§167m Information

Summary

The Secretary, through the Bureau of Land Management, must post online key facts about the Federal Helium System. That includes an open-market and in-kind price, a forecast of excess refining capacity, who owns helium in the Reserve, how much helium is moved through the pipeline and its pressure limits, an estimate of when only 3,000,000,000 standard cubic feet of crude helium will remain and when the final phase in 167d(c) will start, the fees charged under 167c, delivery schedules, and other items that make the system more transparent. Within 90 days after October 2, 2013, the BLM Director must set up a public, timely reporting process with data the market needs. It must provide annual maintenance plans with quarterly updates (planned shutdown dates and lengths, work type, supply effects, steps to reduce harm, and pipeline concerns); full reports on each unplanned outage (start, expected length, cause, supply impact, repair plan with timing and chance of success, mitigation efforts, and repair updates); monthly summaries of meetings with Cliffside Refiners (participants and actions); and current predictions of how long the system will keep producing, based on demand and next-year maximum production.