[Federal Register: November 15, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 219)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Minerals Management Service
Environmental Documents Prepared for Proposed Oil and Gas
Operations on the Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf (OCS)
AGENCY: Minerals Management Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of the Availability of Environmental Documents. Prepared
for OCS Mineral Proposals on the Gulf of Mexico OCS.
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SUMMARY: Minerals Management Service (MMS), in accordance with Federal
Regulations that implement the National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA), announces the availability of NEPA-related Site-Specific
Environmental Assessments (SEA) and Findings of No Significant Impact
(FONSI), prepared by MMS for the following oil and gas activities
proposed on the Gulf of Mexico OCS.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Public Information Unit, Information
Services Section at the number below. Minerals Management Service, Gulf
of Mexico OCS Region, Attention: Public Information Office (MS 5034),
1201 Elmwood Park Boulevard, Room 114, New Orleans, Louisiana 70123-
2394, or by calling 1-800-200-GULF.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: MMS prepares SEAs and FONSIs for proposals
that relate to exploration for and the development/production of oil
and gas resources on the Gulf of Mexico OCS. These SEAs examine the
potential environmental effects of activities described in the
proposals and present MMS conclusions regarding the significance of
those effects. Environmental Assessments are used as a basis for
determining whether or not approval of the proposals constitutes major
Federal actions that significantly affect the quality of the human
environment in the sense of NEPA Section 102(2)(C). A FONSI is prepared
in those instances where MMS finds that approval will not result in
significant effects on the quality of the human environment. The FONSI
briefly presents the basis for that finding and includes a summary or
copy of the SEA.
This notice constitutes the public notice of availability of
environmental documents required under the NEPA Regulations.
This listing includes all proposals for which the Gulf of Mexico
OCS Region prepared a FONSI in the period subsequent to publication of
the preceding notice.
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Activity/Operator Location Date
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Maritech Resources, Inc., Structure Removal West Delta, Block 17, Lease OCS-G 05668, located 10 7/1/2004
SEA ES/SR 04-088. miles from the nearest Louisiana shoreline.
Newfield Exploration Company, Structure East Cameron, Block 38, Lease OCS-G 02562, located 8 7/2/2004
Removal SEA ES/SR 04-094. miles from the nearest Louisiana shoreline.
Newfield Exploration Company, Structure West Cameron, Block 146, Lease OCS-G 01996, located 25 7/2/2004
Removal SEA ES/SR 04-090, 04-091, 04-092, miles from the nearest Louisiana shoreline.
04-093.
Seneca Resources Corporation, Structure Eugene Island, Block 98, Lease OCS-G 17965, located 20 7/7/2004
Removal SEA ES/SR 04-098. miles from the nearest Louisiana shoreline.
Newfield Exploration Company, Structure Vermilion (South Addition), Block 308, Lease OCS-G 7/7/2004
Removal SEA ES/SR 04-095. 11892, located 78 miles from the nearest Louisiana
shoreline.
SPN Resources, LLC, Structure Removal SEA South Marsh Island, Block 97, Lease OCS-G 21619, 7/9/2004
ES/SR 04-097. located 64 miles from the nearest Louisiana shoreline.
Newfield Exploration Company, Structure South Timbalier, Block 194, Lease OCS-G 05610, located 7/9/2004
Removal SEA ES/SR 04-096. 37 miles from the nearest Louisiana shoreline.
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El Paso Production, Structure Removal SEA West Cameron (South), Block 526, Lease OCS-G 15100, 7/13/2004
ES/SR 04-099. located 90 miles from the nearest Louisiana shoreline.
El Paso Production Oil & Gas Company, West Cameron (South Addition), Block 523, Lease OCS-G 7/14/2004
Structure Removal SEA ES/SR 04-100. 19725, located 92 miles from the nearest Texas
shoreline.
Chevron USA, Inc., Structure Removal SEA ES/ South Timbalier, Block 130, Lease OCS 00456, located 7/20/2004
SR 04-101. 29 miles south of the Louisiana shoreline.
El Paso Production GOM, Inc., Structure Grand Isle, Blocks 30 & 31, Leases OCS-G 23599 (RUE) & 7/21/2004
Removal SEA ES/SR 04-102, 04-103. 18065, located 11 to 12 miles from the nearest
Louisiana shoreline.
El Paso Production Company, Structure Eugene Island, Block 52, Lease OCS-G 03148, located 10 7/23/2004
Removal SEA ES/SR 04-104, 04-105. miles from the nearest Louisiana shoreline.
ATP Oil & Gas Corporation, Structure Vermilion, Block 63, Lease OCS-G 15167, located 18 7/27/2004
Removal SEA ES/SR 04-115. miles from the nearest Louisiana shoreline.
Murphy Exploration & Production Company, South Pelto, Block 12, Lease OCS 00072, located 6 7/28/2004
Structure Removal SEA ES/SR 04-106, 04- miles from the nearest Louisiana shoreline.
107, 04-108, 04-109, 04-110, 04-011, 04-
112.
Murphy Exploration & Production Company, South Pelto, Block 19, Lease OCS 00073, located 10 7/28/2004
Structure Removal SEA ES/SR 04-113. miles from the nearest Louisiana shoreline.
Murphy Exploration & Production Company, LLoyd Ridge, Blocks 1 & 2, Leases OCS-G 10486 & 10487, 8/4/2004
Initial Exploration Plan SEA N-8098. located 105 miles from the nearest Louisiana
shoreline.
Fugro GeoServices, Inc., Geological & Located in the central Gulf of Mexico................. 8/4/2004
Geophysical Exploration Plan for Apache
Corporation, SEA L04-49.
