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Part V





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15 CFR Part 922



Boundary Changes in the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary; 
Addition of Stetson Bank and Technical Corrections; Final Rule

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION

15 CFR Part 922

[Docket No. 000328088-0088-01]
RIN 0648-XA50


Boundary Changes in the Flower Garden Banks National Marine 
Sanctuary; Addition of Stetson Bank and Technical Corrections

AGENCY: Marine Sanctuaries Division (MSD), Office of Ocean and Coastal 
Resource Management (OCRM), National Ocean Service (NOS), National 
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Department of Commerce 
(DOC).

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is 
amending the regulations implementing the designation of the Flower 
Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary (FGBNMS or Sanctuary) and its 
Management Plan (MP) to apply to a new area, popularly known as known 
as Stetson Bank, which was added to the Sanctuary by Section 8 of the 
National Marine Sanctuaries Act (NMSA). NOAA is also slightly adjusting 
the boundary of the new area to improve administrative efficiency, 
correcting an error in a boundary coordinate in the West Flower Garden 
Bank area of the Sanctuary, and increasing the precision of all 
boundary coordinates based on new positioning technology.

DATES: This rule is effective January 22, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Questions concerning the regulations for the Flower Garden 
Banks National Marine Sanctuary may be addressed to G.P. Schmahl, 
Manager, Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary, 216 W. 26th 
Street, Suite 104, Bryan, Texas, 77803.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Chris Ostrom, (301)713-3137, Extension 
129.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    In response to requests from the sport diving industry and sport 
scuba divers from all over the United States to provide protection for 
a popular sport diving spot in the northwestern Gulf of Mexico Congress 
enacted Section 8 of the NMSA (P.L. 104-283), to include Stetson Bank 
in the boundaries of the FGBNMS.
    The new area included within the Sanctuary boundaries is generally 
defined in Section 8 as the area within the 52 meter isobath 
surrounding Stetson Bank. Section 8 authorizes the Secretary of 
Commerce to make minor adjustments to the statutory boundary as 
necessary to protect living coral resources or to simplify 
administration of the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary, 
and to establish precisely the geographic boundaries of Stetson Bank. 
Section 8 states that such adjustments shall not significantly enlarge 
or otherwise alter the size of the new area, and shall not result in 
the restriction of oil and gas activities otherwise permitted outside 
of the no activity zone designated by the Minerals Management Service 
(MMS) of the Department of the Interior (DOI), for Stetson Bank (i.e., 
outside of the 52 meter isobath) as that zone is depicted on the MMS 
map entitled ``Final Notice of Sale 161, Western Gulf Mexico, 
Biological Stipulation Map Package.''
    Section 8 also states that the new area shall be part of the FGBNMS 
and shall be managed and regulated as though it had been designated by 
the Secretary of Commerce under the National Marine Sanctuaries Act. 
Finally, Section 8 states that the regulations applicable to the 
Sanctuary prior to the incorporation of the new area within the 
Sanctuary boundary shall be applicable to the new area unless modified 
by the Secretary, and that the regulations shall apply to the area no 
later than November 25, 1996.
    Section 8 further directed the Secretary of Commerce to prepare a 
chart depicting the boundaries of the Sanctuary as modified by the 
addition of the new area. In 1998, high resolution bathymetric data for 
the area around Stetson Bank was made available by the U.S. Geological 
Survey (USGS), of the Department of the Interior. The 52 meter isobath 
surrounding Stetson Bank has been determined using this USGS data. A 
chart depicting the 52 meter isobath, and the Sanctuary boundary around 
Stetson Bank, was provided to the House Resources Committee and the 
Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation in July of 
1999.
    A major activity in the area of Stetson Bank is offshore oil and 
gas leasing, development and production, which is regulated by the MMS 
of DOI. MMS has developed a grid system that subdivides the sea floor 
into 3 mile by 3 mile squares, called lease blocks, for the purpose of 
selling and managing oil and gas leases. For management purposes, the 
MMS subdivides lease blocks into 64 equal squares, known as ``64ths'', 
under a system known as the ``1/4 1/4 1/4'' system. ``64ths'' may be 
used, for example, to delineate no-activity zones around areas 
protected by biological stipulations imposed by MMS. The 52 meter 
isobath surrounding Stetson Bank, overlaid with the ``64ths'' grid 
system, is shown in Figure 1.
    NOAA by this final rule is adjusting the area set forth in Section 
8 of the NMSPA to consist of the six ``64ths'' squares that overlay the 
52 meter isobath surrounding Stetson Bank (labeled as points S-1, S-2, 
S-3 and S-4 in Figure 1). Each of these ``64ths'' includes an area of 
0.364 square kilometers, thus making the total area of the Stetson Bank 
addition 2.184 square kilometers. The exact coordinates of the boundary 
of this area are shown in Appendix A.
    The use of ``64ths'' to determine the area and its corresponding 
boundary is convenient for MMS in managing oil and gas activities near 
the Sanctuary because the boundary lines of the Sanctuary correspond 
directly to lines used in MMS's grid system, and the area within the 
Sanctuary corresponds to a whole number of MMS grid units. The six 
``64ths'' selected to be within the boundary create a rectangular shape 
which will be easier to distinguish than an irregular shape on the 
navigational charts produced by the NOS of NOAA. The rectangular shape, 
and the fact that the rectangle is closely aligned with the latitude 
and longitude lines on navigation charts, makes it easier for vessel 
navigators to know whether they are within the Sanctuary boundary.
    Since the passage of the NMSPA, which references MMS maps and lease 
sale stipulations for OCS Lease Sale 161, MMS has conducted OCS Lease 
Sale 171 which has more accurate maps and lease stipulations for the 
Stetson Bank area. Therefore, the regulations refer to Lease Sale 171 
(instead of Lease Sale 161 as directed in P.L. 104-283) for the 
geographic description of Stetson Bank and the lease stipulations that 
apply to Stetson Bank.
    In reviewing the coordinates MMS used to delineate the boundaries 
of the East and West Flower Garden Banks, an error in one of the West 
Bank coordinates was discovered (at point W-10 in Appendix A). In 
addition, MMS has provided more accurate coordinate readings for each 
point in the boundary. This rule corrects and refines the boundaries of 
the East and West Flower Garden Banks using the more accurate 
coordinate readings, and sets forth the boundary coordinates for the 
Stetson Bank area of the Sanctuary.

