[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 107 (Wednesday, June 4, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33528-33530]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-13999]


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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 activities 
proposed on the Gulf of Mexico OCS.

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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 SEAs and FONSIs for proposals 
that relate to exploration for and the development/production of oil 
and gas resources on the Gulf of Mexico OCS. These SEAs 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 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 SEA.
    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 dated August 13, 2002.

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                Activity/operator                                      Location                          Date
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Murphy Exploration & Production Company,           South Timbalier Area, Block 86, Lease OCS 0605,      12/17/02
 Supplemental Development Operations Coordination   located approximately 20 miles south of
 Plan, SEA No. S-5940.                              Lafourche Parish, Louisiana.
Shell Offshore, Inc., Initial Exploration Plan,    Desoto Canyon Area, Blocks 622 and 666, Leases       01/08/03
 SEA No. N-7565.                                    OCS-G 10467 and OCS-G 10468 respectively,
                                                    located 99 miles from the nearest Louisiana
                                                    coastline, 127 miles from the Alabama
                                                    coastline, and 136 miles from the Florida
                                                    coastline.
Global Geo Services ASA, Geological & Geophysical  Located in the eastern Gulf of Mexico south of       01/27/03
 Exploration Plan, SEA No. M03-01.                  Apalachicola, Florida.
Ridgelake Energy, Inc., Initial Development        High Island Area, Block A-352, Lease OCS-G           03/14/03
 Operations Coordination Plan and Lease-Term        24424, located 114.5 miles from the nearest
 Pipeline, SEA Nos. N-7665 and P-14094.             Texas coastline.
Shell Offshore, Inc., Initial Exploration Plan,    Desoto Canyon Area, Block 269, Lease OCS-G           01/08/03
 SEA No. N-7621.                                    23502, located 86 miles from the Louisiana
                                                    shoreline, 127 miles from the Alabama
                                                    shoreline, and 136 miles from the Florida
                                                    shoreline.
Ocean Energy, Inc., Initial Exploration Plan, SEA  DeSoto Canyon Area, Blocks 180 and 224, Leases       01/15/03
 No. N-7622.                                        OCS-G 23493 and OCS-G 23497, located 82 miles
                                                    from the Louisiana shoreline, 102 miles from
                                                    the Alabama shoreline, and 108 miles from the
                                                    Florida shoreline, respectively.
Conoco, Inc., Initial Development Operation        Garden Banks Area, Blocks 783 and 784, Lease OCS-    02/28/03
 Coordination Plan, PEA No. N-7506.                 G 11573 and 11574, respectively, located
                                                    approximately 150 miles from the nearest
                                                    Louisiana shoreline.
J.M. Huber Corporation, Structure Activity, SEA    South Timbalier Area, Block 21, Lease OSC 00263,     01/09/03
 ES/SR Nos. 03-001, 03-002, 03-003 and 03-004.      located 4 miles south of Lafourche Parish,
                                                    Louisiana, and 6 miles southwest of Removal
                                                    Fourchon, Louisiana.
Pioneer Natural Resources USA, Inc., Structure     Matagorda Island Area, Block 624, Lease OCS-G        01/22/03
 Removal Activity, SEA ES/SR No. 03-007.            03306, located 25 miles southeast of Calhoun
                                                    County, Texas, and 280 miles southwest of
                                                    Intracoastal City, Louisiana.
Energy Resource Technology, Inc., Structure        Matagorda Island Area, Block 705, Lease OCS-G        01/29/03
 Removal Activity, SEA ES/SR Nos. 03-008 and 03-    09001, and South Timbalier (South Addition)
 009.                                               Area, Block 252, Lease OCS-G 10842, located 30
                                                    miles southeast of Calhoun County, Texas, and
                                                    195 miles southwest of Sabine Pass, Texas;
                                                    located 50 miles south of Lafourche Parish,
                                                    Louisiana, and 105 miles southeast of Morgan
                                                    City, Louisiana, respectively.
Forest Oil Corporation, Structure Removal          High Island Area, Block A-20, Lease OCS-G 06178,     02/06/03
 Activity, SEA ES/SR No. 03-012.                    located 34 miles south-southeast of Galveston
                                                    County, Texas, and 53 miles south-southwest
                                                    Sabine Pass, Texas.
