text_combined: capacity posting procedures pursuant meeting check posting timelines see could make 1 day category include 5 months less rather less 5 months based recent decision march 16 2001 columbia gas transmission co think columbia commission approved columbia proposal establish interactive auction process firm capacity available less one year would posted initial one hour period 7 00 8 00 capacity offered one year would subject initial posting period 5 days indicates movement commission much shorter posting periods capacity available less one year think modify procedures include 5 months 1 day posting category however may want consider combining 3 day category 1 day category one 1 day category capacity offered less one year addition capacity offered one year columbia advertise proposed offer ebb one day prior five day posting capacity supports special posting advance although good internal procedures important commission pipeline tariffs set forth specific procedures regarding availability capacity columbia order also gave guidance pipeline accept bid max rates columbia proposed required sell capacity shippers bidding maximum rate term less 12 months one day prior commencement gas flow detailed auction package commission rejected favor industrials proposal beginning 30 days capacity available service columbia must accept bids max rate term five months less 12 months beginning seven days capacity available columbia must accept maximum rate bids terms one month less tha 5 months columbia must accept maximum rate bids term one month less one day gas flows thanks maria original message hass glen sent wednesday may 30 2001 4 32 pm harris steven miller mary kay fossum drew dornan dari pavlou maria pryor tony donoho lindy watson kimberly darveaux mary fawcett jeffery lokay michelle lindberg lorraine lohman tk kirk steve paladino ranelle subject capacity posting procedures attached review redlined draft tw capacity posting procedure including changes suggested meeting yesterday one remaining item decide whether capacity available less 5 months 5 months less designated 1 day postings please review advise additional comments thanks gh