SEC File No. 70-10122

 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

 

CERTIFICATE PURSUANT TO

RULE 24

OF PARTIAL COMPLETION OF

TRANSACTIONS

 

FirstEnergy Corp.


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         In the matter of
         FirstEnergy Corp.
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                             
         SEC File No. 70-10122
         (Public Utility Holding Company Act
         of 1935)
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Certificate Pursuant
to Rule 24 of Partial
Completion of
Transactions

TO THE MEMBERS OF THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION:

           The undersigned, FirstEnergy Corp. (FirstEnergy) hereby certifies pursuant to Rule 24 of the Rules and Regulations under the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 (the Act), that certain of the transactions proposed in the Applications, as filed in SEC File No. 70-10122 have been carried out in accordance with the Commission’s Orders dated June 30, 2003 as follows:

1. Balance Sheets and Income Statements for the FirstEnergy Nonutility Holding Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries for the quarter ended September 30, 2004 are attached as following exhibits:

             Exhibit

1-1   Consolidated Balance Sheet and Income Statement of FirstEnergy Ventures Corp.

1-2   Consolidated Balance Sheet and Income Statement of FirstEnergy Facilities Services Group, LLC.

1-3   Balance Sheet and Income Statement of OES Ventures, Inc. - filed pursuant to request for confidential treatment.

1-4   Balance Sheet and Income Statement of Centerior Communications Holdings, Inc. - filed pursuant to request for confidential treatment.

1-5   Consolidated Balance Sheet and Income Statement of E-L Enterprises, Inc. - filed pursuant to request for confidential treatment.

1-6   Consolidated Balance Sheet and Income Statement of MARBEL HoldCo, Inc. - filed pursuant to request for confidential treatment.

             Balance Sheet and Income Statement of GPU Diversified Holdings LLC are reported on Form U-9C-3.

2. During the period June 1, 2004 through September 30, 2004, there was no Development Activity. Investments made during the third quarter 2004 are as follows:

  Category
Investment
    (In Thousands $)

Energy Related Company
Financing Subsidiaries
       $     400
       $10,195

3. During the third quarter of 2004, there were no guarantees made on behalf of other direct or indirect Subsidiaries of the FirstEnergy Nonutility Holding Companies.

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4. During the third quarter of 2004, there were no services obtained by the FirstEnergy Nonutility Holding Companies, or any direct or indirect Subsidiary of the Nonutility Holding Companies from the Utility Subsidiaries.

5. A chart of the nonutility businesses, financing subsidiaries and nonsystem securities in which FirstEnergy and its subsidiaries are engaged in or have investments in of 10% or greater are identified below:

Name of Company
Type of
Subsidiary

% Ownership
American Transmission Systems, Incorporated (ATSI)     US       100  
Centerior Service Company (Inactive)             100  
FE Acquisition Corp. (Inactive)     NUHC       100  
    Mid-Atlantic Energy Development Co. (Inactive)             100  
FE Holdings, L.L.C. (Inactive)             --  
FELHC, Inc.     ERC       100  
First Communications, LLC     ETC       65  
FirstEnergy Facilities Services Group, LLC (FEFSG)     NUHC       100  
    Dunbar Mechanical, Inc.     ERC       100  
    Edwards Electrical & Mechanical, Inc.     ERC       100  
    Elliott-Lewis Corporation     ERC       100  
       A.A. Duckett, Inc.     ERC       100  
         Duckett Plumbing, L.L.C     ERC       90  
       E-L Enterprises, Inc.     NUHC       100  
         Modern Air Conditioning, Inc.     ERC       100  
           Airdex Air Conditioning Corporation     ERC       100  
         R.L. Anderson, Inc.     ERC       100  
       Sautter Crane Rental, Inc.     ERC       100  
    The Hattenbach Company     ERC       100  
    L.H. Cranston and Sons, Inc.     ERC       100  
    Roth Bros., Inc.     ERC       100  
    R.P.C. Mechanical, Inc.     ERC       100  
    Spectrum Controls Systems     ERC       100  
FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company (FENOC)     ERC       100  
FirstEnergy Properties, Inc. (FirstEnergy Properties)     RES       100  
    BSG Properties, Inc.     RES       100  
FirstEnergy Securities Transfer Company     FS       100  
FirstEnergy Service Company (FECO)     ERC       100  
FirstEnergy Solutions Corp. (FES)     ERC       100  
    FirstEnergy Generation Corp. (GenCo)     EWG       100  
    FirstEnergy Engineering, Inc.     ERC       100  
FirstEnergy Telecom Services, Inc.     ETC       100  
FirstEnergy Ventures Corp. (FirstEnergy Ventures)     NUHC       100  
    Bay Shore Power Company     ERC       100  
    Centerior Communications Holdings, Inc.     NUHC       100  
       Fiber Venture Equity, Inc.     ETC       100  
       AFN Finance Company No. 3, LLC     ETC       100  
    Centerior Energy Services, Inc.     ERC       100  
    Centerior Power Enterprises, Inc.             100  
    Engineered Processes, Ltd.     ERC       50  
    Eastroc Technologies, LLC     ERC       50  
    FirstEnergy Telecommunications Corp.     ETC       100  
    Warrenton River Terminal, Ltd.     ERC       100  

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Name of Company
Type of
Subsidiary

