SEC FILE NO. 70-9599



                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                              WASHINGTON, DC 20549



                             CERTIFICATE PURSUANT TO

                                     RULE 24

                            OF PARTIAL COMPLETION OF

                                  TRANSACTIONS



                                FIRSTENERGY CORP.





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                                            :
         In the matter of                   :
         FirstEnergy Corp.                  :      Certificate Pursuant
                                            :      to Rule 24 of Partial
                                            :      Completion of
                                            :      Transactions
                                            :
         SEC File No. 70-9599               :
         (Public Utility Holding Company Act:
         of 1935)                           :
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TO THE MEMBERS OF THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION:


          The  undersigned,  FirstEnergy  Corp.  (FirstEnergy)  hereby certifies
pursuant  to Rule 24 of the  General  Rules and  Regulations  under  the  Public
Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 (the Act), that certain of the  transactions
proposed in the Application  filed in SEC File No. 70-9599 have been carried out
in accordance with the Commission's Order dated April 14, 2000, as follows:


1.    Financial Statements
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      A copy of the  unaudited  consolidated  financial  statements of MYR Group
Inc. (MYR)  (including a consolidated  balance sheet and statement of income) as
of and for the twelve months ended June 30, 2003 is attached as Exhibit A.


2.    Schedule of Segment Revenue
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      A schedule  setting  forth the segment  revenue for the quarter ended June
30,  2003  for each of  MYR's  business  segments  (Exhibit  B) is  being  filed
separately pursuant to a request for confidential treatment under Rule 104(b) of
the Act.


3.    Narrative Description of Principal Business Activities
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Transmission and Distribution (T&D) Services
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      During the quarter  ended June 30, 2003,  MYR  performed  significant  T&D
services for its  customers.  T&D generated  approximately  62.9% of MYR's total
revenue for the  quarter.  A  significant  portion of this work  continued to be
performed for a core base of electric  utility  clients in Tennessee,  Michigan,
California and Colorado.

Telecommunication Services:
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      There was no significant business activity to report for the quarter ended
June 30, 2003.

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Traffic Signalization Services:
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      There was no significant business activity to report for the quarter ended
June 30, 2003.

Commercial and Industrial (C&I) Services:
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During the quarter ended June 30, 2003, MYR performed  significant  C&I services
for its customers.  C&I revenue was approximately 33.0% of total revenue for the
period.  A majority of that revenue was  generated by one  operating  subsidiary
that operates primarily in the western part of the United States.

4.    Services Provided to Associated Companies
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      During the quarter  ended June 30, 2003,  services  provided to associated
companies consisted primarily of Harlan Electric performing various distribution
projects  in New  Jersey  and  Pennsylvania  for  Jersey  Central  Power & Light
Company,  Metropolitan  Edison Company and Pennsylvania  Electric  Company.  The
total amount billed to associated  companies  for  performing  such services was
$960,000 during the period.

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                                    SIGNATURE


      PURSUANT TO THE  REQUIREMENTS OF THE PUBLIC UTILITY HOLDING COMPANY ACT OF
1935, THE UNDERSIGNED  COMPANY HAS DULY CAUSED THIS  CERTIFICATE TO BE SIGNED ON
ITS BEHALF BY THE UNDERSIGNED THEREUNTO DULY AUTHORIZED.



                                                       FIRSTENERGY CORP.



Date:    August 28, 2003
                                        By:          /s/ Harvey L. Wagner
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                                                       Harvey L. Wagner
                                                  Vice President, Controller
                                                 and Chief Accounting Officer

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