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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20580 Office of the Secretary April 27, 2001 Linda R. Blumkin, Esq. Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson One New York Plaza New York, NY 10004 Re: El Paso Energy Corporation/The Coastal Corporation FTC File No. 001-0086, Docket No. C-3996. Dear Ms. Blumkin: This is in reference to four Requests for Approval of Divestiture ("Requests"), each dated March 9, 2001, and filed by El Paso Energy Corporation ("El Paso"). Pursuant to the Decision and Order in File No. 001-0086, El Paso requests prior Commission approval of its proposal to divest certain assets to Dominion Resources, Inc., TransCanada Pipelines, Ltd., PG&E Corporation, and New Jersey Resources Corporation. After consideration of El Paso's Requests and other available information, the Commission has determined to approve the proposed divestitures as set forth in El Paso's Requests. In according its approval, the Commission has relied upon the information submitted and the representations made in connection with El Paso's Requests and has assumed them to be accurate and complete. By direction of the Commission. Donald S. Clark Secretary cc: Lisanne Crowley, Esq. Troutman Sanders LLP 401 Ninth St., NW, Suite 1000 Washington, D.C. 20004 cc: Victoria Marselle, Legal Counsel TCPL Northeast Ltd., P.O. Box 1000 Station M, Calgary, Alberta Canada T2P 4K5 Paul Koonce, Senior Vice President CNG Iroquois, Inc. 120 Tredegar Street Richmond, VA 23219 Peter Meier, Counsel Iroquois Pipeline Investments, LLC 7500 Old Georgetown Rd., 13th Floor Bethesda, MD 20814