UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) September 12, 2013

PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

New Jersey	001-00973	22-1212800
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

80 Park Plaza, P.O. Box 570

Newark, New Jersey 07101-0570

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

973-430-7000

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

http://www.pseg.com

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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Item 8.01. Other Events

Public Service Electric and Gas Company (PSE&G) is filing herewith the following exhibit in connection with the issuance and sale by it on September 12, 2013 of $350,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its Secured Medium-Term Notes, Series I, due 2018 (the “2018 Notes”) and $250,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its Secured Medium-Term Notes, Series I, due 2024 (the “2024 Notes” and, together with the 2018 Notes, the “Secured Medium-Term Notes”). Such issuance will be under PSE&G’s previously filed Registration Statement on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-178133) and the related Prospectus dated November 23, 2011, Prospectus Supplement dated May 7, 2013 and Pricing Supplements, each dated September 9, 2013, relating to the 2018 Notes and the 2024 Notes, respectively.

* Opinion of M. Courtney McCormick, General Corporate Counsel of PSE&G, as to legality of the Secured Medium-Term Notes.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

Exhibit 5-7 Opinion of M. Courtney McCormick, General Corporate Counsel of PSE&G, as to the legality of the Secured Medium-Term Notes.

Exhibit 23-10 Consent of M. Courtney McCormick, General Corporate Counsel of PSE&G (included in Exhibit 5-7).

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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY
(Registrant)
By:	/s/ Derek M. DiRisio
Derek M. DiRisio
Vice President and Controller
(Principal Accounting Officer)
Date: September 12, 2013

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