50 U.S.C. § 167m — Information

Page 59 TITLE 50—WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE § 167n (Mar. 3, 1925, ch. 426, § 13, as added Pub. L. 86–777, § 2, Sept. 13, 1960, 74 Stat. 923.) § 167l. Injunctions Whenever in the judgment of the Secretary any person has engaged or is about to engage in any act or practice which constitutes or will constitute a violation of any provision of this chapter, or any regulation or order issued or any term of a license granted thereunder, any such act or practice may be enjoined by any district court having jurisdiction of such person, and proper proceedings to this end may be instituted under the direction of the Attorney General of the United States. (Mar. 3, 1925, ch. 426, § 14, as added Pub. L. 86–777, § 2, Sept. 13, 1960, 74 Stat. 923.) § 167m. Information (a) Transparency The Secretary, acting through the Bureau of Land Management, shall make available on the Internet information relating to the Federal He- lium System that includes— (1) continued publication of an open market and in-kind price; (2) aggregated projections of excess refining capacity; (3) ownership of helium held in the Federal Helium Reserve; (4) the volume of helium delivered to persons through the Federal Helium Pipeline; (5) pressure constraints of the Federal He- lium Pipeline; (6) an estimate of the projected date when 3,000,000,000 standard cubic feet of crude he- lium will remain in the Federal Helium Re- serve and the final phase described in section 167d(c) of this title will begin; (7) the amount of the fees charged under sec- tion 167c of this title; (8) the scheduling of crude helium deliveries through the Federal Helium Pipeline; and (9) other factors that will increase trans- parency. (b) Reporting Not later than 90 days after October 2, 2013, to provide the market with appropriate and timely information affecting the helium resource, the Director of the Bureau of Land Management shall establish a timely and public reporting process to provide data that affects the helium industry, including— (1) annual maintenance schedules and quar- terly updates, that shall include— (A) the date and duration of planned shut- downs of the Federal Helium Pipeline; (B) the nature of work to be undertaken on the Federal Helium System, whether rou- tine, extended, or extraordinary; (C) the anticipated impact of the work on the helium supply; (D) the efforts being made to minimize any impact on the supply chain; and (E) any concerns regarding maintenance of the Federal Helium Pipeline, including the pressure of the pipeline or deviation from normal operation of the pipeline; (2) for each unplanned outage, a description of— (A) the beginning of the outage; (B) the expected duration of the outage; (C) the nature of the problem; (D) the estimated impact on helium sup- ply; (E) a plan to correct problems, including an estimate of the potential timeframe for correction and the likelihood of plan success within the timeframe; (F) efforts to minimize negative impacts on the helium supply chain; and (G) updates on repair status and the an- ticipated online date; (3) monthly summaries of meetings and com- munications between the Bureau of Land Man- agement and the Cliffside Refiners Limited Partnership, including a list of participants and an indication of any actions taken as a re- sult of the meetings or communications; and (4) current predictions of the lifespan of the Federal Helium System, including how much longer the crude helium supply will be avail- able based on current and forecasted demand and the projected maximum production capac- ity of the Federal Helium System for the fol- lowing fiscal year. (Mar. 3, 1925, ch. 426, § 15, as added Pub. L. 113–40, § 6(3), Oct. 2, 2013, 127 Stat. 541.) Editorial Notes PRIOR PROVISIONS A prior section 167m, act Mar. 3, 1925, ch. 426, § 15, as added Pub. L. 86–777, § 2, Sept. 13, 1960, 74 Stat. 923; amended Pub. L. 104–273, § 7, Oct. 9, 1996, 110 Stat. 3319, related to a National Academy of Sciences study and report on helium, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 113–40, § 6(1), Oct. 2, 2013, 127 Stat. 540. § 167n. Helium gas resource assessment (a) In general Not later than 2 years after October 2, 2013, the Secretary, acting through the Director of the United States Geological Survey, shall— (1) in coordination with appropriate heads of State geological surveys— (A) complete a national helium gas assess- ment that identifies and quantifies the quantity of helium, including the isotope he- lium-3, in each reservoir, including assess- ments of the constituent gases found in each helium resource, such as carbon dioxide, ni- trogen, and natural gas; and (B) make available the modern seismic and geophysical log data for characterization of the Bush Dome Reservoir; (2) in coordination with appropriate inter- national agencies and the global geology com- munity, complete a global helium gas assess- ment that identifies and quantifies the quan- tity of the helium, including the isotope he- lium-3, in each reservoir; (3) in coordination with the Secretary of En- ergy, acting through the Administrator of the Energy Information Administration, com- plete— (A) an assessment of trends in global de- mand for helium, including the isotope he- lium-3; (B) a 10-year forecast of domestic demand for helium across all sectors, including sci-