[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 36 (Thursday, February 23, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9371-9372]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-2555]


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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.

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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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Forest Oil Corporation, Structure  Eugene Island, Block       11/29/2005
 Removal SEA ES/SR 05-161.          314, Lease OCS-G 01981,
                                    located 70 miles from
                                    the nearest Louisiana
                                    shoreline.
Southern Natural Gas Company,      Main Pass, Block 298,       12/1/2005
 Structure Removal SEA ES/SR 05-    Lease OCS-G 01906,
 160.                               located 18 miles from
                                    the nearest Louisiana
                                    shoreline.
Energy Resource Technology, Inc.,  East Cameron, Block 38,     12/5/2005
 Structure Removal SEA ES/SR 05-    Lease OCS-G 02562,
 162.                               located 8 miles from
                                    the nearest Louisiana
                                    shoreline.
Apache Corporation, Structure      Main Pass, Block 312,       12/5/2005
 Removal SEA ES/SR 05-156.          Lease OCS-G 16520,
                                    located 15 miles from
                                    the nearest Louisiana
                                    shoreline.
Northern Natural Gas Company,      Matagorda Island, Block    12/14/2005
 Structure Removal SEA ES/SR 05-    686, Lease OCS-G 04625,
 155.                               located 18 miles from
                                    the nearest Texas
                                    shoreline.
Walter Oil & Gas Corporation,      Grand Isle, Block 104,     12/16/2005
 Structure Removal SEA ES/SR 05-    Lease OCS-G 14560,
 153.                               located 48 miles from
                                    the nearest Louisiana
                                    shoreline.
El Paso Production Oil & Gas       Vermilion, Block 102,      12/16/2005
 Company, Structure Removal SEA     Lease OCS-G 03393,
 ES/SR 05-157.                      located 30 miles from
                                    the nearest Louisiana
                                    shoreline.
Nippon Oil Exploration U.S.A.      High Island, Block 140,    12/19/2005
 Limited, Structure Removal SEA     Lease OCS 00518,
 ES/SR 05-163.                      located 20 miles from
                                    the nearest Texas
                                    shoreline.
Walter Oil & Gas Corporation,      High Island, Block 200,    12/19/2005
 Structure Removal SEA ES/SR 05-    Lease OCS-G 09086,
 165.                               located 30 miles from
                                    the nearest Texas
                                    shoreline.
Millennium Offshore Group, Inc.,   East Cameron, Block 192,   12/21/2005
 Structure Removal SEA ES/SR 05-    Lease OCS-G 08650,
 158.                               located 70 miles from
                                    the nearest Louisiana
                                    shoreline.
Apache Corporation, Structure      South Timbalier, Block     12/21/2005
 Removal SEA ES/SR 05-159.          161, Lease OCS-G 01248,
                                    located 32 miles from
                                    the nearest Louisiana
                                    shoreline.
Marlin Energy Offshore, L.L.C.,    South Timbalier, Block     12/29/2005
 Structure Removal SEA ES/SR 05-    21, Lease OCS-G 00263,
 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147,      located 4 miles from
 148, 149, 150, and 151.            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 section.

    Dated: January 18, 2006.
Chris C. Oynes,
Regional Director, Gulf of Mexico OCS Region.
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