Form FERC-730 Report of Transmission Investment Activity

OMB Control Number: 1902-0239

Expiration Date: 06/30/20XX

Annual Due Date: April 18

FERC-730, Report of Transmission Investment Activity

Company Name: ________________________________________

Table 1: Actual and Projected Electric Transmission Capital Spending

	Actual at December 31	Projected Investment (Incremental Investment by Year for Each of the Succeeding Five Calendar Years)
	20__	20__	20__	20__	20__	20__
Capital Spending On Electric Transmission Facilities ($ Thousands) (1)

Instructions for completing “Table 1: Actual and Projected Electric Transmission Capital Spending”:

(1) Transmission facilities are defined to be transmission assets as specified in the Uniform System of Accounts in account numbers 350 through 359 (see, 18 C.F.R. Part 101, Uniform System of Accounts Prescribed for Public Utilities and Licensees Subject to the Provisions of the Federal Power Act, for account definitions). The Transmission Plant accounts include: Accounts 350 (Land and Land Rights), 351 (Energy Storage Equipment- Transmission), 352 (Structures and Improvements), 353 (Station Equipment), 354 (Towers and Fixtures), 355 (Poles and Fixtures), 356 (Overhead Conductors and Devices), 357 (Underground Conduit), 358 (Underground Conductors and Devices), and 359 (Roads and Trails).

Table 2: Project Detail (1)

Project Description (2)	Project Type (3)	Expected Project Completion Date (month/year)	Completion Status (4)	Is Project On Schedule? (Y/N)	If Project Not On Schedule, Indicate Reasons For Delay (5)

Instructions for completing “Table 2: Project Detail”:

(1) Respondents must list all projects included in Table 1 above, Actual and Projected Electric Transmission Capital Spending, excluding those projects with projected costs less than $20 million. Respondents should add as many additional rows as are necessary to list all relevant projects.

(2) Respondents should include voltage level in the Project Description column.

(3) Respondents should select between the following Project Types to complete the Project Type column: New Build, Upgrade of Existing, Refurbishment/Replacement, or Generator Direct Connection.

(4) Respondents should select between the following designations to complete the Completion Status column: Complete, Under Construction, Pre-Engineering, Planned, Proposed, and Conceptual.

(5) Respondents should select between the following delay designations to complete the Reasons for Delay column: Siting, Permitting, Construction, Delayed Completion of New Generator, or Other (specify).

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) Statement: The PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) requires us to inform you 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. Further, the FERC-730 filing requirement allows the Commission to track the progress of electric transmission projects 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. Responses are mandatory. An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB Control Number.

Public reporting burden for reviewing the instructions, completing, and filling out this form is estimated to be 30 hours per response. This form has been assigned OMB Control Number 1902-0239. Send comments regarding the burden estimate or any other aspect of this form to DataClearance@FERC.gov, or to the Office of the Executive Director, Information Clearance Officer, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First St. NE, Washington, DC 20426.

To file this form, respondents should follow the instructions for eFiling available at https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp