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. 70-8677 : 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 35-26390 dated October 13, 1995, it is required that
CPL file quarterly reports providing the following information
with respect to the obligations relative to issuance of pollution
control revenue bonds for each cap and collar position that has
been opened at any time during the quarter: 1) the transaction
date, 2) the type of transaction 3) the notional principal
amount, 4) a description of the material terms of the
transaction, including a) the maturity or termination date of
each transaction and b) the cap strike rate or the ceiling and
floor strike rate for a collar, 5) the name of the counterparty
6) the market value of all open positions as of the end of such
quarter, and 7) any gains and losses realized from liquidation
during such quarter of any position. This report covers the
period January 1, 1996 through March 31, 1996.
No cap or collar position has been opened during the reporting
period.
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 14th day of May 1996.
Central Power and Light Company
/s/ R. Russell Davis
R. Russell Davis
Controller and Chief
Accounting Officer
