SEC FILE NO. 70-9599




                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             WASHINGTON, DC 20549





                             CERTIFICATE PURSUANT TO

                                     RULE 24

                            OF PARTIAL COMPLETION OF

                                  TRANSACTIONS





                              FIRSTENERGY CORP.

                    (As successor to GPU, Inc. by merger)







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                                            :
      In the matter of                      :
      FirstEnergy Corp.                     :   Certificate Pursuant
      (As successor to GPU, Inc. by merger) :   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),  as successor to GPU,
Inc. by merger effective  November 7, 2001, 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 September 30, 2001 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
September  30,  2001 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 September 30, 2001, MYR performed significant T&D
services for its  customers.  T&D generated  approximately  54.2% 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 Texas,  Tennessee,
California, Michigan, California and Colorado.

Telecommunication Services:
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      There was no significant business activity to report for the quarter ended
September 30, 2001.

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Traffic Signalization Services:
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      There was no significant business activity to report for the quarter ended
September 30, 2001.


Commercial and Industrial (C&I) Services:
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      During the quarter ended September 30, 2001, MYR performed significant C&I
services for its customers. C&I revenue was approximately 38.5% 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  September  30,  2001,  services  provided  to
associated  companies  consisted  primarily  of (i) Harlan  Electric  performing
various distribution  projects in New Jersey and Pennsylvania for Jersey Central
Power & Light Company,  Metropolitan  Edison Company and  Pennsylvania  Electric
Company,  and (ii) Harlan Electric laying  underground cable in Pennsylvania for
GPU Telcom  Services,  Inc. The total amount billed to associated  companies for
performing such services was $2.96 million 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.
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                                         Registered Holding Company
                                    (As successor to GPU, Inc. by merger)



Date: November 30, 2001
                                By:        /s/ Harvey L. Wagner
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                                               Harvey L. Wagner
                                         Vice President and Controller


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