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II. Miscellaneous Rulemaking Requirements

National Marine Sanctuaries Act

    Section 304(a)(4) of the National Marine Sanctuaries Act, 16 U.S.C. 
1434(a)(4), provides that the terms of a designation may be modified 
only by the same procedures by which the original designation was made. 
Designations of National Marine Sanctuaries are governed by sections 
303 and 304 of the NMSA, 16 U.S.C. 1433, 1434. Section 8 of the NMSPA 
waives these requirements.

National Environmental Policy Act

    NOAA has concluded that this regulatory action will not have a 
significant effect, individually or cumulatively, on the human 
environment. Further, the action is categorically excluded from the 
requirement to prepare an environmental assessment or environmental 
impact statement in accordance with Section 6.05b.2 of NOAA 
Administrative Order 216-6. Specifically, this action is not likely to

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result in significant impacts as defined in 40 CFR 1508.27.
    The Stetson Bank area is already incorporated into the FGBNMS by 
law; this action is only to adjust the boundary to simplify the 
administration of the Sanctuary, and to establish precise geographic 
boundaries of Stetson Bank.
    The Stetson Bank area added to the Sanctuary by Section 8 of the 
NMSPA (i.e., the 52 meter isobath surrounding Stetson Bank) is small, 
as is the area after the boundary adjustment. The simple rectangular 
shape of the adjusted boundary fits the MMS grid system for managing 
oil and gas leasing and production activities, and it is relatively 
easy for navigators to know when their vessel is within the boundary. 
All the boundary alternatives considered are very small, thus there is 
no environmentally significant difference between them.
    The new boundary is acceptable to NOAA, MMS, representatives of the 
sport diving and oil and gas industries that were involved in the 
Stetson Bank addition to FGBNMS, and was submitted to the House 
Resources Committee and Senate Commerce Committee several months prior 
to publication here and has received no negative response prior to 
publication in the Federal Register.

