[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 83 (Friday, April 30, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23353-23354]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-10814]


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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 Section 1501.4 and Section 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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William's Gas Pipeline--Transco, G&G Activity,     Pensacola Area, offshore the Florida coast......     03/23/99
 SEA No. M99-3.
Fugro Geoservices, Inc., Remote Sensing Activity,  Mobile Bay Area, and from Alabama to Tampa,          03/19/99
 SEA No. M99-2.                                     Florida, offshore the Alabama and Florida coast.
Exxon Pipeline Company, Pipeline Activity, SEA     Alaminos Canyon Area, Block 25, to Brazos Area,      02/08/99
 No. G-20551.                                       Block 341, Lease OCS-G 20551, 137 miles
                                                    southeast of Matagorda County, Texas.
Murphy Exploration & Production Company,           High Island Area, East Addition, South               04/02/99
 Exploration Activity, SEA Nos. N-6081 and S-4938.  Extension, Block A-383, Lease OCS-G 17220, 110
                                                    miles south of the Texas coast.
British-Borneo Exploration, Inc., Development      Green Canyon Area, Blocks 254 and 298, Leases        02/03/99
 Activity, SEA No. N-6222UA.                        OCS-G 7049 and 8010, 90 miles south of
                                                    Lafourche Parish, Louisiana.
Shell Deepwater Development, Inc., Development     Mississippi Canyon Area, Blocks 809, 853, 810,       12/16/98
 Activity, SEA No. N-6230UA.                        and 854; Leases OCS-G 5868, 5871, 9873, and
                                                    9883; 56 miles south of Plaquemines Parish,
                                                    Louisiana.
Conoco, Inc., Exploration Activity, SEA No. N-     Green Canyon Area Block 819, Lease OCS-G 16804,      11/19/98
 6277.                                              133 miles south of the shoreline of Terrebonne
                                                    Parish, Louisiana.
Union Oil Company of California, Exploration       Mobile Area, Block 826, Lease OCS-G 19800, 4         03/12/99
 Activity, SEA No. N-6297.                          miles south of Baldwin County, Alabama.
Tri-Union Development Corporation, Development     High Island Area, East Addition, Block A-253,        01/06/99
 Activity, SEA No. N-6325.                          Lease OCS-G 14186, 70 miles south of the Texas
                                                    coast.
Oryx Energy Company, Development Activity, SEA     Viosca Knoll Area, Block 825, Lease OCS-G 5778,      07/22/98
 No. S-4589U.                                       58 miles south of the Mississippi coast.
Oryx Energy Company, Development Activity and      High Island Area, East Addition, South               02/03/99
 Pipeline Activity, SEA Nos. S-4749UA and P-12098.  Extension, Blocks A-378 and A-379, Leases OCS-G
                                                    13807 and 13808, 110 miles south of the Texas
                                                    coast.
Chevron U.S.A., Structure Removal Operations, SEA  South Timbalier Area, Block 135, Lease OCS 0472,     02/26/99
 No. ES/SR 99-01S.                                  30 miles south of Lafourche Parish, Louisiana.
Ocean Energy, Inc., Structure Removal Operations,  Eugene Island Area, Block 243, Lease OCS-G 2899,     01/29/99
 SEA No. ES/SR 99-005.                              36 miles south of Vermilion Parish, Louisiana.
Ocean Energy Company, Structure Removal            Eugene Island Area, Block 245, Lease OCS-G           01/29/99
 Operations, SEA No. ES/SR 99-006.                  12922, 36 miles south of Vermilion Parish,
                                                    Louisiana.
Energy Resource Technology, Inc., Structure        High Island Area, Block 199, Lease OCS-G 3747,       03/03/99
 Removal Operations, SEA No. ES/SR 99-007.          31 miles southeast of Galveston County, Texas.
Taylor Energy Company, Structure Removal           South Marsh Island Area, Block 51, Lease OCS         01/29/99
 Operations, SEA No. ES/SR 99-008.                  0789, 51 miles southwest of Terrebonne,
                                                    Louisiana.
