a whole and after consideration of amounts accrued, insurance coverage, recovery from customers or other indemnification arrangements will not have a material adverse effect upon our future financial position.

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Other Commitments
     Commitments for construction and gas purchases We have commitments for construction and acquisition of property, plant and equipment of approximately $122 million at March 31, 2009. We have commitments for gas purchases of approximately $72 million at March 31, 2009. See Note 1 of Notes to Condensed Financial Statements for our discussion of our agency agreement with WGM.
Guarantees
     In connection with our renegotiations with producers to resolve take-or-pay and other contract claims and to amend gas purchase contracts, we entered into certain settlements which may require that we indemnify producers for claims for additional royalties resulting from such settlements. Through our agent WGM, we continue to purchase gas under contracts which extend, in some cases, through the life of the associated gas reserves. Certain of these contracts contain royalty indemnification provisions which have no carrying value. We have been made aware of demands on producers for additional royalties and such producers may receive other demands which could result in claims against us pursuant to royalty indemnification provisions. Indemnification for royalties will depend on, among other things, the specific lease provisions between the producer and the lessor, and the terms of the agreement between the producer and us. Consequently, the potential maximum future payments under such indemnification provisions cannot be determined. However, we believe that the probability of material payments is remote.
3. DEBT AND FINANCING ARRANGEMENTS
Revolving Credit and Letter of Credit Facility
     Williams has a $1.5 billion unsecured revolving credit facility (Credit Facility) with a maturity date of May 1, 2012. We have access to $400 million under the Credit Facility to the extent not utilized by Williams. Lehman Commercial Paper Inc., which is committed to fund up to $70 million of the Credit Facility, filed for bankruptcy in October of 2008. Williams expects that its ability to borrow under this facility is reduced by this committed amount. Consequently, we expect our ability to borrow under the Credit Facility is reduced by approximately $18.7 million. The committed amounts of other participating banks remain in effect. As of March 31, 2009, letters of credit totaling $74.7 million, none of which are associated with us, have been issued by the participating institutions. There were no revolving credit loans outstanding as of March 31, 2009. Our ratio of debt to capitalization must be no greater than 55 percent under the Credit Facility. At March 31, 2009, we are in compliance with this covenant.
4. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS
Adoption of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 157
          SFAS No. 157, “Fair Value Measurements” (SFAS 157), establishes a framework for fair value measurements in the financial statements by providing a definition of fair value, provides guidance on the methods used to estimate fair values and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. On January 1, 2008, we applied SFAS 157 for our assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis. The initial adoption of SFAS 157 had no material impact on our Condensed Financial Statements.

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          Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement approved by the FERC in March 2008 (see Note 2 of Notes to Condensed Financial Statements), we collect in rates the amounts necessary to fund our asset retirement obligations (ARO). Per the Agreement, we deposit monthly, into an external trust account, the revenues collected specifically designated for ARO. We established the ARO trust account (ARO Trust) in June 2008. The ARO Trust carries a moderate risk portfolio. In 2008, we applied SFAS 157 to the financial instruments held in our ARO Trust.
          SFAS 157 establishes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs used to measure fair value. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements). We classify fair value balances based on the observability of those inputs. The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are as follows:
    Level 1 — Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that we have the ability to access. Active markets are those in which transactions for the asset or liability occur in sufficient frequency and volume to provide pricing information on an ongoing basis. Our Level 1 consists of financial instruments in our ARO Trust amounting to $11.4 million at March 31, 2009. These financial instruments include money market funds, U.S. equity funds, international equity funds and municipal bonds.
 
    Level 2 — Inputs are other than quoted prices in active markets included in Level 1, that are either directly or indirectly observable. These inputs are either directly observable in the marketplace or indirectly observable through corroboration with market data for substantially the full contractual term of the asset or liability being measured. We do not have any Level 2 measurements.
 
