UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
before the
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
_____________________________________________
In the Matter of :
: CERTIFICATE OF
AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY, INC. : WITHDRAWAL OF
AEP ENERGY SERVICES, INC. : APPLICATION
AEP RESOURCES, INC. : OR
1 Riverside Plaza : DECLARATION
Columbus, OH 43215 : ON
File No. 70-8909 : FORM U-1
:
(Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935) :
American Electric Power Company, Inc. ("American"), a registered
holding company, and AEP Energy Services, Inc., now known as AEP
Resources Engineering & Services Company and AEP Resources, Inc.,
subsidiaries of American, hereby withdraw their Application or
Declaration on Form U-1 in the above-referenced proceeding,
heretofore filed with the Commission on September 6, 1996.
AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY, INC.
AEP RESOURCES ENGINEERING & SERVICES COMPANY
(formerly AEP Energy Services, Inc.)
AEP RESOURCES, INC.
By_/s/ A. A. Pena______________
A. A. Pena
Treasurer
September 5, 1997
