COLUMBIA GAS TRANSMISSION CORPORATION
                        NOTICE TO ALL INTERESTED PARTIES
                                OCTOBER 17, 2001

Notice ID: 3188
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

33843      FTS       Leach                Market Area 6
33844      FTS       Leach                Market Area 25
33845      FTS       Leach                Market Area 8
33846      FTS       AO5                  Market Area 36

33827      FTS       Lebanon              Market Area 1
33828      FTS       Leach                Market Area 5
33829      FTS       Kenova Agg           Market Area 5
33830      FTS       Lebanon              Market Area 6
33831      FTS       Leach                Market Area 8
33832      FTS       Kenova Agg           Market Area 8
33833      FTS       Leach                Market Area 8
33834      FTS       Leach                Market Area 9
33835      FTS       Leach                Market Area 10
33836      FTS       Leach                Market Area 10
33837      FTS       Leach                Market Area 12
33838      FTS       Leach                Market Area 15
33839      FTS       Leach                Market Area 15
33840      FTS       Leach                Market Area 19
33841      FTS       Alexander Agg        Market Area 32
33842      FTS       Highland             Market Area 38

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