    Level 3 — Includes inputs that are not observable for which there is little, if any, market activity for the asset or liability being measured. These inputs reflect management’s best estimate of the assumptions market participants would use in determining fair value. We do not have any Level 3 measurements.
5. TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES
     As a participant in Williams’ cash management program, we make advances to and receive advances from Williams. At March 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008, the advances due to us by Williams totaled approximately $225.0 million and $186.2 million, respectively. The advances are represented by demand notes. The interest rate on intercompany demand notes is based upon the weighted average cost of Williams’ debt outstanding at the end of each quarter. At March 31, 2009, the interest rate was 7.89 percent. We received interest income from advances to Williams of $4.3 million and $5.1 million during the three months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively.
     Included in our operating revenues for the three months ending March 31, 2009 and 2008 are revenues received from affiliates of $5.1 million and $9.0 million, respectively. The rates charged to provide sales and services to affiliates are the same as those that are charged to similarly-situated nonaffiliated customers.
     Through an agency agreement with us, WGM manages our remaining jurisdictional merchant gas sales. The agency fees billed by WGM under the agency agreement for the three months ending March 31, 2009 and 2008 were not significant.

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     Included in our cost of sales for the three months ending March 31, 2009 and 2008 is purchased gas cost from affiliates of $2.5 million and $0.8 million, respectively. All gas purchases are made at market or contract prices.
     We have long-term gas purchase contracts containing variable prices that are currently in the range of estimated market prices. Our estimated purchase commitments under such gas purchase contracts are not material to our total gas purchases. Furthermore, through the agency agreement with us, WGM has assumed management of our merchant sales service and, as our agent, is at risk for any above-spot-market gas costs that it may incur.
     Williams has a policy of charging subsidiary companies for management services provided by the parent company and other affiliated companies. Included in our administrative and general expenses for the three months ending March 31, 2009 and 2008, are $11.8 million and $11.3 million, respectively, for such corporate expenses charged by Williams and other affiliated companies. Management considers the cost of these services to be reasonable.
     Pursuant to an operating agreement, we serve as contract operator on certain Williams Field Services Company (WFS) facilities. For the three months ending March 31, 2009 and 2008, we recorded reductions in operating expenses of $2.4 million and $1.4 million, respectively, for services provided to WFS under terms of the operating agreement.
6. COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
     Comprehensive income is as follows (in thousands):
                 
    Three Months  
    Ended March 31,  
    2009     2008  
            (Restated)  
Net income
  $ 79,039     $ 58,723  
Pension benefits, net of tax in 2008
           
Amortization of prior service credit
    (7 )     (122 )
Amortization of net actuarial loss
    2,672       195  
 
           
Total comprehensive income
  $ 81,704     $ 58,796  
 
           

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ITEM 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
General
     The following discussion should be read in conjunction with the Financial Statements, Notes and Management’s Discussion and Analysis contained in Items 7 and 8 of our 2008 Annual Report on Form 10-K and with the Condensed Financial Statements and Notes contained in this report.
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Operating Income and Net Income
     Operating income for the three months ended March 31, 2009 was $94.0 million compared to operating income of $110.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2008. Net income for the three months ended March 31, 2009 was $79.0 million compared to $58.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2008. The decrease in Operating income of $16.5 million (14.9 percent) was due primarily to a decrease in Natural gas transportation, higher Operation and maintenance cost, higher Administrative and general expenses and higher Depreciation and amortization costs. The increase in Net income of $20.3 million (34.6 percent) was mostly attributable to the absence of Provision for income taxes of $36.0 million due to our conversion from a corporation to a limited liability company on December 31, 2008 partially offset by the lower Operating income.
Transportation Revenues
     Operating revenues: Natural gas transportation for the three months ended March 31, 2009 were $230.0 million, compared to $235.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2008. The $5.9 million (2.5 percent) decrease was primarily due to lower transportation demand revenues of $3.7 million, $1.0 million lower transportation commodity revenues on lower volumes transported, and the absence of an adjustment in 2008 of $2.4 million to revenue amounts reserved in prior months in connection with our general rate case filing. These were partially offset by increased revenues of $2.2 million from the Sentinel expansion project which was placed in service in December 2008.
     Our facilities are divided into eight rate zones. Five are located in the production area and three are located in the market area. Long-haul transportation is gas that is received in one of the production-area zones and delivered in a market-area zone. Market-area transportation is gas that is both received and delivered within market-area zones. Production-area transportation is gas that is both received and delivered within production-area zones.
     As shown in the table below, our total market-area deliveries for the three months ended March 31, 2009 increased 10.6 trillion British Thermal Units (TBtu) (2.1 percent) when compared to the same period in 2008. The increased deliveries are in part the result of our Sentinel expansion placed in service in December 2008. The increase in market area transportation and decrease in long haul transportation is primarily the result of increased receipt volumes at market area pipeline interconnects. Our production-area deliveries for the three months ended March 31, 2009 increased 2.6 TBtu (6.0 percent) compared to the same period in 2008. The increase in production area deliveries is primarily due to an increase in volumes received from

