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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Minerals Management Service
[DES 94-22]

 

Gulf of Mexico Region; Availability of the Draft Environmental 
Impact Statement and Locations and Dates of Public Hearings for 
Proposed Central and Western Gulf of Mexico Sales 152 and 155, et al.

    The Minerals Management Service has prepared a draft Environmental 
Impact Statement (EIS) relating to proposed 1995 Outer Continental 
Shelf (OCS) Oil and Gas Lease Sales 152 and 155 in the Central and 
Western Gulf of Mexico. The proposed Central Gulf Sale 152 will offer 
for lease approximately 30.9 million acres and the Western Gulf Sale 
155 will offer approximately 27.9 million acres.
    Single copies of the draft EIS can be obtained from the 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.
    Copies of the draft EIS will also be available for review by the 
public in the following libraries:

Texas

Austin Public Library, 402 West Ninth Street, Austin
Houston Public Library, 500 McKinney Street, Houston
Dallas Public Library, 1513 Young Street, Dallas
Brazoria County Library, 410 Brazoport Boulevard, Freeport
LaRatama Library, 505 Mesquite Street, Corpus Christi
Texas Southmost College Library, 1825 May Street, Brownsville
Rosenberg Library, 2310 Sealy Street, Galveston
Texas State Library, 1200 Brazos Street, Austin
Texas A&M University, Evans Library, Spence and Lubbock Streets, 
College Station
University of Texas, Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs 
Library, 2313 Red River Street, Austin
The University of Texas at Dallas Library, 2601 North Floyd Road, 
Richardson
Lamar University, Gray Library, Virginia Avenue, Beaumont
East Texas State University Library, 2600 Neal Street, Commerce
Stephen F. Austin State University, Steen Library, Wilson Drive, 
Nacogdoches
University of Texas, 21st and Speedway Streets, Austin
University of Texas Law School, Tarlton Law Library, 727 East 26th 
Street, Austin
Baylor University Library, 13125 Third Street, Waco
University of Texas at Arlington, 701 South Cooper Street, Arlington
University of Houston-University Park Library, 4800 Calhoun Boulevard, 
Houston
University of Texas at El Paso, Wiggins Road and University Avenue, El 
Paso
Abilene Christian University, Margaret and Herman Brown Library, 1600 
Campus Court, Abilene
Texas Tech University Library, 18th and Boston Streets, Lubbock
University of Texas at San Antonio, John Peace Boulevard, San Antonio.
Corpus Christi Central Library, 805 Comanche Street, Corpus Christi

Louisiana

Tulane University, Howard Tilton Memorial Library, 7001 Freret Street, 
New Orleans
Louisiana Tech University, Prescott Memorial Library, Everet Street, 
Ruston
New Orleans Public Library, 219 Loyola Avenue, New Orleans
University of New Orleans Library, Lakeshore Drive, New Orleans
Louisiana State University Library, 760 Riverside Road, Baton Rouge
Lafayette Public Library, 301 W. Congress Street, Lafayette
Calcasieu Parish Library, 411 Pujo Street, Lake Charles
McNeese State University, Luther E. Frazar Memorial Library, Ryan 
Street, Lake Charles
Nicholls State University, Nicholls State Library, Leighton Drive, 
Thibodaux
University of Southwestern Louisiana, Dupre Library, 302 East St. Mary 
Boulevard, Lafayette
LUMCOM, Library, Star Route 541, Chauvin

Mississippi

Harrison County Library, 14th and 21st Avenues, Gulfport
Gulf Coast Research Laboratory, Gunter Library, 703 East Beach Drive, 
Ocean Springs
Jackson George Regional Library System, 3214 Pascagoula Street, 
Pascagoula

Alabama

Auburn University at Montgomery, Library, Taylor Road, Montgomery
University of Alabama Libraries, 809 University Boulevard East, 
Tuscaloosa
Mobile Public Library, 701 Government Street, Mobile
Montgomery Public Library, 445 South Lawrence Street, Montgomery
Gulf Shores Public Library, Municipal Complex, Route 3, Gulf Shores
Dauphin Island Sea Lab, Marine Environmental Science Consortium 
Library, Bienville Boulevard, Dauphin Island
University of South Alabama, University Boulevard, Mobile

