[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 39 (Tuesday, March 1, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9966-9967]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-3915]


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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.

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.

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         Activity/operator                Location             Date
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Chevron U.S.A., Inc., Supplemental  Viosca Knoll, Block        10/4/2004
 Exploration Plan SEA S-6495.        204, Lease OCS-G
                                     04921 & Block 248,
                                     Lease OCS-G 25054,
                                     located 31 miles
                                     from the nearest
                                     Alabama shoreline.
Stone Energy Corporation,           East Cameron, Block        10/6/2004
 Structure Removal SEA ES/SR 04-     220, Lease OCS-G
 141.                                03323, located 64
                                     miles from the
                                     nearest Louisiana
                                     shoreline.
BP Exploration & Production, Inc.,  Located in the             10/6/2004
 Geological & Geophysical            central Gulf of
 Exploration Plan, SEA L04-63.       Mexico.
Comstock Offshore, LLC, Structure   Ship Shoal; Blocks         10/6/2004
 Removal SEA ES/SR 04-138, 04-139,   113, 119, 120;
 04-140.                             Leases OCS 00067,
                                     00069, 00038;
                                     located 13 to 17
                                     miles south of
                                     Terrebonne Parish,
                                     Louisiana.
NCX Company, LLC, Structure         High Island East          10/12/2004
 Removal SEA 04-116, 04-117.         (South), Block
                                     A270, Lease OCS-G
                                     02724, located 85
                                     miles from the
                                     nearest Texas
                                     shoreline..
Shell Exploration & Production      Located in the            10/14/2004
 Company, Geological & Geophysical   central Gulf of
 Exploration Plan for Western        Mexico east of
 Geco, SEA L04-64.                   Galveston, Texas.
Fugro Multi-Client Services, Inc.,  Located in the            10/20/2004
 Geological & Geophysical            central Gulf of
 Exploration Plan for Fugro          Mexico.
 GeoTeam AS, SEA T04-20.
Comstock Offshore, LLC, Structure   Ship Shoal, Block         10/28/2004
 Removal SEA ES/SR 04-145.           118, Lease OCS-
                                     00068, located 18
                                     miles from the
                                     nearest Louisiana
                                     shoreline.
J.M. Huber Corporation, Structure   West Cameron, Block       10/28/2004
 Removal SEA ES/SR 04-142.           249, OCS-G 03499,
                                     located 42 miles
                                     from the nearest
                                     Louisiana shoreline.
Shell Offshore, Inc., Structure     Brazos, Block A19,         11/1/2004
 Removal SEA ES/SR 04-144.           Lease OCS-G 03936,
                                     located 38 miles
                                     from the nearest
                                     Louisiana shoreline.
Southern Natural Gas Company,       Main Pass (South and       11/9/2004
 Structure Removal SEA ES/SR 04-     East Addition),
 147.                                Block 293, Lease
                                     ROW OCS-G 01906,
                                     located 26 miles
                                     from the nearest
                                     Louisiana shoreline.
Remington Oil & Gas Corporation,    Vermilion, Block           11/9/2004
 Structure Removal SEA ES/SR 04-     117, Lease OCS-G
 146.                                22618, located 30
                                     miles from the
                                     nearest Louisiana
                                     shoreline.
TDC Energy, LLC, Structure Removal  South Timbalier,           12/1/2004
 SEA ES/SR 04-152.                   Block 99, Lease OCS-
                                     G 10825, located 25
                                     miles from the
                                     nearest Louisiana
                                     shoreline.
CGG Americas, Inc., Geological &    Located in the             12/6/2004
 Geophysical Exploration Plan SEA    central Gulf of
 L04-68.                             Mexico.
Veritas DGC Corporation,            Located in the             12/6/2004
 Geological & Geophysical            western Gulf of
 Exploration Plan SEA T04-26.        Mexico.
Marlin Energy Offshore, LLC,        South Timbalier,           12/6/2004
 Structure Removal SEA ES/SR 04-     Block 21, Lease OCS-
 148, 04-149.                        00263, located 5
                                     miles from the
                                     nearest Louisiana
                                     shoreline.

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Marlin Energy Offshore, LLC,        South Timbalier,           12/6/2004
 Structure Removal SEA ES/SR 04-     Block 28, Lease OCS-
 150, 04-151.                        G 01362, located 5
                                     miles from the
                                     nearest Louisiana
                                     shoreline.
Anadarko Petroleum Corporation,     Lloyd Ridge, Blocks        12/7/2004
 Initial Exploration Plan, SEA N-    94 & 95, OCS-G
 8236.                               23462 & 23463,
                                     located in the
                                     eastern Gulf of
                                     Mexico.
Chevron U.S.A., Inc., Initial       Main Pass, Block           12/8/2004
 Exploration Plan SEA N-8241.        221, Lease OCS-G
                                     26163, located 62
                                     miles from the
                                     nearest Alabama
                                     shoreline.
TDC Energy, Structure Removal SEA   South Timbalier,           12/8/2004
 ES/SR 04-153.                       Block 112, Lease
                                     OCS-G 10828,
                                     located 25 miles
                                     from the nearest
                                     Louisiana shoreline.
SPN Resources, Structure Removal    West Cameron, Block        12/8/2004
 SEA ES/SR 04-143.                   280, Lease OCS-G
                                     00911, located 60
                                     miles from the
                                     nearest Louisiana
                                     shoreline.
Forest Oil Corporation, Structure   Main Pass, Block 98,       12/9/2004
 Removal SEA ES/SR 99-027A.          Lease OCS-G 05694,
                                     located 38 miles
                                     from the nearest
                                     Louisiana shoreline.
WesternGeco, Geological &           Located in the            12/10/2004
 Geophysical Exploration Plan for    central Gulf of
 Total SEA L04-70.                   Mexico.
Chevron U.S.A., Inc., Initial       Viosca Knoll, Block       12/14/2004
 Exploration Plan SEA N-8251.        248, Lease OCS-G
                                     25054, located 31
                                     miles from the
                                     nearest Alabama
                                     shoreline.
Fugro GeoServices, Inc.,            Located in the            12/28/2004
 Geological & Geophysical            central Gulf of
 Exploration Plan SEA L04-72.        Mexico south of
                                     Patterson, LA.
Veritas DGC Corporation,            Located in the            12/28/2004
 Geological & Geophysical            western Gulf of
 Exploration Plan SEA T04-28.        Mexico east of
                                     Galveston, TX.
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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 CONTACT section.

    Dated: January 14, 2005.
Chris C. Oynes,
Regional Director, Gulf of Mexico OCS Region.
[FR Doc. 05-3915 Filed 2-28-05; 8:45 am]
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