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Commerce Department Secretary Donald Evans last Monday upheld New York State’s objection to Millennium Pipeline’s proposed 442-mile, 700 MMcf/d pipeline from Lake Erie to New York City.

Commerce Department Secretary Donald Evans on Monday upheld New York State’s objection to Millennium Pipeline’s proposed 442-mile, 700 MMcf/d pipeline from Lake Erie to New York City.

Williams Tuesday named Donald R. Chappel as senior vice president and chief financial officer. “Don Chappel brings considerable, relevant experience to Williams as we continue to strengthen our finances and refine our focus on integrated natural gas businesses,” said Steve Malcolm, chairman and CEO. Chappel, 51, most recently founded and served as chief executive officer of a development business in Chicago. His previous experience includes serving twice in the late 1990s as CFO of Waste Management, Inc. during periods before and after its 1998 merger with USA Waste Services. On those occasions, a board-led management team comprised of a former Securities and Exchange Commission chairman, a fund manager/shareholder activist, and a financial-turnaround specialist recruited Chappel as CFO. In that role, Chappel is credited with successfully leading the company’s financial-recovery efforts and building a solid foundation for the future. Prior to Waste Management, Chappel served in financial leadership roles at Beatrice Companies and a major public accounting firm. He earned his bachelor’s degree in accounting from the University of Illinois in Chicago.

Former FERC Commissioner Donald Santa Jr. is expected to assume the new position of executive vice president of the Interstate Natural Gas Association of America (INGAA) later this year and take over the reins of the interstate pipeline group by as early as 2004, when its existing president, Jerald V. Halvorsen, is due to retire.

Former FERC Commissioner Donald Santa Jr. is expected to assume the new position of executive vice president of the Interstate Natural Gas Association of America (INGAA) later this year and take over the reins of the interstate pipeline group by as early as 2004, when its existing president, Jerald V. Halvorsen, is due to retire.

Columbia Propane named Donald F. Schalk president and CEO ofColumbia Petroleum Corp. He reports to A. Mason Brent, ColumbiaPropane president and CEO. Columbia Petroleum is a wholly ownedsubsidiary of Columbia Propane, an affiliate of Columbia EnergyGroup. Richland, PA-based Columbia Petroleum acquired the assets ofCarlos R. Leffler, Inc. and certain affiliates on May 11 andcurrently serves 36,000 customers in Pennsylvania, Delaware, NewJersey, Maryland, and Virginia. Schalk’s most recent position waspresident, retail services for Agway, Inc. in Syracuse, NY.