[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 155 (Friday, August 12, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47226-47228]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-16053]


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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 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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El Paso Production Oil & Gas    Matagorda Island,       4/5/2005
 Company, Structure Removal      Block 652, Lease OCS-
 SEA ES/SR 05-051.               G 21307, located 20
                                 miles from the
                                 nearest Texas
                                 shoreline.
El Paso Production Oil & Gas    Main Pass (East),       4/8/2005
 Company, Structure Removal      Block 227, Lease OCS-
 SEA ES/SR 99-140A.              G 06825, located 55
                                 miles from the
                                 nearest Louisiana
                                 shoreline.
Virgin Offshore U.S.A., Inc.,   West Cameron, Block     4/8/2005
 Structure Removal SEA ES/SR     151, Lease OCS-G
 05-047.                         17764, located 21
                                 miles from the
                                 nearest Louisiana
                                 shoreline.
SPN Resources, LLC, Structure   West Cameron, Block     4/8/2005
 Removal SEA ES/SR 94-074A.      279, Lease OCS-G
                                 03382, located 57
                                 miles from the
                                 nearest Louisiana
                                 shoreline.
El Paso Oil & Gas Company,      West Cameron, Block     4/12/2005
 Structure Removal SEA ES/SR     132, Leases OCS-G
 05-052, 05-053.                 21970 & 00251,
                                 located 20 miles from
                                 the nearest Louisiana
                                 shoreline.
Apache Corporation, Structure   Main Pass, Block 91,    4/13/2005
 Removal SEA ES/SR 05-037.       Lease OCS-G 19854,
                                 located 28 miles from
                                 the nearest Louisiana
                                 shoreline.
Apache Corporation, Structure   West Cameron, Block     4/14/2005
 Removal SEA ES/SR 05-038.       294, Lease OCS-G
                                 04090, located 29
                                 miles from the
                                 nearest Texas
                                 shoreline.
Samson Contour Energy E & P,    Matagorda Island,       4/18/2005
 LLC, Structure Removal SEA ES/  Blocks 603 & 620,
 SR 05-069, 05-072.              Leases OCS-G 10197 &
                                 03087, located 20
                                 miles from the
                                 nearest Texas
                                 shoreline.
Callon Petroleum Operating      Mobile, Block 908,      4/18/2005
 Company, Structure Removal      Lease OCS-G 05071,
 SEA ES/SR 05-067, 05-068.       located 8 miles from
                                 the Mississippi
                                 shoreline.
Newfield Exploration Company,   Ship Shoal, Blocks 66   4/18/2005
 Structure Removal SEA ES/SR     & 69, Leases OCS-G
 05-056, 05-067.                 03577 & 06736,
                                 located 5 miles from
                                 the nearest Louisiana
                                 shoreline.
Noble Energy, Inc., Structure   South Timbalier, Block  4/18/2005
 Removal SEA ES/SR 05-065.       163, Lease OCS-G
                                 03177, located 32
                                 miles from the
                                 nearest Louisiana
                                 shoreline.
Noble Energy, Inc., Structure   Vermilion, Block 167,   4/18/2005
 Removal SEA ES/SR 05-066.       Lease OCS-G 04794,
                                 located 42 miles from
                                 the nearest Louisiana
                                 shoreline.
Hunt Oil Company, Structure     Eugene Island, Block    4/19/2005
 Removal SEA ES/SR 05-062.       189, Lease OCS-G
                                 16357, located 32
                                 miles from the
                                 nearest Louisiana
                                 shoreline.
Dominion Exploration &          South March Island      4/19/2005
 Production, Inc., Structure     (South), Block 133,
 Removal SEA ES/SR 05-017.       Lease OCS-G 11919,
                                 located 82 miles from
                                 the nearest Louisiana
                                 shoreline.
Newfield Exploration Company,   East Cameron, Block     4/20/2005
 Structure Removal SEA ES/SR     230, Lease OCS-G
 05-058.                         16255, located 68
                                 miles from the
                                 nearest Louisiana
                                 shoreline.
GOM Shelf, LLC, Structure       Matagorda Island,       4/25/2005
 Removal SEA ES/SR 05-075        Blocks 654 & 669,
 through 05-078.                 Leases OCS-G 04546 &
                                 04065, located 20
                                 miles from the
                                 nearest Texas
                                 shoreline.
Chevron U.S.A., Inc.,           South Marsh Island,     4/25/2005
 Structure Removal SEA ES/SR     Block 217, Lease OCS-
 05-074.                         G 00310, located 8
                                 miles from the
                                 nearest Louisiana
                                 shoreline.
Dominion Exploration &          West Cameron (South),   4/25/2005
 Production, Inc., Structure     Blocks 570 & 566,
 Removal SEA ES/SR 05-013        Leases OCS-G 05188 &
 through 05-015.                 05348, located 105
                                 miles from the
                                 nearest Louisiana
                                 shoreline.
