UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM U-9C-3

 

QUARTERLY REPORT

Filed Pursuant to Rule 58 of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935

This report is being submitted as a combined filing for NiSource Inc. and Columbia Energy Group.

Please direct all inquiries to Jeffrey Grossman, Vice President and Controller of NiSource Inc. at 219-647-5675

NiSource Inc./Columbia Energy Group

801 E 86^th Avenue
Merrillville, IN 46410

 

 

CONTENTS

		Page
ITEM 1. ORGANIZATION CHART		3
ITEM 2. ISSUANCES AND RENEWALS OF SECURITIES AND CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS		4
ITEM 3. ASSOCIATE TRANSACTIONS		4
ITEM 4. SUMMARY OF AGGREGATE INVESTMENT		6
ITEM 5. OTHER INVESTMENTS		6
ITEM 6. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS		7
EXHIBITS		8
SIGNATURE		9

     ITEM 1. ORGANIZATION CHART

Name of Company

Percentage

(Organization Chart Hierarchy)

Energy or

of Voting

(Inactive companies denoted with (*))

Gas-related

Date of

State of

Securities

(Reporting companies denoted with (**))

Company

Organization

Organization

Held

Nature of Business

NiSource Inc.

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Columbia Energy Group

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Columbia Atlantic Trading Corporation (**)

Gas-related

03/19/74

Delaware

100

%

Gas-related ventures

Columbia Deep Water Services Company (**)

Gas-related

01/07/98

Delaware

100

%

Gas pipeline development

Columbia Energy Services Corporation (**)

Energy-related

06/06/60

Kentucky

100

%

Energy-related services

NewPower Holdings (**)

Energy-related

06/29/00

Delaware

1.0

%

Gas Marketing

Columbia Gas Transmission Corporation (**)

Gas-related

03/03/69

Delaware

100

%

Interstate gas pipeline

Columbia Gulf Transmission Company (**)

Gas-related

05/28/58

Delaware

100

%

Interstate gas pipeline

Energy USA, Inc.

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

EnergyUSA-TPC Corp. (**)

Energy-related

08/10/00

Delaware

100

%

Gas marketing

NI Energy Services Transportation, Inc. (**)

Gas-related

06/18/98

Indiana

100

%

Gas pipeline

NI-TEX, Inc.

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Laredo Nueces Pipeline Company (*) (**)

Gas-related

9/19/1998

Texas

50

%

Gas pipeline

Granite State Gas Transmission, Inc. (**)

Gas-related

10/24/55

New Hampshire

100

%

Interstate gas pipeline

NI Energy Services, Inc.

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Crossroads Pipeline Company (**)

Gas-related

04/05/93

Indiana

100

%

Interstate gas pipeline

NESI Power Marketing, Inc. (*) (**)

Energy-related

07/18/96

Indiana

100

%

Power Marketing

NiSource Energy Technologies, Inc.

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Acumentrics Corporation (**)

Energy-related

08/18/94

Massachusetts

3.1

%

Developer of solid oxide fuel cells

NiSource Retail Service, Inc. (**)

Energy-related

11/12/03

Delaware

100

%

Energy-related services

Northern Indiana Fuel and Light Company, Inc.

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Northern Indiana Trading Company, Inc. (**)

Energy-related

02/10/88

Indiana

100

%

Gas marketing

ITEM 2. ISSUANCES AND RENEWALS OF SECURITIES AND CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS

Securities:

Company

Type of

Principal

Person to

Collateral

Consideration

Issuing

Security

Amount of

Issue or

Cost of

Whom Security

Given with

Received for

Security

Issued

Security

Renewal

Capital

was Issued

Security

Each Security

None

Capital Contributions:

Company		Company
Contributing		Receiving		Amount of
Capital		Capital		Capital Contribution
None

ITEM 3. ASSOCIATE TRANSACTIONS (in thousands)

Part I. Transactions performed by reporting companies on behalf of associate companies

Rendering Services

Receiving Services

Rendered

Charged

Charges

Capital

Billed

Columbia Gulf Transmission Company

Columbia Deep Water Services Company

Operation & Maintenance

$

11

—

—

$

11

ITEM 3. ASSOCIATE TRANSACTIONS (continued) (in thousands)

Part II. Transactions performed by associate companies on behalf of reporting companies

