SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                                Washington, D.C.






                                   FORM U-6B-2






                           CERTIFICATE OF NOTIFICATION




            Filed by a registered holding company or subsidiary thereof pursuant
to Rule 52 adopted under the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935.






              Certificate is filed by Appalachian Power Company.






            This Certificate is notice that the above-named  company has issued,
renewed or guaranteed the security or securities  described herein, which issue,
renewal or guaranty was exempted from the  provisions of Section 6(a) of the Act
by the  provisions  of Section  6(b) of the Act and was neither the subject of a
Declaration  or  Application  on Form U-1,  nor  included  within the  exemption
provided by Rule U-48.



1.    Type of security or securities.

            Senior Notes, Series C, Due 2009

2. Issue, renewal or guaranty.

            Issuance

3. Principal amount of each security.

            $150,000,000

4. Rate of interest per annum of each security:

            6.60%

5. Date of issue, renewal or guaranty of each security.

            May 20, 1999

6. If renewal of security, give date of original issue.

            Not applicable

7. Date of maturity of each security.

            May 1, 2009

8. Name of persons to whom each security was issued, renewed or guaranteed.

            CEDE & Co., a nominee of The Depository Trust Company

9. Collateral given with each security.

            None

10. Consideration received for each security.

            Consideration received in amount of $149,025,000.

11. Application of proceeds of each security.

            The net proceeds from the sale of the securities were used to redeem
            certain  of the  Company's  securities,  to  fund  its  construction
            program or to repay short-term debt.

12.   Indicate  by a check  after the  applicable  statement  below  whether the
      issue,  renewal or guaranty of each security was exempt from the provision
      of Section 6(a) because of:

            (a)   the  provisions  contained  in the first  sentence  of Section
                  6(b).

            (b)   the  provisions  contained  in the fourth  sentence of Section
                  6(b).

            (c)   the provisions contained in any rule of the
                  Commission other than Rule U-48.  X

13.   If the security or securities were exempt from the provisions
      of Section 6(a) by virtue of the first sentence of Section
      6(b), give the figures which indicate that the security or
      securities aggregate (together with all other then outstanding
      notes and drafts of a maturity of nine months or less,
      exclusive of days of grace, as to which such company is
      primarily or secondarily liable) not more than 5 per centum of
      the principal amount and par value of the other securities of
      such company then outstanding.

            Not applicable.

14.   If the security or  securities  are exempt from the  provisions of Section
      6(a)  because of the fourth  sentence of Section  6(b),  name the security
      outstanding on January 1, 1935, pursuant to the term of which the security
      or securities herein described have been issued.

            Not applicable.

15.   If the security or  securities  are exempt from the  provisions of Section
      6(a) because of any rule of the Commission other than Rule U-48, designate
      the rule under which exemption is claimed.

            Rule 52  relating  to issuance  of  indebtedness  by public  utility
            subsidiaries of registered holding companies.


                            APPALACHIAN POWER COMPANY


                            /s/ Thomas G. Berkemeyer
                                    Thomas G. Berkemeyer
                                    Assistant Secretary


Dated:      June 11, 1999