[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 96 (Thursday, May 19, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28954-28955]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-10016]


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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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Exxon Mobil Corporation,           Located in the western      1/19/2005
 Geological & Geophysical           Gulf of Mexico east of
 Exploration for Mineral            Galveston, Texas.
 Resources for Veritas
 Geophysical Company SEA T05-01.
Pioneer Natural Resources USA,     Brazos, Block A7, Lease     1/26/2005
 Inc., Structure Removal SEA ES/    OCS-G 04558, located 35
 SR 05-001.                         miles from the nearest
                                    Texas shoreline.
Pioneer Natural Resources USA,     Brazos, Block A39, Lease    1/27/2005
 Inc., Structure Removal SEA ES/    OCS-G 04559, located 38
 SR 05-002.                         miles from the nearest
                                    Texas shoreline.
Shell Offshore, Inc., Initial      DeSoto Canyon, Blocks       1/31/2005
 Exploration Plan SEA N-8250.       486 and 487, OCS-G
                                    25855 and OCS-G 25856,
                                    located 86 miles from
                                    the nearest Louisiana
                                    shoreline.
Naval Research Laboratory,         Located in the central       2/3/2005
 Geological & Geophysical           Gulf of Mexico south of
 Exploration Plan for Mineral       Gulfport, Mississippi.
 Resources SEA L05-02.
Fugro McClelland Marine            Located in the central       2/4/2005
 Geosciences, Inc., Geological &    Gulf of Mexico south of
 Geophysical Exploration Plan for   Mobile, Alabama, and
 Mineral Resources for Chevron      east of Galveston,
 Texaco SEA T05-03.                 Texas.
Fugro McClelland Marine            Located in the central       2/4/2005
 Geosciences, Inc., Geological &    Gulf of Mexico south of
 Geophysical Exploration Plan for   Mobile, Alabama, and
 Mineral Resources for Chevron      east of Galveston,
 Texaco SEA T05-04.                 Texas.
Stone Energy Corporation,          East Cameron, Block 64,     2/10/2005
 Structure Removal SEA ES/SR 93-    Lease OCS 00089,
 043A.                              located 24 miles south
                                    of the nearest
                                    Louisiana shoreline.
Apache Corporation, Structure      Ship Shoal, Block 216,      2/10/2005
 Removal SEA ES/SR 05-003.          Lease OCS-G 01524,
                                    located 38 miles south
                                    of the nearest
                                    Louisiana shoreline.
C & C Technologies, Inc.,          Located in the central      2/22/2005
 Geological & Geophysical           Gulf of Mexico south of
 Exploration Plan for BHP           Fourchon, Louisiana.
 Billiton (Americas), Inc. SEA
 L05-007.
Stone Energy Corporation,          Matagorda Island, Block     2/25/2005
 Structure Removal SEA ES/SR 05-    670, Lease OCS-G 21308,
 004.                               located 22 miles
                                    southeast from the
                                    nearest Calhoun County,
                                    Texas shoreline.

