35-CERT 1 q301708557.txt RULE 24 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 PUBLIC UTILITY HOLDING COMPANY ACT OF 1935 File No. 70-8557 REPORT PERIOD July 1, 2001 to September 30, 2001 In the matter of: CENTRAL AND SOUTH WEST CORPORATION, ET AL Central and South West Corporation ("CSW") and American Electric Power Company, Inc. ("AEP") hereby certify on behalf of themselves and Central Power and Light Company ("CPL"), Public Service Company of Oklahoma ("PSO"), Southwestern Electric Power Company ("SWEPCo"), West Texas Utilities Company ("WTU"), Central and South West Services, Inc. ("CSWS"), AEP Generating Company ("AEGCo"), American Electric Power Service Corporation ("AEPSC"), Blackhawk Coal Company ("BHCCo"), Cedar Coal Company ("CeCCo"), Central Appalachian Coal Company ("CACCo"), Central Coal Company ("CCCo"), Central Ohio Coal Company ("COCCo"), Colomet, Inc. ("COLM"), Columbus Southern Power Company ("CSPCo"), Conesville Coal Preparation Company ("CCPc"), Franklin Real Estate Company ("FRECo"), Indiana Franklin Realty, Inc. ("IFRI"), Indiana Michigan Power Company ("I&M"), Kentucky Power Company ("KEPCo"), Kingsport Power Company ("KGPCo"), Ohio Power Company ("OPCo "), Simco Inc. ("Simco"), Southern Ohio Coal Company ("SOCCo"), Southern Appalachian Coal Company ("SACCo"), West Virginia Power Company ("WVPCo"), Wheeling Power Company ("WPCo"), and Windsor Coal Company ("WCCo"), that during the period from July 1, 2001 through September 30, 2001 (the "Reporting Period"): 1. The maximum principal amount of short-term borrowings outstanding at each of the companies during the Reporting Period, the date of the maximum borrowing and the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") borrowing limit for each Company as of the end of the period was as follows: AEP Short-Term System Money Pool Borrowings Total SEC Companies Date Borrowings (1) Borrowings Limit AEGCo 07/19/01 22,253,046 - 22,253,046 125,000,000 AEPSC 06/13/01 114,245,578 - 114,245,578 - APCO 08/15/01 317,677,400 - 317,677,400 325,000,000 BHCCo 09/28/01 (A) - (A) - CeCCo 07/01/01 (A) - (A) - CSWS 08/01/01 (A) - (A) - CACCo 07/05/01 (A) - (A) - CCCo 07/30/01 (A) - (A) - COCCo 08/01/01 (A) - (A) - CPL 07/02/01 227,299,678 - 227,299,678 600,000,000 COLM 07/27/01 (A) - (A) - CSPCo 09/26/01 144,072,611 - 144,072,611 350,000,000 CCPC 09/13/01 (A) - (A) - FRECo 08/19/01 (A) - (A) - IFRI 07/20/01 (A) - (A) - I&M 07/02/01 328,159,366 - 328,159,366 500,000,000 KEPCo 09/25/01 66,050,212 - 66,050,212 150,000,000 KGPCo 09/28/01 8,008,115 - 8,008,115 30,000,000 OPCo 07/17/01 449,649,119 - 449,649,119 450,000,000 PSO 07/04/01 152,548,920 - 152,548,920 300,000,000 Simco 07/03/01 (A) - (A) - SOCCo 08/01/01 0 - 0 - SACCo 07/05/01 (A) - (A) - SWEPCO 07/04/01 86,321,060 - 86,321,060 250,000,000 WTU 07/03/01 77,015,697 - 77,015,697 165,000,000 WVPCo 07/04/01 (A) - (A) - WPCo 09/28/01 6,345,276 - 6,345,276 - WCCo 08/01/01 0 - 0 - ----------------------- (1) Pursuant to the External Program authorized in this file. (A) Indicates that the companies are in an investment position. 2. The weighted average interest rate for borrowings during the Reporting Period through the Money Pool was 4.22%. 3. The maximum amount of AEP's short-term borrowings on behalf of itself and the Subsidiaries during the Reporting Period and its SEC limit as of the end of the period was as follows: Total AEP AEP Subsidiary Loans to Corporation Date Borrowings Money Pool Borrowings 07/02/01 $1,876,049,000 $1,876,049,000 $1,123,723,000 Total AEP Short-Term SEC Borrowings Limit $2,999,772,000 $5,000,000,000 4. On June 15, 2000, all of the outstanding stock of CSW was acquired by American Electric Power Company, Inc. ("AEP") pursuant to authority granted by the SEC in file 70-9381. As part of the order in that file, AEP and CSW together have the authority that CSW has under File No. 70-8557. Therefore, after June 15, 2000, short-term borrowings by all AEP System companies which participate in the Money Pool pursuant to authority granted in File No. 70-9381 will be reported in this file. Said transactions have been carried out in accordance with the terms and conditions of, and for the purpose represented in, the Form U-1 Application-Declaration, as amended, of CSW, et al, in File No. 70-8557, and in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Commission's order dated March 21, 1995, permitting said Application-Declaration to become effective. DATED: October 29, 2001 AEP GENERATING COMPANY AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER SERVICE CORPORATION BLACKHAWK COAL COMPANY CEDAR COAL COMPANY CENTRL APPALACHIAN COAL COMPANY CENTRAL COAL COMPANY CENTRAL OHIO COAL COMPANY CENTRAL AND SOUTH WEST SERVICES, INC. CENTRAL POWER AND LIGHT COMPANY COLOMET, INC. COLUMBUS SOUTHERN POWER COMPANY CONESVILLE COAL PREPARATION COMPANY FRANKLIN REAL ESTATE COMPANY INDIANA FRANKLIN REALTY, INC INDIANA MICHIGAN POWER COMPANY KENTUCKY POWER COMPANY KINGSPORT POWER COMPANY OHIO POWER COMPANY PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF OKLAHOMA SIMCO INC. SOUTHERN OHIO COAL COMPANY SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN COAL COMPANY SOUTHWESTERN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY WEST TEXAS UTILITIES COMPANY WEST VIRGINIA POWER COMPANY WHEELING POWER COMPANY WINDSOR COAL COMPANY BY: AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY, INC. CENTRAL AND SOUTH WEST CORPORATION BY: /s/ Armando A. Pena ----------------------------------------- Treasurer 1 Riverside Plaza Columbus, OH 43215 Telephone (614) 223-2781