Devon Energy Production         Main Pass, Block 20,    4/26/2005
 Company, L.P., Structure        Lease OCS-G 21138,
 Removal SEA ES/SR 05-079.       located 21 miles from
                                 the nearest Louisiana
                                 shoreline.
Chevron, U.S.A., Inc.,          South Marsh, Block      4/26/2005
 Structure Removal SEA ES/SR     241, Lease OCS 00310,
 05-082.                         located 12 miles from
                                 the nearest Louisiana
                                 shoreline.
Devon Louisiana Corporation,    Brazos, Block 439,      4/28/2005
 Structure Removal SEA ES/SR     Lease OCS-G 11272,
 05-080.                         located 10 miles from
                                 the nearest Texas
                                 shoreline.
Apache Corporation, Structure   Ship Shoal, Block 192,  4/28/2005
 Removal SEA ES/SR 05-081.       Lease OCS-G 16390,
                                 located 32 miles from
                                 the nearest Louisiana
                                 shoreline.
Bois d'Arc Offshore, Ltd.,      Ship Shoal, Blocks      5/3/2005
 Structure Removal SEA ES/SR     113, 114 & 115,
 05-083, 05-084, 05-085.         Leases OCS 00067,
                                 00064 & 00069
                                 respectively, located
                                 approximately 20
                                 miles from the
                                 nearest Louisiana
                                 shoreline.
Chevron U.S.A., Inc.,           Eugene Island, Block    5/4/2005
 Structure Removal SEA ES/SR     26, Lease OCS-G
 05-086, 90-50A.                 03147, located 10
                                 miles from the
                                 nearest Louisiana
                                 shoreline.
Chevron U.S.A., Inc.,           Eugene Island, Block    5/4/2005
 Structure Removal SEA ES/SR     64, Lease OCS-G
 98-59A.                         01865, located 15
                                 miles from the
                                 nearest Louisiana
                                 shoreline.
Chevron U.S.A., Inc.,           Vermilion, Block 246,   5/10/2005
 Structure Removal SEA ES/SR     Lease OCS-G 01147,
 05-060, 05-061.                 located 68 miles from
                                 the nearest Louisiana
                                 shoreline.
Apache Corporation, Structure   West Cameron, Block     5/10/2005
 Removal SEA ES/SR 05-087.       292, Lease OCS-G
                                 06581, located 29
                                 miles from the
                                 nearest Louisiana
                                 shoreline.

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Dominion Exploration &          Main Pass (South &      5/12/2005
 Production, Inc., Structure     East), Block 279,
 Removal SEA ES/SR 05-016.       Lease OCS-G 16514,
                                 located 50 miles from
                                 the nearest Louisiana
                                 shoreline.
Devon Louisiana Corporation,    Brazon, Block 397,      5/17/2005
 Structure Removal SEA ES/SR     Lease OCS-G 22062,
 05-094.                         located 18 miles from
                                 the nearest Texas
                                 shoreline.
Transcontinental Gas Pipeline   Eugene Island, Block    5/17/2005
 Corporation, Structure          129A, Lease OCS-G
 Removal SEA ES/SR 05-093.       21638, located 28
                                 miles from the
                                 nearest Louisiana
                                 shoreline.
EOG Resources, Inc., Structure  High Island, Block      5/23/2005
 Removal SEA ES/SR 05-095, 05-   207, Lease OCS-G
 096.                            08151, located 22
                                 miles from the
                                 nearest Louisiana
                                 shoreline.
El Paso Production Oil & Gas    High Island, Blocks     5/23/2005
 Company, Structure Removal      A310 & A316, Leases
 SEA ES/SR 05-049, 05-050.       OCS-G 03375 & 21358,
                                 located 100 miles
                                 from the nearest
                                 Texas shoreline.
Louisiana Land and Exploration  Vermilion, Block 395,   5/23/2005
 Company, Structure Removal      Lease OCS-G 11901,
 SEA ES/SR 05-048.               located 106 miles
                                 from the nearest
                                 Louisiana shoreline.
Apache Corporation, Structure   Eugene Island, Blocks   5/24/2005
 Removal SEA ES/SR 05-099, 05-   176 & 95, Leases OCS
 100.                            00045 & 00046,
                                 located 44 miles and
                                 10 miles,
                                 respectively, from
                                 the nearest Louisiana
                                 shoreline.
Apache Corporation, Structure   South Marsh, Block 59,  5/24/2005
 Removal SEA ES/SR 05-092.       Lease OCS-G 12891,
                                 located 55 miles from
                                 the nearest Louisiana
                                 shoreline.
GOM Shelf, LLC, Structure       Matagorda Island,       5/25/2005
 Removal SEA ES/SR 05-098.       Block 700, Lease OCS-
                                 G 03108, located 18
                                 miles from the
                                 nearest Texas
                                 shoreline.
