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IN THE MATTER OF :
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MONONGAHELA POWER COMPANY and :
THE POTOMAC EDISON COMPANY :
: CERTIFICATE PURSUANT
File No. 70-9121 : TO RULE 24
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(Public Utility Holding :
Company Act of 1935) :
:
Pursuant to Rule 24 of the regulations of the
Securities and Exchange Commission under the Public Utility
Holding Company Act of 1935, the undersigned hereby certifies
that the transactions authorized by the Commission's Order dated
December 22, 1997 herein were carried out on March 11, 1998, in
accordance with the terms and conditions and for the purposes
represented by said Application or Declaration and the Order of
the Commission with respect thereto.
This Certificate is filed within 10 days of
consummation of the transactions.
MONONGAHELA POWER COMPANY
THE POTOMAC EDISON COMPANY
By /s/ Carol G. Russ
Carol G. Russ
Counsel
Dated: March 11, 1998
