9,507 2. Control of fires in coal deposits. Fires in inactive or abandoned coal deposits on public lands or private 9,507 property are controlled or extinguished. Expenditures in connection with fires in active coal mines are limited to investigations and research. 3. Health and safety research.-Research is conducted on the support of mine roof and control of overburden, 9,507 ventilation of mines, methods of allaying harmful and combustible airborne dusts, preventing accumulations of combustible dusts, preventing underground fires, safe 9.507 blasting practices, and safe electrical installations. Other research is directed toward developing mining procedures and devices to avoid, detect, or control those aspects of mining and the working environment which involve potential personal hazards to mine workmen and physical hazards to mine operations. Various machines and devices are tested for use in mines and plants where explosive or harmful gas or dust may be liberated or encountered. 9,507 Object Classification (in thousands of dollars) 8,608 9,536 896 -931 931 -1,067 10-32-0953-0-1-652 77 Adjustments in expired accounts. -15 90 Expenditures excluding pay increase Personnel compensation: 11.1 Permanent positions.......... 91 Expenditures from civilian pay increase 11.3 Positions other than permanent.. supplemental Other personnel compensation.......... 1. Inspections, investigations, and rescue work. The 99.0 objectives for 1966 are to: (a) inspect, at least once annually, every active coal mine regularly employing more than 14 men underground, take action in accordance with Federal Coal Mine Safety Act to require compliances with its mandatory provisions, and exert special effort to gain compliance with its voluntary provisions; (b) inspect annually, or as necessary, underground coal mines regularly employing less than 15 men underground, and strip and auger mines, and report on observed hazards Total obligations.. Total number of permanent positions. Full-time equivalent of other positions.. Average GS grade.. Average salary of ungraded positions. 26.0 Supplies and materials. 273 355 355 275 385 380 15 378 378 378 2 2 2 THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN LIBRARIES 1 Selected resources as of June 30 are as follows: Unpaid undelivered orders, 1963, $114 thousand; 1964, $382 thousand; 1965, $0; 1966, $0. Laboratory facilities. Funds previously appropriated will be used in 1965 for completing the construction and equipping of the engineering and physical sciences building at Bartlesville, Okla. No new funds are requested for 1966. Object Classification (in thousands of dollars) GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES For expenses necessary for general administration of the Bureau of Mines, [including such expenses in the field administrative offices, $1,410,000, including not to exceed $54,000 for travel and transportation of persons] $1,529,000. (30 U.S.C. 1-11; Depart ment of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 1965.) Program and Financing (in thousands of dollars) 1 Selected resources as of June 30 are as follows: Unpaid undelivered orders, 1963, $0; 1964, $373 thousand; 1965, $373 thousand; 1966, $373 thousand. Funds appropriated in 1956 (69 Stat. 460) will be expended in 1965 and future years on a matched fund basis with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for the conservation of anthracite coal resources through flood control and anthracite mine drainage. The act of July 15, 1955, was amended by the act of October 15, 1962 (76 Stat. 934), to further provide for the filling of voids in abandoned coal mines in the interest of public health and safety. 10-32-0955-0-1-403 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS Appropriations and funds available to the Bureau of Mines may be expended for purchase of not to exceed [seventy-five] seventy-one passenger motor vehicles for replacement only; providing transportation services in isolated areas for employees, student dependents of employees, and other pupils, and such activities may be financed under cooperative arrangements; purchase and bestowal of certificates and trophies in connection with mine rescue and first-aid work: Provided, That the Secretary is authorized to accept lands, buildings, equipment, and other contributions from public and private sources and to prosecute projects in cooperation with other agencies, Federal, State, or private: Provided further, That the Bureau of Mines is authorized, during the current fiscal year, to sell directly or through any Government agency, including corporations, any metal or mineral product that may be manufactured in pilot plants operated by the Bureau of Mines, and the proceeds of such sales shall be covered into the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts. ALLOCATIONS