Executive Order 12866: Regulatory Impact

    This action has been determined to be not significant for the 
purpose of Executive Order 12866.

Regulatory Flexibility Act

    Because prior notice and opportunity for public comment are not 
required to be provided for this rule by 5 U.S.C. 553, or any other 
law, the analytical requirements of the Regulatory Flexibility Act, 5 
U.S.C. 601 et seq. are inapplicable.

Administrative Procedures Act

    The Assistant Administrator for Ocean Services and Coastal Zone 
Management, NOAA, has determined that under 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B), there 
is good cause to waive the requirement for prior notice and public 
comment because public comment would serve no useful purpose and is 
therefore unnecessary. NOAA has held meetings with the MMS and reached 
agreement with MMS on the boundary of the Stetson Bank area of the 
FGBNMS. NOAA has also consulted affected stakeholders such as the oils 
and gas industry, commercial and sport fishing industries, and sport 
diving industry, who also have no objection to the boundary adjustment.

Paperwork Reduction Act

    This rule does not contain any collection of information 
requirements subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act.

List of Subjects in 15 CFR Part 922

    Administrative practice and procedure, Coastal zone, Education, 
Environmental protection, Marine resources, Natural resources, 
Penalties, Recreation and recreation areas, Reporting and recordkeeping 
requirements, Research.

(Federal Domestic Assistance Catalog Number 11.429 Marine Sanctuary 
Program)

    Dated: December 15, 2000.
Ted Lillestolen,
Deputy Assistant Administrator for Ocean Services and Coastal Zone 
Management.

    Accordingly, for the reasons set forth above, 15 CFR Part 922 is 
amended as follows:

PART 922--[AMENDED]

    1. The authority citation for Part 922 continues to read as 
follows:

    Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1431 et seq.

Subpart L--Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary

    2. Section 922.120, Boundary, is revised to read as follows:


Sec. 922.120  Boundary.

    The Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary (the Sanctuary) 
consists of three separate areas of ocean waters over and surrounding 
the East and West Flower Garden Banks and Stetson Bank, and the 
submerged lands thereunder including the Banks, in the northwestern 
Gulf of Mexico. The area designated at the East Bank is located 
approximately 120 nautical miles (nmi) south-southwest of Cameron, 
Louisiana, and encompasses 19.20 nmi2. The area designated at the West 
Bank is located approximately 110 nmi southeast of Galveston, Texas, 
and encompasses 22.50 nmi2. The area designated at Stetson Bank is 
located approximately 70 nmi southeast of Galveston, Texas, and 
encompasses 0.64 nmi2. The three areas encompass a total of 42.34 nmi2 
(145.09 square kilometers). The boundary coordinates for each area are 
listed in appendix A to this subpart.

    3. Section 922.121, Definitions, is revised to read as follows:


Sec. 922.121  Definitions.

    In addition to those definitions found at Sec. 922.3, the following 
definition applies to this subpart:
    No-activity zone means the two geographic areas delineated by the 
Department of the Interior in stipulations for OCS lease sale 112 over 
and surrounding the East and West Flower Garden Banks, and the 
geographic area delineated by the Department of the Interior in 
stipulations for OCS lease sale 171 over and surrounding Stetson Bank, 
as areas in which activities associated with exploration for, 
development of, or production of hydrocarbons are prohibited. The 
precise aliquot part description of these areas around the East and 
West Flower Garden Banks are provided in appendix B of this subpart; 
the no-activity zone around Stetson Bank is defined as the 52 meter 
isobath. These particular aliquot part descriptions for the East and 
West Flower Garden Banks, and the 52 meter isobath around Stetson Bank, 
define the geographic scope of the ``no-activity zones'' for purposes 
of the regulations in this subpart. The descriptions for the East and 
West Flower Garden Banks no-activity zones are based on the ``\1/4\ \1/
4\ \1/4\'' system formerly used by the Department of the Interior, a 
method that delineates a specific portion of a block rather than the 
actual underlying isobath.