Walter Gas & Oil Corporation, Structure Removal    South Pelto Area, Block 6, Lease OCS-G 09651,        03/11/03
 Activity, SEA ES/SR No. 3-013.                     located 8 miles from the nearest Louisiana
                                                    shoreline.
Walter Gas & Oil Corporation, Structure Removal    West Delta Area, Block 35, Lease OCS-G 13641,        03/13/03
 Activity, SEA ES/SR No. 3-014.                     located 10 miles from the nearest Louisiana
                                                    shoreline.
Forest Oil Corporation, Structure Removal          Chandeleur Area, Block 17, Lease OCS-G 04493,        02/05/03
 Activity, SEA ES/SR No. 03-015.                    located 7 miles east of Chandeleur Islands,
                                                    Louisiana, and 100 miles northeast of Fourchon,
                                                    Louisiana.
Forest Oil Corporation, Structure Removal          West Cameron Area (South Addition), Block 576,       02/12/03
 Activity, SEA ES/SR Nos. 03-016 and 01-091A.       Lease OCS-G 02019, High Island Area (East
                                                    Addition South Extension), Block A286, Lease
                                                    OCS-G 03486, located l00 miles west-southwest
                                                    of Cameron Parish, Louisiana, and 114 miles
                                                    south-southeast of Sabine Pass, Texas; located
                                                    89 miles southeast of Galveston County, Texas,
                                                    and 98 miles south of Sabine Pass, Texas,
                                                    respectively.
W & T Offshore Incorporated, Structure Removal     Eugene Island Area, Block 90, Lease OCS-00229,       02/14/03
 Activity, SEA ES/SR No. 03-017.                    located 23 miles south-southeast of Iberia
                                                    Parish, Louisiana, and 54 miles southeast of
                                                    Intracoastal City, Louisiana.
Stone Energy Corporation, Structure Removal        Eugene Island Area, Block 65, Lease OCS-G 16343,     02/13/03
 Activity, SEA ES/SR No. 03-018.                    located 15 miles southwest of St. Mary Parish,
                                                    Louisiana, and 50 miles southeast of
                                                    Intracoastal City, Louisiana.

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Remington Oil and Gas Corporation, Structure       East Cameron Area (South Addition), Block 305,       02/12/03
 Removal Activity, SEA ES/SR No. 03-019.            Lease OCS-G 16270, located 89 miles south-
                                                    southwest of Vermilion Parish, Louisiana, and
                                                    111 miles southeast of Cameron, Louisiana.
Ocean Energy, Inc., Structure Removal Activity,    South Marsh Island Area (South Addition), Block      02/14/03
 SEA ES/SR No. 03-020.                              80, Lease OCS-G 14439, located 60 miles
                                                    southwest of St. Mary Parish, Louisiana, and 90
                                                    miles southwest of Morgan City, Louisiana.
El Paso Production, Inc., Structure Removal        South Marsh Island Area, Block 229, Lease OCS-G      02/26/03
 Activity, SEA ES/SR Nos. 03-021 and 03-022.        00310, and Block 245, Lease OCS-G 16336,
                                                    located 10 miles southwest of St. Mary Parish,
                                                    Louisiana, and 85 miles east-southeast of
                                                    Cameron, Louisiana, located 20 miles southwest
                                                    of St. Mary Parish, Louisiana, and 85 miles
                                                    east-southeast of Cameron, Louisiana,
                                                    respectively.
Ocean Energy, Inc., Structure Removal Activity,    Eugene Island Area, Block 119, Lease OCS-G           02/26/03
 SEA ES/SR Nos. 03-023 and 95-071A.                 00049, and Block 129, Lease OCS-G 00054,
                                                    located 25 miles southwest of Terrebonne
                                                    Parish, Louisiana, and 55 miles southwest of
                                                    Morgan City, Louisiana, located 30 miles
                                                    southwest of Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana, and
                                                    60 miles southwest of Morgan City, Louisiana,
                                                    respectively.
