Bureau of Land Management July 23, 2014 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

The Secretary of the Interior (Secretary), through the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), New Mexico State Office, is issuing this Final Notice to conduct auctions and sales from the Federal Helium Program, administered by the BLM New Mexico Amarillo Field Office. The BLM will use the sale and auction process outlined in this Notice for the sales and auctions that the Helium Stewardship Act of 2013 (``the Act'') requires the BLM to conduct during fiscal year (FY) 2014. This Notice does not apply to sales or auctions conducted after FY 2014. The BLM's process for sales and auctions conducted after FY 2014 will be announced in subsequent notices or through rulemaking to the extent rulemaking is necessary to implement the Act. Information included in this Notice regarding the BLM's anticipated actions beyond FY 2014 is provided for planning purposes only and is subject to change. This action takes into consideration public comments received as a result of the Notice of Proposed Action published in the Federal Register on May 16, 2014.