    4. Section 922.123, Permit procedures and criteria, is amended by 
revising paragraph (b) as follows:


Sec. 922.123  Permit procedures and criteria.

    (b) Applications for such permits should be addressed to the 
Director, Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management; ATTN: 
Manager, Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary, 216 West 26th 
Street, Suite 104, Bryan, TX 77803.

    5. Appendix A to subpart L of part 922, Flower Garden Banks 
National Marine Sanctuary Boundary Coordinates, is revised to read as 
follows:

Appendix A to Subpart L of Part 922--Flower Garden Banks National 
Marine Sanctuary Boundary Coordinates

    This appendix contains a second set of boundary coordinates using 
the geographic positions of the North American Datum of 1983 (NAD 83). 
FGBNMS coordinates are now provided in both North American Datum of 
1927 (NAD 27) and NAD 83.

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                Point                             Latitude (N)                          Longitude (W)
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                                        East Flower Garden Bank: (NAD 27)
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E-1.................................  27 deg. 52' 53.82718"                 93 deg. 37' 41.30310"
E-2.................................  27 deg. 53' 34.83434"                 93 deg. 38' 23.35445"
E-3.................................  27 deg. 55' 13.64286"                 93 deg. 38' 40.34368"
E-4.................................  27 deg. 57' 30.71927"                 93 deg. 38' 33.26982"
E-5.................................  27 deg. 58' 27.66896"                 93 deg. 37' 46.12447"
E-6.................................  27 deg. 59' 01.41554"                 93 deg. 35' 31.74954"
E-7.................................  27 deg. 59' 00.50888"                 93 deg. 35' 09.69198"
E-8.................................  27 deg. 55' 22.38258"                 93 deg. 34' 14.79162"
E-9.................................  27 deg. 54' 04.05605"                 93 deg. 34' 18.88720"
E-10................................  27 deg. 53' 26.70972"                 93 deg. 35' 05.00978"
E-11................................  27 deg. 52' 52.06998"                 93 deg. 36' 57.23078"
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                                        West Flower Garden Bank: (NAD 27)
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W-1.................................  27 deg. 49' 10.16324"                 93 deg. 50' 45.27154"
W-2.................................  27 deg. 50' 12.35976"                 93 deg. 52' 10.47158"
W-3.................................  27 deg. 51' 12.82777"                 93 deg. 52' 51.63488"
W-4.................................  27 deg. 51' 32.41145"                 93 deg. 52' 50.66983"
W-5.................................  27 deg. 52' 49.88791"                 93 deg. 52' 24.77053"
W-6.................................  27 deg. 55' 00.93450"                 93 deg. 49' 43.68090"
W-7.................................  27 deg. 54' 58.33040"                 93 deg. 48' 37.54501"
W-8.................................  27 deg. 54' 35.26067"                 93 deg. 47' 10.34866"
W-9.................................  27 deg. 54' 14.80334"                 93 deg. 46' 49.28963"
W-10................................  27 deg. 53' 35.63704"                 93 deg. 46' 51.25825"
W-11................................  27 deg. 52' 57.34474"                 93 deg. 47' 15.26428"
W-12................................  27 deg. 50' 40.26361"                 93 deg. 47' 22.14179"
W-13................................  27 deg. 49' 10.89894"                 93 deg. 48' 42.72307"
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                                             Stetson Bank: (NAD 27)
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S-1.................................  28 deg. 09' 30.06738"                 94 deg. 18' 31.34461"
S-2.................................  28 deg. 10' 09.24374"                 94 deg. 18' 29.57042"
