COLUMBIA GAS TRANSMISSION CORPORATION
                        NOTICE TO ALL INTERESTED PARTIES
                                OCTOBER 10, 2001

Notice ID: 3172
5 - NO RESPONSE REQUIRED

SUBJECT: AUCTION OF FTS CAPACITY

Columbia Gas Transmission has posted the following offers of FTS capacity.

Additional details of this capacity may be found in the Columbia Internet
NAVIGATOR system under the Capacity Release Folder, Offers, Offers Summary,
Offer Type, Capacity Auctions, under the following offer numbers:

Offer      Rate        Receipt
 No.     Schedule       Point             Delivery Point

33760      FTS       Leach                Market Area 1
33761      FTS       Lebanon              Market Area 1
33762      FTS       Leach                Market Area 4
33763      FTS       Leach                Market Area 5
33764      FTS       Leach                Market Area 5
33765      FTS       Kenova Agg           Market Area 5
33766      FTS       Lebanon              Market Area 6
33767      FTS       Leach                Market Area 7
33768      FTS       Leach                Market Area 8
33769      FTS       Kenova Agg           Market Area 8
33770      FTS       Leach                Market Area 8
33771      FTS       Leach                Market Area 8
33772      FTS       Leach                Market Area 9
33773      FTS       Leach                Market Area 10
33774      FTS       Leach                Market Area 10
33775      FTS       Leach                Market Area 12
33776      FTS       Leach                Market Area 15
33777      FTS       Leach                Market Area 15
33778      FTS       Leach                Market Area 19
33779      FTS       Alexander Agg        Market Area 32
33780      FTS       Highland             Market Area 38

For additional information, please contact your Account Representative or your
Customer Services Team.