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onshore Texas as a result of new wells drilled and producing, partially offset by decreased volumes due to gas wells shut-in and/or damages to gathering lines in the Gulf of Mexico caused by Hurricane Ike.
                 
    Three months  
    Ended March 31,  
Transco System Deliveries (TBtu)   2009     2008  
Market-area deliveries:
               
Long-haul transportation
    188.5       216.6  
Market-area transportation
    315.5       276.8  
 
           
Total market-area deliveries
    504.0       493.4  
Production-area transportation
    45.7       43.1  
 
           
Total system deliveries
    549.7       536.5  
 
           
 
               
Average Daily Transportation Volumes (TBtu)
    6.1       5.9  
Average Daily Firm Reserved Capacity (TBtu)
    7.0       7.0  
Sales Revenues
     We make jurisdictional merchant gas sales pursuant to a blanket sales certificate issued by the FERC. Through an agency agreement, WGM manages our long-term purchase agreements and our remaining jurisdictional merchant gas sales, which excludes our cash out sales in settlement of gas imbalances. The long-term purchase agreements managed by WGM remain in our name, as do the corresponding sales of such purchased gas. Therefore, we continue to record natural gas sales revenues and the related accounts receivable and cost of natural gas sales and the related accounts payable for the jurisdictional merchant sales that are managed by WGM. WGM receives all margins associated with jurisdictional merchant gas sales business and, as our agent, assumes all market and credit risk associated with our jurisdictional merchant gas sales. Consequently, our merchant gas sales service has no impact on our operating income or results of operations.
     In addition to our merchant gas sales, we also have cash out sales, which settle gas imbalances with shippers. In the course of providing transportation services to customers, we may receive different quantities of gas from shippers than the quantities delivered on behalf of those shippers. Additionally, we transport gas on various pipeline systems which may deliver different quantities of gas on our behalf than the quantities of gas received from us. These transactions result in gas transportation and exchange imbalance receivables and payables. Our tariff includes a method whereby the majority of transportation imbalances are settled on a monthly basis through cash out sales or purchases. The cash out sales have no impact on our operating income or results of operations.
     Operating revenues: Natural gas sales services were $13.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2009 compared to $30.3 million for the same period in 2008. The $17.3 million (57.1 percent) decrease was primarily due lower cash-out sales. These sales were offset in our costs of natural gas sold and therefore had no impact on our operating income or results of operations.
Storage Revenues
     Operating revenues: Natural gas storage services for the three months ended March 31, 2009 were comparable for the same period in 2008.

