[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 156 (Tuesday, August 13, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52738-52740]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-20438]


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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 MMS for the following oil and gas

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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 presents 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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Chevron U.S.A. Production Company, Initial        Viosca Knoll Area, Blocks 384 and 340, Leases OCS-G   03/29/02
 Development Operations and Pipeline Bundle        16541 and 10933, located 38.5-40.8 miles south of
 Activity, SEA Nos. N-7217, P-13720, P-13721 and   Mobile County, Alabama.
 P-13722.
Freeport McMoran Sulphur, L.L.C., Structure       Grand Isle Area, Block 17, Lease OCS-G 00025,         03/14/02
 Removal Activity, SEA Nos. ES/SR 02-010, 02-      located 5.5 miles southeast of Jefferson Parish,
 011, 02-012, 02-13, 02-014, 02-015, 02-016, 02-   Louisiana, and 54 miles southeast of Houma,
 017, 02-018, 02-019 and 02-020.                   Louisiana.
Nippon Oil Exploration U.S.A. Limited, Structure  West Cameron (West Addition) Area, Block 407, Lease   03/12/02
 Removal Activity, SEA No. ES/SR 02-021.           OSC-G 15089, located 63 miles south-southwest of
                                                   Cameron, Louisiana, and 70 miles south-southeast
                                                   of Cameron, Louisiana.
Samedan Oil Corporation, Structure Removal        Eugene Island Area, Block 56, Lease OCS-G 03780,      03/12/02
 Activity, SEA Nos. ES/SR 02-022, 02-023 and 02-   located 8 miles east-southeast of Terrebonne
 024.                                              Parish, Louisiana, and 57 miles southeast of
                                                   Intracoastal City, Louisiana.
El Paso Production Company, Structure Removal     Viosca Knoll Area, Block 121, Lease OCS-G 14595;      03/28/02
 Activity, SEA Nos. ES/SR 02-025, 02-026 and 02-   East Cameron Area, Block 188, Lease OCS-G 13586;
 027.                                              East Cameron Area, Block 193, Lease OCS-G 08651;
                                                   located 22 miles south of Mobile County, Alabama,
                                                   and 43 miles south of Theodore, Alabama; and 56-58
                                                   miles south-southwest of Cameron Parish,
                                                   Louisiana, and 73-75 miles south-southeast of
                                                   Cameron, Louisiana, respectively.
Samedan Oil Corporation, Structure Removal        Vermilion Area, Block 100, Lease OCS-G 15174,         04/16/02
 Activity, SEA No. ES/SR 02-028.                   located 27 miles south of Vermilion Parish,
                                                   Louisiana, and 47 miles southwest of Intracoastal
                                                   City, Louisiana.
Williams Field Services-Offshore Gathering        High Island Area, Block A-69, Lease OCS-G 06187,      04/18/02
 Company, Structure Removal Activity, SEA No. ES/  located 43 miles southeast of Galveston and
 SR 02-029.                                        Galveston County, Texas.
El Paso Production Company, Structure Removal     High Island Area (East Addition South Extension),     04/22/02
 Activity, SEA No. ES/SR 02-030.                   Block A-313, Lease OCS-G 02410, located 104 miles
                                                   south of Cameron Parish, Louisiana, and 110 miles
                                                   south-southwest of Cameron, Louisiana.
Pioneer Natural Resources USA, Inc., Structure    Vermilion Area (South Addition), Block 348, Lease     04/22/02
 Removal Activity, SEA No. ES/SR 02-031.           OCS-G 02271, located 93 miles south of Vermilion
                                                   Parish, Louisiana, and 111 miles south-southwest
                                                   of Intracoastal City, Louisiana.
El Paso Production Company, Structure Removal     High Island Area (East Addition South Extension),     04/22/02
 Activity, SEA Nos. ES/SR 02-032 and 02-033.       Block A-314, Lease OCS-G 08570, located 106 miles
                                                   south of Cameron Parish, Louisiana, and 11 miles
                                                   south-southwest of Cameron, Louisiana.
Samedan Oil Corporation, Structure Removal        South Pass Area, Block 47, Lease OCS-G 09695,         04/15/02
 Activity, SEA No. ES/SR 02-034.                   located 27 miles southeast of Venice, Louisiana,
                                                   and 4 miles south of Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana.
Devon Production Company, L.P., Structure         Eugene Island Area (South Addition), Block 305,       04/18/02
 Removal Activity, SEA No. ES/SR 01-038A.          Lease OCS-G 02108, located 63 miles southwest of
                                                   Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana, and 109 miles
                                                   southeast of Intracoastal City, Louisiana.
