[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 124 (Tuesday, June 29, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38917-38918]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-14722]


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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 (MMS), Interior.

ACTION: Notice of the availability of environmental documents prepared 
for OCS mineral proposals on the Gulf of Mexico (GOM) OCS.

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SUMMARY: 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.

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 GOM 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 GOM 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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Samedan Oil Corporation,           East Cameron, Block 66,      01/06/04
 Structure Removal SEA ES/SR 03-    Lease OCS-G 04417,
 210, 03-211, 03-212.               located 23 miles from
                                    the nearest Louisiana
                                    shoreline.
Marathon Oil Corporation, Initial  DeSoto Canyon, Block         01/14/04
 Exploration Plan SEA N-7910.       354, Lease OCS-G 23507,
                                    located 80 miles from
                                    the nearest Louisiana
                                    shoreline.
LLOG Exploration Offshore, Inc.,   High Island, Block A-        01/29/04
 Supplemental Development           367, Lease OCS-G 23222,
 Operations Coordination Plan SEA   located 124 miles from
 S-6308.                            the nearest Texas
                                    shoreline.
C & C Technologies, Inc.,          Located in the central       02/05/04
 Geological & Geophysical           Gulf of Mexico south of
 Exploration Plan for BHP           the eastern Louisiana
 Billiton (Americas) Inc. SEA L04-  shoreline.
 01.
TDI-Brooks International,          Located in the eastern       02/05/04
 Geological & Geophysical           Gulf of Mexico east of
 Exploration Plan for Shell         the Freeport, Texas
 Exploration SEA M04-01.            shoreline.
BP America Production Company,     West Cameron, Block 71,      02/09/04
 Inc., Structure Removal SEA ES/    Lease OCS-00244,
 SR 04-002.                         located 10 miles from
                                    the nearest Louisiana
                                    shoreline.
Bois d'Arc offshore, Ltd,          South Timbalier, Block       02/11/04
 Structure Removal SEA ES/SR 04-    50, Lease OCS-G 04119,
 003, 04-004.                       located 10 miles from
                                    the nearest Louisiana
                                    shoreline.
El Paso Production Oil & Gas       Viosca Knoll, Block 24,      02/17/04
 Company, Structure Removal SEA     Lease OCS-G 08763,
 ES/SR 04-005.                      located 17 miles from
                                    the nearest Louisiana
                                    shoreline.
Bois d'Arc Offshore, Ltd,          South Timbalier, Block       02/19/04
 Structure Removal SEA ES/SR 03-    34, Lease OCS-G 04842,
 198.                               located 5 miles from
                                    the nearest Louisiana
                                    shoreline.
Bois d'Arc Offshore, Ltd,          South Timbalier, Block       02/19/04
 Structure Removal SEA ES/SR 04-    34, Lease OCS-G 04842,
 006, 04-007.                       located 5 miles from
                                    the nearest Louisiana
                                    shoreline.
Walter Oil & Gas Corporation,      East Cameron (South          02/25/04
 Structure Removal SEA ES/SR 04-    Addition), Block 111,
 009.                               Lease OCS-G 12845,
                                    located 81 miles from
                                    the nearest Vermilion
                                    Parish, Louisiana
                                    shoreline.
Coastal Planning & Engineering,    Located in the western       02/26/04
 Inc., Geological & Geophysical     Gulf of Mexico east of
 Exploration Plan for Galveston &   Galveston & Jefferson
 Jefferson Counties, TX SEA T04-    Counties, Texas.
 04.
Chevron, U.S.A., Inc., Lease-Term  Grand Isle, Block 37,        03/01/04
 Pipeline SEA P-14470.              Lease OCS-G 00392,
                                    closest distance is
                                    located 3 miles from
                                    the nearest Louisiana
                                    shoreline.
C & C Technologies, Inc.,          Located in the central       03/03/04
 Geological & Geophysical           Gulf of Mexico south of
 Exploration Plan for Kerr McGee    the nearest eastern
 Oil & Gas Company SEA L04-04.      Louisiana shoreline.

