[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 10 (Tuesday, January 15, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1984-1986]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-976]


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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: 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) and Findings of No Significant Impact 
(FONSI), prepared by

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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: MMS prepares an SEA and FONSI for proposals 
that relate to exploration for and the development/production of oil 
and gas resources on the Gulf of Mexico OCS. The EA examines 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 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 Gulf of Mexico 
OCS Region prepared a FONSI in the period subsequent to publication of 
the preceding notice.

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        Activity/Operator                  Location              Date
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Murphy Exploration & Production    South Timbalier Area,        09/10/01
 Company, Supplemental              Block 86, Lease OCS-G
 Development Operations, SEA Nos.   00605, 18 miles south
 S-05676, P-13457 and P-13458.      of Lafourche Parish,
                                    Louisiana.
TotalFinaElf, Inc., Williams       Canyon Express and           09/13/01
 Field Services-Gulf Coast          Canyon Station
 Company, L.P., Right-of-Use and    Projects, Camden Hill,
 Easement and Pipeline Activity,    Aconcagua and King's
 SEA Nos. P-13233-13260, 13355-     Peak Field Development
 13358 and RUE-1.                   from Mississippi Canyon
                                    and DeSoto Canyon,
                                    through Viosca Knoll
                                    and Main Pass to Main
                                    Pass 261, 89 miles
                                    south of Mobile County
                                    Alabama, and 68 to 93
                                    miles east and
                                    southeast of
                                    Plaquemines Parish,
                                    Louisiana.
Marathon Oil Company, Initial      Desoto Canyon Area,          10/18/01
 Exploration Plan, SEA No. N6974.   Block 927, Lease OCS-G
                                    10480, 104 miles off
                                    the coast of
                                    Plaquemines Parish,
                                    Louisiana.
El Paso Production Oil & Gas       High Island Area, Block      12/06/01
 Company, Pipeline Activity, SEA    A-368, Lease OCS-G
 No. P-13114.                       02433, 118 miles off
                                    the coast of Texas, and
                                    123 miles from Cameron,
                                    Louisiana.
Forest Oil Company, Structure      West Cameron Area, Block     09/07/01
 Removal Activity, SEA No. ES/SR    212, Lease OCS-G 04758,
 00-038A.                           39 miles south of
                                    Cameron, Louisiana, and
                                    37 miles south of
                                    Cameron Parish,
                                    Louisiana.
RME Petroleum Company, Structure   Ship Shoal Area, Block       09/05/01
 Removal Activity, SEA No. ES/SR    204, Lease OCS-G 01520,
 01-049A.                           81 miles south of
                                    Morgan City, Louisiana,
                                    and 38 miles south-
                                    southwest of Terrebonne
                                    Parish, Louisiana.
Callon Petroleum Company,          Main Pass (South and         09/17/01
 Structure Removal Activity, SEA    East Addition) Area,
 No. ES/SR 01-070A.                 Block 165, Lease OCS-G
                                    05705, 26 miles
                                    southeast of Chandeleur
                                    Islands, Louisiana, and
                                    66 miles south-
                                    southwest of Theodore,
                                    Alabama.
Hall-Houston Oil Company,          West Delta Area, Block       08/27/01
 Structure Removal Activity, SEA    94, Lease OCS-G 00839,
 No. ES/SR 01-072.                  29 miles southeast of
                                    Fourchon, Louisiana,
                                    and 25 miles southeast
                                    of LaFourche Parish,
                                    Louisiana.
Agip Petroleum, Structure Removal  Grand Isle Area, Block       08/29/01
 Activity, SEA No. ES/SR 01-073A.   102, Lease OCS-G 05662,
                                    46 miles south-
                                    southeast of LaFourche
                                    Parish, Louisiana, and
                                    48 miles south-
                                    southeast of Fourchon,
                                    Louisiana.
Amerada Hess Corporation,          East Cameron Area, Block     08/24/01
 Structure Removal Activity, SEA    188, Lease OCS-G 13586,
 No. ES/SR 01-074.                  73 miles south-
                                    southeast of Cameron,
                                    Louisiana, and 57 miles
                                    south-southwest of
                                    Cameron Parish,
                                    Louisiana.
Callon Petroleum Company,          Main Pass (South and         09/04/01
 Structure Removal Activity, SEA    East Addition) Area,
 No. ES/SR 01-071A.                 Block 165, Lease OCS-G
                                    05705, 26 miles east-
                                    southeast of Chandeleur
                                    Islands, Louisiana, and
                                    64 miles south-
                                    southwest of Theodore,
                                    Alabama.
Energy Resource Technology, Inc.,  Eugene Island Area,          09/17/01
 Structure Removal Activity, SEA    Block 128A, Lease OCS-G
 No. ES/SR 01-077.                  00442, 30 miles
                                    southwest of Terrebonne
                                    Parish, Louisiana, and
                                    58 miles south-
                                    southwest of Morgan
                                    City, Louisiana.
El Paso Production GOM, Inc.,      West Cameron (South          09/26/01
 Structure Removal Activity, SEA    Addition) Area, Block
 No. ES/SR 01-078.                  509, Lease OCS-G 15101,
                                    95 miles south-
                                    southeast of Cameron,
                                    Louisiana, and 83 miles
                                    south-southwest of
                                    Cameron Parish,
                                    Louisiana.
Kelley Oil Company, Structure      Mobile Area, Blocks 822      10/04/01
 Removal Activity, SEA Nos. ES/SR   and 865, Leases OCS-G
 01-079 and 01--080.                05056 and 06847,
                                    Platform B lies 7 miles
                                    south of Dauphin
                                    Island, Alabama, and 41
                                    miles south-southwest
                                    of Mobile, Alabama.
                                    Platform A lies 6 miles
                                    south of Dauphin
                                    Island, Alabama, and 39
                                    miles south-southwest
                                    of Mobile, Alabama.
Amerada Hess Corporation,          Breton South Area, Block     10/04/01
 Structure Removal Activity, SEA    55, Lease OCS-G 04492,
 No. ES/SR 01-081.                  6 miles southeast of
                                    Breton Island, and 23
                                    miles northeast of
                                    Venice, Louisiana.
Forest Oil Corporation, Structure  High Island Area, Block      10/17/01
 Removal Activity, SEA No. ES/SR    A20, Lease OCS-G 06178,
 01-082.                            34 miles southeast of
                                    Galveston, Texas, and
                                    76 miles southwest of
                                    Cameron, Louisiana.

