Water Data, is applicable to awards under these programs.

(c) Contracts. Administrative requirements for performance of research contracts will be established in the contract clauses in conformance with applicable procurement regulations and other interior or USGS acquisition policy documents. OMB Circular A-67 will also apply to some contract awards under this program.

§ 402.14 [Reserved]

Subpart D-Reporting

§ 402.15 Reporting procedures.

(a) Grantees or contractors will be required to submit the following technical reports to the USGS address identified under the terms and conditions of each award.

(1) Quarterly Technical Progress Report. This report shall include a description of all work accomplished, results achieved, and any changes that affect the project's scope of work, time schedule, and personnel assignments.

(2) Draft Technical Completion Report. The draft report will be required for review prior to submission of the final technical completion report.

(4) Final Report Abstract. A complete Water-Resources Scientific Information Center Abstract Form 102 and National Technical Information Service Form 79 shall be submitted with the final report.

(b) Grantees or contractors will be required to submit financial, administrative, and closeout reports as identified under the terms of each award. Reporting requirements will conform to the procedures described in the Departmental Manual of the Department of the Interior at 505 DM 1–5.

(c) Contracts for technology-development projects may also require delivery of hardware items produced and/or specifications, drawings, test results, or other data describing the funded technology.

(c) Helium plant means a facility operated by or for the U.S. Bureau of Mines for the production, purification, repurification, or shipment of helium.

(d) Bureau means the Bureau of Mines of the Department of the Interior.

(e) Purchaser means any individual, corporation, partnership, firm, association, trust, estate, public or private institution, state or political subdivision thereof, having a new (after revision of this part) helium purchase contract with the Bureau, and any agency of the U.S. Government, purchasing helium from the Bureau or using helium containers rented from the Bureau.

(f) Grade-A helium means the grade of helium produced at the Bureau's helium plants, and is 99.995 percent pure helium, or better by volume.

(g) Standard cubic foot (scf) is a 1-cubic foot volume of Grade-A helium measured at a pressure of 14.7 pounds per square inch absolute and a temperature of 70 °Fahrenheit.

(h) Cylinder means a standard-type cylinder of approximately 1.5 cubic feet internal volume, designed for a filling pressure of 1,800 pounds per square inch gage or more, which will stand vertically without external support with the center of the valve outlet not less than 501⁄2 inches nor more than 581⁄2 inches above the floor, equipped with a standard-type cylinder valve, safety relief device, and valve-protective cap, or a similar cylinder acceptable to the Bureau as a standard type.

(i) Valve means a standard-type cylinder valve acceptable to the Bureau of Mines having a valve outlet conforming to Specification No. 580 or No. 350 as described by the latest edition of Compressed Gas Association, Inc., Pamphlet V-1, ANSI B57.1-1977; Provided, That at the Bureau's option, valves with outlets conforming to other specifications may be accepted as alternate standards.

(j) Tank car means a railroad car permanently equipped with multiple tubes manufactured in accordance with 49 CFR 179.500.

(k) Tube trailer means a road-type semitrailer without motive power permanently equipped with multiple tubes manufactured in accordance with 49 CFR 178.36, 178.37, or 178.45.

(1) Tube module means one or more seamless steel tubes, manufactured in accordance with 49 CFR 179.500, that by means of a framework are joined together to form a unit. Valves may be manifolded.

(m) Liquid helium trailer means a special road-type semitrailer without motive power, equipped with a vacuumjacketed container suitable for transporting 1,000 U.S. gallons or more of liquid helium. The container may be separable or an integral part of the chassis and dependent upon design, may or may not require a Department of Transportation (DOT) special permit for transporting.