EXHIBIT 31a

Certification Pursuant to Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14of the 1934 Securities Exchange Act

I, Thomas M. OFlynn, certify that:

|1. | I have reviewed this Annual Report on Form 10-K of PSE&G Transition Funding LLC (the registrant);                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
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|2. | Based on my knowledge, this 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 report;                             
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|3. | Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this 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 report;                                                
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|4. | The registrant's other certifying officer(s) 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)) and internal
control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
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|5. | The registrant's other certifying officer(s) 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 functions):                                     
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|Date: |  | March 14, 2008 |  | /s/ Thomas M. OFlynn       
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|      |  |                |  | Thomas M. OFlynn           
|      |  |                |  | PSE&G Transition Funding LLC
|      |  |                |  | Chief Executive Officer     

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