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(d) Unit of helium. - One thousand (1000) cubic feet of contained helium.

(e) Market helium. - Helium sold or to be sold under the provision of said Act which reads, "That helium not needed for Government use may be produced and sold upon payment in advance in quantities and under regulations approved by the President, for medical, scientific, and commercial use".

(f) Production outlet. - The discharge end of the pipe or pipes through which helium of about 98 percent purity, and at a pressure of not more than 2500 pounds per square inch gage, leaves the production equipment or storage facilities of a Government helium plant.

(g) Actual cost per unit of helium. - The cost per thousand cubic feet of contained helium, computed as prescribed in Section 4 hereof, of market helium at the production outlet.

(h) Estimated cost per unit of helium. - An estimate of the actual cost per unit of market helium at the production outlet, prepared by the Bureau of Mines prior to the time when the actual cost per unit of helium can be determined. 

(i) Service Charges. - Charges for services rendered, materials furnished, or expenses incurred by the Bureau of Mines which are not directly attributable to activities required for delivering helium at the production outlet; these may include charges for unloading, handling, repairing, loading and hauling containers supplied by purchasers of market helium, use of containers if supplied by the said Bureau, cribbing freight cars, telegrams, and other expenses that are attributable directly to an individual contract, delivery, or shipment rather than to the common cost of producing helium and delivering it at the production outlet. 

(j) Actual cost plus service charges (applicable to a given quantity of helium). - The sum of (1) the actual cost per unit of helium times the number of units in said quantity, plus (2) the service charges applicable to said quantity.
 
(k) Estimated cost plus service charges (applicable to a given quantity of helium). - The sum of (1) the estimated cost per unit of helium times the number of units in said quantity, plus (2) the estimated service charges applicable to said quantity. 

(l) Deposit. - A sum of money to be supplied by a purchaser of market helium prior to the delivery of the helium, and to be deposited in the special helium-production fund authorized by Section 3 (c) of the said Act.

(m) Delivery schedule. - A schedule prepared by the Bureau of Mines showing the date or dates on which it expects to deliver helium under a contract. Such a delivery schedule may be modified by the Bureau of Mines as circumstances require and is not to be construed as a guarantee that delivery will be made as scheduled. 

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