Energy Partners, Ltd., Structure Removal West Cameron, Block 149, Lease OCS 00253, located 22 8/6/2004
SEA ES/SR 04-114. miles from the nearest Louisiana shoreline.
SPN Resources, LLC, Structure Removal SEA Eugene Island, Block 100, Lease OCS 00796, located 17 8/10/2004
ES/SR 04-119. miles from the nearest Louisiana shoreline.
Dunhill Resources, Inc., Structure Removal High Island, Block 139, Lease OCS-G 03235, located 20 8/10/2004
SEA ES/SR 04-120. miles from the nearest Louisiana shoreline.
Fugro GeoServices, Inc., Geological & Located in the central Gulf of Mexico................. 8/11/2004
Geophysical Exploration Plan for GulfTerra
Energy Partners, LP, SEA L04-51.
C & C Technologies, Inc., Geological & Located in the central Gulf of Mexico................. 8/12/2004
Geophysical Exploration Plan for BP
America, Inc. SEA L04-54.
SPN Resources, LLC, Structure Removal SEA Eugene Island, Block 100, Lease OCS 00796, located 18 8/17/2004
ES/SR 04-118. miles from the nearest Louisiana shoreline.
SPN Resources, LLC, Structure Removal SEA Eugene Island, Block 100, Lease OCS 00796, located 18 8/17/2004
ES/SR 89-059A. miles from the nearest Louisiana shoreline.
Multiwave Geophysical Company, Geological & Located in the Mississippi Canyon area of the central 8/17/2004
Geophysical Exploration Plan SEA L04-50. Gulf of Mexico.
BP America, Inc., Geological & Geophysical Located in the central Gulf of Mexico................. 8/17/2004
Exploration Plan SEA L04-55.
Energy Partners, LTD, Structure Removal SEA West Delta, Block 94, OCS 00839, located 25 miles from 8/18/2004
ES/SR 04-121. the nearest Louisiana shoreline.
Multiwave Geophysical Company, Geological & Located in Mississippi Canyon of the central Gulf of 8/20/2004
Geophysical Exploration Plan for Shell E & Mexico south of the nearest Alabama shoreline.
P, SEA L04-53.
Noble Energy, Inc., Structure Removal SEA High Island (East South), Block A281, Lease OCS-G 8/26/2004
ES/SR 04-124. 03377, located 85 miles from the nearest Louisiana
shoreline.
Forest Oil Corporation, Structure Removal West Cameron & High Island, Blocks 228 & 132, ROW G 8/30/2004
SEA ES/SR 04-122, 04-123. 8607 & OCS-G 18937, located 42 miles south of the
nearest Cameron Parish, Louisiana shoreline; 51 miles
southeast of the Sabine Pass, Texas shoreline; and 28
miles south of the Jefferson County, Texas shoreline.
Veritas DGC Corporation, Geological & Located in the central Gulf of Mexico east of 9/1/2004
Geophysical Exploration Plan SEA L04-58. Galveston, Texas.
The Louisiana Land & Exploration Company, Eugene Island (South Addition), Block 384, Lease OCS-G 9/8/2004
Structure Removal SEA ES/SR 04-089. 03159, located 78 miles from the nearest Louisiana
shoreline.
Chevron U.S.A., Inc., Structure Removal SEA Ship Shoal & West Cameron, Blocks 108 & 48, Leases OCS 9/13/2004
ES/SR 04-126, 04-127, 04-128, 95-48A, 04- 00814 & OCS-G 01351, located 19 miles southwest from
129, 04-130, 04-131. the nearest Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana shoreline,
and 4 miles south from the nearest Cameron Parish,
Louisiana shoreline, respectively.
Calpine Natural Gas, LP, Structure Removal East Cameron, Block 89, Lease OCS-G 00935, located 22 9/21/2004
SEA ES/SR 04-125. miles from the nearest Louisiana shoreline.
SPN Resources, LLC, Structure Removal SEA Mobile, Block 830, Lease OCS-G 06845, located 4 miles 9/21/2004
ES/SR 04-132. from the nearest Alabama shoreline.
Hunt Petroleum (AEC), Inc., Structure Vermilion, Block 248, Lease OCS-G 15195, located 65 9/21/2004
Removal SEA ES/SR 04-133. miles from the nearest Louisiana shoreline.
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Vintage Petroleum, Inc., Structure Removal Main Pass, Block 125, Lease OCS-G 04913, located 20 9/23/2004
SEA ES/SR 04-137. miles from the nearest Louisiana shoreline.
Maritech Resources, Inc., Structure Removal East Cameron, Block 38, Lease OCS-G 02562, located 8 9/28/2004
SEA ES/SR 04-136. miles from the nearest Louisiana shoreline.
Maritech Resources, Inc., Structure Removal Eugene Island, Block 28, Lease OCS-G 05478, located 12 9/28/2004
SEA ES/SR 04-135. miles from the nearest Louisiana shoreline.
ATP Oil & Gas Corporation, Structure High Island (East South), Block A354, Lease OCS-G 9/28/2004
Removal SEA ES/SR 04-134. 17212, located 110 miles from the nearest Texas
shoreline.
Veritas DGC, Inc., Geological & Geophysical Located in the central Gulf of Mexico south of 9/30/2004
Exploration Plan SEA L04-62. Fourchon, Louisiana.
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Persons interested in reviewing environmental documents for the
proposals listed above or obtaining information about SEAs and FONSIs
prepared for activities on the Gulf of Mexico OCS are encouraged to
contact MMS at the address or telephone listed in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section.
Dated: October 7, 2004.
Chris C. Oynes,
Regional Director, Gulf of Mexico OCS Region.
[FR Doc. 04-25242 Filed 11-12-04; 8:45 am]