Chevron U.S.A., Inc.,           Ship Shoal, Block 108,  5/25/2005
 Structure Removal SEA ES/SR     Lease OCS 00814,
 93-031A.                        located 15 miles from
                                 the nearest Louisiana
                                 shoreline.
Chevron, U.S.A., Inc.,          Ship Shoal, Block 108,  5/25/2005
 Structure Removal SEA ES/SR     Lease OCS 00814,
 95-056A.                        located 16 miles from
                                 the nearest Louisiana
                                 shoreline.
Callon Petroleum Operating      Chandeleur (East),      6/1/2005
 Company, Structure Removal      Block 40, Lease OCS-G
 SEA ES/SR 05-101.               06842, located 20
                                 miles from the
                                 nearest Mississippi
                                 shoreline.
Shell Offshore, Inc., Initial   Mississippi Canyon,     6/2/2005
 Exploration Plan SEA N-8379.    Block 393, Lease OCS-
                                 G 26254 and DeSoto
                                 Canyon, Blocks 353,
                                 397 & 398, Leases OCS-
                                 G 25852, 25853 &
                                 25854 respectively,
                                 located 78 miles to
                                 the nearest Louisiana
                                 shoreline, 113 miles
                                 to the nearest
                                 Alabama shoreline and
                                 119 miles to the
                                 nearest Florida
                                 shoreline.
GOM Shelf, LLC, Structure       Mustang Island, Block   6/2/2005
 Removal SEA ES/SR 05-097.       A16, Lease OCS-G
                                 03011, located 42
                                 miles from the
                                 nearest Texas
                                 shoreline.
Newfield Exploration Company    High Island, Block      6/3/2005
 SEA ES/SR 05-108.               A304, Lease OCS-G
                                 17209, located 92
                                 miles from the
                                 nearest Texas
                                 shoreline.
El Paso Production Oil & Gas    Vermilion, Blocks 274   6/3/2005
 Company SEA ES/SR 05-102, 05-   & 289, Leases OCS-G
 103.                            15200 & 04213,
                                 located 75 miles from
                                 the nearest Louisiana
                                 shoreline.
Apache Corporation, Structure   Main Pass, Block 92,    6/7/2005
 Removal SEA ES/SR 05-1007.      Lease OCS-G 01500,
                                 located 30 miles from
                                 the nearest Louisiana
                                 shoreline.
Apache Corporation, Structure   Eugene Island, Block    6/8/2005
 Removal SEA ES/SR 05-088, 05-   189, Lease OCS-G
 089, 05-090, 05-091.            00423, located 32
                                 miles from the
                                 nearest Louisiana
                                 shoreline.
EOG Resources, Inc., Structure  Viosca Knoll, Block     6/8/2005
 Removal SEA ES/SR 05-073, 97-   32, Lease OCS-G
 094A.                           07871, located 20
                                 miles from the
                                 nearest Alabama
                                 shoreline.
Forest Oil Corporation,         West Cameron, Block     6/13/2005
 Structure Removal SEA ES/SR     205, Lease OCS-G
 05-105.                         02832, located 34
                                 miles from the
                                 nearest Louisiana
                                 shoreline.
Dominion Exploration &          Vermilion, Block 313,   6/23/2005
 Production, Inc., Structure     Lease OCS-G 01172,
 Removal SEA ES/SR 99-065A.      located 90 miles from
                                 the nearest Louisiana
                                 shoreline.
Virgin Offshore U.S.A., Inc.,   East Cameron, Block 2,  6/25/2005
 Structure Removal SEA ES/SR     Lease OCS-G 10605,
 05-114, 05-115.                 located 5 miles from
                                 the nearest Louisiana
                                 shoreline.
Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line  Vermilion, Block 131,   6/25/2005
 Corporation, Structure          Lease OCS-G 01341,
 Removal SEA ES/SR 05-110.       located 32 miles from
                                 the nearest Louisiana
                                 shoreline.
Newfield Exploration Company,   Eugene Island, Block    6/28/2005
 Structure Removal SEA ES/SR     315, Lease OCS-G
 05-059.                         02112, located 72
                                 miles from the
                                 nearest Louisiana
                                 shoreline.
Newfield Exploration Company,   High Island, Blocks A-  6/28/2005
 Structure Removal SEA ES/SR     355 & A-471, Leases
 05-054, 05-055.                 OCS-G 14287 & 16255,
                                 respectively, located
                                 120 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 Gulf of Mexico OCS are encouraged to 
contact MMS at the address or telephone listed in the FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT section.

    Dated: July 8, 2005.
Chris C. Oynes,
Regional Director, Gulf of Mexico OCS Region.
[FR Doc. 05-16053 Filed 8-11-05; 8:45 am]
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