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                                                                    Exhibit 32.b

This Certificate is being furnished and shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes
of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise
subject to the liability of that section. This Certification shall not be
incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document
pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, except as otherwise stated in such
filing.


             Certification Pursuant to Section 1350 of Chapter 63
                    Of Title 18 of the United States Code

In connection with the Annual Report of the Companies (as defined below) on Form
10-K (the "reports") for the year ended December 31, 2003 as filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof, I, Susan Tomasky, the
chief financial officer of

                    American Electric Power Company, Inc.
                             AEP Generating Company
                            AEP Texas Central Company
                             AEP Texas North Company
                            Appalachian Power Company
                         Columbus Southern Power Company
                         Indiana Michigan Power Company
                             Kentucky Power Company
                               Ohio Power Company
                       Public Service Company of Oklahoma
                       Southwestern Electric Power Company

(the "Companies"), certify pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted
pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbarnes Oxley Act of 2002 that, based on my
knowledge (i) the Reports fully comply with the requirements of Section 13(a) or
15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and (ii) the information contained
in the Reports fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial
condition and results of operations of the Companies.



/s/ Susan Tomasky
Susan Tomasky

March 10, 2004


A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been
provided to American Electric Power Company, Inc. and will be retained by
American Electric Power Company, Inc. and furnished to the Securities and
Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.



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