COLUMBIA GAS TRANSMISSION CORPORATION
                        NOTICE TO ALL INTERESTED PARTIES
                                OCTOBER 12, 2001

Notice ID: 3179
5 - NO RESPONSE REQUIRED

SUBJECT: CAPACITY ALLOCATION-TIMELY NOMINATION CYCLE FOR OCTOBER 13-15, 2001

PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL ALLOCATIONS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE BASED ON THE RECEIPT OF
ANY NEW NOMINATIONS OR INTRADAY NOMINATIONS.

RECEIPTS:

TENNESSEE:

UNIONVILLE:  OCTOBER 13, 2001 - New IPP customers received equal shares of
available capacity or their October 13, 2001 nominated quantities, whichever
was less.

UNIONVILLE:  OCTOBER 14, 2001 - There is no capacity for new IPP customers.
There is no capacity for IPP increases.

UNIONVILLE:  OCTOBER 15, 2001 - There is no capacity for new IPP customers.
Flowing IPP customers nominating increases received 101.46% of their October
14, 2001 flowing volumes or their October 15, 2001 nominated quantities,
whichever was less.

PAULDING:  There is no capacity for IPP customers.  There is no capacity for
secondary firm customers.

DELIVERIES:

ALGONQUIN:

HANOVER:  There is no capacity for IPP customers.  There is no capacity for
secondary firm customers.

Excess MDWQ               Available +
ISS Withdrawals           Available
SIT Withdrawals           Available
Imbalance Drawdowns       Available
PAL Lends/Unparks         Available

Excess MDIQ               Not Available +
ISS Injections            Not Available
SIT Injections            Not Available
Imbalance Paybacks        Not Available
PAL Parks/Loan Paybacks   Not Available

+ Call Gas Control 24 hours in advance at (304) 357-2606 to request approval.

Columbia Gas Transmission has completed allocating all of its receipt and
delivery points for the gas days of October 13-15, 2001.  You may now view the
quantities you are authorized to flow on October 13-15, 2001.  On the Internet
NAVIGATOR, view Nominations, Scheduled Quantity, Scheduled Quantity for Service
Requestor-Summary, Nominations to be Viewed, and select Reduced Nominations.
The quantities confirmed to flow for your account are available on the Internet
NAVIGATOR after 5:30 p.m. Eastern Time on Friay, October 12, 2001.

If you have any questions, please contact your Account Representative.