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Apache Corporation, Structure      Brazos, Block 494, Lease    2/28/2005
 Removal SEA ES/SR 05-005.          OCS-G 06071, located 17
                                    miles from the nearest
                                    Texas shoreline.
Chevron U.S.A., Inc., Structure    Viosca Knoll, Block 294,     3/1/2005
 Removal SEA ES/SR 05-006.          OCS-G 08778, located 38
                                    miles from the nearest
                                    Louisiana shoreline.
C & C Technologies, Inc.,          Located in the central       3/3/2005
 Geological & Geophysical           Gulf of Mexico south of
 Exploration Plan for BP America,   Fourchon, Louisiana.
 Inc. SEA L05-08.
Newfield Exploration Company,      West Cameron, Block 409,     3/3/2005
 Structure Removal SEA ES/SR 05-    Lease OCS-G 03282,
 007.                               located 65 miles from
                                    the nearest Louisiana
                                    shoreline.
ChevronTexaco Energy Technology    Keathley Canyon, Block       3/8/2005
 Co, Geological & Geophysical       151 (unleased), located
 Exploration for Mineral            190 miles from the
 Resources or Scientific Research   nearest Louisiana
 SEA L05-3, L05-4, L05-5.           shoreline; and Atwater,
                                    Valley, Blocks 13 & 14,
                                    OCS-G 24203 & 25212,
                                    located 67 miles from
                                    the nearest Louisiana
                                    shoreline.
Mariner Energy, Inc., Structure    Brazos, Block 364, Lease     3/9/2005
 Removal Activity SEA ES/SR 05-     OCS-G 07214, located 12
 012.                               miles from the nearest
                                    Texas shoreline.
BP Exploration & Production,       Located in the central       3/9/2005
 Inc., Geological & Geophysical     Gulf of Mexico south of
 Exploration Plan for Veritas       Fourchon, Louisiana.
 Geophysical Corporation SEA L05-
 09.
Union Oil Company of California,   South Marsh, Block 6,       3/10/2005
 Structure Removal Activity SEA     Lease OCS-G 01177,
 ES/SR 05-009, 05-010, 05-011.      located 35 miles from
                                    the nearest Louisiana
                                    shoreline.
Maritech Resources, Inc.,          East Cameron, Block 42,     3/14/2005
 Structure Removal SEA ES/SR 05-    Lease OCS-G 02857,
 032.                               located 10 miles from
                                    the nearest Louisiana
                                    shoreline.
Apache Corporation, Structure      Brazos, Block 494, Lease    3/15/2005
 Removal SEA ES/SR 05-024.          OCS-G 06071, located 20
                                    miles from the nearest
                                    Texas shoreline.
GOM Shelf, LLC, Structure Removal  Matagorda Island, Blocks    3/16/2005
 SEA ES/SR 05-025, 05-026.          620 & 638, Leases OCS-G
                                    03087 & 06044, located
                                    22 miles from the
                                    nearest Texas shoreline.
GOM Shelf, LLC, Structure Removal  Matagorda Island, Blocks    3/16/2005
 SEA ES/SR 05-027 & 05-028.         654 & 669, Leases OCS-G
                                    04546 & 04065, located
                                    20 miles from the
                                    nearest Texas shoreline.
Tri-Union Development              High Island, High Island    3/17/2005
 Corporation, Structure Removals    (East Addition), High
 SEA ES/SR 05-018, 05-019, 05-      Island (East Addition
 020, 05-021, 05-022, 05-023.       South Extension) &
                                    Galveston; Blocks A126,
                                    A127, A129, A237, 261 &
                                    211; Leases OCS-G RUE G
                                    22046, OCS G 08562, OCS
                                    G 07306, RUE G 22047,
                                    RUE G 22045, OCS G
                                    06097, located15 to 69
                                    miles from the nearest
                                    Galveston shoreline.
Apache Corporation, Structure      West Cameron, West          3/17/2005
 Removal SEA ES/SR 05-029, 05-      Cameron (West
 030, 05-031.                       Addition), Eugene
                                    Island, Blocks 144, 364
                                    & 152, located 23 to 65
                                    miles from the nearest
                                    Louisiana shoreline.
W & T Offshore, Inc., Structure    Ewing Bank, Block 482,      3/23/2005
 Removal SEA ES/SR 05-042.          Lease OCS-G 19913,
                                    located 47 miles from
                                    the nearest Louisiana
                                    shoreline.
Devon Louisiana Corporation,       High Island (East           3/23/2005
 Structure Removal SEA ES/SR 05-    Addition South
 008.                               Extension), Block A329,
                                    Lease OCS-G 15815,
                                    located 105 miles from
                                    the nearest Jefferson
                                    County, Texas shoreline.
W & T Offshore, Inc., Structure    West Cameron (South),       3/23/2005
 Removal SEA 05-040, 05-041.        Block 620, Lease OCS-G
                                    02234, located 110
                                    miles from the nearest
                                    Louisiana shoreline.
GOM Shelf, LLC, Structure Removal  Matagorda Island, Block     3/24/2005
 SEA ES/SR 05-039.                  620, Lease OCSG 03087,
                                    located 20 miles from
                                    the nearest Texas
                                    shoreline.
Stone Energy Corporation,          East Cameron, Block 34,     3/29/2005
 Structure Removal SEA ES/SR 05-    Lease OCS-G 17834,
 035.                               located 5 miles from
                                    the nearest Louisiana
                                    shoreline.
Murphy Exploration & Production    Eugene Island (South),      3/29/2005
 Company, U.S.A., Structure         Blocks 322 & 323,
 Removal SEA ES/SR 05-033, 05-034.  Leases OCS-G 02113 &
                                    15261, located 65 miles
                                    from the nearest
                                    Louisiana shoreline.
W & T Offshore, Inc., Structure    South Pass (East), Block    3/29/2005
 Removal SEA ES/SR 05-043.          72, Lease OCS-G 12079,
                                    located 10 miles from
                                    the nearest Louisiana
                                    shoreline.
W & T Offshore, Inc., Structure    West Cameron (South),       3/29/2005
 Removal SEA ES/SR 05-046.          Block 554, Lease OCS-G
                                    07629, located 95 miles
                                    from the nearest
                                    Louisiana shoreline.
Virgin Offshore U.S.A., Inc.,      West Cameron, Block 151,    3/29/2005
 Structure Removal SEA ES/SR 05-    Lease OCSG 17764,
 044.                               located 21 miles from
                                    the nearest Louisiana
                                    shoreline.
Shell Offshore, Inc., Initial      DeSoto Canyon, Block        3/31/2005
 Exploration Plan SEA N-8315.       268, Lease OCS-G 23501,
                                    located 81 miles from
                                    the nearest Louisiana
                                    shoreline, 104 miles
                                    from the nearest
                                    Alabama shoreline, 110
                                    miles from the nearest
                                    Mississippi shoreline,
                                    and 114 miles from the
                                    nearest Florida
                                    shoreline.
El Paso Production Oil & Gas       High Island, Blocks A310    3/31/2005
 Company, Structure Removal SEA     & A316, Leases OCS-G
 ES/SR 05-049, 05-050.              03375 & 21358, located
                                    100 miles from the
                                    nearest Texas shoreline.
Chevron U.S.A., Inc., Structure    West Cameron, Block 42,     3/31/2005
 Removal SEA ES/SR 05-036.          Lease OCS-G 22500,
                                    located 5 miles from
                                    the nearest Louisiana
                                    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 Gulf of Mexico OCS are encouraged to 
contact MMS at the address or telephone listed in the FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT section.

    Dated: April 18, 2005.
Chris C. Oynes,
Regional Director, Gulf of Mexico OCS Region.
[FR Doc. 05-10016 Filed 5-18-05; 8:45 am]
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