[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 18 (Thursday, January 28, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4465-4466]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-1975]


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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 Sec. 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 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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Conoco, Inc., Exploration Activity, SEA No. N-    Atwater Valley Area, Blocks 155 and 156, Leases       10/20/98
 6213.                                             OCS-G 18504 and 18505, 82 miles south-southeast
                                                   of Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana.
Coastal Oil & Gas Corporation, Development        High Island Area, East Addition, South Extension,     12/17/98
 Activity, SEA No. N-6250A.                        Blocks A-368 and A-373, Leases OCS-G 2433 and
                                                   18970, 119 miles south of the Texas coast.
BP Exploration Inc., Exploration Activity, SEA    Green Canyon Area, Blocks 644 and 645, Leases OCS-    10/15/98
 No. N-6263.                                       G 11080 and 11081, 119 miles south of Terrebonne
                                                   Parish, Louisiana.
Coastal Oil & Gas Corporation, Exploration        High Island Area, East Addition, South Extension,     12/03/98
 Activity, SEA No. S-4793U.                        Block A-368, Lease OCS-G 2433, 119 miles south
                                                   of the Texas coast.
Vastar Resources, Inc., Structure Removal         South Marsh Island Area, Block 24, Lease OCS-G        12/27/98
 Operations, SEA No. ES/SR 98-013A.                14437, 46 miles south of Vermilion Parish,
                                                   Louisiana.
Forest Oil Corporation, Structure Removal         Eugene Island Area, Block 307, Lease OCS-G 1980,      11/13/98
 Operations, SEA No. ES/SR 98-078A.                67 miles southwest of Terrebonne Parish,
                                                   Louisiana.
IP Petroleum Company, Inc., Structure Removal     High Island Area, Block 68, Lease OCS-G 15771, 15     12/11/98
 Operations, SEA No. ES/SR 98-082.                 miles from the Texas coastline.
EEX Corporation, Structure Removal Operations,    West Cameron Area, Block 406, Lease OCS-G 11789,      12/11/98
 SEA No. ES/SR 99-01.                              70 miles from the Texas Coast.
Chevron U.S.A., Structure Removal Operations,     West Cameron Area, Block 48, Lease OCS-G 1351, 8      11/03/98
 SEA No. ES/SR 99-02.                              miles south of Cameron, Louisiana.
Seneca Resources Corporation, Structure Removal   West Delta Area, Block 17, Lease OCS-G 5668, 10       12/03/98
 Operations, SEA No. ES/SR 99-03.                  miles south of Lafourche Parish, Louisiana.
Murphy E&P Company, Structure Removal             South Pelto Area, Block 20, Lease OCS 074, 12         12/17/98
 Operations, SEA No. ES/SR 99-04.                  miles from the coast of Louisiana.
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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

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documents required under the NEPA Regulations.

    Dated: January 21, 1999.
Chris C. Oynes,
Regional Director, Gulf of Mexico OCS Region.
[FR Doc. 99-1975 Filed 1-27-99; 8:45 am]
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