RECEIVED FROM OTHER ACCOUNTS 70 37,246 -25,704-25,242 -26,214 11,542 16,876 16,507 42,118 42,721 HELIUM FUND The Secretary is authorized to enter into contracts and agreements pursuant to section 8(a)(2) of the Helium Act Amendments of 1960 which may require payments for helium in any one fiscal year in an amount not to exceed $12,500,000, in addition to amounts heretofore specified: Provided, That the Secretary is also authorized to borrow from the Treasury for payment to the helium production fund pursuant to section 12(a) of the Helium Act Amendments of 1960 to carry out the provisions of the Act and contractual obligations thereunder, including helium purchases, to remain available without fiscal year limitation, [$14,000,000 $16,780,000, in addition to amounts heretofore authorized to be borrowed. (50 U.S.C. 167; 74 Stat. 918; Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 1965.) 71 72.47 Receipts and other offsets (items 11-17). Obligations affecting expenditures____ 72.98 Fund balance. 74.47 Obligated balance, end of year: -362 35,905 41,535 42,621 -26,111-25,052 -25,964 Program and Financing (in thousands of dollars) 6,920 2. Administrative and other expense. 952 3. Research.. 760 32,695 1 Balances of selected resources are identified on the statement of financial condition. This fund is used for the production, conservation, purchase, and sale of helium; location and development of helium properties and reserves; and research on the properties and uses of helium to promote its wise and effective use. Production is primarily for the Department of Defense, Atomic Energy Commission, and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, which reimburse the fund for products received. Other Federal agencies and non-Federal consumers also buy helium for medical, scientific, and commercial uses. Budget program.-Production of helium from the five Government-owned plants is estimated at 767 million cubic feet during 1966. Sales of helium in 1966 are estimated at 675 million cubic feet. Production plant facilities, related shipping facilities, and helium conservation storage facilities will be operated and maintained to produce and market helium as authorized under the program. The Helium Research Center, Amarillo, Tex., will continue to expand their program in basic and applied research. Improvements in processes, helium production methods, purification, liquefaction and utilization will continue to be explored to increase technical literature and -17,339-17.150-18,025 knowledge of helium and helium-bearing gas mixtures. The Bureau of Mines will purchase an estimated 3.0 billion cubic feet of helium in 1966 from the four private -1,232 companies operating five helium plants. The 1966 budget reflects an estimated cost of $32.7 million for conservation helium which will be transported in the Bureau's pipeline to Government-owned underground storage near Amarillo. Appropriation acts have previously granted authority to enter into long-term contracts and agreements committing the Government to pay a maximum of $47.5 million in any one fiscal year. An increase of $12.5 million is now requested to stop the waste of this additional 1,035 helium, as authorized by the Helium Conservation Act -16,000-19,638 -15,500 year: 21.47 receipts.. 21.98 Fund balance.. year: 24.47 19,638 15,500 199 authority of $16,780,000 is requested for 1966. The sales price of helium is established at a rate sufficient to cover costs of operations and to provide for future repayment of debt, including accrued interest. Operating results and financial condition.-As of June 30, 1963, the Government's equity in helium was $61.5 million of which $38.8 million is required to be repaid to the Treasury leaving a net balance of $22.7 million. It is estimated that the Government's equity on June 30, 1966, will be $152 million of which $82.9 million is to be repaid to the Treasury leaving a net balance of $69.1 million. The $46.4 million estimated increase in net Government equity is due to an increase in retained earnings which is expected to accrue during 1964, 1965, and 1966. The retained earnings, resulting from the favorable cost-sales price relationship existing during the early years of the conservation program, are used for the purchase of crude helium for storage and other capital assets to minimize borrowing requirements from the Treasury. Revenue, Expense, and Retained Earnings (in thousands of dollars) Analysis of retained earnings: Retained earnings, start of year.... Affecting costs... 22,597 38,249 53,274 Adjustment of prior year transactions, net: Personnel compensation: 11.1 -108 Permanent positions.... Not affecting costs.. 11.3 Positions other than permanent.. -25 11.5 Other personnel compensation... 12.0 Personnel benefits.......... 339 370 384 |