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OMB Control No: 1902-0239	ICR Reference No: 202207-1902-003
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201902-1902-001
Agency/Subagency: FERC	Agency Tracking No: FERC-730
Title: FERC-730, 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 with change	Conclusion Date: 08/01/2023
	Date Received in OIRA: 03/02/2023
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	08/31/2026	36 Months From Approved	07/31/2023
Responses	63	0	63
Time Burden (Hours)	1,890	0	1,890
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

Abstract: This information collection assists the Commission in complying with section 219 of the Federal Power Act (FPA), which directs the Commission to promote capital investment in the enlargement, improvement, maintenance, and operation of all facilities for the transmission of electric energy in interstate commerce. To assist in compliance with this requirement, the Commission promulgated 18 CFR 35.35, which allows public utilities participating in interstate commerce to apply for certain rate incentives to investment in transmission facilities. The information collection in FERC-730 assists the Commission in encouraging appropriate infrastructure development in accordance with FPA section 219. FERC-730 is an annual filing requirement for utilities that have been granted incentive-based rates. The information collected in the FERC-730 is necessary for the Commission to evaluate its incentive rates policies, and to determine the continuing effectiveness of those 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. Utilities must file the following information in FERC-730: (1) actual monetary investment for the most recent calendar year; (2) planned investments for the next five years; and (3) 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.

Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 16 USC 824s Name of Law: Federal Power Act

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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:
	87 FR 66293	11/03/2022
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	88 FR 13109	03/02/2023
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
FERC-730, Report of Transmission Investment Activity	FERC-730, Docket No. RM20-11-000; Order No. 869	,

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved
Annual Number of Responses	63	63
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	1,890	1,890
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0

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:

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $73,817

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

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination. No

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination. 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? No

Agency Contact: Jean Sonneman 202 785-6577 jean_sonneman@blm.gov

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