[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 147 (Thursday, July 31, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 41116]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-20169]


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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 35-26745]


Filings Under the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935, as 
Amended (``Act'')

July 25, 1997.
    Notice is hereby given that the following filing(s) has/have been 
made with the Commission pursuant to provisions of the Act and rules 
promulgated thereunder. All interested persons are referred to the 
application(s) and/or declaration(s) for complete statements of the 
proposed transaction(s) summarized below. The application(s) and/or 
declaration(s) and any amendments thereto is/are available for public 
inspection through the Commission's Office of Public Reference.
    Interested persons wishing to comment or request a hearing on the 
application(s) and/or declaration(s) should submit their views in 
writing by August 18, 1997, to the Secretary, Securities and Exchange 
Commission, Washington, DC 20549, and serve a copy on the relevant 
applicant(s) and/or declarant(s) at the address(es) specified below. 
Proof of service (by affidavit or, in case of an attorney at law, by 
certificate) should be filed with the request. Any request for hearing 
shall identify specifically the issues of fact or law that are 
disputed. A person who so requests will be notified of any hearing, if 
ordered, and will receive a copy of any notice of order issued in the 
matter. After said date, the application(s) and/or declaration(s), as 
filed or as amended, may be granted and/or permitted to become 
effective.

Central Power and Light Company, et al. (70-9075)

    Central Power and Light Company, 539 North Carancahua Street, 
Corpus Christi, Texas 78401-2802, Public Service Company of Oklahoma, 
212 East Sixth Street, Tulsa, Oklahoma 74119-1212, Southwestern 
Electric Power Company, 428 Travis Street, Shreveport, Louisiana 71156-
0001, and West Texas Utilities Company, 301 Cypress Street, Abilene, 
Texas 79601-5820, each an electric public-utility subsidiary company 
(collectively, ``Operating Companies'') of Central and South West 
Corporation (``CSW''), a registered holding company, and Central and 
South West Services, Inc. (``CSW Services''), Williams Tower 2, 2 West 
2nd Street, Tulsa, Oklahoma 74103, a service company subsidiary of CSW, 
have filed an application under sections 9(a) and 10 of the Act and 
rule 54 under the Act.
    The Operating Companies, directly or through CSW Services, propose 
to enter into arrangements with one or more providers (``Plan 
Providers'') of warranty plans (``Plans'') for the servicing and repair 
of appliances and offer the Plans to their customers. Applicants 
propose to offer Plans for kitchen and laundry appliances, heating, 
ventilation and air conditioning systems, personal computer systems and 
home entertainment video and audio systems.
    The Plans would be offered to customers of the Operating Company 
using marketing materials either designed or approved by the Operating 
Companies and mailed to customers using the billing and mailing systems 
of the Operating Companies. The Plans would be legal obligations of the 
Plan Providers, underwritten by such insurance arrangements as the 
Operating Companies might require. The Plan Providers would be 
responsible for responding to customers' calls for service and for 
making arrangements with adequately licensed and insured service 
contractors to perform the services covered by the Plans. In certain 
cases, the Operating Companies might qualify as service contractors 
under the Plans.
    The Operating Companies would bill enrolled customers for monthly 
Plan fees and remit the fees to the Plan Providers. Either the Plan 
Providers would pay a service and administration fee to the Operating 
Companies, or the Operating Companies would retain such a fee out of 
the monthly Plan fees. The Operating Companies would have no 
responsibility for ensuring payment of the monthly fees.

    For the Commission, by the Division of Investment Management, 
pursuant to delegated authority.
Margaret H. McFarland,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 97-20169 Filed 7-30-97; 8:45 am]
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