{"data":{"id":"us/7-cfr-1724.40","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"7 CFR 1724.40","heading":"General.","body":"Borrowers shall have ongoing, integrated planning to determine their short-term and long-term needs for plant additions, improvements, replacements, and retirements for their electric systems. The primary components of the planning system consist of long-range engineering plans and construction work plans. Long-range engineering plans identify plant investments required over a long-range period, 10 years or more. Construction work plans specify and document plant requirements for a shorter term, 2 to 4 years. Long-range engineering plans and construction work plans shall be in accordance with part 1710, subpart F, of this chapter. See also RUS Bulletins 1724D-101A, Electric System Long-Range Planning Guide, and 1724D-101B, System Planning Guide, Construction Work Plans, for additional guidance. These bulletins are available at https://www.rd.usda.gov/resources/regulations/bulletins.","path":["Title 7—Agriculture","Subtitle B—Regulations of the Department of Agriculture","CHAPTER XVII—RURAL UTILITIES SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE","PART 1724—ELECTRIC ENGINEERING, ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES AND DESIGN POLICIES AND PROCEDURES","Subpart D—Electric System Planning"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-7.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:01Z","sha256":"0c686c242d5cdfd9634e95c8991a37497f33e6a2e37539a75b7bebf1e7381492","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/7-cfr-1724.33-1724.39","next":"us/7-cfr-1724.41-1724.49"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}