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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: The Minerals Management Service (MMS), in accordance with 
Federal Regulations (40 CFR 1501.4 and 1506.6) that implement the 
National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), announces the availability of 
NEPA-related Environmental Assessments (EA's) and Findings of No 
Significant Impact (FONSI's), prepared by the MMS for the following oil 
and gas activities proposed on the Gulf of Mexico OCS. This listing 
includes all proposals for which the FONSI's were prepared by the Gulf 
of Mexico OCS Region in the period subsequent to publication of the 
preceding notice.


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      Activity/operator                  Location                Date   
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Oryx Energy Company, six       High Island Area, East           11/24/93
 exploratory wells, SEA No. S-  Addition, South Extension,              
 3047U.                         block A-379, lease OCS-G                
                                13808, 112 miles southeast              
                                of the nearest coastline on             
                                Galveston Island, Texas.                
Texaco Pipeline, Inc.,         High Island Area, East           12/11/92
 pipeline activity, SEA No.     Addition, South Extension,              
 OCS-G 13219A.                  blocks A-393, A-390, A-377,             
                                A-374, A-373, A-367, A-366,             
                                A-365, and A-364; Garden                
                                Banks, blocks 189, 188,                 
                                187, 186, 142, 141, and 97;             
                                lease OCS-G 13219; 130                  
                                miles southeast of the                  
                                nearest coastline in Texas.             
ARCO Oil and Gas Company,      Eugene Island Area, Block        07/12/93
 NORM disposal operations,      175, lease OCS 0438, 40                 
 SEA No. NORM-073.              miles southwest of the                  
                                nearest landfall in                     
                                Terrebonne Parish,                      
                                Louisiana.                              
Sonat Exploration Company,     East Cameron Area, block 23,     03/31/94
 NORM disposal operations,      lease OCS-G 2853, three                 
 SEA No. NORM-100.              miles south of Cameron                  
                                Parish, Louisiana.                      
Samedan Oil Corporation, NORM  Main Pass Area, block 305,       03/11/94
 disposal operations, SEA No.   lease OCS-G 1676, 23 miles              
 NORM-108.                      east of Plaquemines Parish,             
                                Louisiana.                              
Chevron U.S.A., NORM disposal  East Cameron Area, block         02/11/94
 operations SEA No. NORM-109.   281, lease OCS-G 2050, 84               
                                miles southwest of Cameron              
                                Parish, Louisiana.                      
Shell Offshore, Inc., NORM     East Cameron Area, block 40,     02/23/94
 disposal operations SEA No.    lease OCS-G 4101, 70 miles              
 NORM-111.                      southwest of Vermilion                  
                                Parish, Louisiana.                      
Unocal Corporation, NORM       West Cameron Area, block         03/03/94
 disposal operations, SEA No.   292, lease OCS-G 6581, 29               
 NORM-112.                      miles south of Cameron                  
                                Parish, Louisiana.                      
Mobil Exploration & Producing  Eugene Island Area, block        04/11/94
 U.S. Inc., NORM disposal       116, lease OCS 0478, 37                 
 operations, SEA No. NORM-113.  miles southeast of                      
                                Lafourche Parish, Louisiana.            
EP Operating Company,          Offshore Matagorda               11/12/92
 pipeline activity, pipeline    Peninsula, Texas, to the                
 ``bottom tow'' route SEA.      Mississippi Canyon 441                  
                                Field, 55 miles south of                
                                Jefferson Parish, Louisiana.            
Freeport McMoRan Inc.,         Vermilion Area, block 161,       08/18/93
 structure-removal              lease OCS-G 1127, 45 miles              
 operations, SEA Nos. ES/SR     south of Vermilion Parish,              
 92-138A and 93-139A.           Louisiana.                              
Texaco Exploration and         West Cameron Area, South         03/11/94
 Production Inc., structure-    Addition, block 487, lease              
 removal operations, SEA No.    OCS-G 2847, 80 miles south              
 ES/SR 93-122A.                 of Cameron Parish,                      
                                Louisiana.                              
Santa Fe Energy resources,     West Cameron Area, block         03/28/94
 structure-removal              472, lease OCS-G 8409, 90               
 operations, SEA No. ES/SR 93-  miles south of Cameron                  
 141(B).                        Parish, Louisiana.                      