Samedan Oil Corporation, Structure Removal         Ship Shoal Area, Block 80, Lease OCS-G 05537,        03/18/03
 Activity, SEA ES/SR No. 03-024.                    located 25 miles southwest of Terrebonne
                                                    Parish, Louisiana, and 80 miles southeast of
                                                    Intracoastal City, Louisiana.
Ocean Energy, Inc., Structure Removal Activity,    Eugene Island Area, Block 119, OCS-G 00049 and       03/03/03
 SEA ES/SR Nos. 03-025 through 03-029, and 95-21A.  OCS-G 00797, located 18 to 22 miles southwest
                                                    of Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana, and 50 to 55
                                                    miles south-southwest of Morgan City, Louisiana.
Ocean Energy, Inc., Structure Removal Activity,    Eugene Island Area, Block 105, OCS-G 00797,          03/18/03
 SEA ES/SR No. 03-030.                              located 20 miles from the nearest Louisiana
                                                    shoreline.
Ocean Energy, Inc., Structure Removal Activity,    Eugene Island Area, Block 126, OCS-G 00052, and      03/18/03
 SEA ES/SR Nos. 03-031 and 03-032.                  Brazos Area, Block 399, OCS-G 07218, located 25
                                                    miles from the nearest Louisiana shoreline, and
                                                    located 15 miles from the nearest Texas
                                                    shoreline, respectively.
Exxon Mobil Production Company, Structure Removal  South Timbalier (South) Area, Block 55, Lease        03/18/03
 Activity, SEA ES/SR No. 03-065.                    OCS-G 00421, located 15 miles from the nearest
                                                    Louisiana shoreline.
Exxon Mobil Production Company, Structure Removal  West Delta Area, Block 32, OCS-G 00367, located      03/26/03
 Activity, SEA ES/SR No. 03-066.                    10 miles from the nearest Louisiana shoreline.
GX Technology Corporation, Geological &            Located in the central Gulf of Mexico south of       03/18/03
 Geophysical Exploration for Mineral Resources,     Cocodrie, Louisiana.
 Sea No. L03-08, for China Offshore Geophysical
 Corporation International.
C & C Technologies, Inc., Geological &             Located in the central Gulf of Mexico southwest      03/20/03
 Geophysical Exploration Plan, SEA No. L03-09,      of Fourchon, Louisiana.
 for C & C Technologies, Inc.
Chevron U.S.A. Production Company, Structure       Ship Shoal Area, Block 108, Lease OCS-G 00814,       03/26/03
 Removal Activity, SEA ES/SR No. 03-079.            located 20 miles from the nearest Louisiana
                                                    shoreline.
Newfield Exploration Company, Structure Removal    Ship Shoal (South) Area, Block 111, Lease OCS-G      03/26/03
 Activity, SEA ES/SR No. 03-085.                    06739, located 12 miles northwest of
                                                    Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, and 163 miles
                                                    southeast of Intracoastal City, Louisiana.
Newfield Exploration Company, Structure Removal    Eugene Island Area, Block 324, Lease OCS-G           03/26/03
 Activity, SEA ES/SR No. 03-086.                    05516, located 65 miles from the nearest
                                                    Louisiana shoreline.
Exxon Mobil Production Company, Structure Removal  Main Pass Area, Block, 7, Lease OCS-G 01366;         03/28/03
 Activity, SEA ES/SR Nos. 03-033 through 03-064.    Blocks 18-19, Lease OCS-G 01963; Block 92,
                                                    Leases OCS-G 01366 and 01500; Block 103, Lease
                                                    OCS-G 01627; located approximately 25 miles
                                                    from the nearest Louisiana shoreline.
Shell Offshore, Inc., Structure Removal Activity,  South Timbalier (South) Area, Block 239, Lease       03/28/03
 SEA ES/SR No. 03-084.                              OCS-G 22754, located 63 miles south-southeast
                                                    of Cameron, Louisiana, and 56 miles south-
                                                    southwest of Vermilion Parish, Louisiana.
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    Persons interested in reviewing environmental documents for the 
proposals listed above or obtaining information about SEAs 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: April 7, 2003.
Chris C. Oynes,
Regional Director, Gulf of Mexico OCS Region.
[FR Doc. 03-13999 Filed 6-3-03; 8:45 am]
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