[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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