Pennzoil Petroleum Company,    Eugene Island Area, block        01/20/94
 structure-removal              305; Ship Shoal Area,                   
 operations, SEA Nos. ES/SR     blocks 176 and 198; leases              
 94-07 through 94-09.           OCS-G 2108 and OCS 0589; 52             
                                miles south of Terrebonne               
                                and Saint Mary Parishes,                
                                Louisiana.                              
Pennzoil Petroleum Company,    West Cameron Area, block 20,     02/16/94
 structure-removal              lease OCS 0680, four miles              
 operations, SEA Nos. ES/SR     south of Cameron Parish,                
 94-015 through 94-017.         Louisiana.                              
Kerr-McGee Corporation,        Ship Shoal Area, blocks 27       01/13/94
 structure-removal              and 28, leases OCS 0347 and             
 operations, SEA Nos. ES/SR     0346, five miles south of               
 94-018 through 94-021.         Terrebonne Parish,                      
                                Louisiana.                              
Walter Oil & Gas Corporation,  Galveston Area, block 389,       02/02/94
 structure-removal              lease OCS-G 4259, 40 miles              
 operations, SEA No. ES/SR 94-  south of Galveston County,              
 022.                           Texas.                                  
Mobil Exploration and          West Cameron Area, blocks 71     03/01/94
 Producing U.S. Inc.,           and 72, leases OCS 0245 and             
 structure-removal              0244, 17 miles southeast of             
 operations, SEA Nos. ES/SR     Cameron Parish, Louisiana.              
 94-023 through 94-025.                                                 
Seagull Energy E&P Inc.,       Galveston Area, block 383,       03/17/94
 structure-removal              lease OCS-G 8131, 46 miles              
 operations, SEA No. ES/SR 94-  southwest of Galveston,                 
 026.                           Texas.                                  
PG&E Resources Company,        East Cameron Area, South         04/05/94
 structure-removal              Addition, block 267, lease              
 operations, SEA No. ES/SR 94-  OCS-G 6638, 58 miles south              
 027.                           of the Rockefeller Wildlife             
                                Refuge in Cameron Parish,               
                                Louisiana.                              
Chevron U.S.A. Production      West Cameron Area, block         03/03/94
 Co., structure-removal         173, lease OCS 0759, 28                 
 operations, SEA No. ES/SR 94-  miles southwest of Cameron,             
 028.                           Louisiana.                              
Union Pacific Resources        High Island Area, block 178,     03/03/94
 Company, structure-removal     lease OCS-G 8150, 20 miles              
 operations, SEA No. ES/SR 94-  south of Chambers County,               
 029 through 94-031.            Texas.                                  
Sonat Exploration Company,     Ship Shoal Area, block 225,      03/15/94
 structure-removal              lease OCS-G 1984, 106 miles             
 operations, SEA No. ES/SR 94-  southeast of Intracoastal               
 032.                           City, Louisiana.                        
Union Pacific Resources Co.,   High Island Area, block 178,     03/11/94
 structure-removal              lease OCS-G 8150, 23 miles              
 operations, SEA No. ES/SR 94-  east of Galveston, Texas.               
 039.                                                                   
Murphy Exploration &           West Cameron Area, block         04/07/94
 Production Company,            188, lease OCS-G 6573, 22               
 structure-removal              miles south of Cameron                  
 operations, SEA No. ES/SR 94-  Parish, Louisiana.                      
 045.                                                                   
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    Persons interested in reviewing environmental documents for the 
proposals listed above or obtaining information about EA's and FONSI's 
prepared for activities on the Gulf of Mexico OCS are encouraged to 
contact the MMS office in the Gulf of Mexico OCS Region.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Public Information Unit, Information 
Services Section, Gulf of Mexico OCS Region, Minerals Management 
Service, 1201 Elmwood Park Boulevard, New Orleans, Louisiana 70123-
2394, Telephone (504) 736-2519.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The MMS prepares EA's and FONSI's for 
proposals which relate to exploration for and the development/
production of oil and gas resources on the Gulf of Mexico OCS. The EA's 
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 the 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 EA.
    This notice constitutes the public notice of availability of 
environmental documents required under the NEPA Regulations.

    Dated: April 25, 1994.
Chris C. Oyens,
Acting Regional Director, Gulf of Mexico OCS Region.
[FR Doc. 94-10811 Filed 5-4-94; 8:45 am]
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