[Jersey Central Power & Light Company]
November 3, 1999
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549-1004
Re: Jersey Central Power & Light Company
Registration Statement on Form S-3
SEC Registration No. 333-88783
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Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to Rule 461 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
Jersey Central Power & Light Company (the "Issuer") requests acceleration of the
effective date of the above-referenced Registration Statement, as amended, so
that such Registration Statement will become effective at 4:00 p.m. New York
time on November 5, 1999 or as promptly thereafter as is practicable. No
preliminary prospectus has been prepared, and consequently, no preliminary
prospectus has been distributed. This request is being made solely by the Issuer
inasmuch as the Issuer has not at this time entered into an agreement with an
agent or managing underwriter for the sale of any of the $200 million principal
amount of securities which are the subject of the Registration Statement.
Please address any comments regarding the registration statement to Douglas
E. Davidson, Esq. at Berlack, Israels & Liberman LLP, 120 West 45th Street, New
York, New York 10036 at (212) 704-0100 or Marc B. Lasky, Esq. at Berlack,
Israels & Liberman LLP, 65 Madison Avenue, Morristown, New Jersey 07960 at (973)
644-3400.
Very truly yours,
JERSEY CENTRAL POWER & LIGHT COMPANY
/s/ T. G. Howson
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T. G. Howson
Vice President and Treasurer
