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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
BEFORE THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
In the Matter of :
ALLEGHENY POWER SYSTEM, INC. :
Hagerstown, Maryland
MONONGAHELA POWER COMPANY :
Fairmont, West Virginia CERTIFICATE
THE POTOMAC EDISON COMPANY : OF
Hagerstown, Maryland
NOTIFICATION
WEST PENN POWER COMPANY :
Greensburg, Pennsylvania
(70-6358) :
Public Utility Holding
Company Act of 1935 :
This is to certify that Allegheny Power System, Inc.
(ALLEGHENY) and Allegheny Pittsburgh Coal Company (AP COAL) have
carried out the following transaction in accordance with the
terms and conditions of and for the purposes represented by the
Application or Declaration and the Order of the Securities and
Exchange Commission, dated January 2, 1980.
On April 15, 1997, Allegheny made an interest bearing open
account advance to AP COAL in the amount of $2,463,904.84. This
Certificate of Notification is filed within ten days of the
carrying out of the foregoing transaction.
ALLEGHENY POWER SYSTEM, INC.
