[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 55 (Wednesday, March 21, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15885-15886]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-7048]


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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 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 oil and gas activities proposed on the 
Gulf of Mexico OCS.

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: 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.
    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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Texaco Exploration and           Green Canyon Area,      12/28/00
 Production Inc., Exploration     Block 137, Lease OCS-
 Activity, SEA No. S-5409.        G 11026, 113 miles
                                  off the Louisiana
                                  coast.
Shell Deepwater Development,     Mississippi Canyon      01/04/01
 Inc., Development Activity,      Area, Blocks 898 and
 SEA No. N-6926.                  899, Leases OCS-G
                                  9895 and 9896, 63
                                  miles off the
                                  Louisiana coast.
Union Oil Company of             Pensacola Area, Block   01/11/01
 California, Development          881, Lease OCS-G
 Activity, SEA No. R-3523.        6390, 8 miles off the
                                  Alabama coast.
Atlantic Richfield Company,      High Island Area,       11/20/00
 Structure Removal Activity,      Block 115, Lease OCS-
 SEA No. ES/SR 99-099A.           G 6155, 25 miles off
                                  the Texas coast.
Ocean Energy, Inc., Structure    Mustang Island Area,    10/11/00
 Removal Activity, SEA No. ES/    Block 828, Lease OCS-
 SR 00-124.                       G 6004, 29 miles off
                                  the Texas coast.
Basin Exploration, Inc.,         Eugene Island Area,     10/19/00
 Structure Removal Activity,      Block 64, Lease OCS-G
 SEA No. ES/SR 00-125.            2098, 17 miles off
                                  the Louisiana coast.
Energy Resource Technology,      Eugene Island Area,     10/20/00
 Inc., Structure Removal          Block 232, Lease OCS-
 Activity, SEA No. ES/SR 00-126.  G 3537, 68 to 120
                                  miles off the
                                  Louisiana coast.
Texaco Exploration and           South Pass Area, Block  10/24/00
 Production, Inc. Structure       54, Lease OCS-G 1606,
 Removal Activity, SEA No. 00-    9 to 28 miles off the
 127.                             Louisiana coast.
Union Oil Company of             Ship Shoal Area, South  10/24/00
 California, Structure Removal    Addition, Block 268,
 Activity, SEA No. ES/SR-128.     Lease OCS-G 7757, 55
                                  to 77 miles off the
                                  Louisiana coast.
Conn Energy, Inc., Structure     West Cameron Area,      11/03/00
 Removal Activity, SEA Nos. ES/   Block 171, Lease OCS-
 SR.                              G 1997, 27 miles 00-
                                  129 through 00-131
                                  off the Louisiana
                                  coast.
Texaco Exploration and           High Island Area,       11/14/00
 Production, Inc., Structure      South Addition, Block
 Removal Activity, SEA No. ES/    A 548, Lease OCS-G
 SR 00-132.                       2706, 99 miles off
                                  the Texas coast.
Coastal Oil & Gas Corporation,   High Island Area,       12/27/00
 Structure Removal Activity,      Block A 497, Lease
 SEA No. ES/SR 00-133.            OCS-G 6231, 103 miles
                                  off the Texas coast.
Basin Exploration Inc.,          West Cameron Area,      11/28/00
 Structure Removal Activity,      Block 21, Lease OCS-G
 SEA Nos. ES/SR 00-134 and 00-    1352, 5 miles off the
 135.                             Louisiana coast.
ExxonMobil Production Company,   Brazos Area, Block      12/27/00
 Structure Removal Activity,      578, Lease OCS-G
 SEA Nos. ES/SR 00-136 and 00-    4457, 33 miles off
 137.                             the Texas coast.
Coastal Oil and Gas              Viosca Knoll Area,      12/27/00
 Corporation, Structure Removal   Block 122, Lease OCS-
 Activity, SEA No. 00-138.        G 14596, 24 miles off
                                  the Alabama coast.
Coastal Oil and Gas              Viosca Knoll Area,      01/04/01
 Corporation, Structure Removal   Block 35, Lease OCS-G
 Activity, SEA No. 00-139.        13978, 19 miles off
                                  the Alabama coast.
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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 MMS at the address or telephone in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 
section.

    Dated: March 15, 2001.
Chris C. Oynes,
Regional Director, Gulf of Mexico OCS Region.
[FR Doc. 01-7048 Filed 3-20-01; 8:45 am]
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