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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001111711-22-000018
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	CORRESP
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
FILED AS OF DATE:		20220729

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			NISOURCE INC.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001111711
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	ELECTRIC & OTHER SERVICES COMBINED [4931]
		IRS NUMBER:				352108964
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		CORRESP

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		801 EAST 86TH AVE
		CITY:			MERRILLVILLE
		STATE:			IN
		ZIP:			46410-6272
		BUSINESS PHONE:		2196475200

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		801 EAST 86TH AVE
		CITY:			MERRILLVILLE
		STATE:			IN
		ZIP:			46410-6272

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	NISOURCE INC/DE
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20001103

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	NEW NISOURCE INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20000412
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<title>Document</title></head><body><div id="i1b3f4c50308b413592de977bc3b139f7_1"></div><div style="min-height:72pt;width:100%"><div style="text-align:right"><img alt="image_0a.jpg" src="image_0a.jpg" style="height:38px;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:192px"></div></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">July 29, 2022</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">By&#58; EDGAR Transmission - Correspondence Filing</font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Michael Purcell</font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Ethan Horowitz</font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Division of Corporation Finance</font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Office of Energy &#38; Transportation</font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission</font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">100 F Street, NE</font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Washington, D.C. 20549</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Re&#58;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;NiSource Inc.</font></div><div style="text-indent:72pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Form 10-K for Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2021</font></div><div style="text-indent:72pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Filed February 23, 2022</font></div><div style="text-indent:72pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">File No. 001-16189 </font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-bottom:8pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Dear Messrs. Purcell and Horowitz&#58;</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:8pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">On behalf of NiSource Inc. (the &#8220;Company&#8221;), we acknowledge receipt of the Securities and Exchange Commission Staff&#8217;s (the &#8220;Staff&#8221;) comment letter, dated July 21, 2022, relating to the Company&#8217;s Form 10-K for fiscal year ended December 31, 2021 filed on February 23, 2022.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:8pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">The comment letter requests that the Company respond within ten business days or inform the Staff when the Company will respond. In accordance with your recent conversation with a representative of the Company on July 29, we respectfully request an extension to respond by no later than August 31, 2022. </font></div><div style="margin-bottom:8pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Thank you for your consideration of our request. Please contact me at 614-460-6004 or ggode&#64;nisource.com should you or your staff have any questions or require further information.</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:198pt"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:57.692%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:98.900%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 3.77pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Sincerely,</font></td></tr><tr style="height:13pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 3.77pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">&#47;s&#47; Gunnar J. 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