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OMB Control No: 1902-0239	ICR Reference No: 201303-1902-011
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201002-1902-001
Agency/Subagency: FERC	Agency Tracking No: FERC-730
Title: Report of Transmission Investment Activity
Type of Information Collection: Extension without change of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 05/02/2013
	Date Received in OIRA: 04/02/2013
Terms of Clearance: In accordance with 5 CFR 1320, the information collection is approved for three years.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	05/31/2016	36 Months From Approved	05/31/2013
Responses	63	0	20
Time Burden (Hours)	1,890	0	600
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	37,009

Abstract: The information collected in the FERC-730 is necessary for the Commission to evaluate its incentive rates policies, and to demonstrate the effectiveness of these policies. The FERC-730 filing requirement allows the Commission to track the progress of electric transmission projects that have been granted incentive-based rates, providing an accurate assessment of the state of the industry with respect to transmission investment, and ensuring that incentive rates are effective in encouraging the development of appropriate transmission infrastructure. To promote the development of needed energy infrastructure, Congress enacted section 1241 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005, which added a new section 219 to the Federal Power Act (FPA). Section 219 of the FPA required that the Commission issue a rule allowing incentive-based rate treatments to promote capital investment in the enlargement, improvement, maintenance, and operation of transmission facilities. To comply with these FPA requirements, the Commission issued Order No. 679 in 2006. Order 679 allowed public utilities participating in interstate commerce to apply for certain incentives, including: (1) a rate of return on equity sufficient to attract new investment in transmission facilities, (2) 100% of prudently incurred Construction Work in Progress (CWIP) in rate base, (3) recovery of prudently incurred pre-commercial operations costs, (4) accelerated depreciation, (5) hypothetical capital structure, and (6) recovery of 100% of prudently incurred costs of transmission facilities that are cancelled or abandoned due to factors beyond the control of the public utility. The Commission's incentive rates policies under Order No. 679 aim to ensure reliability and reduce the cost of delivered power by decreasing transmission congestion. The Commission created FERC-730 to better inform its incentive rate policies, ensuring that they encourage appropriate infrastructure development and meet the requirements of FPA section 219. FERC-730 is an annual filing requirement for utilities that have been granted incentive-based rates. Utilities must file the following information in FERC-730: actual monetary investment for the most recent calendar year; planned investments for the next five years; and a project-by-project listing that includes each project planned for investment over the next five years and specifies expected completion date, percentage completion as of the filing date, and any reasons for delay. The filing requirements of FERC-730 are codified under 18 CFR §35.35(h).

Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 109 - 58 1241 Name of Law: Energy Policy Act of 2005

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: PL: Pub.L. 109 - 58 1241 Name of Law: Energy Policy Act

Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	77 FR 77069	12/31/2012
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	78 FR 16843	03/19/2013
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Report of Transmission Investment Activity	730

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Annual Number of Responses	63	20	43
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	1,890	600	1,290
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	37,009	-37,009

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: The reporting requirements have not changed. The estimated burden of the FERC-730 upon respondents increased due to the Commission's receipt of new applications for incentive based rate treatment for specific transmission projects under the provisions of 18 CFR 35.35h. Therefore, the quantity of respondents increased from the previously approved information collection. It should be noted that this quantity is constantly in flux due to market participation.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $44,650

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

Agency Contact: Astrid Rapp 202 502-6264

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