FILE NO. 70-9697
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
AMENDMENT NO. 3
TO
FORM U-1
APPLICATION/DECLARATION UNDER THE
PUBLIC UTILITY HOLDING COMPANY ACT OF 1935
WITH RESPECT TO THE ISSUANCE OF RATE REDUCTION BONDS
AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS
The Connecticut Light and Power Western Massachusetts Electric Company
Company 174 Brush Hill Avenue
107 Selden Street West Springfield, MA 01090
Berlin, CT 06037
Public Service Company of New Hampshire
1000 Elm Street
Manchester, NH 03101
(Names of companies filing this statement and addresses of
principal executive offices)
NORTHEAST UTILITIES
(Name of top registered holding company)
Cheryl W. Grise,
Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel
Northeast Utilities Service Company
107 Selden Street
Berlin, CT 06037
(Name and address of agent for service)
The Commission is requested to mail signed copies of all orders, notices
and communications to:
Jeffrey C. Miller, Esq.
Assistant General Counsel
Northeast Utilities Service
Company
P.O. Box 270
Hartford, CT 06141-0270
Randy A. Shoop
Assistant Treasurer - Finance
Northeast Utilities Service
Company
P.O. Box 270
Hartford, CT 06141-0270
Richard J. Wasserman, Esq.
Day, Berry & Howard LLP
CityPlace I
Hartford, CT 06103-3499
I. The application/declaration in this file, as amended (the "Application")
is amended as follows:
A. By replacing paragraph 42 with the following:
42. CL&P and WMECO are seeking approval for their proposed
transactions from the Connecticut and Massachusetts public utilities
commissions, respectively, and PSNH has obtained approval from the New
Hampshire public utilities commission for its proposed transaction.<FN 20>
PSNH has also obtained approval from the Maine public utilities
commission for its proposed transaction.
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[FN] 20 See supra note 6.
B. By replecing paragraph 44 with the following:
44. Exhibits. Each Utility undertakes to file all material
financing documents relating to its RRB transaction with the certificate
filed pursuant to Rule 24 under the Act after the consummation of such
transaction. The following exhibits are filed with this Application
(asterisked (*) items were filed with the original Application; double
asterisked (**) items were filed with Amendment No. 1 to this
Application; triple asterisked (***) items were filed with Amendment No.
2 to this Application; quadruple asterisked items (****) are filed with
this Amendment No. 3).
C 1 Registration Statement on Form S-3 for the CL&P RRBs (to be filed by
further amendment)
C 2 Registration Statement on Form S-3 for the WMECO RRBs (to be filed by
further amendment)
C 3 Registration Statement on Form S-3 for the PSNH RRBs (to be filed by
further amendment)
*D 1.1 Application of CL&P to the Connecticut Department of Public Utility
Control for Approval of the Issuance of Rate Reduction Bonds and Related
Transactions
D 1.2 Financing Order of the Connecticut Department of Public Utility Control
(to be filed by further amendment)
*D 2.1 Petition of WMECO to the Massachusetts Department of Telecommunications
and Energy for Approval of the Issuance of Electric Rate Reduction Bonds
D 2.2 Financing Order of the Massachusetts Department of Telecommunications
and Energy (to be filed by further amendment)
*D 3.1 PSNH's Settlement Agreement (Exhibit 10.2, NU Form 10-Q for the Quarter
ended June 30, 1999, File No. 1-5324)
***D 3.1.1 PSNH's Conformed Settlement Agreement
***D 3.1.2 PSNH's Motion to the New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission for
Findings of Fact and for Issuance of Finance Order
*D 3.2.1 PSNH's Settlement Order
****D 3.2.2 Finance Order of the New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission
****D 3.2.3 Order of the New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission Addressing
the Conformed Settlement Agreement
****D 3.3.1 Application of PSNH to the Maine Public Utilities Commission for
the Approval of Reorganization
****D 3.3.2 Maine Public Utilities Commission Approval of Reorganization
***F Opinion of Counsel
**G Financial Data Schedules
*H Proposed Form of Notice
***H 1 Amended and Restated Proposed Form of Notice
II. The following exhibits are filed herewith (exhibit numbers correspond to
those contained in the Application):
D 3.2.2 Finance Order of the New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission.
D 3.2.3 Order of the New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission Addressing the
Conformed Settlement Agreement.
D 3.3.1 Application of PSNH to the Maine Public Utilities Commission for the
Approval of Reorganization.
D 3.3.2 Maine Public Utilities Commission Approval of Reorganization.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Public Utility Holding Company Act
of 1935, as amended, the undersigned companies have duly caused this
statement to be signed on their behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly
authorized.
THE CONNECTICUT LIGHT AND POWER COMPANY
By: /s/Randy A. Shoop
Randy A. Shoop
Treasurer
WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS ELECTRIC COMPANY
PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
By: /s/Randy A. Shoop
Randy A. Shoop
Assistant Treasurer - Finance
Date: October 20, 2000
