UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
PUBLIC UTILITY HOLDING COMPANY ACT OF 1935
File No. 70-5741
REPORT FOR PERIOD July 1, 2000 to September 30,2000 PURSUANT TO RULE 24
In the Matter of
SOUTHWESTERN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY
Shreveport, Louisiana 71156
PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF OKLAHOMA
Tulsa, Oklahoma 74102
CENTRAL POWER AND LIGHT COMPANY
Corpus Christi, Texas 78401
This report is filed by Southwestern Electric Power Company (SWEPCO) on behalf
of itself, Public Service Company of Oklahoma (PSO) and Central Power and Light
Company (CPL) pursuant to Rule 24 promulgated under the Public Utility Holding
Company Act of 1935 by the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to
Sections 6(a), 7, 9(a) and 10 of said Act. SWEPCO's, PSO's and CPL's
Application-Declaration, as further amended by post-effective amendments, in
this matter proposed the filing by SWEPCO of quarterly reports to the
Commission, pursuant to Rule 24 of the Act, providing as to the activities
during each quarter: (a) total number of rail cars serviced by month for each of
SWEPCO, PSO and CPL; (b) the amount of expenditures by month for direct labor
cost, direct material cost, and indirect expenses for each of SWEPCO, PSO and
CPL; (c) computation by month of allocated cost to be shared by SWEPCO, PSO and
CPL on the basis of the "Cost Ratio", and (d) copies of the monthly reports
furnished by SWEPCO to PSO and CPL detailing the work and charges associated
with PSO and CPL rail cars assigned to the facility which were repaired during
the previous month, within the context of the Rail Car Maintenance Facility
Agreement between SWEPCO, PSO and CPL. This report covers the period July 1,
2000 through September 30, 2000.
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3rd QUARTER 2000
SWEPCO RAIL CAR MAINTENANCE FACILITY
RULE 24 REPORT
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A. NUMBER OF RAIL CARS SERVICED
SWEPCO PSO CPL TOTAL
JULY 301 399 2 702
AUGUST 561 55 118 734
SEPTEMBER 583 1 113 697
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TOTAL 1,445 455 233 2,133
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B. AMOUNT OF EXPENDITURES
DETAIL SWEPCO PSO CPL TOTAL
DIRECT LABOR -
JULY $21,695.39 $26,640.96 $84.46 $48,420.81
AUGUST 42,700.44 4,978.74 49.68 47,728.86
SEPTEMBER 56,994.22 641.33 10,016.37 67,651.92
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TOTAL $121,390.05 $32,261.03 $10,150.51 $163,801.59
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DIRECT MATERIAL -
JULY $72,588.32 $111,418.22 $40.35 $184,046.89
AUGUST 282,262.92 68,651.40 28,419.80 379,334.12
SEPTEMBER 273,889.22 3,488.22 - 277,377.44
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TOTAL $628,740.46 $183,557.84 $28,460.15 $840,758.45
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OTHER DIRECT EXPENSES -
JULY $69,201.02 $7,285.47 $29,940.49 $106,426.98
AUGUST (39,969.04) (14,928.93) 2,333.03 (52,564.94)
SEPTEMBER (50,359.65) 1,666.18 (367.35) (49,060.82)
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TOTAL ($21,127.67) ($5,977.28) $31,906.17 $4,801.22
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INDIRECT EXPENSES SHARED ON
COST RATIO
JULY $33,306.56 $40,895.49 $126.36 $74,328.41
AUGUST 92,480.84 10,780.99 103.37 103,365.20
SEPTEMBER 121,392.90 1,366.00 21,333.96 144,092.86
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TOTAL $247,180.30 $53,042.48 $21,563.69 $321,786.47
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TOTAL EXPENDITURES
JULY $196,791.29 $186,240.14 $30,191.66 $413,223.09
AUGUST 377,475.16 69,482.20 30,905.88 477,863.24
SEPTEMBER 401,916.69 7,161.73 30,982.98 440,061.40
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TOTAL $976,183.14 $262,884.07 $92,080.52 $1,331,147.73
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C. COMPUTATION OF COST RATIO SWEPCO PSO CPL TOTAL
JULY 2000
DIRECT LABOR $21,695.39 $26,640.96 $84.46 $48,420.81
COST RATIO 44.81% 55.02% 00.17% 100.00%
AUGUST 2000
DIRECT LABOR $42,700.44 $4,978.74 $49.68 $47,728.86
COST RATIO 89.46% 10.43% 00.10% 100.00%
SEPTEMBER 2000
DIRECT LABOR $56,994.22 $641.33 $10,016.37 $67,651.92
COST RATIO 84.25% 00.95% 14.81% 100.00%
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D. COPIES OF MONTHLY REPORTS
Copies of the monthly statements furnished by SWEPCO to PSO and CPL detailing
charges associated with PSO and CPL rail cars are attached as Exhibits 1, 2 and
3.
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S I G N A T U R E
As required by Order of this Commission pursuant to the Public Utility Holding
Company Act of 1935, Southwestern Electric Power Company has duly caused this
report to be signed on its behalf on this the 10th day of November, 2000.
SOUTHWESTERN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY
By /s/ Armando Pena
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Armando Pena
Treasurer
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Exhibit Transmission
Number Exhibit Method
1 July 2000 statement furnished by SWEPCO to Electronic
PSO and CPL detailing PSO and CPL's rail
car charges
2 August 2000 statement furnished by SWEPCO to Electronic
PSO and CPL detailing PSO and CPL's rail
car charges
3 September 2000 statement furnished by SWEPCO to Electronic
PSO and CPL detailing PSO and CPL's rail
car charges
