[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 162 (Thursday, August 21, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50562-50563]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-21400]


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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 35-27712]


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

August 15, 2003.
    Notice is hereby given that the following filing(s) has/have been 
made with the Commission under provisions of the Act and rules 
promulgated under the Act. 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 amendment(s) is/are available for public 
inspection through the Commission's Branch 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 September 10, 2003, to the Secretary, Securities and 
Exchange Commission, Washington, DC 20549-0609, 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 the case of an attorney at 
law, by certificate) should be filed with the request. Any request for 
hearing should identify specifically the issues of facts or law that 
are disputed. A persons who so requests will be notified of any 
hearing, if ordered, and will receive a copy of any notice or order is 
issued in

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the matter. After September 10, 2003, the application(s) and/or 
declaration(s), as filed or as amended, may be granted and/or permitted 
to become effective.

Northeast Utilities, et al. (70-9343)

    Northeast Utilities (``NU''), 174 Brush Hill Avenue, West 
Springfield, Massachusetts 01090-0010, a registered holding company, 
NU's wholly-owned nonutility subsidiary, NU Enterprises, Inc. 
(``NUEI''), and Northeast Utilities Service Company, both located at 
107 Selden Street, Berlin, Connecticut 06037, (collectively, the 
``Applicants'') have filed a post effective amendment to their 
application-declaration under section 12(b) and rules 45 and 54 under 
the Act.
    By order dated November 12, 1998 (HCAR No. 26939) (``Prior 
Order''), the Commission Authorized NU and NUEI to, among other things, 
issue guarantees or provide similar forms of credit support or 
enhancements (collectively, ``Guarantees''), to, or for the benefit of 
NUEI, NUEI's nonutility subsidiaries, or NU's other to-be-formed direct 
or indirect energy-related companies, as defined in rule 58 of the Act. 
The Commission, through subsequent orders in this file, authorized an 
increase in this Guarantee authority to $500 million and the extension 
of the date through which Guarantees may be provided through September 
30, 2003, under the terms and conditions of the Prior Order. Applicants 
request in this filing to maintain the Guarantee authority at $500 
million and to extend the date through which the Guarantees may be 
provided through June 30, 2004, under the terms and conditions of the 
Prior Order.


    For the Commission, by the Division of Investment Management, 
under delegated authority.
Margaret H. McFarland,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 03-21400 Filed 8-20-03; 8:45 am]
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