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Other Revenues
     Other operating revenues: Other increased $7.2 million (232.3 percent) to $10.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2009, when compared to the same period in 2008, due to an increase of Park and Loan Service revenue as a result of higher gas volumes parked and/or loaned by customers in 2009. We expect this level of Park and Loan Service revenues to continue in the Second Quarter of 2009.
Operating Costs and Expenses
     Excluding the Cost of natural gas sales of $13.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2009 and $30.4 million for the comparable period in 2008, our operating expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2009 were approximately $16.9 million (10.2 percent) higher than the comparable period in 2008. This increase was primarily attributable to:
    An increase in Operation and maintenance costs of $5.8 million (10.6 percent) primarily resulting from:
  o   A $4.0 million increase related to miscellaneous contractual services and contract labor primarily related to Hurricane Ike damage assessment, and
 
  o   A $1.2 million increase related to labor and labor related costs.
    An increase in Administrative and general costs of $5.6 million (16.1 percent) primarily resulting from:
  o   A $4.5 million increase related to labor and labor related costs, primarily pension costs, and
 
  o   A $1.0 million additional charge associated with a 2008 pipeline rupture.
    An increase in Depreciation and amortization costs of $5.9 million (10.7 percent) primarily resulting from rate adjustments recorded in March 2008, for the period March 2007 through July 2007, due to final settlement rates.
Other (Income) and Other Deductions
     Other (income) and other deductions for the three months ended March 31, 2009 were comparable to the same period in 2008.
Provision for Income Taxes
     There was no Provision for Income Taxes for the three months ended March 31, 2009, a decrease of $36.0 million (100.0 percent) from the same period in 2008 due to our conversion from a corporation to a single member limited liability company on December 31, 2008. Subsequent to the conversion to a single member limited liability company, we no longer provide for income tax.
Capital Expenditures
     Our capital expenditures for the three months ended March 31, 2009 were $22.4 million, compared to $29.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2008. The $6.9 million decrease is primarily due to

