SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
- --------------------------------------------------
:
In the Matter of :
:
CENTRAL POWER AND LIGHT COMPANY : CERTIFICATE
:
CENTRAL AND SOUTH WEST CORPORATION : OF
:
File No. 70-8345 : NOTIFICATION
:
(Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935) :
- --------------------------------------------------:
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 October 1, 1997 through December 31, 1997.
<PAGE>
The requested information for the reporting period October 1, 1997 through
December 31, 1997, is as follows:
- ------------------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ------------
CPL PSO SWEPCO WTU TOTAL
- ------------------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ------------
PERIOD OF TIME
RAILCARS ARE None None None None
LEASED TO during during during during
NON-AFFILIATES quarter quarter quarter quarter
- ------------------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ------------
NUMBER OF RAILCARS
LEASED TO
NON-AFFILIATES 0 0 0 0 0
- ------------------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ------------
REVENUE $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
- ------------------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ------------
VARIABLE COST $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
- ------------------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ------------
CONTRIBUTION
TO FIXED COST $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
- ------------------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ------------
AVERAGE NUMBER OF
RAILCARS OWNED 360 754 1,247 0 2,361
- ------------------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ------------
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 5th day of February, 1998.
Central Power and
Light Company
/S/ R. RUSSELL DAVIS
R. Russell Davis
Controller and Chief
Accounting Officer
