SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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In the Matter of :
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CENTRAL POWER AND LIGHT COMPANY : CERTIFICATE
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CENTRAL AND SOUTH WEST CORPORATION : OF
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File No. 70-8345 : NOTIFICATION
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(Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935) :
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This report is filed under Rule 24 of the Public Utility
Holding Company Act of 1935 by Central Power and Light Company
(CPL) a subsidiary of Central and South West Corporation (CSW).
Under HCAR 35-26114 dated August 26, 1994, it is required that
CPL file quarterly reports providing the following information
with respect to the leasing of owned trains and railcars to
nonaffiliates by CPL, Public Service Company of Oklahoma (PSO),
Southwestern Electric Power Company (SWEPCO) and West Texas
Utilities Company (WTU): 1) the period of time the railcars are
leased 2) the number of railcars leased 3) the revenues
earned, variable cost, and contribution to fixed cost by month
from leasing railcars to nonaffiliates and 4) the average number
of railcars owned during the period. This report covers the
period January 1, 1996 through March 31, 1996.
The requested information for the reporting period January 1,
1996 through March 31, 1996, is as follows:
CPL PSO SWEPCO WTU TOTAL
PERIOD OF
TIME RAILCARS None 1st 1st None
ARE LEASED TO during quarter quarter during
NON-AFFILIATES quarter 1996 1996 quarter
NUMBER OF
RAILCARS
LEASED TO
NON- 0 211 18 0 229
AFFILIATES
REVENUE $0 $169,993.00 $13,680.00 $0 $183,673.00
VARIABLE COST $0 $29,320.29 $2,460.36 $0 $31,780.65
CONTRIBUTION $0 $140,672.71 $11,219.64 $0 $151,892.35
TO FIXED COST
AVERAGE
NUMBER OF 381 754 306 0 1,441
RAILCARS
OWNED
S I G N A T U R E
As requested by order of this Commission pursuant to the
Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935, Central Power and
Light Company has duly caused this report to be signed on its
behalf on this 28th day of May 1996.
Central Power and Light Company
/s/ R. Russell Davis
R. Russell Davis
Controller and Chief
Accounting Officer
