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OMB Control No: 1902-0278	ICR Reference No: 202605-1902-002
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 202410-1902-002
Agency/Subagency: FERC	Agency Tracking No: FERC-725X
Title: FERC-725X, (RD25-10) Mandatory Reliability Standards: Voltage and Reactive (VAR) Standards
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 08/17/2026
	Date Received in OIRA: 05/21/2026
Terms of Clearance: Because the agency sought comments only on the changes associated RD25-10, the existing expiration date remains the same for this collection. In accordance with 5 CFR 1320, the information collection is approved.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	12/31/2027	36 Months From Approved	12/31/2027
Responses	2,795	0	1,193
Time Burden (Hours)	244,816	0	232,000
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion
Annual Number of Responses	2,795	1,193	1,602
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	244,816	232,000	12,816
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Changing Regulations

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

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: There are no program changes or changes to reporting requirements for the FERC-725X information collection. The burden for the FERC-725X information collection has increased in the number of entities and burden hours. There was a difference in burden hours and cost by +1,602 and +12,816 hours (adjusted the burden per response and reduced how many times it occurs per year to 1 for VAR-002-4.1) due to changes from the RD25-10 and normal industry fluctuations.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $8,404

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: David O'Conner 202 502-6695

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