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(a) You must be a private helium

merchant and demonstrate to BLM in

writing that you have:

(1) Adequate financial resources to

pay for BLM helium and helium related

services;

(2) Adequate facilities and equipment

to meet delivery schedules and quality

standards required by Federal helium

buyers; and

(3) A satisfactory record of

performance in the distribution of

helium or other compressed gases.

(b) You must fill out and execute

BLM’s In-Kind Crude Helium Sales

Contract and submit it to BLM for

approval.

§ 3195.31 What are the general terms of an

In-Kind Crude Helium Sales Contract?

A BLM helium In-Kind Crude Helium

Sales Contract requires you to:

(a) Deliver helium to a Federal agency

specified helium use location;

(b) Purchase crude helium from BLM

equivalent to the amount of refined

helium you sold to Federal agencies;

(c) Report to BLM the amount of

refined helium you sold to Federal

agencies; and

(d) Maintain records for inspection

and audit by BLM in accordance with

30 U.S.C. 17.13(b).

§ 3195.32 Where can I find a list of Federal

agencies that use helium?

You must request from BLM in

writing the list of Federal agencies that

have purchased a major helium

requirement during the past year.

§ 3195.33 What information must I report

to BLM?

(a) In accordance with the In-Kind

Crude Helium Sales Contract, within 45

days of the end of each quarter, you

must report to BLM (see § 3195.13) the

following:

(1) The name of the Federal agency to

which you supplied helium;

(2) The amount of helium you

delivered and the date you delivered it;

and

(3) The helium use location.

(b) In accordance with the In-Kind

Crude Helium Sales Contract, by

November 15 of each year, you must

report to BLM (see § 3195.13) the

following:

(1) The name of the Federal agency to

which you supplied helium; and

(2) The cumulative amount of helium

delivered during the previous fiscal year

for each Federal agency.

§ 3195.34 What happens to my Helium

Distribution Contracts?

Helium Distribution Contracts

between BLM and a helium distributor

have been terminated. You must execute

an In-Kind Crude Helium Sales Contract

before you sell a major helium

requirement to a Federal agency.

§ 3195.35 What happens if I have an

outstanding obligation to purchase refined

helium under a Helium Distribution

Contract?

If you were obligated to buy refined

helium under a Helium Distribution

Contract, your In-Kind Crude Helium

Sales Contract requires you to buy an

equivalent amount of crude helium in

lieu of that obligation.

§ 3195.36 What happens if there is a

shortage of helium?

If there is a shortage of helium (either

company specific or industry wide)

which would cause you to defer helium

shipments to a buyer, you must, in

accordance with your In-Kind Crude

Helium Sales Contract, give the United

States priority over non-government

requirements.

§ 3195.37 Under what circumstances can

BLM terminate me as an authorized Federal

helium supplier?

BLM has the authority to terminate

you as an authorized Federal helium

supplier for:

(a) Nonpayment for a like amount of

crude helium;

(b) Not reporting helium deliveries

according to your In-Kind Crude Helium

Sales Contract and these regulations;

(c) Not taking delivery of a purchase

of a like amount of crude helium not

covered by a valid helium storage

contract; or

(d) Any other breach of contract or

violation of these regulations.

[FR Doc. 98–20003 Filed 7–27–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–84–P

POSTAL SERVICE

39 CFR Part 20

Changes in International Special

Service Fees

AGENCY: Postal Service.

ACTION: Final rule.

SUMMARY: Pursuant to its authority

under 39 U.S.C. 407, the Postal Service

is changing fees for international special

mail services to become effective

simultaneously with changes to

domestic rates and fees.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Walter J. Grandjean, (202) 314–7256.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 12:01 a.m., January 10,

1999.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

United States Postal Service (Postal

Service) is a member of the Universal

Postal Union (UPU). By virtue of that

membership, the Postal Service adheres

to the agreements of the UPU to which

it is signatory. Specifically, the

Universal Postal Convention

(Convention) and the Postal Parcels

Agreement (Parcels Agreement) contain

provisions concerning the fees member

countries can charge for special mail

services.