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Louis Dreyfus Natural Gas,         West Cameron (West           10/17/01
 Structure Removal Activity, SEA    Addition) Area, Block
 No. ES/SR 01-083.                  408, Lease OCS-G 10508,
                                    64 miles south-
                                    southwest of Cameron
                                    Parish, Louisiana, and
                                    83 miles southeast of
                                    Sabine Pass, Texas.
Texaco Exploration and             South March Island           11/14/01
 Production, Inc., Structure        (North Addition) Area,
 Removal Activity, SEA Nos. ES/SR   Blocks 217, 218, 238
 01-084, 01-085, 01-086, 01-087     and 239, Lease OCS
 and 01-088.                        00310, between 8 to 11
                                    miles southwest and 6
                                    miles south-southwest
                                    of Iberia Parish,
                                    Louisiana, and 23 to 36
                                    miles southeast of
                                    Intracoastal City,
                                    Louisiana.
Texaco Exploration and             Vermilion Area, Block        11/27/01
 Production, Inc., Structure        30, Lease OCS-G 04785,
 Removal Activity, SEA No. ES/SR    7 miles south-southeast
 01-089.                            of Vermilion Parish,
                                    Louisiana, and 21 miles
                                    south of Intracoastal
                                    City, Louisiana.
Vastar Offshore, Inc., Structure   South Pelto Area, Block      11/08/01
 Removal Activity, SEA No. ES/SR    11, Lease OCS-G 00071,
 01-090.                            8 miles south of
                                    Terrebonne Parish,
                                    Louisiana, and 33 miles
                                    south-southwest of
                                    Fourchon, Louisiana.
Denbury Resources Inc., Structure  High Island (East            11/15/01
 Removal Activity, SEA No. ES/SR    Addition South
 01-091.                            Extension) Area, Block
                                    A-286, Lease OCS-G
                                    03486, 91 miles south-
                                    southeast of Galveston
                                    County, Texas, and 105
                                    miles south-southwest
                                    of Cameron, Louisiana.
Maritech Resources, Inc.,          West Delta Area, Block       11/28/01
 Structure Removal Activity, SEA    32, Leases OCS-G 00367
 Nos. ES/SR 01-092, 01-093, 01-     and 01332, 19 miles
 094, 01-095, 01-096, 01-097, 01-   east-southeast of Grand
 098, 01-099 and 01-100.            Isle, Louisiana, and 10
                                    miles south-southwest
                                    of Plaquemines Parish,
                                    Louisiana.
Seneca Resources Corporation,      Vermilion Area (South        11/27/01
 Structure Removal Activity, SEA    Addition), Block 296,
 No. ES/SR 01-101.                  Lease OCS-G 09511, 114
                                    miles southwest of
                                    Morgan City, Louisiana,
                                    and 78 miles south-
                                    southwest of Iberia
                                    Parish, Louisiana.
BP America, Inc., Structure        South Pelto Area, Block      11/16/01
 Removal Activity, SEA No. ES/SR    11, Lease OCS-G 00071,
 01-102.                            8 miles south of
                                    Terrebonne Parish,
                                    Louisiana, and 33 miles
                                    south-southwest of
                                    Fourchon, Louisiana.
Apex Oil & Gas, Inc., Structure    East Cameron Area, Block     12/10/01
 Removal Activity, SEA No. ES/SR    24, Lease OCS-G 04098,
 01-103.                            5 miles south-southwest
                                    of Cameron Parish,
                                    Louisiana, and 35 miles
                                    east-southeast of
                                    Cameron, Louisiana.
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    Persons interested in reviewing environmental documents for the 
proposals listed above or obtaining information about EAs and FONSIs 
prepared for activities on the Gulf of Mexico OCS are encouraged to 
contact MMS at the address or telephone listed in the FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION section.

    Dated: December 18, 2001.
Chris C. Oynes,
Regional Director, Gulf of Mexico OCS Region.
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