[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 25 (Friday, February 6, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6203-6204]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-2968]


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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 Site-Specific Environmental Assessments (SEA'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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Burlington Resources Offshore Inc.,          Eugene Island Area, Blocks 204 and 205, Leases OCS         10/16/97
 Pipeline Activity, SEA No. P-11587.          0804 and 0805, 35 miles offshore the coast of                     
                                              Louisiana.                                                        
Coastal Oil and Gas Corporation, Pipeline    East Cameron Area; Blocks 192, 193, and 189; Leases        01/08/98
 Activity, SEA No. P-11617.                   OCS-G 8651, 8650, and 8418; 56 miles offshore the                 
                                              Louisiana coast.                                                  
Chevron U.S.A., Pipeline Activity, SEA No.   Mobile Area, Block 864, Lease OCS-G 16099, 5 miles         11/20/97
 OCS-G 16099.                                 south of the nearest coastline in Alabama.                        
Ocean Energy, Inc., Pipeline Activity, SEA   Ship Shoal Area; Blocks 65, 66, and 69; Lease OCS-G        12/01/97
 No. OCS-G 18816.                             18816, 3 miles south of the nearest coastline in                  
                                              Louisiana.                                                        
Bayou City Pipelines, Inc., Pipeline         Ship Shoal Area, Blocks 66 and 69, Lease OCS-G 18817,      11/06/97
 Activity, SEA No. OCS-G 18817.               4-5 miles south of the nearest coastline in Louisiana.            
Delos Offshore Company, Pipeline Activity,   East Cameron Area; South Addition; Blocks 373, 368,        01/07/98
 SEA No. OCS-G 18843.                         355, 350, 349, and 338; Lease OCS-G 18843; 114 miles              
                                              south of Cameron Parish, Louisiana.                               
Coastal Oil & Gas Corporation, Exploration   Garden Banks Area, Block 139, Lease OCS-G 17295, 123       12/22/97
 Activity, SEA No. N-5696A.                   miles southeast of the nearest coastline off                      
                                              Galveston Island, Texas.                                          
ORYX Energy Company, Development Activity,   High Island Area; East Addition; South Extension;          11/26/97
 SEA No. S-4507U.                             Blocks A-384, A-378, and A-379; Leases OCS-G 3316,                
                                              13807, and 13808; 110 miles southeast of the nearest              
                                              coastline off Galveston Island, Texas.                            
Chevron, U.S.A., Inc., Exploration           Mobile Area, Block 863, Lease OCS-G 5748, 18 miles         11/17/97
 Activity, SEA No. S-4529.                    south of Mobile County, Alabama.                                  
Mobil Exploration & Producing U.S., Inc.,    Mobile Area, Block 914, Lease OCS-G 7846, 17 miles         12/01/97
 Development Activity, SEA No. S-4532A.       south of Mobile County, Alabama.                                  
Apache Corporation, Structure Removal        Eugene Island Area, Block 278, Lease OCS-G 3996, 50        12/18/97
 Operations, SEA No. ES/SR 97-068A.           miles south of Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana.                      

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Seagull Energy Corporation, Structure        North Padre Island Area, Block A-72, Lease OCS-G           10/15/97
 Removal Operations, SEA No. ES/SR 97-143.    11213, 39 miles east of Padre Island, Texas.                      
Forest Oil Corporation, Structure Removal    Vermilion Area, Block 275, Lease OCS-G 10678, 73 miles     11/07/97
 Operations, SEA No. ES/SR 97-146A.           from the Louisiana coastline.                                     
Chevron U.S.A. Production, Co., Structure    Bay Marchand Area, Block 2; South Timbalier Area,          11/12/97
 Removal Operations, SEA Nos. ES/SR 97-155    Block 23; Leases OCS 0386 and 0369; 7 miles south of              
 and 97-156.                                  the Louisiana coastline.                                          
Seneca Resources Corporation, Structure      Galveston Area, Block 211, Lease OCS-G 6094, 13 miles      12/18/97
 Removal Operations, SEA No. ES/SR 97-170.    south of the Texas coastline.                                     
Sonat Exploration Company, Structure         High Island Area, Block 39, Lease OCS-G 4078, 17 miles     10/27/97
 Removal Operations, SEA No. ES/SR 97-177.    south of the Texas coastline.                                     
Forcenergy, Inc., Structure Removal          East Cameron Area, Block 300, Lease OCS-G 6643, 90         12/19/97
 Operations, SEA No. ES/SR 97-179.            miles south of the Louisiana coastline.                           
Seagull Energy E&P Inc., Structure Removal   Eugene Island Area, Block 45, Lease OCS-G 3991, 14         10/10/97
 Operations, SEA Nos. ES/SR 97-180 through    miles south of Iberia Parish Louisiana.                           
 97-185.                                                                                                        
Houston Oil & Mineral Corporation,           Galveston Area, Blocks 330 and 349, Leases OCS-G 7251      01/21/98
 Structure Removal Operations, SEA Nos. ES/   and 13314, 25 miles from the Texas coastline.                     
 SR 97-188 and 97-189.                                                                                          
Forest Oil Corporation, Structure Removal    Eugene Island Area, Block 53, Lease OCS 0479, 13 miles     10/10/97
 Operations, SEA No. ES/SR 97-190.            southwest of St. Mary Parish, Louisiana.                          
IP Petroleum Company, Structure Removal      High Island Area, Block 108, Lease OCS-G 15776, 16         10/10/97
 Operations, SEA Nos. ES/SR 97-191 & 97-192.  miles southeast of Chambers County, Texas.                        
Hall-Houston Oil Company, Structure Removal  West Cameron Area, Block 342, Lease OCS-G 10576, 51        10/27/97
 Operations, SEA No. ES/SR 98-001.            miles south-southeast of Cameron Parish, Louisiana.               
Hall-Houston Oil Company, Structure Removal  West Cameron Area, Block 359, Lease OCS-G 14329, 54        10/21/97
 Operations, SEA No. ES/SR 98-002.            miles south-southwest of Cameron Parish, Louisiana.               
Burlington Resources, Structure Removal      Brazos Area, Block 435, Lease OCS-G 7219, 18 miles         11/14/97
 Operations, SEA No. ES/SR 98-004.            southeast of Matagorda County, Texas.                             
Newfield Exploration Company, Structure      Galveston Area, Block 296, Lease OCS 0714, 30 miles        12/15/97
 Removal Operations, SEA No. ES/SR 98-005.    southeast of Galveston Island, Texas.                             
The Houston Exploration Company, Structure   East Cameron Area, Block 44, Lease OCS-G 5022, 15          11/26/97
 Removal Operations, SEA No. ES/SR 98-006.    miles south of Cameron Parish, Louisiana.                         
Energy Resources Technology, Inc.,           West Cameron Area, Block 277, Lease OCS-G 4761, 65         12/15/97
 Structure Removal Operations, SEA No. ES/    miles south of Cameron Parish, Louisiana.                         
 SR 98-007.                                                                                                     
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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: 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: February 2, 1998.
Chris C. Oynes,
Regional Director, Gulf of Mexico OCS Region.
[FR Doc. 98-2968 Filed 2-5-98; 8:45 am]
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