Ontario Energy	Commission de l'Énergie

Board	de l'Ontario

P.O. Box 2319	C.P. 2319

2300 Yonge Street	2300, rue Yonge

26th. Floor	26e étage

Toronto ON M4P 1E4	Toronto ON M4P 1E4

Telephone: (416) 481-1987	Téléphone; (416) 481-1967

Facsimile: (416) 440-7656	Télécopieur: (416) 440-7656

2001 January 17

Ms. Karen Hockin, P.Eng.

Manager, Regulatory Applications

Union Gas Limited

50 Keil Drive North

Chatham, Ontario

N7M 5M1

Dear Ms. Hockin:

Re:	Direct Costing of Off-Site Arrangements - RP-2000-0110

Further to our conversation on the above matter, this letter is to inform Union Gas Limited that the Board intends to have the hearing facilities and related charges directly billed to Union Gas Limited. The process will be similar to the one currently in place for Court Reporting Services.

The charges will include the rooms used for the hearing; a retiring room for the Panel and one for staff; the set up and removal to the sound equipment as well as the cost of having a sound technician present during the hearing.

The individual room charges will be the responsibility of the staff involved and claims will be made through the normal procedure for reimbursement.

Please indicate you acceptance of these arrangements by signing in the indicated place and returning the letter to me. Contact me should you have any questions on this matter.

Yours truly,	For Union Gas Limited

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Peter H. O'Dell	Karen Hockin, P. Eng

Assistant Board Secretary	Manager, Regulatory Applications