[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 46 (Thursday, March 7, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 9213]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-5404]



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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
[Release No. 35-26480]


Filings Under the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935, as 
Amended (``Act'')

March 1, 1996.
    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 March 25, 1996, to the Secretary, Securities and Exchange 
Commission, Washington, DC 20549, and serve a copy on the relevant 
applicant(s) and/or declarant(s) at the address(es) 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 said date, the application(s) and/or declaration(s), as 
filed or as amended, may be granted and/or permitted to become 
effective.

The Columbia Gas System, Inc.

    The Columbia Gas System, Inc. (``Columbia''), 20 Montchanin Road, 
Wilmington, Delaware 19807, a registered public utility holding 
company, has filed an application-declaration with this Commission 
under sections 6(a), 7, 9(a), 10 and 12(f) of the Act.
    Columbia proposes, through either an existing, direct subsidiary or 
through the establishment of one or more direct or indirect 
subsidiaries (``Energy Products Companies''), to: (1) market energy-
related products including propane, natural gas liquids and petroleum; 
and (ii) market and/or broker electric energy at wholesale, and, to the 
extent permitted by state law, at retail, provided the activities will 
be limited to ensure the Energy Products Companies do not come within 
the definition of ``electric utility company'' under section 2(a)(3) of 
the Act. Columbia proposes to create and fund one or more Energy 
Products companies from time to time through December 31, 1997 through 
the purchase of up to $5 million of common stock, $25 par value per 
share, at a purchase price at or above par value. Alternatively, 
Columbia proposes to fund an existing subsidiary or subsidiaries with 
up to $5 million from time to time through December 31, 1997.

    For the Commission, by the Division of Investment Management, 
pursuant to delegated authority.
Margaret H. McFarland,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 96-5404 Filed 3-6-96; 8:45 am]
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