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OHIO POWER COMPANY
COOK COAL TERMINAL
QUARTERLY REPORT PER REQUIREMENTS
OF HOLDING COMPANY ACT RELEASE NO. 22977
BY MONTH, FOR THE QUARTER ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 1996
CONTENTS
Page
Statements of Transfer Fee Billings 1
Summary of Costs Incurred 2
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OHIO POWER COMPANY
COOK COAL TERMINAL
STATEMENTS OF TRANSFER FEE BILLINGS
BY MONTH, FOR THE QUARTER ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 1996
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July 1996 August 1996 September 19
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Tons Fee Amount Tons Fee Amount Tons Fee
(per ton) (000) (per ton) (000) (per ton)
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SERVICE TO AFFILIATES
Indiana Michigan Power Company
and AEP Generating Company:
Rockport Plant 830,998 $1.51 $1,255 920,326 $1.51 $1,390 803,990 $1.43
SERVICE TO NON-AFFILIATES 272,478 $1.17 318 259,517 $1.11 288 263,908 $1.12
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TOTAL 1,103,476 $1,573 1,179,843 $1,678 1,067,898
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Amount
(000)
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[C]
$1,150
296
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$1,446
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OHIO POWER COMPANY
COOK COAL TERMINAL
SUMMARY OF COSTS INCURRED
BY MONTH, FOR THE QUARTER ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 1996
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Three
Months
July August September Ended
1996 1996 1996 9/30/96
(in thousands)
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Rents $589 $593 $589 $1,771
Labor-UMW* 159 165 155 479
Benefits-UMW* 122 113 125 360
Salaries and Benefits-Nonunion 45 56 58 159
Materials and Supplies 93 63 52 208
Billed Services 95 36 216 347
Taxes** 63 61 62 186
Administrative and General 107 127 108 342
Inventory Adjustments*** (25) 5 23 3
Electricity 72 79 78 229
Cost-of-Capital 28 59 48 135
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TOTAL $1,348 $1,357 $1,514 $4,219
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* United Mine Workers of America.
** Excludes FICA, Federal Unemployment and State Unemployment. These
costs are reflected in employee benefits.
*** Represents the net change in transfer costs assigned to
coal inventory at the terminal.
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