Should not be too difficult.  Someone in our Global Counterparty group will need to lead this effort.  We will need to coordinate with Bob Hall and Sally Beck.

Bill


 -----Original Message-----
From: 	Nicolay, Christi L.  
Sent:	Friday, December 14, 2001 3:53 PM
To:	Bradford, William S.
Cc:	Steffes, James D.; Sager, Elizabeth; Presto, Kevin M.; Calcagno, Suzanne
Subject:	Newco question

Bill:


How long does it take to obtain a DUNS number and credit rating for a new company?  These will be necessary in order to establish many of the power and gas transmission/transportation/scheduling agreements for Newco.  Thanks.

Christi