Form U-1 POS AMC No. 3

Filed December 23, 2002

File No. 70-9609

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

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Post-Effective Amendment No. 3
to
FORM U-1
APPLICATION/DECLARATION
UNDER THE
PUBLIC UTILITY HOLDING COMPANY ACT OF 1935

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Energy East Corporation
Energy East Enterprises, Inc.
Maine Natural Gas Corporation
Energy East Capital Trust I
P. O. Box 12904
Albany, NY 12212-2904

RGS Energy Group, Inc.
New York State Electric & Gas Corporation
Rochester Gas and Electric Corporation
89 East Avenue
Rochester, NY 14649-0001

CMP Group, Inc.
Central Maine Power Company
Maine Electric Power Company, Inc.
NORVARCO
83 Edison Drive
Augusta, ME 04336

Connecticut Energy Corporation
The Southern Connecticut Gas Company
855 Main Street
Bridgeport, CT 06604

CTG Resources, Inc.
Connecticut Natural Gas Corporation
10 State House Square
Hartford, CT 06144-1500

Berkshire Energy Resources
The Berkshire Gas Company
115 Cheshire Road
Pittsfield, MA 01201

(Names of companies filing this statement and
addresses of principal executive offices)

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Energy East Corporation

(Name of top registered holding company parent)
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Kenneth M. Jasinski
Executive Vice President
and Chief Financial Officer
Energy East Corporation
P.O. Box 12904
Albany, New York 12212-2904
Telephone: (518) 434-3049

(Names and addresses of agents for service)

The Commission is requested to send copies of all notices, orders and communications to:

Robert D. Kump
Vice President, Treasurer & Secretary
Energy East Corporation
P.O. Box 12904
Albany, New York 12212-2904
Telephone: (518) 434-3049

Frank Lee, Esq.
Huber Lawrence & Abell
605 Third Avenue
New York, New York 10158
Telephone: (212) 682-6200

 

This Post-effective Amendment No. 3 to the Form U-1 of Energy East Corporation is being filed to amend Post-effective Amendment No. 2 dated October 4, 2002, for the following items:

ITEM 3   APPLICABLE STATUTORY PROVISIONS

3.3 RESERVATION OF JURISDICTION

Clause (iii) is amended to delete the words "as defined in Section 34 of the Act".

ITEM 6   EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

A.      EXHIBITS

The following exhibit is being filed with this Post-Effective Amendment No. 3:

B

Form of Tax Allocation Agreement (filed herewith).

 

 

SIGNATURES

          Pursuant to the requirements of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935, each of the undersigned companies has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

ENERGY EAST CORPORATION
RGS ENERGY GROUP, INC.
CMP GROUP, INC.
CONNECTICUT ENERGY CORPORATION
CTG RESOURCES, INC.
BERKSHIRE ENERGY RESOURCES
ENERGY EAST ENTERPRISES, INC.
ENERGY EAST CAPITAL TRUST I

      /s/Robert D. Kump                              
Name: Robert D. Kump
Title:   Vice President, Treasurer and Secretary
          (Vice President and Secretary - RGS
          Energy Group, Inc., Treasurer and
          Secretary- Energy East Enterprises, Inc.
          and Administrative Trustee-Energy East
          Capital Trust I)

NEW YORK STATE ELECTRIC & GAS      CORPORATION

      /s/Sherwood J. Rafferty                           
Name: Sherwood J. Rafferty
Title:   Senior Vice President and
            Chief Financial Officer
 

ROCHESTER GAS AND ELECTRIC
     CORPORATION

      /s/Mark Keogh                                    
Name: Mark Keogh
Title:   Vice President, Treasurer & Secretary

MAINE NATURAL GAS CORPORATION

      /s/Michael I. German                           
Name:  Michael I. German
Title:   President

CENTRAL MAINE POWER COMPANY
MAINE ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY
NORVARCO

      /s/Sara J. Burns                                   
Name: Sara J. Burns
Title:   President

THE SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT GAS      COMPANY
CONNECTICUT NATURAL GAS      CORPORATION

      /s/James P. Laurito                              
Name: James P. Laurito
Title:   President and Chief Operating Officer

THE BERKSHIRE GAS COMPANY


      /s/Robert M. Allessio                             
Name: Robert M. Allessio
Title:   President, Chief Executive Officer &             Treasurer
 

Date: December 23, 2002