S-3.................................  28 deg. 10' 06.88036"                 94 deg. 17' 23.26201"
S-4.................................  28 deg. 09' 27.70425"                 94 deg. 17' 25.04315"
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                                        East Flower Garden Bank: (NAD 83)
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E-1.................................  27 deg. 52' 54.84288"                 93 deg. 37' 41.84187"
E-2.................................  27 deg. 53' 35.80428"                 93 deg. 38' 23.89520"
E-3.................................  27 deg. 55' 14.61048"                 93 deg. 38' 40.88638"
E-4.................................  27 deg. 57' 31.68349"                 93 deg. 38' 33.81421"
E-5.................................  27 deg. 58' 28.63153"                 93 deg. 37' 46.66809"
E-6.................................  27 deg. 59' 02.37658"                 93 deg. 35' 32.28918"
E-7.................................  27 deg. 59' 01.46983"                 93 deg. 35' 10.23088"
E-8.................................  27 deg. 55' 23.34849"                 93 deg. 34' 15.32560"
E-9.................................  27 deg. 54' 05.02387"                 93 deg. 34' 19.42020"
E-10................................  27 deg. 53' 27.67871"                 93 deg. 35' 05.54379"
E-11................................  27 deg. 52' 53.04047"                 93 deg. 36' 57.76805"
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                                        West Flower Garden Bank: (NAD 83)
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W-1.................................  27 deg. 49' 11.14452"                 93 deg. 50' 45.83401"
W-2.................................  27 deg. 50' 13.34001"                 93 deg. 52' 11.03791"
W-3.................................  27 deg. 51' 13.80672"                 93 deg. 52' 52.20349"
W-4.................................  27 deg. 51' 33.38988"                 93 deg. 52' 51.23867"
W-5.................................  27 deg. 52' 50.86415"                 93 deg. 52' 25.33954"
W-6.................................  27 deg. 55' 01.90633"                 93 deg. 49' 44.24605"
W-7.................................  27 deg. 54' 59.30189"                 93 deg. 48' 38.10780"
W-8.................................  27 deg. 54' 36.23221"                 93 deg. 47' 10.90806"
W-9.................................  27 deg. 54' 15.77527"                 93 deg. 46' 49.84801"
W-10................................  27 deg. 53' 36.60997"                 93 deg. 46' 51.81616"
W-11................................  27 deg. 52' 58.31880"                 93 deg. 47' 15.82251"
W-12................................  27 deg. 50' 41.24120"                 93 deg. 47' 22.69837"
W-13................................  27 deg. 49' 11.87936"                 93 deg. 48' 43.28125"
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                                             Stetson Bank: (NAD 83)
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S-1.................................  28 deg. 09' 31.02671"                 94 deg. 18' 31.98164"
S-2.................................  28 deg. 10' 10.20196"                 94 deg. 18' 30.20776"
S-3.................................  28 deg. 10' 07.83821"                 94 deg. 17' 23.89688"

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S-4.................................  28 deg. 09' 28.66320"                 94 deg. 17' 25.67770"
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    6. Appendix B to subpart L of part 922, Coordinates for the 
Department of the Interior Topographic Lease Stipulations for OCS Lease 
Sale 171, is revised to read as follows:

Appendix B to Subpart L of Part 922--Coordinates for the Department of 
the Interior Topographic Lease Stipulations for OCS Lease Sale 171

Aliquot Part Description of Biological Stipulation Area East Garden 
Bank

Block A-366 Texas Leasing Map No. 7C (High Island Area East 
Addition South Extension)

SE\1/4\, SW\1/4\; S\1/2\, NE\1/4\, SE\1/4\; SE\1/4\, NW\1/4\, SE\1/
4\; S\1/2\, SE\1/4\.

Block A-376

W\1/2\, NW\1/4\, SW\1/4\; SW\1/4\, SW\1/4\, SW\1/4\.

