Ted Timmermans Vice President Controller and Chief Accounting Officer 918/573-3437 918/573-4054 fax ted.timmermans@williams.com |  One Williams Center P.O. Box 2400 Tulsa, OK 74102-2400 918/573-2000 |
May 19, 2009
Ms. Jennifer Thompson
Accounting Branch Chief
United States Securities and Exchange Commission
Mail Stop 3561
Washington, D.C. 20549
Accounting Branch Chief
United States Securities and Exchange Commission
Mail Stop 3561
Washington, D.C. 20549
| RE: | The Williams Companies, Inc. Form 10-K for the Year Ended December 31, 2008 Form 10-Q for the Quarter Ended March 31, 2009 File No. 1-04174 |
Dear Ms. Thompson:
With respect to your letter dated May 12, 2009 regarding your review of our filings, you request a response to the respective comments within 10 business days or for us to advise of when we would provide a response. Pursuant to my conversation yesterday with Ms. Lisa Sellers, I am writing to request additional time to provide our responses. Because certain key individuals were out of town most of last week, I would appreciate an extension for our response until June 2, 2009.
Thank you for your consideration.
Sincerely,
/s/ Ted Timmermans
Ted Timmermans
Vice President Controller and
Chief Accounting Officer
The Williams Companies
One Williams Center
Tulsa, OK 74172
918-573-3437
Ted Timmermans
Vice President Controller and
Chief Accounting Officer
The Williams Companies
One Williams Center
Tulsa, OK 74172
918-573-3437