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lower net spending on maintenance capital projects due to insurance reimbursements received in 2009. Our capital expenditures estimate for 2009 and future capital projects are discussed in our 2008 Annual Report on Form 10-K. The following describes those projects and certain new capital projects proposed by us.
     Sentinel Expansion Project The Sentinel Expansion Project involves an expansion of our existing natural gas transmission system from the Leidy Hub in Clinton County, Pennsylvania and from the Pleasant Valley interconnection with Cove Point LNG in Fairfax County, Virginia to various delivery points requested by the shippers under the project. The capital cost of the project is estimated to be up to approximately $200 million. Phase 1 was placed into service in December 2008. Phase II is expected to be placed into service by November 2009.
     Pascagoula Expansion Project The Pascagoula Expansion Project involves the construction of a new pipeline to be jointly owned with Florida Gas Transmission connecting Transco’s existing Mobile Bay Lateral to the outlet pipeline of a proposed LNG import terminal in Mississippi. Transco’s share of the capital cost of the project is estimated to be up to approximately $37 million. Transco plans to place the project into service in September 2011.
     Mobile Bay South Expansion Project The Mobile Bay South Expansion Project involves the addition of compression at Transco’s Station 85 in Choctaw County, Alabama to allow Transco to provide firm transportation service southbound on the Mobile Bay line from Station 85 to various delivery points. The capital cost of the project is estimated to be up to approximately $37 million. Transco plans to place the project into service by May 2010.
     85 North Expansion Project The 85 North Expansion Project involves an expansion of our existing natural gas transmission system from Station 85 in Choctaw County, Alabama to various delivery points as far north as North Carolina. The capital cost of the project is estimated to be $248 million. Transco plans to place the project into service in phases, in July 2010 and May 2011.
     Eminence Enhancement Project The Eminence Enhancement Project involves the installation of additional compression at Transco’s Eminence Storage Field in Covington County, Mississippi which will give project customers enhanced storage injection rights. The capital cost of the project is estimated to be approximately $13 million. Transco plans to place the project into service in October 2009.
Asset Retirement Obligation Funding Requirement
     Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement (see Note 2 of Notes to Condensed Financial Statements), we are entitled to collect in rates the amounts necessary to fund our ARO. All funds received for such retirements shall be deposited into an external trust account dedicated to funding our ARO. Effective June 1, 2008, the effective date of the Agreement, we were required to initially fund the ARO trust account. On June 30, 2008, we deposited the initial funding of $11.2 million, which included an adjustment for the total spending on ARO requirements as of May 31, 2008. Subsequent to the initial funding, we have an annual funding obligation through the effective period of the Agreement of approximately $16.7 million, with installments to be deposited monthly.
ITEM 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
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ITEM 4T. Controls and Procedures
          Our management, including our Senior Vice President and our Vice President and Treasurer, does not expect that our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Securities Exchange Act) (Disclosure Controls) or our internal controls over financial reporting (Internal Controls) will prevent all errors and all fraud. A control system, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the control system are met. Further, the design of a control system must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints, and the benefits of controls must be considered relative to their costs. Because of the inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, within Transco have been detected. These inherent limitations include the realities that judgments in decision-making can be faulty, and that breakdowns can occur because of simple error or mistake. Additionally, controls can be circumvented by the individual acts of some persons, by collusion of two or more people, or by management override of the control. The design of any system of controls also is based in part upon certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions. Because of the inherent limitations in a cost-effective control system, misstatements due to error or fraud may occur and not be detected. We monitor our Disclosure Controls and Internal Controls and make modifications as necessary; our intent in this regard is that the Disclosure Controls and the Internal Controls will be modified as systems change and conditions warrant.
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
          An evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our Disclosure Controls was performed as of the end of the period covered by this report. This evaluation was performed under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Senior Vice President and our Vice President and Treasurer. Based upon that evaluation, our Senior Vice President and our Vice President and Treasurer concluded that these Disclosure Controls are effective at a reasonable assurance level.
First-Quarter 2009 Changes in Internal Controls Over Financial Reporting
          There have been no changes during the first quarter of 2009 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal controls over financial reporting.
PART II — OTHER INFORMATION
ITEMS 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
See discussion in Note 2 of the Notes to Condensed Financial Statements included herein.
ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS
Part I, Item 1A. Risk Factors in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008, includes certain risk factors that could materially affect our business, financial condition or future results. Those Risk Factors have not materially changed except as set forth below.

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We are subject to risks associated with climate change.
          There is a growing belief that emissions of greenhouse gases may be linked to climate change. Climate change and the costs that may be associated with its impacts and the regulation of greenhouse gases have the potential to affect our business in many ways, including negatively impacting the costs we incur in providing our products and services, the demand for and consumption of our products and services (due to change in both costs and weather patterns), and the economic health of the regions in which we operate, all of which can create financial risks.
Our operations are subject to governmental laws and regulations relating to the protection of the environment, including those relating to climate change, which may expose us to significant costs and liabilities and could exceed our current expectations.
          Our natural gas transportation and storage operations are subject to extensive federal, state and local environmental laws and regulations governing environmental protection, the discharge of materials into the environment and the security of chemical and industrial facilities. These laws include:
    the Federal Clean Air Act and analogous state laws, which impose obligations related to air emissions;
 
    the Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, as renamed and amended as the Clean Water Act (CWA) and analogous state laws, which regulate discharge of wastewaters from our facilities to state and federal waters;
 
    the Federal Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), and analogous state laws that regulate the cleanup of hazardous substances that may have been released at properties currently or previously owned or operated by us or locations to which we have sent wastes for disposal and
 
    the Federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) and analogous state laws that impose requirements for the handling and discharge of solid and hazardous waste from our facilities.
     These laws and regulations may impose numerous obligations that are applicable to our operations including the acquisition of permits to conduct regulated activities, the incurrence of capital expenditures to limit or prevent releases of materials from our pipeline and facilities, and the imposition of substantial costs and penalties for spills, releases and emissions of various regulated substances into the environment resulting from those operations. Various governmental authorities, including the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and analogous state agencies, and the United States Department of Homeland Security have the power to enforce compliance with these laws and regulations and the permits issued under them, oftentimes requiring difficult and costly actions. Failure to comply with these laws, regulations, and permits may result in the assessment of administrative, civil, and criminal penalties, the imposition of remedial obligations, and the issuance of injunctions limiting or preventing some or all of our operations.
     There is inherent risk of incurring significant environmental costs and liabilities in the operation of natural gas transportation and storage facilities due to the handling of petroleum