Block A-374

W\1/2\, NW\1/4\, NW\1/4\; W\1/2\, SW\1/4\, NW\1/4\; SE\1/4\, SW\1/
4\, NW\1/4\; SW\1/4\,
NE\1/4\, SW\1/4\, W\1/2\, SW\1/4\; W\1/2\, SE\1/4\, SW\1/4\; SE\1/
4\, SE\1/4\, SW\1/4\.

Block A-375

E\1/2\; E\1/2\, NW\1/4\; E\1/2\, NW\1/4\, NW\1/4\; SW\1/4\, NW\1/4\, 
NW\1/4\; E\1/2\,
SW\1/4\, NW\1/4\; NW\1/4\, SW\1/4\, NW\1/4\; SW\1/4\.

Block A-388

NE\1/4\; E\1/2\, NW\1/4\; E\1/2\, NW\1/4\, NW\1/4\; NE\1/4\, SW\1/
4\, NW\1/4\; E\1/2\,
NE\1/4\, SW\1/4\; NW\1/4\, NE\1/4\, SW\1/4\; NE\1/4\, NW\1/4\, SW\1/
4\; NE\1/4\,
SE\1/4\, SW\1/4\, NE\1/4\; NE\1/4\, NE\1/4\, SE\1/4\; W\1/2\, NE\1/
4\, SE\1/4\; NW\1/4\,

Block A-389

NE\1/4\, NW\1/4\; NW\1/4\, NW\1/4\; SW\1/4\, NW\1/4\; NE\1/4\, SE\1/
4\, NW\1/4\; W\1/2\,
SE\1/4\, NW\1/4\; N\1/2\, NW\1/4\, SW\1/4\.

Aliquot Part Description of Biological Stipulation Area West Garden 
Bank

Block A-383 Texas Leasing Map No. 7C (High Island Area East 
Addition South Extension)

E\1/2\, SE\1/4\, SE\1/4\; SW\1/4\, SE\1/4\, SE\1/4\.

Block A-384

W\1/2\, SW\1/4\, NE\1/4\; SE\1/4\, SW\1/4\, NE\1/4\; S\1/2\, SE\1/
4\, NE\1/4\;
SE\1/4\, NW\1/4\; E\1/2\, SW\1/4\; E\1/2\, NW\1/4\, SW\1/4\, SW\1/
4\, NW\1/4\,
SW\1/4\; SW\1/4\, SW\1/4\; SE\1/4\.

Block A-385

SW\1/4\, SW\1/4\, NW\1/4\; NW\1/4\, SW\1/4\; NW\1/4\, SW\1/4\, SW\1/
4\.

Block A-397

W\1/2\, W\1/2\, NW\1/4\; W\1/2\, NW\1/4\, SW\1/4\; NW\1/4\; SW\1/4\, 
SW\1/4\.

Block A-398

    Entire block.

Block A-399

E\1/2\, SE\1/4\, NE\1/4\, NW\1/4\; E\1/2\, SE\1/4\, NW\1/4\; E\1/2\, 
NE\1/4\, SW\1/4\;
SW\1/4\, NE\1/4\, SW\1/4\; NE\1/4\, SE\1/4\, SW\1/4\.

Block A-401

NE\1/4\, NE\1/4\; N\1/2\, NW\1/4\, NE\1/4\; NE\1/4\, SE\1/4\, NE\1/
4\.

Block 134 Official Protraction Diagram NG15-02 (Garden Banks)

    That portion of the block north of a line connecting a point on 
the east boundary of Block 134, X=1,378,080.00', Y=10,096,183.00', 
with a point on the west boundary of Block 134, X=1,367,079,385', 
Y=10,096,183.000', defined under the Universal Transverse Mercator 
grid system.

Block 135 Official Protraction Diagram NG15-02 (Garden Banks)

    That portion of the block northwest of a line connecting the 
southeast corner of Texas Leasing Map No. 7C, Block A-398, 
X=1,383,293.840', Y=10,103,281.930', with a point on the west 
boundary of Official Protraction Diagram NG15-02, Block 135, 
X=1,378,080.000', Y=10,096,183.000', defined under the Universal 
Transverse Mercator grid system.

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