Hall-Houston Oil Company, Structure Removal       West Delta Area, Block 94, Lease OCS-G 00839,         05/02/02
 Activity, SEA No. ES/SR 01-072A.                  located 25 miles southeast of LaFourche Parish,
                                                   Louisiana, and 29 miles southeast of Fourchon,
                                                   Louisiana.
Chevron U.S.A., Inc., Structure Removal           Ship Shoal Area, Block 108, Lease OCS-G 00814; Ship   05/09/02
 Activity, SEA Nos. ES/SR 02-035, 02-036 and 02-   Shoal Area, Block 170, Lease OCS-G 03584; South
 037.                                              Marsh Area, Block 61, Lease OCS-G 01196; located
                                                   17 miles southwest of Terrebonne Parish,
                                                   Louisiana, and 89 miles southeast of Intracoastal
                                                   City, Louisiana; 28 miles southwest of Terrebonne
                                                   Parish, Louisiana, and 101 miles southeast of
                                                   Intracoastal City, Louisiana; and 49 miles south
                                                   of Iberia Parish, Louisiana, and 78 miles south
                                                   southeast of Intracoastal City, Louisiana,
                                                   respectively.
Pioneer Natural Resources USA, Inc., Structure    West Delta Area, Block 61, Lease OCS-G 03186; Ship    05/09/02
 Removal Activity, SEA Nos. ES/SR 02-038, 02-039   Shoal Area, Block 115, OCS-G 02619; located 14
 and 02-040.                                       miles west northwest of Plaquemines Parish,
                                                   Louisiana, and 162 miles southeast of Intracoastal
                                                   City, Louisiana; and 14 miles south of Terrebonne
                                                   Parish, Louisiana, and 106 miles southeast of
                                                   Intracoastal City, Louisiana, respectively.

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Walter Oil & Gas Corporation, Structure Removal   Eugene Island Area, Block 72, Lease OCS-G 10720,      05/17/02
 Activity, SEA No. ES/SR 02-041.                   located 21 miles south-southeast of Iberia Parish,
                                                   Louisiana, and 93 miles west of Fourchon,
                                                   Louisiana.
Devon Energy Production Co., L.P., Structure      South Marsh Island (North Addition) Area, Block       05/14/02
 Removal Activity, SEA No. ES/SR 02-042.           256, Lease OCS-G 04112, located 16 miles south-
                                                   southwest of Iberia Parish, Louisiana, and 42
                                                   miles south-southeast of Intracoastal City,
                                                   Louisiana.
Unocal Corporation, Structure Removal Activity,   Mobile Area, Block 829, Lease OCS-G 06844, located    05/20/02
 SEA No. ES/SR 02-043.                             5 miles south of Baldwin County, Alabama, and 29
                                                   miles southeast of Theodore, Alabama.
Taylor Energy Company, Structure Removal          Matagorda Island Area, Block 665, Lease OCS-G         05/20/02
 Activity, SEA No. ES/SR 02-044.                   03464, located 12 miles southeast of Calhoun
                                                   County, Texas, and 31 miles east-northeast of
                                                   Harbor Island, Texas.
El Paso Production, Structure Removal Activity,   Main Pass (South & East Addition) Area, Block 198,    05/29/02
 SEA No. ES/SR 02-045.                             Lease OCS-G 13659, located 42 miles southeast of
                                                   Chandeleur Islands, and 72 miles south of
                                                   Theodore, Alabama.
Prime Natural, Resources, Inc. Structure Removal  High Island Area (East Addition), Block 130, Lease    06/11/02
 Activity, SEA No. ES/SR 02-046.                   OCS-G 14883, located 29 miles south of Jefferson
                                                   County, Texas, and 34 miles south of Sabine Pass,
                                                   Texas.
El Paso Production, Structure Removal Activity,   High Island Area (East Addition South Extension),     06/10/02
 SEA Nos. ES/SR 02-047, 02-048 and 02-049.         Block A-313, Platform A, Lease OCS-G 02410; High
                                                   Island Area (East Addition South Extension), Block
                                                   A-349, Platform B, Lease OCS-G 02743; and High
                                                   Island Area (South Addition), Block A-497,
                                                   Platform A, Lease OCS-G 06231; located (Platform
                                                   A) 102 miles south of Jefferson County, Texas, and
                                                   111 miles south of Cameron Parish, Louisiana,
                                                   (Platform B) 115 miles south of Cameron Parish,
                                                   Louisiana, and 117 miles south of Cameron,
                                                   Louisiana, and (Platform A) 88 miles southeast of
                                                   Galveston County, Texas, and 119 miles south-
                                                   southwest of Cameron, Louisiana, respectively.
