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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, 2000
CONTENTS
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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, 2000
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July 2000 August 2000 September 2000
Tons Fee Amount Tons Fee Amount Tons Fee Amount
(per ton) (000) (per ton) (000) (per ton) (000)
SERVICE TO AFFILIATES
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Rockport Plant . . . . . . 602,114 $1.58 951 737,876 1.32 974 656,655 $1.32 867
SERVICE TO NON-AFFILIATES. . . . 376,942 0.98 369 390,606 1.02 398 339,476 0.88 300
TOTAL. . . . . . . . . . . . 979,056 $1,320 1,128,482 $1,372 996,131 $1,167
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OHIO POWER COMPANY
COOK COAL TERMINAL
SUMMARY OF COSTS INCURRED
BY MONTH, FOR THE QUARTER ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2000
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Three
Months
July August September Ended
2000 2000 2000 9/30/00
(in thousands)
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Rents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 587 $ 593 $ 587 $1,767
Labor-UMW* . . . . . . . . . . . 175 156 144 475
Benefits-UMW*. . . . . . . . . . 160 144 200 504
Salaries and Benefits-Nonunion . 99 74 71 244
Material & Supplies. . . . . . . 105 249 150 504
Billed Services. . . . . . . . . 42 91 107 240
Taxes**. . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 51 57 159
Administrative and General . . . 83 87 87 257
Inventory Adjustments*** . . . . (178) 138 (601) (641)
Electricity. . . . . . . . . . . 81 84 144 309
Cost-of-Capital. . . . . . . . . 13 35 37 85
Total. . . . . . . . . $1,218 $1,702 $ 983 $3,903
* 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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