Forest Oil Corporation, Structure Removal          High Island Area, Block 115, Lease OCS-G 6155,       01/15/99
 Operations, SEA No. ES/SR 99-009.                  25 miles south of Jefferson County, Texas.
Sonat Exploration Company, Structure Removal       Sabine Pass Area, Block 9, Lease OCS-G 4146, 9       02/18/99
 Operations, SEA Nos. ES/SR 99-012 thorugh 99-014.  miles south of Cameron Parish, Louisiana.
W&T Offshore, Inc., Structure Removal Operations,  Main Pass Area, Block 234, Lease OCS-G 12100, 33     02/24/99
 SEA No. ES/SR 99-015.                              miles east of Venice, Louisiana.
Samedan Oil Corporation, Structure Removal         High Island Area, Block A-417, Lease OCS-G 9114,     03/04/99
 Operations, SEA No. ES/SR 99-016.                  79 miles south of Galveston County, Texas.
Samedan Oil Corporation, Structure Removal         High Island Area, Block 105, Lease OCS-G 4076,       03/04/99
 Operations, SEA Nos. ES/SR 99-017 through 99-020.  12 miles southeast of Galveston County, Texas.
Samedan Oil Corporation, Structure Removal         West Delta Area, Blocks 18 and 20, Leases OCS-G      03/10/99
 Operations, SEA Nos. ES/SR 99-021 and 99-022.      5669 and 7789, 10 miles south of Plaquemines
                                                    Parish, Louisiana.
Newfield Exploration Company, Structure Removal    West Cameron Area, Block 609, Lease OCS-G 2850,      03/11/99
 Operations, SEA No. ES/SR 99-023.                  93 miles south of Cameron Parish, Louisiana.

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Texaco Exploration & Production Inc., Structure    Eugene Island Area, Block 315, Lease OCS-G 2608,     03/12/99
 Removal Operations, SEA Nos. ES/SR 99-024 and 99-  74 miles south of St. Mary Parish, Louisiana.
 025.
Coastal Oil and Gas Corporations, Structure        High Island Area, Blocks A-245 and A-518, Leases     03/12/99
 Removal Operations, SEA Nos. ES/SR 99-026 and 99-  OCS-G 13334 and 11389, 79 miles south of
 027.                                               Cameron Parish, Louisiana.
Seneca Resources Corporation, Structure Removal    West Cameron Area, Block 293, Lease OCS-G 4398,      03/24/99
 Operations, SEA No. ES/SR 99-028.                  29 miles south of Cameron Parish, Louisiana.
PennzEnergy Exploration and Production Company,    South Marsh Island Area, Block 23, Lease OCS-G       04/01/99
 L.L.C., Structure Removal Operations, SEA No. ES/  0778, 38 miles southwest of Terrebonne Parish
 SR 99-030.                                         Louisiana.
Seneca Resources Corporation, Structure Removal    Brazos Area, Block 375, Lease OCS-G 9010, 10         04/08/99
 Operations, SEA No. ES/SR 99-031.                  miles southeast of Matagorda County, Texas.
Chevron U.S.A., Structure Removal Operations, SEA  Bay Marchand Area, Block 3, Lease OCS-G 0370, 8      04/09/99
 No. ES/SR 99-032.                                  miles south of Lafourche Parish, Louisiana.
BP Amoco, Structure Removal Operations, SEA No.    Vermilion Area, Block 359, Lease OCS-G 5446, 92      04/13/99
 ES/SR 99-033.                                      miles south of Vermilion Parish, Louisiana.
Forcenergy Inc., Structure Removal Operations,     Main Pass Area, Block 98, Lease OCS-G 5694, 19       04/14/99
 SEA No. ES/SR 99-034.                              miles east of Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana.
IP Petroleum Company, Inc., Structure Removal      High Island Area, Block 37, Lease OCS-G 15769,       04/08/99
 Operations, SEA No. ES/SR 99-035.                  12 miles south of Jefferson County, Texas.
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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 23, 1999.
Chris C. Oynes,
Regional Director, Gulf of Mexico OCS Region.
[FR Doc. 99-10814 Filed 4-29-99; 8:45 am]
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