[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 116 (Friday, June 15, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32643-32644]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-15102]


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

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Public Information Unit, Information 
Services Section at the number below. Minerals Management Service, Gulf 
of Mexico OCS Region, Attention: Public Information Office (MS 5034), 
1201 Elmwood Park Boulevard, Room 114, New Orleans, Louisiana 70123-
2394, or by calling 1-800-200-GULF.

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.
    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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Fugro Geoservices, Inc., G&G       St. Petersburg Lease         03/29/01
 Activities, SEA No. M01-001.       Area, 15 miles off the
                                    Florida coast.
ATP Oil and Gas Corporation,       West Cameron Area,           01/31/01
 Pipeline Activity, SEA No. P-      Blocks 635 and 634;
 12776 (G-22138).                   High Island Area,
                                    Blocks A-370 and A-371;
                                    Lease OCS-G 22138, 120
                                    miles off the Louisiana
                                    coast.
Shell Deepwater Development Inc.,  Garden Banks Area,           03/02/01
 Development Operations, SEA Nos.   Blocks 516, 472, and
 N-6885, N-6890, and R-3582.        559; Leases OCS-G
                                    11528, 8252 and 11546;
                                    133 to 140 miles off
                                    the Louisiana coast.
ARGO, L.L.C., Development           Ewing Bank Area, Blocks     03/09/01
 Activity, SEA No. R-3560.          958 and 1003, Leases
                                    OCS-G 6921 and 13091,
                                    68 miles off the
                                    Louisiana coast.
W & T Offshore, Development        High Island Area, East       01/22/01
 Activity, SEA No. S-5383.          Addition, South
                                    Extension, Block A-389,
                                    Lease OCS-G 2759, 110
                                    miles off the Texas
                                    coast.
Freeport-McMoRan Sulphur LLC,      Main Pass Area, Block        03/09/01
 Development Activity, SEA No. S-   299, Lease OCS-G 9372,
 5469.                              16 miles off the
                                    Louisiana coast.
Texaco Exploration and Production  Green Canyon Area, Block     02/08/01
 Inc., Exploration Activity, SEA    136, Lease OCS-G 4508,
 No. S-5499.                        113 miles off the
                                    Louisiana coast.
Coastal Oil & Gas Corporation,     West Cameron Area, South     01/29/01
 Structure Removal Activity, SEA    Addition, Block 498,
 No. ES/SR 01-001.                  Lease OCS-G3520, 92
                                    miles off the Louisiana
                                    coast.
Houston Exploration Company,       East Cameron Area, Block     01/17/01
 Structure Removal Activity, SEA    185, Lease OCS-G 5377,
 Nos. ES/SR 01-002 & 01-003.        54 miles off the
                                    Louisiana coast.
Dominion Exploration &             South Timbalier Area,        02/20/01
 Production, Inc., Structure        Block 77, Lease OCS-G
 Removal Activity, SEA No. ES/SR    4827, 20 miles off the
 01-004.                            Louisiana coast.
Energy Resources Technology,       West Cameron Area, West      03/05/01
 Inc., Structure Removal            Addition, Lease OCS-G
 Activity, SEA No. ES/SR 01-005.    3275, 53 miles off the
                                    Louisiana coast.

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Amerada Hess Corporation,          South Timbalier Area,        03/05/01
 Structure Removal Activity, SEA    Block 206, Lease OCS-G
 No. ES/SR 01-006.                  5613, 42 miles offthe
                                    Louisiana coast.
Maritech, Structure Removal        Matagorda Island Area,       03/12/01
 Activity, SEA No. ES/SR 01-07.     Block 568, Lease OCS-G
                                    4541, 18 miles off the
                                    Louisiana coast.
Shell Offshore Inc., Structure     Brazos Area, Block A-19,     03/15/01
 Removal Activity, SEA No. ES/SR    Lease OCS-G 3936, 36
 01-08.                             miles off the Texas
                                    coast.
Coastal Oil & Gas Corporation,     Viosca Knoll Area, Block     03/19/01
 Structure Removal Activity, SEA    33, Lease OCS-G 14592,
 No. ES/SR 01-09.                   19 miles off the
                                    Alabama coast.
Apache Corporation, Structure      West Cameron Area, South     03/29/01
 Removal Activity, SEA Nos. ES/SR   Addition, Block 532;
 01-010, 01-011, 01-015, 01-016,    South Marsh Area, South
 and 01-017.                        Addition, Block 172
                                    South Timbalier Area,
                                    South Addition, Block
                                    221; High Island Area,
                                    Block 86; Leases OCS-G
                                    3970, 11922, 5618, and
                                    14155; 23 to 101 miles
                                    off the Texas coast and
                                    47 to 127 miles off the
                                    Louisiana coast.
Ocean Energy, Structure Removal    Galveston Area, Block        03/27/01
 Activity, SEA Nos. ES/SR 01-012,   298; Brazos Area,
 01-013, and 01-14.                 Blocks 399 and 515;
                                    Leases OCS-G 13783,
                                    7217, and 11277; 13 to
                                    33 miles off the Texas
                                    coast.
Seneca Resources Corporation,      West Delta Area, Block       04/05/01
 Structure Removal Activity, SEA    78, Lease OCS-G 16478,
 No. ES/SR 01-018.                  9 miles off the
                                    Louisiana coast.
Chevron U.S.A., Structure Removal  South Timbalier Area,        04/11/01
 Activity, SEA No. ES/SR 01-019.    Block 69, Lease OCS-G
                                    16422, 27 miles off the
                                    Louisiana coast.
Newfield Exploration Company,      East Cameron Area, Block     04/11/01
 Structure Removal Activity, SEA    63, Lease OCS-G 0160,
 Nos. ES/SR 01-020 and 01-021.      26 miles off the
                                    Louisiana coast.
Seneca Resources Corporation,      Eugene Island Area,          04/11/01
 Structure Removal Activity, SEA    Block 47, Lease OCS-G
 No. ES/SR 01-022.                  0317, 17 miles off the
                                    Louisiana coast.
Pogo Production Company,           High Island Area, Block      04/11/01
 Structure Removal Activity, SEA    A-451, Lease OCS-G
 No. ES/SR 01-023.                  14894, 92 miles off the
                                    Louisiana 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: April 27, 2001.
Chris C. Oynes,
Regional Director, Gulf of Mexico OCS Region.
[FR Doc. 01-15102 Filed 6-14-01; 8:45 am]
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