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Union Oil Company of California,   East Cameron, Block 62,      03/04/04
 Structure Removal SEA ES/SR 04-    Lease OCS-G 13574,
 021.                               located 19 miles from
                                    the nearest Louisiana
                                    shoreline.
Devon Energy Corporation,          Galveston, Block 362,        03/04/04
 Structure Removal SEA ES/SR 04-    Lease OCS-G 14841,
 012.                               located 18 miles from
                                    the nearest Texas
                                    shoreline.
Devon Energy Corporation,          West Cameron, Block 165,     03/04/04
 Structure Removal SEA ES/SR 04-    Lease OCS-G 00758,
 015.                               located 25 miles from
                                    the nearest Louisiana
                                    shoreline.
Devon Energy Corporation,          West Cameron, Block 20,      03/11/04
 Structure Removal SEA ES/SR 04-    Lease OCS-G 00680,
 013, 04-014.                       located 5 miles from
                                    the nearest Louisiana
                                    shoreline.
Devon Louisiana Corporation,       Brazos, Block 377, Lease     03/17/04
 Structure Removal SEA ES/SR 04-    OCS-G 14803, located 13
 010.                               miles from the nearest
                                    Texas shoreline.
Devon Louisiana Corporation,       Brazos, Block 552, Lease     03/17/04
 Structure Removal SEA ES/SR 04-    OCS-G 11283, located 18
 011.                               miles from the nearest
                                    Texas shoreline.
Walter Oil & Gas Corporation,      High Island, Block 200,      03/17/04
 Structure Removal SEA ES/SR 04-    Lease OCS-G 09086,
 035.                               located 33 miles from
                                    the nearest Texas
                                    shoreline.
Canyon Offshore, Inc., Geological  Located in the central       03/17/04
 & Geophysical Exploration Plan     Gulf of Mexico south of
 for BP Exploration & Production,   the nearest eastern
 Inc. SEA L04-05.                   Louisiana shoreline.
C & C Technologies, Inc.,          Located in the central       03/17/04
 Geological & Geophysical           Gulf of Mexico south of
 Exploration Plan for Shell         the eastern Louisiana
 International Exploration &        shoreline.
 Production, Inc. SEA T04-07.
SPN Resources, L.L.C., Structure   Mobile, Block 864, Lease     03/17/04
 Removal SEA ES/SR RA-2004-01.      OCS-G 05064, located 6
                                    miles from the nearest
                                    Alabama shoreline.
Chevron U.S.A., Inc., Structure    Mobile, Block 945, Lease     03/17/04
 Removal SEA ES/SR 04-016, 04-017.  OCS-G 07847; Viosca
                                    Knoll, Block 27, Lease
                                    OCS-G 06868; located 15
                                    miles from the nearest
                                    Mississippi shoreline
                                    and located 18 miles
                                    from the nearest
                                    Louisiana shoreline,
                                    respectively.
Energy Resource Technology, Inc.,  South Marsh Island, Ship     03/17/04
 Structure Removal SEA ES/SR 04-    Shoal, Vermilion, West
 031, 04-032, 04-033, 04-034.       Cameron; Blocks 15,
                                    220, 171, 202; Leases
                                    OCS-G 09534, 12950,
                                    01130, 05182,
                                    respectively; located
                                    34 to 40 miles from the
                                    nearest Louisiana
                                    shoreline.
J. M. Huber Corporation,           South Timbalier, Block       03/17/04
 Structure Removal SEA ES/SR 04-    28, Lease OCS-G 01362,
 018, 04-019.                       located 5 miles from
                                    the nearest Louisiana
                                    shoreline.
Samedan Oil Corporation,           West Cameron (South          03/17/04
 Structure Removal SEA ES/SR 04-    Addition), Blocks 445,
 022, 04-023, 04-024, 04-025.       463, Leases OCS-G
                                    09423, 04093; High
                                    Island (East Addition),
                                    Blocks A232, A244,
                                    Leases OCS-G 21353,
                                    05010, located 70 to 75
                                    miles south of the
                                    nearest Texas shoreline
                                    and 80 miles south of
                                    the nearest Louisiana
                                    shoreline.
Samedan Oil Corporation,           Vermilion (South), Block     03/23/04
 Structure Removal SEA ES/SR 04-    336, Lease OCS-G 13892,
 036.                               located 90 miles from
                                    the nearest Louisiana
                                    shoreline.
Anadarko Petroleum Corporation,    South Marsh, Block 241,      03/24/04
 Structure Removal SEA ES/SR 04-    Lease OCS-310, located
 037.                               15 miles from the
                                    nearest Louisiana
                                    shoreline.
Devon Energy Corporation,          West Cameron (South          03/24/04
 Structure Removal SEA ES/SR 04-    Addition), Block 533,
 038.                               Lease OCS-G 02225,
                                    located 90 miles
                                    southwest from the
                                    nearest Louisiana
                                    shoreline.
Newfield Exploration Company,      West Cameron (South),        03/29/04
 Structure Removal SEA ES/SR 04-    Block 535, Lease OCS-G
 042.                               15109, located 97 miles
                                    from the nearest
                                    Louisiana shoreline.
Union Oil Company of California,   West Cameron (West),         03/29/04
 Structure Removal SEA ES/SR 04-    Block 297, Lease OCS-G
 041.                               15077, located 27 miles
                                    from the nearest
                                    Louisiana shoreline.
BP America Production Company,     West Cameron, Block 36,      03/30/04
 Structure Removal SEA ES/SR 04-    Lease OCS-G 11753,
 043.                               located 7 miles from
                                    the nearest Louisiana
                                    shoreline.
Devon Louisiana Corporation,       Eugene Island, Block         03/31/04
 Structure Removal SEA ES/SR 04-    129, Lease OCS-G 00054,
 029, 04-030.                       located 29 miles from
                                    the nearest Louisiana
                                    shoreline.
Devon Louisiana Corporation,       Galveston, Block 393,        03/31/04
 Structure Removal SEA ES/SR 04-    Lease OCS-G 03741,
 026.                               located 23 miles from
                                    the nearest Texas
                                    shoreline.
Devon Louisiana Corporation,       Galveston, Block 420,        03/31/04
 Structure Removal SEA ES/SR 04-    Lease OCS-G 14146,
 027.                               located 22 miles from
                                    the nearest Texas
                                    shoreline.
Devon Louisiana Corporation,       High Island, Block 140,      03/31/04
 Structure Removal SEA ES/SR 04-    Lease OCS-G 00518,
 028.                               located 17 miles from
                                    the nearest Texas
                                    shoreline.
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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 GOM OCS are encouraged to contact MMS.

    Dated: May 27, 2004.
Chris C. Oynes,
Regional Director, Gulf of Mexico OCS Region.
[FR Doc. 04-14722 Filed 6-28-04; 8:45 am]
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