The Convention provides charges for

nonstandard letters, return receipts,

registered mail service, restricted

delivery, and recorded delivery and the

Parcels Agreement provides charges for

insured mail service. The charges

provided in these agreements are less

than the Postal Service charges for the

equivalent domestic service. The

agreements authorize member countries

whose internal service charges are

higher than those that are fixed in the

agreements to apply their domestic

charges in the international service.

The Postal Service charges

international special service fees that

are the same as the equivalent domestic

special service fees to avoid having

international fees that are less than

those charged domestically.

Accordingly, the Postal Service is

adjusting the following international

special service fees concurrently with

changes adopted by the Governors of the

Postal Service as a result of the recent

proceedings before the Postal Rate

Commission (Docket R97–1):

A. Certificate of Mailing.

Fee

Individual Pieces:

Basic service (Form

3817).

$0.60 (per article).

Firm mailing book

(Form 3877).

0.25 (per article listed).

Duplicate of Form

3817 or 3877.

0.60 (per page).

Bulk Mailings:

Up to 1,000 identical pieces.3.00.

Each additional

1,000 pieces.

0.40.

Duplicate copy ....... 0.60.

B. Insured Mail.

Limit of indemnity Fee

Canada

$50 ................................................ $0.85

100 ................................................ 1.80

200 ................................................ 2.75

300 ................................................ 3.70

400 ................................................ 4.65

500 ................................................ 5.60

600 ................................................ 6.55

700 ................................................ 7.50

730 ................................................ 8.45
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(The insured mail fees for all countries

other than Canada are unchanged.)

C. Express Mail International Service.

Fee in addition to postage, for

additional Express Mail merchandise

insurance:

Insurance coverage Fee

$0.01 to $500.00 ....... None

500.01 to 5,000.00 .... $0.95 for each $100

or fraction thereof

over $500.

Express Mail merchandise maximum

liability: $5,000.00.

Document reconstruction maximum

liability: $500.00.

D. Pickup Fee (for Express Mail

International Service, Global Priority

Mail, and parcel post): $8.25.

E. Recorded Delivery: $1.40.

F. Registered Mail.

Limit of indemnity Fee

1. Canada

$100.00 ......................................... $6.20

500.00 ........................................... 6.75

1,000.00 ........................................ 7.30

2. All Other Countries

$42.30 ........................................... $6.00

G. Return Charge for return

publishers’ periodicals originally mailed

to Canada by publishers or registered

news agents (see International Mail

Manual 781.5a): The applicable surface

regular printed matter rate that would

be paid from the United States to

Canada.

H. Return Receipt: $1.25.

This notice does not address charges

for services that do not have

corresponding domestic service. These

charges will be addressed in a separate

notice in conjunction with anticipated

adjustments in international postage

rates.

The Postal Service is exempted by 39

U.S.C. 410(a) from the advance notice

requirements of the Administration

Procedure Act regarding proposed

rulemaking (5 U.S.C. 553).

List of Subjects in 39 CFR Part 20

Foreign relations, Incorporation by

reference, International postal services.

PART 20—[AMENDED]

1. The authority citation for 39 CFR

part 20 continues to read as follows:

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 552(a); 39 U.S.C. 401,

404, 407, 408.

2. The International Mail Manual is

amended as follows:

Chapter 2 Conditions for Mailing

* * * * *

211.51 EMS Merchandise Insurance

Express Mail merchandise insurance

coverage is provided against loss,

damage, or rifling up to $500 at no

additional charge. Additional insurance

coverage above $500 may be purchased

at the sender’s option. The fee for

optional Express Mail International

Service merchandise insurance coverage

is changed to $0.95 for each $100 or

fraction thereof, up to a maximum of

$5,000 per shipment. See the Individual

Country Listings for the applicable

Express Mail insurance fees.

* * * * *

212.24 Pickup Service

On-call and scheduled pickup service

is available for an added charge of $8.25

for each pickup stop, regardless of the

number of pieces picked up. Only one

pickup fee will be charged if domestic

Express Mail, domestic Priority Mail,

international Parcel Post, and/or

domestic Parcel Post is also picked up

at the same time. No pickup fee will be

charged when international Express

Mail is picked up during a delivery stop

or during a scheduled stop made to

collect other mail not subject to a

pickup fee. Pickup service is provided

in accordance with DMM D010.

