SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report: September 15, 1999
(Date of earliest event reported)
Commission Registrant; State of Incorporation; I.R.S. Employer
File Number Address; and Telephone Number Identification No.
1-3525 AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY, INC. 13-4922640
(A New York Corporation)
1 Riverside Plaza
Columbus, Ohio 43215
Telephone (614) 223-1000
0-18135 AEP GENERATING COMPANY 31-1033833
(An Ohio Corporation)
1 Riverside Plaza
Columbus, Ohio 43215
Telephone (614) 223-1000
1-3457 APPALACHIAN POWER COMPANY 54-0124790
(A Virginia Corporation)
40 Franklin Road, S.W.
Roanoke, Virginia 24011
Telephone (540) 985-2300
1-2680 COLUMBUS SOUTHERN POWER COMPANY 31-4154203
(An Ohio Corporation)
1 Riverside Plaza
Columbus, Ohio 43215
Telephone (614) 223-1000
1-3570 INDIANA MICHIGAN POWER COMPANY 35-0410455
(An Indiana Corporation)
One Summit Square
P.O. Box 60
Fort Wayne, Indiana 46801
Telephone (219) 425-2111
1-6858 KENTUCKY POWER COMPANY 61-0247775
(A Kentucky Corporation)
1701 Central Avenue
Ashland, Kentucky 41101
Telephone (800) 572-1141
1-6543 OHIO POWER COMPANY 31-4271000
(An Ohio Corporation)
301 Cleveland Avenue, S.W.
Canton, Ohio 44702
Telephone (330) 456-8173
This combined Form 8-K is separately filed by American Electric Power
Company, Inc., ("AEP"), AEP Generating Company ("AEGCo"), Appalachian Power
Company ("APCo"), Columbus Southern Power Company ("CSPCo"), Indiana Michigan
Power Company ("I&M"), Kentucky Power Company ("KEPCo"), and Ohio Power Company
("OPCo"). Information contained herein relating to any individual registrant is
filed by such registrant on its behalf. No registrant makes any representation
as to information relating to any other registrant, except that information
relating to any of AEGCo, APCo, CSPCo, I&M, KEPCo or OPCo is also attributed to
AEP.
Item 5. Other Events.
Reference is made to page 33 of the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
year ended December 31, 1998, pages II-1 and II-2 of the Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 1999, and pages II-3 and II-4 of the
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 1999, for a
discussion of an investigation by the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency
under Section 114 of the Clean Air Act focused on assessing compliance with the
New Source Review and New Source Performance Standard provisions. In a letter
dated September 15, 1999, the Attorney General of the State of New York notified
AEP, APCo, I&M, KEPCo and OPCo of his intent to commence a civil action pursuant
to Section 304 of the Clean Air Act to compel compliance with the New Source
Review and New Source Performance Standard provisions relating to modifications
and alterations of generating units by the following AEP System power plants:
AEP AEP Power Plants Identified by New York
Company Attorney General with Alleged Violations
APCo Clinch River Plant
Kanawha River Plant
John Amos Unit 1
I&M Tanners Creek Plant
KEPCo Big Sandy Plant
OPCo Phillip Sporn Units 2, 4 and 5
Kammer Plant
Mitchell Plant
Muskingum River Units 3, 4 and 5
Gavin Plant
Cardinal Unit 1
In addition, the Attorney General's letter indicated that he may assert
claims under the State common law of public nuisance seeking to recover, among
other things, compensation for alleged environmental damage caused in New York
by APCo, I&M, KEPCo and OPCo.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, each
Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY, INC.
Registrant
By: /s/ Henry W. Fayne
Henry W. Fayne
Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer of the Registrant
AEP GENERATING COMPANY
Registrant
APPALACHIAN POWER COMPANY
Registrant
COLUMBUS SOUTHERN POWER COMPANY
Registrant
INDIANA MICHIGAN POWER COMPANY
Registrant
KENTUCKY POWER COMPANY
Registrant
OHIO POWER COMPANY
Registrant
By: /s/ Henry W. Fayne
Henry W. Fayne
Vice President of each Registrant
September 23, 1999