E4-1784. Columbia Gas Transmission Corporation; Notice of Refunds

August 6, 2004.

Take notice that on July 20, 2004, Columbia Gas Transmission Corporation (Columbia) filed to report on the flow-back to customers of funds received from insurance carriers for environmental costs attributable to Columbia's Docket No. RP91-161 settlement period.

Columbia states that it allocated such recoveries among customers based on their fixed cost responsibility for services on the Columbia system during the period December 1, 1991, through January 31, 1996, the period of the Docket No. RP91-161 settlement.

Columbia states further that it provided a copy of the report to all customers who received a share of the environmental insurance recoveries and all state commissions whose jurisdiction includes the location of any such recipient.

Any person desiring to protest this filing must file in accordance with Rule 211 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211). Protests to this filing will be considered by the Commission in determining the appropriate action to be taken, but will not serve to make protestants parties to the proceeding. Such protests must be filed on or before the date as indicated below. Anyone filing a protest must serve a copy of that document on all the parties to the proceeding.

The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests in lieu of paper using the “eFiling” link at http://www.ferc.gov. Persons unable to file electronically should submit an original and 14 copies of the protest to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426.

This filing is accessible on-line at http://www.ferc.gov, using the “eLibrary” link and is available for review in the Commission's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an “eSubscription” link on the Web site that enables subscribers to receive e-mail notification when a document is added to a subscribed docket(s). For assistance with any FERC Online service, please e-mail [e-mail], or call [phone] (toll free). For TTY, call [phone].

Protest Date: 5 p.m. eastern time on August 13, 2004.

Magalie R. Salas,

Secretary.