* * * * *

226.83 Pickup Service

On-call and scheduled pickup service

are available for Global Priority Mail

acceptance cities. There is a charge of

$8.25 for each pickup stop, regardless of

the number of pieces picked up. (See

DMM D010 for standards of pickup

service.) Pickup is not available for

Global Priority Mail pieces if paid by

permit imprint or claimed at the volume

rate.

* * * * *

272.3 Pickup Service

Scheduled pickup service is available

for an added charge of $8.25 for each

pickup stop regardless of the number of

pieces picked up. Only one pickup fee

will be charged if domestic Express

Mail, international Express Mail,

domestic Priority Mail, and/or domestic

Parcel Post is also picked up at the same

time. No pickup fee will be charged

when international Parcel Post is picked

up during a delivery stop or during a

scheduled stop made to collect other

mail not subject to a pickup fee. Pickup

service is provided in accordance with

DMM D010.

Chapter 3 Special Services

* * * * *

313.1 Individual Pieces

The fee for certificates of mailing for

ordinary Postal Union mail and

ordinary Parcel Post is $0.60 per piece,

whether the item is listed individually

on PS Form 3817, Certificate of Mailing,

or on firm mailing bills. Additional

copies of either PS Form 3817 or firm

mailing bills are available for $0.60 per

page. PS Form 3877, Firm Mailing Book

for Accountable Mail, or forms printed

at the mailer’s expense may be used for

certificates for three or more pieces of

mail of any class presented at one time.

If mailer-printed forms are used instead

of PS Form 3877, these forms must

contain, at a minimum, the same

information as PS Form 3877. The fee is

$0.25 per article listed.

313.2 Bulk Pieces

Identical pieces of ordinary Postal

Union mail that are paid for with

regular postage stamps, precanceled

stamps, or meter stamps are subject to

the following Certificate of Mailing fees:

Up to 1,000 pieces ........................... $3.00

For each additional 1,000 pieces or

fraction .......................................... 0.40

Duplicate copy ................................. 0.60

* * * * *

333.1 Registration Fee

The Registry fee for all countries is

changed to $6.00. Exception: See the

individual country listing for Canada.

* * * * *

343 Fee

The fee for a return receipt is $1.25,

which is to be paid in addition to

postage and other applicable charges.

Return receipt service is available at no

additional charge for Express Mail

International Service to certain

countries.

Note: Include the weight of the return

receipt when determining the postage for

mailing the item.

* * * * *

363 Fees and Charges

* * * * *

363.1 List of Fees and Charges

* * * * *

[Replace existing text with the

following]

At the International Claims and

Inquiry Office (ICIO) (see 931.21), when

the request is sent to the foreign

administration by either:
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1. Telegraph or cable. (If this method is used, a $20 deposit must be collected from the sender and held at post

office of inquiry. The post office will be notified of the

exact cost and any excess must be returned to the sender.).

Cost of telegram .................... Prepay.

2. Registered airmail letter ..................................................... Appropriate registry fee plus

postage.

Prepay.

* * * * *

385.3 Recorded Delivery Fee

The recorded delivery fee is $1.40. It

is an addition to postage and other

special services fees, if applicable.

* * * * *

Chapter 7 Treatment of Inbound Mail

* * * * *

781.5a Return Charges for Postal

Union Mail

The return charge paid by publishers

or registered news agents who originally

mailed publishers’ periodicals to

Canada is now the same as the surface

postage rate for a regular printed matter

item of the same weight mailed from the

United States to Canada. See Individual

Country Listings for fees.

An appropriate amendment to 39 CFR

part 20 will be published.

Stanley F. Mires,

Chief Counsel, Legislative.

[FR Doc. 98–20164 Filed 7–27–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 7710–12–P

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

40 CFR Part 300

[FRL–6130–9 ]

National Priorities List for Uncontrolled

Hazardous Waste Sites

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency.

ACTION: Final rule.

