Environmental statements; availability, etc.: Gulf of Mexico OCS Oil and gas operations,
[Federal Register: May 19, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 96)]
[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.
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.
Activity/operator
Location
Date
Exxon Mobil Corporation,
Located in the western 1/19/2005 Geological & Geophysical
Gulf of Mexico east of Exploration for Mineral
Galveston, Texas. Resources for Veritas Geophysical Company SEA T05-01. Pioneer Natural Resources USA, Brazos, Block A7, Lease 1/26/2005 Inc., Structure Removal SEA ES/ OCS-G 04558, located 35 SR 05-001.
miles from the nearest Texas shoreline. Pioneer Natural Resources USA, Brazos, Block A39, Lease 1/27/2005 Inc., Structure Removal SEA ES/ OCS-G 04559, located 38 SR 05-002.
miles from the nearest Texas shoreline. Shell Offshore, Inc., Initial DeSoto Canyon, Blocks 1/31/2005 Exploration Plan SEA N-8250. 486 and 487, OCS-G 25855 and OCS-G 25856, located 86 miles from the nearest Louisiana shoreline. Naval Research Laboratory,
Located in the central 2/3/2005 Geological & Geophysical
Gulf of Mexico south of Exploration Plan for Mineral Gulfport, Mississippi. Resources SEA L05-02. Fugro McClelland Marine
Located in the central 2/4/2005 Geosciences, Inc., Geological & Gulf of Mexico south of Geophysical Exploration Plan for Mobile, Alabama, and Mineral Resources for Chevron east of Galveston, Texaco SEA T05-03.
Texas. Fugro McClelland Marine
Located in the central 2/4/2005 Geosciences, Inc., Geological & Gulf of Mexico south of Geophysical Exploration Plan for Mobile, Alabama, and Mineral Resources for Chevron east of Galveston, Texaco SEA T05-04.
Texas. Stone Energy Corporation,
East Cameron, Block 64, 2/10/2005 Structure Removal SEA ES/SR 93- Lease OCS 00089, 043A.
located 24 miles south of the nearest Louisiana shoreline. Apache Corporation, Structure Ship Shoal, Block 216, 2/10/2005 Removal SEA ES/SR 05-003.
Lease OCS-G 01524, located 38 miles south of the nearest Louisiana shoreline. C & C Technologies, Inc.,
Located in the central 2/22/2005 Geological & Geophysical
Gulf of Mexico south of Exploration Plan for BHP
Fourchon, Louisiana. Billiton (Americas), Inc. SEA L05-007. Stone Energy Corporation,
Matagorda Island, Block 2/25/2005 Structure Removal SEA ES/SR 05- 670, Lease OCS-G 21308, 004.
located 22 miles southeast from the nearest Calhoun County, Texas shoreline.
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Apache Corporation, Structure Brazos, Block 494, Lease 2/28/2005 Removal SEA ES/SR 05-005.
OCS-G 06071, located 17 miles from the nearest Texas shoreline. Chevron U.S.A., Inc., Structure Viosca Knoll, Block 294, 3/1/2005 Removal SEA ES/SR 05-006.
OCS-G 08778, located 38 miles from the nearest Louisiana shoreline. C & C Technologies, Inc.,
Located in the central 3/3/2005 Geological & Geophysical
Gulf of Mexico south of Exploration Plan for BP America, Fourchon, Louisiana. Inc. SEA L05-08. Newfield Exploration Company, West Cameron, Block 409, 3/3/2005 Structure Removal SEA ES/SR 05- Lease OCS-G 03282, 007.
located 65 miles from the nearest Louisiana shoreline. ChevronTexaco Energy Technology Keathley Canyon, Block 3/8/2005 Co, Geological & Geophysical 151 (unleased), located Exploration for Mineral
190 miles from the Resources or Scientific Research nearest Louisiana SEA L05-3, L05-4, L05-5.
shoreline; and Atwater, Valley, Blocks 13 & 14, OCS-G 24203 & 25212, located 67 miles from the nearest Louisiana shoreline. Mariner Energy, Inc., Structure Brazos, Block 364, Lease 3/9/2005 Removal Activity SEA ES/SR 05- OCS-G 07214, located 12 012.
miles from the nearest Texas shoreline. BP Exploration & Production, Located in the central 3/9/2005 Inc., Geological & Geophysical Gulf of Mexico south of Exploration Plan for Veritas Fourchon, Louisiana. Geophysical Corporation SEA L05- 09. Union Oil Company of California, South Marsh, Block 6, 3/10/2005 Structure Removal Activity SEA Lease OCS-G 01177, ES/SR 05-009, 05-010, 05-011. located 35 miles from the nearest Louisiana shoreline. Maritech Resources, Inc.,
East Cameron, Block 42, 3/14/2005 Structure Removal SEA ES/SR 05- Lease OCS-G 02857, 032.
located 10 miles from the nearest Louisiana shoreline. Apache Corporation, Structure Brazos, Block 494, Lease 3/15/2005 Removal SEA ES/SR 05-024.