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hydrocarbons and wastes, the occurrence of air emissions and water discharges related to the operations, and historical industry operations and waste disposal practices. Joint and several, strict liability may be incurred without regard to fault under certain environmental laws and regulations, including CERCLA, RCRA and analogous state laws, in connection with spills or releases of natural gas and wastes on, under, or from our properties and facilities. Private parties, including the owners of properties through which our pipeline passes and facilities where our wastes are taken for reclamation or disposal, may have the right to pursue legal actions to enforce compliance as well as to seek damages for non-compliance with environmental laws and regulations or for personal injury or property damage. Our insurance may not cover all environmental risks and costs or may not provide sufficient coverage if an environmental claim is made against us.
               Our business may be adversely affected by increased costs due to stricter pollution control requirements or liabilities resulting from non-compliance with required operating or other regulatory permits. Also, we might not be able to obtain or maintain from time to time all required environmental regulatory approvals for our operations. If there is a delay in obtaining any required environmental regulatory approvals, or if we fail to obtain and comply with them, the operation of our facilities could be prevented or become subject to additional costs, resulting in potentially material adverse consequences to our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.
          We make assumptions and develop expectations about possible expenditures related to environmental conditions based on current laws and regulations and current interpretations of those laws and regulations. If the interpretation of laws or regulations, or the laws and regulations themselves, change, our assumptions may change, and any new capital costs incurred to comply with such changes may not be recoverable under our regulatory rate structure or our customer contracts. In addition, new environmental laws and regulations might adversely affect our activities, including storage and transportation, as well as waste management and air emissions. For instance, federal and state agencies could impose additional safety requirements, any of which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.
We may be subject to legislative and regulatory responses to climate change with which compliance may be costly.
          Recent scientific studies have suggested that emissions of certain gases, commonly referred to as “greenhouse gases,” may be contributing to warming of the earth’s atmosphere, and various governmental bodies have considered legislative and regulatory responses in this area. Legislative and regulatory responses related to climate change create financial risk. The United States Congress and certain states have for some time been considering various forms of legislation related to greenhouse gas emissions. There have also been international efforts seeking legally binding reductions in emissions of greenhouse gases. In addition, increased public awareness and concern may result in more state, federal, and international proposals to reduce or mitigate the emission of greenhouse gases.
          Several bills have been introduced in the United States Congress that would compel carbon dioxide emission reductions. Previously considered proposals have included, among other things, limitations on the amount of greenhouse gases that can be emitted (so-called “caps”) together with systems of emissions allowances. These actions could result in increased costs to (i)

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operate and maintain our facilities, (ii) install new emission controls on our facilities, and (iii) administer and manage any greenhouse gas emissions program. Numerous states have also announced or adopted programs to stabilize and reduce greenhouse gases. If we are unable to recover or pass through all costs related to complying with climate change regulatory requirements imposed on us, it could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations. To the extent financial markets view climate change and emissions of greenhouse gases as a financial risk, this could negatively impact our cost of and access to capital.
Our assets and operations can be affected by weather and other natural phenomena.
          Our assets and operations can be adversely affected by hurricanes, floods, earthquakes, tornadoes and other natural phenomena and weather conditions, including extreme temperatures, making it more difficult for us to realize the historic rates of return associated with these assets and operations. Insurance may be inadequate, and in some instances, we may be unable to obtain insurance on commercially reasonable terms, if at all. A significant disruption in operations or a significant liability for which we were not fully insured could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition.
          Our customers’ energy needs vary with weather conditions. To the extent weather conditions are affected by climate change or demand is impacted by regulations associated with climate change, customers’ energy use could increase or decrease depending on the duration and magnitude of the changes, leading either to increased investment or decreased revenues.
ITEM 6. EXHIBITS
The following instruments are included as exhibits to this report. Those exhibits below incorporated by reference herein are indicated as such by the information supplied in the parenthetical thereafter. Copies of the exhibits denoted with an asterisk have been included herewith.
     