SUMMARY: The Comprehensive

Environmental Response,

Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980

(‘‘CERCLA’’ or ‘‘the Act’’), as amended,

requires that the National Oil and

Hazardous Substances Pollution

Contingency Plan (‘‘NCP’’) include a list

of national priorities among the known

releases or threatened releases of

hazardous substances, pollutants, or

contaminants throughout the United

States. The National Priorities List

(‘‘NPL’’) constitutes this list. The NPL is

intended primarily to guide the

Environmental Protection Agency

(‘‘EPA’’ or ‘‘the Agency’’) in determining

which sites warrant further

investigation to assess the nature and

extent of public health and

environmental risks associated with the

site and to determine what CERCLAfinanced remedial action(s), if any, may

be appropriate.

This rule adds 9 new sites to the NPL,

7 to the General Superfund Section and

2 to the Federal Facilities Section.

EFFECTIVE DATE: The effective date for

this amendment to the NCP shall be

August 27, 1998.

ADDRESSES: For addresses for the

Headquarters and Regional dockets, as

well as further details on what these

dockets contain, see Section II,

‘‘Availability of Information to the

Public’’ in the ‘‘Supplementary

Information’’ portion of this preamble.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Terry Keidan, phone (703) 603–8852,

State and Site Identification Center,

Office of Emergency and Remedial

Response (mail code 5204G), U.S.

Environmental Protection Agency, 401

M Street, SW, Washington, DC, 20460,

or the Superfund Hotline, phone (800)

424–9346 or (703) 412–9810 in the

Washington, DC, metropolitan area.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Contents

I. Background

What are CERCLA and SARA?

What is the NCP?

What is the National Priorities List (NPL)?

How are Sites Listed on the NPL?

What Happens to Sites on the NPL?

How are Site Boundaries defined?

How are Sites Removed From the NPL?

Can Portions of Sites be Deleted From the

NPL as They are Cleaned up?

What is the Construction Completion List

(CCL)?

II. Availability of Information to the Public

Can I Review the Documents Relevant to

This Final Rule?

What Documents are Available for Review

at the Headquarters Docket?

What Documents are Available for Review

at the Regional Dockets?

How do I Access the Documents?

How can I Obtain a Current List of NPL

Sites?

III. Contents of This Final Rule

Additions to the NPL

Status of NPL

Withdrawal of 3 Sites From Proposal to the

NPL

What did EPA do With the Public

Comments it Received?

IV. Executive Order 12866

What is Executive Order 12866?

Is this final rule subject to Executive Order

12866 Review?

V. Unfunded Mandates

What is the Unfunded Mandates Reform

Act (UMRA)?

Does UMRA apply to this final rule?

VI. Effects on Small Businesses

What is the Regulatory Flexibility Act?

Does the Regulatory Flexibility Act apply

to this final rule?

VII. Possible Changes to the Effective Date of

the Rule

Has this rule been submitted to Congress

and the General Accounting Office?

Could the effective date of this final rule

change?

What could cause the effective date of this

rule to change?

VIII. National Technology and Advancement

Act

What is the National Technology and

Advancement Act?

Does the National Technology and

Advancement Act apply to this final

rule?

IX. Executive Order 13045

What is Executive Order 13045?

Does Executive Order 13045 apply to this

final rule?

X. Paperwork Reduction Act

What is the Paperwork Reduction Act?

Does the Paperwork Reduction Act apply

to this final rule?

XI. Executive Order 12875

What is Executive Order 12875 and is it

applicable to this final rule?

I. Background

What are CERCLA and SARA?

In 1980, Congress enacted the

Comprehensive Environmental

Response, Compensation, and Liability

Act, 42 U.S.C. 9601–9675 (‘‘CERCLA’’ or

‘‘the Act’’), in response to the dangers of

uncontrolled releases of hazardous

substances. CERCLA was amended on

October 17, 1986, by the Superfund

Amendments and Reauthorization Act

(‘‘SARA’’), Public Law 99–499, 100 Stat.

1613 et seq.

What is the NCP?

To implement CERCLA, EPA

promulgated the revised National Oil

and Hazardous Substances Pollution

Contingency Plan (‘‘NCP’’), 40 CFR Part

300, on July 16, 1982 (47 FR 31180),

pursuant to CERCLA section 105 and

Executive Order 12316 (46 FR 42237,

August 20, 1981). The NCP sets

guidelines and procedures for

responding to releases and threatened

releases of hazardous substances,

pollutants, or contaminants under