OCS-G 06071, located 20 miles from the nearest Texas shoreline. GOM Shelf, LLC, Structure Removal Matagorda Island, Blocks 3/16/2005 SEA ES/SR 05-025, 05-026.
620 & 638, Leases OCS-G 03087 & 06044, located 22 miles from the nearest Texas shoreline. GOM Shelf, LLC, Structure Removal Matagorda Island, Blocks 3/16/2005 SEA ES/SR 05-027 & 05-028.
654 & 669, Leases OCS-G 04546 & 04065, located 20 miles from the nearest Texas shoreline. Tri-Union Development
High Island, High Island 3/17/2005 Corporation, Structure Removals (East Addition), High SEA ES/SR 05-018, 05-019, 05- Island (East Addition 020, 05-021, 05-022, 05-023. South Extension) & Galveston; Blocks A126, A127, A129, A237, 261 & 211; Leases OCS-G RUE G 22046, OCS G 08562, OCS G 07306, RUE G 22047, RUE G 22045, OCS G 06097, located15 to 69 miles from the nearest Galveston shoreline. Apache Corporation, Structure West Cameron, West
3/17/2005 Removal SEA ES/SR 05-029, 05- Cameron (West 030, 05-031.
Addition), Eugene Island, Blocks 144, 364 & 152, located 23 to 65 miles from the nearest Louisiana shoreline. W & T Offshore, Inc., Structure Ewing Bank, Block 482, 3/23/2005 Removal SEA ES/SR 05-042.
Lease OCS-G 19913, located 47 miles from the nearest Louisiana shoreline. Devon Louisiana Corporation, High Island (East
3/23/2005 Structure Removal SEA ES/SR 05- Addition South 008.
Extension), Block A329, Lease OCS-G 15815, located 105 miles from the nearest Jefferson County, Texas shoreline. W & T Offshore, Inc., Structure West Cameron (South), 3/23/2005 Removal SEA 05-040, 05-041.
Block 620, Lease OCS-G 02234, located 110 miles from the nearest Louisiana shoreline. GOM Shelf, LLC, Structure Removal Matagorda Island, Block 3/24/2005 SEA ES/SR 05-039.
620, Lease OCSG 03087, located 20 miles from the nearest Texas shoreline. Stone Energy Corporation,
East Cameron, Block 34, 3/29/2005 Structure Removal SEA ES/SR 05- Lease OCS-G 17834, 035.
located 5 miles from the nearest Louisiana shoreline. Murphy Exploration & Production Eugene Island (South), 3/29/2005 Company, U.S.A., Structure
Blocks 322 & 323, Removal SEA ES/SR 05-033, 05-034. Leases OCS-G 02113 & 15261, located 65 miles from the nearest Louisiana shoreline. W & T Offshore, Inc., Structure South Pass (East), Block 3/29/2005 Removal SEA ES/SR 05-043.
72, Lease OCS-G 12079, located 10 miles from the nearest Louisiana shoreline. W & T Offshore, Inc., Structure West Cameron (South), 3/29/2005 Removal SEA ES/SR 05-046.
Block 554, Lease OCS-G 07629, located 95 miles from the nearest Louisiana shoreline. Virgin Offshore U.S.A., Inc., West Cameron, Block 151, 3/29/2005 Structure Removal SEA ES/SR 05- Lease OCSG 17764, 044.
located 21 miles from the nearest Louisiana shoreline. Shell Offshore, Inc., Initial DeSoto Canyon, Block
3/31/2005 Exploration Plan SEA N-8315. 268, Lease OCS-G 23501, located 81 miles from the nearest Louisiana shoreline, 104 miles from the nearest Alabama shoreline, 110 miles from the nearest Mississippi shoreline, and 114 miles from the nearest Florida shoreline. El Paso Production Oil & Gas High Island, Blocks A310 3/31/2005 Company, Structure Removal SEA & A316, Leases OCS-G ES/SR 05-049, 05-050.
03375 & 21358, located 100 miles from the nearest Texas shoreline. Chevron U.S.A., Inc., Structure West Cameron, Block 42, 3/31/2005 Removal SEA ES/SR 05-036.
Lease OCS-G 22500, located 5 miles from the nearest Louisiana shoreline.
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: April 18, 2005. Chris C. Oynes, Regional Director, Gulf of Mexico OCS Region.
[FR Doc. 05-10016 Filed 5-18-05; 8:45 am]