Newfield Exploration Company, Structure Removal   Ship Shoal Area, Block 69, Lease OCS-G 03577,         05/31/02
 Activity, SEA Nos. ES/SR 02-050, 02-051, 02-      Caissons 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 13, located
 052, 02-053, 02-054 and 02-055.                   approximately 6 miles south of Terrebonne Parish,
                                                   Louisiana, and 98 miles southeast of Intracoastal
                                                   City, Louisiana.
El Paso Production, Structure Removal Activity,   High Island Area (East Addition South Extension),     06/12/02
 SEA No. ES/SR 02-056.                             Block A-271, Lease OCS-G 06245, located 85 miles
                                                   south of Jefferson County, Texas, and 95 miles
                                                   south-southwest of Cameron, Louisiana.
Maritech Resources, Inc., Structure Removal       Main Pass (South and East Addition), Block 187,       06/14/02
 Activity, SEA Nos. ES/SR 02-057 and 02-058.       Lease OCS-G 08756, located 37 miles east-southeast
                                                   of Chandeleur Islands, and 65 miles east-northeast
                                                   of Venice, Louisiana.
Apache Corporation, Structure Removal Activity,   West Cameron Area, Block 199, Lease OCS-G 14319,      06/13/02
 SEA No. ES/SR 02-059.                             located 29 miles south-southwest of Cameron
                                                   Parish, Louisiana, and 52 miles southeast of
                                                   Sabine Pass, Louisiana.
McMoran Oil & Gas, Structure Removal Activity,    Vermilion Area, Block 144, Lease OCS-G 03125,         06/14/02
 SEA No. ES/SR 02-061.                             located 40 miles south of Vermilion Parish,
                                                   Louisiana, and 58 miles southwest of Intracoastal
                                                   City, Louisiana.
El Paso Production, Structure Removal Activity,   High Island Area (East Addition South Extension),     06/10/02
 SEA No. ES/SR 02-062.                             Block A-330, Lease OCS-G 02421, located 11 miles
                                                   south-southeast of Jefferson County, Texas, and
                                                   115 miles south-southwest of Cameron, Louisiana.
Energy Resource Technology, Inc., Structure       Vermilion Area, Block 147, Lease OCS-G 02071,         06/14/02
 Removal Activity, SEA Nos. ES/SR 02-063 and 02-   located 37 miles south of Vermilion Parish,
 064.                                              Louisiana, and 85 miles west-southwest of Morgan
                                                   City, Louisiana.
Newfield Exploration Company, Structure Removal   Viosca Knoll Area, Block 209, Lease OCS-G 08744,      06/17/02
 Activity, SEA No. ES/SR 02-065.                   located 29 miles south of Bladwin County, Alabama,
                                                   and 88 miles northeast of Venice, Louisiana.
Westport Resources Corporation, Structure         Eugene Island Area, Block 85, OCS-G 16347, located    06/17/02
 Removal Activity, SEA No. ES/SR 02-066.           19 miles southeast of Terrebonne Parish,
                                                   Louisiana, and 80 miles west of Fourchon,
                                                   Louisiana.
Williams Energy Services, Structure Removal       Mustang Island Area, Block 803, Lease OCS-G 17076,    06/17/02
 Activity, SEA No. ES/SR 02-067.                   located 22 miles southeast of Nueces County,
                                                   Texas, and 24 miles southeast of Habor Island,
                                                   Texas.
Fairways Specialty Sales & Service, Inc.,         High Island (South Addition) Area, Block A-511,       06/19/02
 Structure Removal Activity, SEA No. ES/SR 02-     Lease OCS-G 02694, located 77 miles southeast of
 068.                                              Brazoria County.
Walter Oil & Gas Corporation, Structure Removal   Brazos Area, Block 572, Lease OCS-G 10228, located    06/19/02
 Activity, SEA No. ES/SR 02-069.                   24 miles southeast of Matagorda County, Texas, and
                                                   60 miles southwest of Freeport, Texas.
Pioneer Natural Resources, Structure Removal      Brazos Area, Block A-7, Lease OCS-G 04558, located    06/10/02
 Activity, SEA No. ES/SR 02-NG1.                   32 miles southeast of Matagorda County, Texas, and
                                                   56 miles east of Port O'Connor, Texas.
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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: July 8, 2002.
Chris C. Oynes,
Regional Director, Gulf of Mexico OCS Region.
[FR Doc. 02-20438 Filed 8-12-02; 8:45 am]
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