SEC FILE NO. 70-9599



                       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.                   :      Certificate Pursuant
                                           :      to Rule 24 of Partial
                                           :      Completion of
                                           :      Transactions
                                           :
       SEC File No. 70-9599                :
       (Public Utility Holding Company Act :
       of 1935)                            :
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TO THE MEMBERS OF THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION:


         The  undersigned,  FirstEnergy  Corp.  (FirstEnergy)  hereby  certifies
pursuant  to Rule 24 of the  General  Rules and  Regulations  under  the  Public
Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 (the Act), that certain of the  transactions
proposed in the Application  filed in SEC File No. 70-9599 have been carried out
in accordance with the Commission's Order dated April 14, 2000, as follows:


1.    Financial Statements
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         A copy of the unaudited  consolidated financial statements of MYR Group
Inc. (MYR)  (including a consolidated  balance sheet and statement of income) as
of and for the twelve months ended December 31, 2003 is attached as Exhibit A.


2.    Schedule of Segment Revenue
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         A schedule  setting  forth the segment  revenue  for the quarter  ended
December 31, 2003 for each of MYR's business segments (Exhibit B) is being filed
separately pursuant to a request for confidential treatment under Rule 104(b) of
the Act.


3.    Narrative Description of Principal Business Activities
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Transmission and Distribution (T&D) Services:
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         During the quarter ended December 31, 2003,  MYR performed  significant
T&D services for its customers. T&D generated approximately 65.4% of MYR's total
revenue for the  quarter.  A  significant  portion of this work  continued to be
performed for a core base of electric  utility  clients in Tennessee,  Michigan,
California and Colorado.

Telecommunication Services:
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         There was no  significant  business  activity to report for the quarter
ended December 31, 2003.

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Traffic Signalization Services:
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         There was no  significant  business  activity to report for the quarter
ended December 31, 2003.

Commercial and Industrial (C&I) Services:
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         During the quarter ended December 31, 2003,  MYR performed  significant
C&I services for its  customers.  C&I revenue was  approximately  30.1% of total
revenue  for the  period.  A  majority  of that  revenue  was  generated  by one
operating  subsidiary that operates  primarily in the western part of the United
States.

4.    Services Provided to Associated Companies
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         During the  quarter  ended  December  31,  2003,  services  provided to
associated  companies  consisted primarily of Harlan Electric performing various
distribution  projects in New Jersey and Pennsylvania for Jersey Central Power &
Light Company,  Metropolitan  Edison Company and Pennsylvania  Electric Company.
The total amount billed to associated companies for performing such services was
$1,173,546 during the period.

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                                    SIGNATURE



         PURSUANT TO THE  REQUIREMENTS OF THE PUBLIC UTILITY HOLDING COMPANY ACT
OF 1935, THE UNDERSIGNED  COMPANY HAS DULY CAUSED THIS  CERTIFICATE TO BE SIGNED
ON ITS BEHALF BY THE UNDERSIGNED THEREUNTO DULY AUTHORIZED.



                                                    FIRSTENERGY CORP.


Date:    March 23, 2004
                                     By:          /s/ Harvey L. Wagner
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                                                      Harvey L. Wagner
                                                 Vice President, Controller
                                                and Chief Accounting Officer

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