NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC OF AN APPLICATION BY

NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC OF AN APPLICATION BY

COLUMBIA GAS OF VIRGINIA, INC.,

FOR AUTHORIZATION TO CONTINUE

ITS GAS COST HEDGING PLAN

CASE NO. PUE-2009-000A4

On February 1 2906 the State Corporation Commission ("Commission") issued a Final Order in Case No PUE-2005-00087 granting Columbia Gas of Virginia, Inc ("CGV" or 'Company") authority to implement a Gas Cost Hedging Plan program ("Hedging Plan") in order to promote greater gas cost stability in the Company's natural gas procurement strategy The Commission authorized CGV to implement its Hedging Plan througn the direct use of NYMEX gas futures contracts beginning with the Company's 2006-2007 winter heating season The Company was further authorized to recover the associated transaction costs as well as any financial gams or losses that result from the purchase and sale of futures contracts through the Company's Purchased Gas Adjustment/Actual Cost Adjustment mechanism (“PGA/ACA") The Commission's Order on Reconsideration, issued on February 17. 2006, extended the approval of the Hedging Plan through the Company's 2010-2011 winter heating season and directed the Company to fie a pleading on or before May 1, 2009, to continue the Hedging Plan, amend the Hedging Plan, or terminate the Hedging Plan

Or May 1.2009. the Company f led an applicat on ("May 1, 2009 application") to continue its Hedging Plan for an additional three years, or through the Company's 2013-2014 winter heating season CGV a.so requested approval of an amendment to its Hedging Plan to allow the accounting treatment of its Hedging Piar to be modified so the financing costs and income associated with deposits required by brokers holding the futures contracts in the Compan/s Hedging Plan be flowed through the Company's PGA/ACA Finally if the Commission denies the Company's request to continue its Hedging Plan CGV requests that the Commission state (i) when and how it should discontinue the purchase of futures contracts for its 2009-2010 ahd 2010-2011 winter heating seasons, and (ii) when the futures contracts purchased for those winter heating seasons should be sold

A copy of the Company's May 1 2009 application and the Commission's Order Prescribing Notice and Inviting Comments and Requests for Hearing ("Scheduling Order") are available for public inspect on during regular business hours at all Comoany offices in the Commonwealth of Virginia Interested persons may also review a copy of the Company's May 1, 2009 application and the Commission's Scheduling Order in the Commission's Document Control Center, located on the First Floor of the Tyler Building 1300 East Main Street Richmond. Virginia between the hours of 8 15 a m and 5 00pm Monday through Friday excluding holidays Interested persons may also request a copy of the Company's May 1, 2009 application and the Commission's Scheduling Order, at no charge, by making a request in writing to counsel for the Company, James S Copenhaver, Esquire, and T Borden Ellis, Esquire. NiSource Corporate Services Company, 1809 Coyote Drive. Chester, Virginia 23836 Unofficial copies may also be downloaded from the Commission's website http //www see Virginia gov/case

Any interested person or entity desiring to comment on the May 1, 2009 application may do so, on or before July 24, 2009, by filing such comments with Joel H Peck, Clerk, State Corporation Commissipn, c/o Document Control Center. PO Box 2118, Richmond. Virginia 23218-211^ Interested persons or entities desiring to submit comments electronically may do so. on or before July 24, 2009, by following the instructions found on the Commission's website htto ,/wwwscc Virginia gov/case Comments, whether submitted in writing or electronically, shall refer to Case No PUE-2009-00044

Any interested person or entity desiring to request a hearing m this matter shall file, on or before July 24, 2009, such requests with the Clerk of the Commission at the address above Requests for hearing shall explain wny a hearing is necessary and why those issues ra.sed in this proceeding cannot be adequately addressed in written comments All such requests for hearing shall refer to Case No F>UE-2009-00044 If no sufficient requests for heanng are received, a formal hearing with oral testimony may not be held and the Commission may make its decision admimstrativety, based upon the papers filed in this proceeding

Persons or entities expecting to participate as a respondent in any hearing that may be scheduled shall also file, on or before July 24 2009 an original and fifteen (15) copies of a notice of participation with the Clerk of the Commission at the address set forth above as required by Rule 5 VAC 5-20-80 B of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure, 5 VAC 5-20-10 e( seq Interested persons or entities filing a notice of participation shall also send a copy thereof to counsel for the Company at the address set forth above Interested persons or entities should refer to the Commission's Scheduling Order for more information on filing comments, requests for heanng, and notices of participation