% Ownership
GPU Capital, Inc. (GPU Capital)     FUCO       100  
    GPU Electric, Inc. (GPU Electric)     FUCO       100  
      GPU Argentina Services S.R.L     FUCO       100  
      EI UK Holdings, Inc.     FUCO       100  
        Aquila Sterling Holdings LLC     FUCO       20 .1*
GPU Diversified Holdings LLC (GPUDH)     NUHC       100  
    GPU Solar, Inc.     ERC       50  
    GPU EnerTech Holdings, Inc.     ERC       100  
    GPU Distributed Power, Inc.     ERC       100  
GPU Nuclear, Inc. (GPUN)     ERC       100  
    Private Fuel Storage LLC     ERC       10 .1
GPU Power, Inc. (GPU Power)     EWG       100  
    EI Canada Holding Limited     EWG       100  
      EI Services Canada Limited     EWG       100  
      EI Brooklyn Power Limited     EWG       100  
        EI Brooklyn Investments Limited     EWG       100  
    Syracuse Orange Partners LP     EWG       --  
Jersey Central Power & Light Company (JCP&L)     US       100  
    JCP&L Transition Funding LLC     FS       100  
    JCP&L Transition Funding II LLC     FS       100  
Saxton Nuclear Experimental Corporation     ERC       44  
MARBEL Energy Corporation (MARBEL)     ERC       100  
    Marbel HoldCo, Inc.     NUHC       100  
Metropolitan Edison Company (Met-Ed)     US       100  
    MetEd Funding LLC     FS       100  
    Met-Ed Preferred Capital II, Inc.     FS       100  
      Met-Ed Capital II, L.P.     FS       100  
        Met-Ed Capital Trust     FS       100  
    Saxton Nuclear Experimental Corporation     ERC       32  
    York Haven Power Company     US       100  
MYR Group Inc. (MYR)     ERC       100  
    The L. E. Myers Company     ERC       100  
    Hawkeye Construction, Inc.     ERC       100  
    MYRcom, Inc.     ERC       100  
    MYRpower, Inc.     ERC       100  
    Great Southwestern Construction, Inc.     ERC       100  
    Harlan Electric Company     ERC       100  
      Sturgeon Electric Company, Inc.     ERC       100  
      ComTel Technology, Inc.     ERC       100  
    Power Piping Company     ERC       100  
    D.W.Close Company, Inc.     ERC       100  
Pennsylvania Electric Company (Penelec)     US       100  
    Nineveh Water Company     ERC       100  
    Penelec Funding LLC     FS       100  
    Penelec Preferred Capital II, Inc.     FS       100  
      Penelec Capital II, L.P.     FS       100  
        Penelec Capital Trust     FS       100  
    Saxton Nuclear Experimental Corporation     ERC       24  
    The Waverly Electric Light and Power Company     US       100  

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Name of Company
Type of
Subsidiary

% Ownership
Ohio Edison Company (OE)     US       100  
    OES Capital, Inc.     FS       100  
    OES Finance, Inc.     FS       100  
    OES Nuclear, Inc.     FS       100  
    OES Ventures, Inc.     NUHC       100  
    Ohio Edison Financing Trust     FS       100  
    Ohio Edison Financing Trust II (Inactive)     FS       100  
    Pennsylvania Power Company (Penn)     US       100  
      Penn Power Funding LLC     FS       100  
    McDonald Corporate Tax Credit Fund Limited Partnership     RES       12 .37
    McDonald Ohio Tax Credit Fund-1996 Limited Partnership     RES       42 .13
    McDonald Ohio Tax Credit Fund-1998 Limited Partnership     RES       30 .94
    Apollo Tax Credit Fund III, L.P.     RES       33 .33
    Apollo Tax Credit Fund IX, L.P.     RES       99 .99
    Boston Capital Corporate Tax Credit Fund X, L.P.     RES       10 .93
    Boston Capital Corporate Tax Credit Fund XIV, L.P.     RES       14  
    Boston Capital Corporate Tax Credit Fund XVII, L.P.     RES       11 .64
    Marion Senior Housing Limited Partnership     RES       29 .21
The Cleveland Electric Illuminating Company (CEI)     US       100  
    Cleveland Electric Financing Trust I     FS       100  
    Centerior Funding Corporation     FS       100  
    The Toledo Edison Capital Corporation     FS       10  
The Toledo Edison Company (TE)     US       100  
    The Toledo Edison Capital Corporation     FS       90  
AFN Finance Company No. 1, LLC     ETC       100  
Kinetic Ventures I, LLC     ERC       11 .11
Kinetic Ventures II, LLC     ERC       14 .28
PowerSpan Corp.     ERC       18 .63
UMICO Holdings, Inc. (Inactive)             36  

*    EI UK Holdings, Inc. owns 50% voting (20.1% economic) interest in Aquila Sterling Holding LLC.

ERC
ETC
EWG
FS
FUCO
NUHC
RES
US
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Energy Related Activity
Exempt Telecommunications Company
Exempt Wholesale Generator
Financing Subsidiary
Foreign Utility Company
Nonutility Holding Company
Real Estate
Utility Subsidiary

6. During the third quarter of 2004, there were no securities (including guarantees) issued by the FirstEnergy Nonutility Holding Companies and each Non-Exempt Subsidiary pursuant to Rule 52 or Rule 45(b), as applicable.

7. During the third quarter of 2004, there were no Anticipatory Hedge transactions entered into by any FirstEnergy Nonutility Holding Company, or any direct or indirect Non-Exempt Subsidiary of the Nonutility Holding Company.

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SIGNATURE

        The undersigned registered holding company has duly caused this quarterly report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned officer thereunto duly authorized pursuant to the requirements of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935.

        FIRSTENERGY CORP.
November 18, 2004    
        By: /s/ Harvey L. Wagner
               Harvey L. Wagner
           Vice President, Controller
          and Chief Accounting Officer
          (Principal Accounting Officer)

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