[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 46 (Friday, March 9, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10784-10785]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-4310]


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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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Apache Corporation, Structure Removal SEA    Ship Shoal, Block 292, Lease OCS-G 12000, located 55      8/23/2006
 ES/SR 06-120.                                miles from the nearest Louisiana shoreline.
Maritech Resources, Inc., Structure Removal  Galveston, Block 273, Lease OCS-G 09037, located 12       10/4/2006
 SEA ES/SR 06-131.                            miles from the nearest Texas shoreline.
Maritech Resources, Inc., Structure Removal  Galveston, Block 363, Lease OCS-G 06113, located 13       10/5/2006
 SEA ES/SR 06-133, 06-134.                    and 15 miles, respectively, from the nearest Texas
                                              shoreline.

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CGG Americas, Inc., Geological &             Located in the central Gulf of Mexico south of           10/10/2006
 Geophysical Exploration for Mineral          Cocodrie, Louisiana.
 Resources SEA L06-44.
Veritas DGC Corporation, Geological &        Located in the central Gulf of Mexico south of Grand     10/10/2006
 Geophysical Exploration for Mineral          Isle, Louisiana.
 Resources SEA L06-46.
Mariner Energy, Inc., Structure Removal SEA  South Marsh Island (South), Block 76, Lease OCS-G        10/17/2006
 ES/SR 06-039.                                01208, located 60 miles from the nearest Louisiana
                                              shoreline.
Maritech Resources, Inc., Structure Removal  Vermilion, Block 355, Lease OCS-G 12876, located 92      10/18/2006
 SEA ES/SR 05-121.                            miles from the nearest Louisiana shoreline.
Apache Corporation, Structure Removal SEA    West Delta, Block 40, Lease OCS-G 01072, located 15      10/20/2006
 ES/SR 06-135.                                miles from the nearest Louisiana shoreline.
W & T Offshore, Inc., Structure Removal SEA  Ship Shoal, Block 177, Lease OCS 00590, located 42       10/23/2006
 ES/SR 06-137.                                miles from the nearest Louisiana shoreline.
Newfield Exploration Company, Structure      West Cameron (South), Block 601, Lease OCS-G 03386,       11/3/2006
 Removal SEA ES/SR 06-019.                    located 100 miles from the nearest Louisiana
                                              shoreline.
GOM Shelf, LLC, Structure Removal SEA ES/SR  Eugene Island, Block 142, Lease OCS-G 10726, located      11/6/2006
 06-140.                                      24 miles from the nearest Louisiana shoreline.
Devon Energy Production Company, L.P.,       Eugene Island, Block 330, Lease OCS-G 02115, located      11/8/2006
 Structure Removal SEA ES/SR 06-144.          82 miles from the nearest Louisiana shoreline.
Fugro Multiclient Services, Inc.,            Located in the central Gulf of Mexico south of Mobile,    11/8/2006
 Geological & Geophysical Exploration for     Alabama.
 Fugro Geoteam, AS SEA L06-49.
Union Oil Company of California, Structure   Eugene Island, Block 33, Lease OCS-G 03560, located 6    11/14/2006
 Removal SEA ES/SR 06-143.                    miles from the nearest Louisiana shoreline.
Remington Oil and Gas Corporation,           West Cameron, Block 428, Lease OCS-G 22554, located 70   11/16/2006
 Structure Removal SEA ES/SR 06-139.          miles from the nearest Louisiana shoreline.
Apache Corporation, Structure Removal SEA    South Marsh Island, Block 95, Lease OCS-00790, located   11/27/2006
 ES/SR 06-150.                                99 miles from the nearest Louisiana shoreline.
Apache Corporation, Structure Removal SEA    East Cameron, Block 353, Lease OCS-G 02264, located      11/28/2006
 ES/SR 06-118.                                108 miles from the nearest Louisiana shoreline.
Western Geco, Geological & Geophysical       Located in the central Gulf of Mexico south of           11/29/2006
 Exploration for Mineral Resources SEA L06-   Gulfport, Mississippi.
 54.
Apache Corporation, Structure Removal SEA    East Cameron, Block 48, Lease OCS-G 00768, located 18    11/30/2006
 ES/SR 06-141, 06-145, 06-146.                miles from the nearest Louisiana shoreline.
TGS-Nopec Geophysical Company ASA,           Located in the central Gulf of Mexico south of           12/11/2006
 Geological & Geophysical Prospecting for     Pascagoula, Mississippi.
 Mineral Resources SEA L06-53.
Stone Energy Corporation, Structure Removal  East Cameron, Block 220, Lease OCS-G 03323, located 69   12/13/2006
 SEA ES/SR 06-156.                            miles from the nearest Louisiana shoreline.
ATP Oil & Gas Corporation, Structure         South Marsh Island, Block 7, Lease OCS-G 13896,          12/13/2006
 Removal SEA ES/SR 06-157.                    located 42 miles from the nearest Louisiana shoreline.
Union Oil Company of California, Structure   Eugene Island, Block 33, Lease OCS-G 03560, located 9    12/14/2006
 Removal SEA ES/SR 06-159, 06-160, 06-161,    miles from the nearest Louisiana shoreline.
 06-162.
BP Exploration & Production, Inc.,           Located in the western Gulf of Mexico south of           12/19/2006
 Geological & Geophysical Prospecting for     Galveston, Texas.
 Mineral Resources SEA T06-36.
Apache Corporation, Structure Removal SEA    Ship Shoal, Block 204, Lease OCS-G 01520, locates 43     12/19/2006
 ES/SR 06-149.                                miles from the nearest Louisiana shoreline.
Apache Corporation, Structure Removal SEA    West Delta, Block 75, Lease OCS-G 01085, located 17      12/27/2006
 ES/SR 06-151, 06-152.                        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: January 19, 2007.
Chris C. Oynes,
Regional Director, Gulf of Mexico OCS Region.
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