[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 9 (Friday, January 13, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2272-2273]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-361]


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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),

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announces the availability of NEPA-related Site-Specific Environmental 
Assessments (SEA) and Findings of No Significant Impact (FONSI), for 
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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Virgin Offshore U.S.A., Inc.     East Cameron, Block 2,         7/1/2005
 Structure Removal SEA ES/SR 05-  Lease OCS-G 10605,
 114, 05-115.                     located 5 miles from
                                  the nearest Louisiana
                                  shoreline.
Bois d'Arc Offshore, LTD,        Ship Shoal, Block 114,         7/1/2005
 Structure Removal SEA ES/SR 05-  Lease OCS-00064,
 116.                             located 18 miles from
                                  the nearest Louisiana
                                  shoreline.
Chevron U.S.A., Inc., Structure  South Marsh Island,           7/12/2005
 Removal SEA ES/SR 05-117, 05-    Blocks 212 & 218,
 118, 05-119.                     Lease OCS-00310,
                                  located 10 miles from
                                  the nearest Louisiana
                                  shoreline.
Virgin Offshore U.S.A., Inc.,    West Cameron, Block           7/15/2005
 Structure Removal SEA ES/SR 05-  151, Lease OCS-G
 044A.                            17764, located 21
                                  miles from the nearest
                                  Louisiana shoreline.
Virgin Offshore U.S.A., Inc.,    West Cameron, Block           7/15/2005
 Structure Removal SEA ES/SR 05-  151, Lease OCS-G
 047A.                            17764, located 21
                                  miles from the nearest
                                  Louisiana shoreline.
Apache Corporation, Structure    South Marsh Island            7/26/2005
 Removal SEA ES/SR 05-106.        (South), Block 161,
                                  Lease OCS-G 04809,
                                  located 85 miles from
                                  the nearest Louisiana
                                  shoreline.
W & T Offshore, Inc., Structure  Vermilion (South),            7/27/2005
 Removal SEA ES/SR 05-045.        Block 111, Lease OCS-G
                                  06685, located 108
                                  miles from the nearest
                                  Louisiana shoreline.
Millennium Offshore Group,       Main Pass, Block 216,         7/29/2005
 Structure Removal SEA ES/SR 05-  Lease OCS-G 13971,
 124.                             located 52 miles from
                                  the nearest Louisiana
                                  shoreline.
Forest Oil Corporation,          West Cameron, Block           7/29/2005
 Structure Removal SEA ES/SR 05-  172, Lease OCS-G
 128, 94-11A.                     01998, located 25
                                  miles from the nearest
                                  Louisiana shoreline.
Millennium Offshore Group,       East Cameron, Block            8/1/2005
 Structure Removal SEA ES/SR 05-  189, Lease OCS-G
 122.                             08418, located 40
                                  miles from the nearest
                                  Louisiana shoreline.
Sterling Energy, Inc.,           High Island, Block A83,        8/3/2005
 Structure Removal SEA ES/SR 05-  Lease OCS-G 07300,
 127.                             located 45 miles from
                                  the nearest Texas
                                  shoreline.
ExxonMobil Production Company    Mobile, Block 823,             8/5/2005
 SEA P-10151.                     Lease OCS-G, located
                                  5.8 miles from the
                                  nearest Alabama
                                  shoreline.
Anadarko E & P Company, LP,      South Timbalier, Block         8/5/2005
 Structure Removal SEA ES/SR 05-  170, Lease OCS-G
 129.                             04237, located 39
                                  miles from the nearest
                                  Louisiana shoreline.
Millennium Offshore Group,       East Cameron, Block            8/8/2005
 Inc., Structure Removal SEA ES/  192, Lease OCS-G
 SR 05-131, 05-132.               08650, located 58
                                  miles from the nearest
                                  Louisiana shoreline.
Millennium Offshore Group,       High Island, Block 128,        8/8/2005
 Inc., Structure Removal SEA ES/  Lease OCS-G 05009,
 SR 05-133.                       located 30 miles from
                                  the nearest Louisiana
                                  shoreline.
Millennium Offshore Group,       Ship Shoal, Block 250,         8/8/2005
 Inc., Structure Removal SEA ES/  Lease OCS-G 19815,
 SR 05-123.                       located 43 miles from
                                  the nearest Louisiana
                                  shoreline.
BP America Production Company,   West Cameron, Blocks 71       8/12/2005
 Structure Removal SEA ES/SR 05-  & 102, Leases OCS-
 134, 93-59A, 93-61A.             00244 & 00247, located
                                  15 miles from the
                                  nearest Louisiana
                                  shoreline.
Forest Oil Corporation,          High Island, Block            8/15/2005
 Structure Removal SEA ES/SR 05-  A416, Lease OCS-G
 125.                             15794, located 75
                                  miles from the nearest
                                  Texas shoreline.
BP America Production Company,   West Cameron, Blocks          8/16/2005
 Structure Removal SEA ES/SR 05-  110 & 111, Leases OCS
 135, 05-136, 05-137, 05-138.     00081 & 00082,
                                  respectively, located
                                  16 miles from the
                                  nearest Louisiana
                                  shoreline.
GOM Shelf, LLC, Structure        Main Pass (South),            8/26/2005
 Removal SEA ES/SR 05-109.        Block 296, Lease OCS-G
                                  01673, located 30
                                  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: November 28, 2005.
Chris C. Oynes,
Regional Director, Gulf of Mexico OCS Region.
[FR Doc. E6-361 Filed 1-12-06; 8:45 am]
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