Exhibit 31.1
Certification
I, Anthony J. Alexander, certify that:
1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of FirstEnergy Corp.,
Ohio Edison Company, The Cleveland Electric Illuminating Company, The
Toledo Edison Company, Pennsylvania Power Company, Metropolitan Edison
Company and Pennsylvania Electric Company;
2. Based on my knowledge, this quarterly report does not contain any untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to
make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such
statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by
this quarterly report;
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial
information included in this quarterly report, fairly present in all
material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash
flows of each registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this
quarterly report;
4. Each registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for
establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined
in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for such registrant and we
have:
a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such
disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our
supervision, to ensure that material information relating to
such registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is
made known to us by others within those entities, particularly
during the period in which this quarterly report is being
prepared;
b) evaluated the effectiveness of such registrant's disclosure
controls and procedures and presented in this report our
conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls
and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this
report based on such evaluation; and
c) disclosed in this report any change in such registrant's
internal control over financial reporting that occurred during
such registrant's most recent fiscal quarter that has materially
affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, such
registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and
5. Each registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on
our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to
such registrant's auditors and the audit committee of such registrant's
board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent function):
a) all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the
design or operation of internal control over financial reporting
which are reasonably likely to adversely affect such
registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report
financial information; and
b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or
other employees who have a significant role in such registrant's
internal control over financial reporting.
Date: August 6, 2004
/s/Anthony J. Alexander
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Anthony J. Alexander
Chief Executive Officer
Exhibit 31.2
Certification
I, Richard H. Marsh, certify that:
1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of FirstEnergy Corp.,
Ohio Edison Company, The Cleveland Electric Illuminating Company, The
Toledo Edison Company, Pennsylvania Power Company, Jersey Central Power &
Light Company, Metropolitan Edison Company and Pennsylvania Electric
Company;
2. Based on my knowledge, this quarterly report does not contain any untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to
make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such
statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by
this quarterly report;
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial
information included in this quarterly report, fairly present in all
material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash
flows of each registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this
quarterly report;
4. Each registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for
establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined
in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for such registrant and we
have:
a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such
disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our
supervision, to ensure that material information relating to
such registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is
made known to us by others within those entities, particularly
during the period in which this quarterly report is being
prepared;
b) evaluated the effectiveness of such registrant's disclosure
controls and procedures and presented in this report our
conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls
and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this
report based on such evaluation; and
c) disclosed in this report any change in such registrant's
internal control over financial reporting that occurred during
such registrant's most recent fiscal quarter that has materially
affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, such
registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and
5. Each registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on
our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to
such registrant's auditors and the audit committee of such registrant's
board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent function):
a) all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the
design or operation of internal control over financial reporting
which are reasonably likely to adversely affect such
registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report
financial information; and
b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or
other employees who have a significant role in such registrant's
internal control over financial reporting.
Date: August 6, 2004
/s/ Richard H. Marsh
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Richard H. Marsh
Chief Financial Officer
Exhibit 31.3
Certification
I, Stephen E. Morgan, certify that:
1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Jersey Central Power
& Light Company;
2. Based on my knowledge, this quarterly report does not contain any untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to
make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such
statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by
this quarterly report;
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial
information included in this quarterly report, fairly present in all
material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash
flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this
quarterly report;
4. The registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for
establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined
in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the registrant and we
have:
a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such
disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our
supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the
registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made
known to us by others within those entities, particularly during
the period in which this quarterly report is being prepared;
b) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure
controls and procedures and presented in this report our
conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls
and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this
report based on such evaluation; and
c) disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal
control over financial reporting that occurred during the
registrant's most recent fiscal quarter that has materially
affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the
registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and
5. The registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on
our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to
the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board
of directors (or persons performing the equivalent function):
a) all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the
design or operation of internal control over financial reporting
which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's
ability to record, process, summarize and report financial
information; and
b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or
other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's
internal control over financial reporting.
Date: August 6, 2004
/s/Stephen E. Morgan
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Stephen E. Morgan
Chief Executive Officer