Associate Company		Reporting Company		Types of Services		Direct Costs				Indirect Costs				Cost of				Total Amount
Rendering Services		Receiving Services		Rendered		Charged				Charges				Capital				Billed
NiSource Corporate		Columbia Atlantic
Services Company		Trading Corporation		Administrative		$	5				—				—			$	5
Columbia Gulf
Transmission		Columbia Deep Water		Operation &
Company		Services Company		Maintenance		$	11				—				—			$	11
NiSource Corporate		Columbia Deep Water
Services Company		Services Company		Administrative		$	10				—				—			$	10
NiSource Corporate		Columbia Energy
Services Company		Services Corporation		Administrative		$	111				—				—			$	111
NiSource Corporate		Columbia Gas
Services Company		Transmission Corporation		Administrative		$	12,686				—				—			$	12,686
NiSource Corporate		Columbia Gulf
Services Company		Transmission Company		Administrative		$	3,587				—				—			$	3,587
NiSource Corporate
Services Company		EnergyUSA-TPC Corp.		Administrative		$	431				—				—			$	431
NiSource Corporate		Granite State Gas
Services Company		Transmission, Inc.		Administrative		$	145				—				—			$	145
NiSource Corporate		Crossroads Pipeline
Services Company		Company		Administrative		$	139				—				—			$	139
NiSource Corporate		NiSource Retail
Services Company		Services, Inc.		Administrative		$	350				—				—			$	350

ITEM 4. SUMMARY OF AGGREGATE INVESTMENT (in thousands)

Investments in energy-related companies:
Total consolidated capitalization as of June 30, 2005		$	9,783,324							Line 1
Total capitalization multiplied by 15% (line 1 multiplied by 0.15)		$	1,467,499							Line 2
Greater of $50 million or line 2						$	1,467,499			Line 3
Total current aggregate investment: (categorized by major line of energy-related business)
Energy-related services		$	10
Total current aggregate investment						$	10			Line 4
Difference between the greater of $50 million or 15% of capital- ization and the total aggregate investment of the registered holding company system (line 3 less line 4)						$	1,467,489			Line 5
Investments in gas-related companies:
Total current aggregate investment: (categorized by major line of energy-related business)
Energy-related business		$	—
Total current aggregate investment						$	—

ITEM 5. OTHER INVESTMENTS (in thousands)

		Other Investment in				Other Investment in
Major Line of Energy-		last U-9C-3 Report				this U-9C-3 Report				Reason for difference
Related Business *		(in thousands)				(in thousands)				in Other Investment
Gas Pipeline and Pipeline Development		$	2,084,670			$	2,038,664			a
Other Gas-Related Business			—				—			—
Gas and Power Marketing		$	447,578			$	445,828			b
Other Energy-Related Business		$	461,273			$	455,082			c

*

For Columbia Energy Group, the scope of the reporting of other investments includes investments, including gas-related guarantees, made before February 14, 1997, in pre-existing subsidiaries that could have been acquired pursuant to Rule 58 (b) (2). For NiSource Inc. the scope of the reporting of other investments includes investments made prior to 11-1-00 (date on which NiSource Inc. became a registered holding company) in pre-existing subsidiaries that could have been acquired pursuant to Rule 58 (b) (2).

a.

In the second quarter of 2005, Columbia Atlantic Trading Corporation’s guarantee for $50,000 thousands expired and long-term debt increased $4,000 thousands due to an intercompany issuance. Columbia Gas Transmission Corporation’s long-term debt was reduced by $6 thousand due to payments on capital leases.

b.

In the second quarter of 2005, guaranties for EnergyUSA-TPC Corp. increased $6,250 thousands due to an increase in activity and Northern Indiana Trading Company’s guaranties decreased $8,000 thousands due to decreased activity.

c.

In the second quarter of 2005, Columbia Energy Services Corporation guarantees decreased $6,191 thousand which decrease over time as performance occurs.

ITEM 6. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

List all financial statements and exhibits filed as a part of this report.

Confidential treatment requested.

EXHIBITS

1.		Copies of contracts required to be provided by Item 3 shall be filed as exhibits.

NOT APPLICABLE

2.		Certificate stating that a copy of the reports for the previous quarter has been filed with interested state commissions shall be filed as an exhibit. The certificate shall provide the names and addresses of the state commissions.

EXHIBIT A

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

				NiSource Inc
				(Registrant)
Date: August 12, 2005		By:		/s/ Jeffrey W. Grossman
				Jeffrey W. Grossman Vice President (Principal Accounting Officer and Duly Authorized Officer)

EXHIBIT A

CERTIFICATE

NiSource’s Quarterly Report on Form U-9C-3 filed pursuant to Rule 58 for the quarter ended March 31, 2005 was filed with each state commission having jurisdiction over the retail rates of the public utility companies that are associate companies of any of the reporting companies.

The names and addresses of each such state utility commission is:

Commonwealth of Kentucky Public Service Commission
211 Sower Blvd
Frankfort, KY 40601

Public Service Commission of Maryland
6 St. Paul Centre
Baltimore, MD 21202

Public Utilities Commission of Ohio
180 East Broad Street
Columbus, OH 43215

Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission
901 North 7^th Street Rear
Harrisburg, PA 17105-3265

Virginia State Corporation Commission
1300 East Main Street
Richmond, VA 23219

Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission
302 West Washington Street, Room E 306
Indianapolis, IN 46204

Maine Public Utilities Commission
242 State Street
Augusta, ME 04333

Massachusetts Department of Telecommunications & Energy
One South Station
Boston, MA 02110

New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission
8 Old Suncook Road
Concord, NH 03301