Florida

University of Florida Libraries, University Avenue, Gainesville
Florida A&M University, Coleman Memorial Library, Martin Luther King 
Boulevard, Tallahassee
Florida State University, Strozier Library, Call Street and Copeland 
Avenue, Tallahassee
Florida Atlantic University, Library, 20th Street, Boca Raton
University of Miami Library, 4600 Rickenbacker Causeway, Miami
University of Florida, Holland Law Center Library, Southwest 25th 
Street and 2nd Avenue, Gainesville
St. Petersburg Public Library, 3745 Ninth Avenue North, St. Petersburg 
West Florida Regional Library, 200 West Gregory Street, Pensacola
Florida Northwest Regional Library System, 25 West Government Street, 
Panama City
Leon County Public Library, 127 North Monroe Street, Tallahassee
Lee County Library, 3355 Fowler Street, Fort Myers
Charlotte-Glades Regional Library System, 2280 NW Aaron Street, Port 
Charlotte
Tampa-Hillsborough County Public Library System, 800 North Ashley 
Street, Tampa
Key Largo Public Library, 99551 No. 3 Overseas Highway, Key Largo
Selby Public Library, 1001 Boulevard of the Arts, Sarasota
Collier County Public Library, 650 Central Avenue, Naples
Marathon Public Library, 3152 Overseas Highway, Marathon
Monroe County Public Library, 700 Fleming Street, Key West.
Environmental Library, Sarasota County, 7112 Curtiss Avenue, Sarasota

    In accordance with 30 CFR 256.26, the Minerals Management Service 
will hold public hearings to receive comments and suggestions relating 
to the draft EIS for Sales 152 and 155 from individuals, public and 
private groups, and Government agencies. The hearings will provide the 
Secretary of the Interior with information from interested parties 
which will help in the evaluation of the potential effects of proposed 
lease Sales 152 and 155.
    In addition, the hearings will serve as an early opportunity for 
helping to determine the scope of significant issues related to the 
development of a draft EIS for the next proposed lease sales in the 
Gulf of Mexico Region, Sales 157 and 161. The hearings will provide 
information for the development of appropriate alternatives and 
mitigating measures, as well as to identify significant issues, to be 
considered in the draft EIS.
    The hearings will be held on the following dates and times at the 
locations indicated:

June 13, 1994

Marriott International Airport Hotel, 18700 John F. Kennedy Boulevard, 
Houston, Texas, 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.

June 14, 1994

Austin Marriott at the Capitol, 701 East 11th Street, Austin Texas, 3 
p.m. to 5 p.m. and, 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.

June 15, 1994

Mineral Management Service, Conference Room 111, 1201 Elmwood Park 
Boulevard, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.

June 16, 1994

Ramada Airport Resort and Conference Center, 600 S. Beltline Highway, 
Mobile, Alabama, 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.

    Interested individuals, representatives of organizations, and 
public officials wishing to testify at the hearings may register the 
day of the hearing at the hearing sites beginning 1 hour prior to the 
hearing. Oral testimony should be limited to 10 minutes. Each hearing 
will begin at the specified time and will recess when all speakers have 
had an opportunity to testify. If there are no additional speakers, the 
hearing will adjourn immediately after the recess. An oral statement 
may be supplemented by a written statement which may be submitted to 
the presiding hearing official at the time of the oral presentation or 
by mail until July 28, 1994. This will allow those unable to testify at 
a public hearing an opportunity to make their views known and for those 
presenting oral testimony to submit supplemental information and 
comments.
    Comments concerning the draft EIS will be accepted until July 28, 
1994, and should be addressed to the Regional Director, Minerals 
Management Service, Gulf of Mexico Region, 1201 Elmwood Park Boulevard, 
New Orleans, Louisiana 70123-2394. Scoping comments on proposed Gulf of 
Mexico Sales 157 and 161 should be submitted by June 13, 1994, to the 
same address.

    Dated: April 22, 1994.
Thomas Gernhofer,
Associate Director for Offshore Minerals Management.
[FR Doc. 94-11071 Filed 5-6-94; 8:45 am]
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