Exhibit Number   Description
3.1
  Certificate of Conversion and Certificate of Formation, dated December 24, 2008 and effective on December 31, 2008 (filed on February 26, 2009 as Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Form 10-K), and incorporated herein by reference.
 
   
3.2
  Operating Agreement of Transco dated December 31, 2008 (filed on February 26, 2009 as Exhibit 3.2 to the Company’s Form 10-K), and incorporated herein by reference.
 
   
31.1*
  Certification of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and Item 601(b)(31) of Regulation S-K, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
 
   
31.2*
  Certification of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) promulgated under the

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Exhibit Number   Description
 
  Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and Item 601(b)(31) of Regulation S-K, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
 
   
32*
  Certification of Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

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EXHIBIT INDEX
     
Exhibit Number   Description
3.1
  Certificate of Conversion and Certificate of Formation, dated December 24, 2008 and effective on December 31, 2008 (filed on February 26, 2009 as Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Form 10-K), and incorporated herein by reference.
 
   
3.2
  Operating Agreement of Transco dated December 31, 2008 (filed on February 26, 2009 as Exhibit 3.2 to the Company’s Form 10-K), and incorporated herein by reference.
 
   
31.1*
  Certification of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and Item 601(b)(31) of Regulation S-K, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
 
   
31.2*
  Certification of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and Item 601(b)(31) of Regulation S-K, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
 
   
32*
  Certification of Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

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EX-31.1 2 c50622exv31w1.htm EX-31.1 EX-31.1
Exhibit (31)-1
SECTION 302 CERTIFICATION
I, Phillip D. Wright, certify that:
1.   I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company, LLC;
 
2.   Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
 
3.   Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
 
4.   The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
  (a)   Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
 
  (b)   Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
 
  (c)   Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
 
  (d)   Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
5.   The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
  (a)   All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
 
  (b)   Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
Date: May 1, 2009
     
/s/ Phillip D. Wright
 
Phillip D. Wright
   
Senior Vice President
   
(Principal Executive Officer)
   

 

EX-31.2 3 c50622exv31w2.htm EX-31.2 EX-31.2
Exhibit (31)-2
SECTION 302 CERTIFICATION
I, Richard D. Rodekohr, certify that:
1.   I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company, LLC;
 
2.   Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
 
3.   Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
 
4.   The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
  (a)   Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
 
  (b)   Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
 
  (c)   Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
 
  (d)   Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
5.   The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
  (a)   All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
 
  (b)   Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
Date: May 1, 2009
     
/s/ Richard D. Rodekohr
 
Richard D. Rodekohr
   
Vice President and Treasurer
   
(Principal Financial Officer)
   

 

EX-32 4 c50622exv32.htm EX-32 EX-32
Exhibit (32)
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
          In connection with the Quarterly Report of Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company, LLC (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the period ending March 31, 2009 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), each of the undersigned hereby certifies, in his capacity as an officer of the Company, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §1350, as adopted pursuant to §906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to his knowledge:
          (1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
          (2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
     
/s/ Phillip D. Wright
 
Phillip D. Wright
   
Senior Vice President
   
May 1, 2009
   
     
/s/ Richard D. Rodekohr
 
Richard D. Rodekohr
   
Vice President and Treasurer
   
May 1, 2009
   
A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to the Company and will be retained by the Company and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.
The foregoing certification is being furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission as an exhibit to the Report and shall not be considered filed as part of the Report.

 

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