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
U-20-(d) [Reg. Section 250.20, Paragraph 36,652] or U-47 [Reg. Section 250.47,
Paragraph 36,620] adopted under the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935
Certificate is filed by: Southwestern Public Service Company ("SPS"), a
subsidiary of New Century Energies, Inc.
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 and was
neither the subject of a declaration or application on Form U-1 nor included
within the exemption provided by Rule U-48 [Reg. Section 250.48, Paragraph
36,621].
1. Type of the security or securities: Commercial Paper
2. Issue, renewal or guaranty: Increase to $800 million an existing
$300 million commercial paper program
3. Principal amount of each security: Not applicable
4. Rate of interest per annum of each security: Will be determined upon
issuance
5. Date of issue, renewal or guaranty of each security: July 19, 2000
6. If renewal of security, give date of original issue: program initiated
May, 1994
7. Date of maturity of each security: Date to be determined upon issue, not
to exceed 270 days
8. Name of the person to whom each security was issued, renewed or
guaranteed: public issue
9. Collateral given with each security, if any: The commercial paper program
is backed by credit facilities in an amount equal to the size of the
program.
10. Consideration received for each security: Not applicable
11. Application of proceeds of each security: Proceeds will be used to meet
working capital requirements and for general corporate purposes.
12. Indicate by a check after the applicable statement below whether the issue,
renewal or guaranty of each security was exempt from the provisions of
Section 6(a) because of:
a) the provisions contained in the first sentence of Section 6(b):
Not applicable
b) the provisions contained in the fourth sentence of Section 6(b):
Not applicable
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 than 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.
(Demand notes, regardless of how long they may have been outstanding, shall
be considered as maturing in not more than nine months for purposes of the
exemption from Section 6(a) or the Act granted by the first sentence of
Section 6(b)).
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 terms 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 [Reg.
Section 250.48, Paragraph 36,621] designate the rule under which exemption
is claimed.
Rule 52(a)
Southwestern Public Service Company
By: /s/ Nancy E. Felker
Nancy E. Felker
Assistant Treasurer
Date: August 14, 2000
