Attached files

file filename
10-Q - NICOR GAS FORM 10-Q 09-30-10 - NORTHERN ILLINOIS GAS CO /IL/ /NEW/nicorgasform10q093010.htm
EX-32.01 - NICOR GAS EXHIBIT 32.01 CERTIFICATION - NORTHERN ILLINOIS GAS CO /IL/ /NEW/nicorgas3201certification.htm
EX-31.02 - NICOR GAS EXHIBIT 31.02 CERTIFICATION - NORTHERN ILLINOIS GAS CO /IL/ /NEW/nicorgas3102certification.htm
EX-32.02 - NICOR GAS EXHIBIT 32.02 CERTIFICATION - NORTHERN ILLINOIS GAS CO /IL/ /NEW/nicorgas3202certification.htm
EX-12.01 - NICOR GAS EXHIBIT 12.01 RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES - NORTHERN ILLINOIS GAS CO /IL/ /NEW/nicorgasratioearnfixedcharge.htm
Nicor Gas Company
Form 10-Q
Exhibit 31.01

CERTIFICATION

I, Russ M. Strobel, certify that:

1)      I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Nicor Gas Company;

2)      Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3)      Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4)      The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
 
            a)      Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure
            that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly
            during the period in which this report is being prepared;
 
            b)      Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to
            provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance
            with generally accepted accounting principles;
 
            c)      Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness
            of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
 
            d)      Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal
            quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the
            registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5)      The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
 
            a)      All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to
            adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
 
            b)      Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over
            financial reporting.


 
Dated: November 2, 2010
 
/s/ RUSS M. STROBEL
 
     
Russ M. Strobel
 
     
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer