September 25, 2009
Via EDGAR
H. Christopher Owings
Assistant Director
Division of Corporation Finance
United States Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re: PNM Resources, Inc.
Form 10-K for Year Ended December 31, 2008
Filed March 2, 2009
Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A
Filed April 8, 2009
Form 10-Q for the Period Ended March 31, 2009
Filed May 6, 2009
Form 8-K
Filed May 19, 2009
File No. 1-32462
Public Service Company of New Mexico
Form 10-K for Year Ended December 31, 2008
Filed March 2, 2009
Form 10-Q for the Period Ended March 31, 2009
Filed May 6, 2009
Form 8-K
Filed May 19, 2009
File No. 1-06986
Texas-New Mexico Power Company
Form 10-K for Year Ended December 31, 2008
Filed March 2, 2009
Form 10-Q for the Period Ended March 31, 2009
Filed May 6, 2009
File No. 2-97230
Dear Mr. Owings:
This letter is with regard to your correspondence dated September 15, 2009, regarding the subject filings.
September 25, 2009
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This will confirm the telephone conversation this morning with John Fieldsend of your Staff, participated in by myself and other representatives of the registrants. We requested a ten business day extension of the response deadline (to October 13, 2009). Mr. Fieldsend was agreeable to the extension and requested that we file this confirming correspondence by EDGAR.
Sincerely,
/s/ Thomas G. Sategna
Thomas G. Sategna
Vice President and Corporate Controller
