[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 163 (Thursday, August 23, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48293-48295]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-16709]


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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

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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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Energy Resource Technology, Inc., Structure        East Cameron, Block 231, Lease OCS-G 02038,          4/2/2007
 Removal, SEA ES/SR 06-010A.                        located 13 miles from the nearest Louisiana
                                                    shoreline.
Chevron U.S.A. Inc., Structure Removal, SEA ES/SR  Viosca Knoll, Block 114, Lease OCS-G 16536,          4/3/2007
 07-017.                                            located 30 miles from the nearest Mississippi
                                                    shoreline.
Walter Oil & Gas Corporation, Structure Removal,   Eugene Island, Block 99, Lease OCS-G 21637,          4/4/2007
 SEA ES/SR 07-019.                                  located 20 miles from the nearest Louisiana
                                                    shoreline.
Newfield Exploration Company, Structure Removal,   South Timbalier, Block 107, Lease OCS-G 15319,       4/4/2007
 SEA ES/SR 07-040.                                  located 25 miles from the nearest Louisiana
                                                    shoreline.
Chevron U.S.A., Inc., Structure Removal, SEA ES/   Viosca Knoll, Block 114, Lease OCS-G 16536,          4/4/2007
 SR 07-038.                                         located 30 miles from nearest Mississippi
                                                    shoreline.
Merit Energy Company, Structure Removal, SEA ES/   East Cameron, Block 254, Lease OCS-G 02039,         4/12/2007
 SR 06-129.                                         located 74 miles from the nearest Louisiana
                                                    shoreline.
Chevron U.S.A. Inc., Structure Removal, SEA ES/SR  Eugene Island, Block 231, Lease OCS-G 00980,        4/13/2007
 07-039.                                            located 39 miles from the nearest Louisiana
                                                    shoreline.
SPN Resources, LLC, Structure Removal, SEA ES/SR   Vermilion, Block 60, Lease OCS-G 02870, located     4/13/2007
 07-044.                                            14 miles from the nearest Louisiana shoreline.
SPN Resources, LLC, Structure Removal, SEA ES/SR   West Cameron, Block 305, Lease OCS-G 25893,         4/13/2007
 07-043.                                            located 34 miles from the nearest Louisiana
                                                    shoreline.
Pioneer Natural Resources USA, Inc., Structure     Eugene Island, Block 208, Lease OCS-G 00577,        4/16/2007
 Removal, SEA ES/SR 07-047.                         located 48 miles from the nearest Louisiana
                                                    shoreline.
TGS-NOPEC Geophysical Company, Geological &        Located in the eastern Gulf of Mexico, south of     4/18/2007
 Geophysical Exploration of Mineral Resources,      Pensacola, Florida.
 SEA L07-05.
Chevron U.S.A., Inc., Structure Removal, SEA ES/   Vermilion, Block 245, Lease OCS-G 01146, located    4/18/2007
 SR 06-030.                                         64 miles from the nearest Louisiana shoreline.
Hydro Gulf of Mexico, LLC, Structure Removal, SEA  West Cameron (South Addition), Block 459, Lease     4/18/2007
 ES/SR 07-050.                                      OCS-G 21056, located 79 miles from the nearest
                                                    Louisiana shoreline.
SPN Resources, LLC, Structure Removal, SEA ES/SR   West Cameron, Block 280, Lease OCS-G 00911,         4/20/2007
 07-041, 07-042, 07-045.                            located 64 miles from the nearest Louisiana
                                                    shoreline.
Chevron U.S.A. Inc, Structure Removal, SEA ES/SR   Eugene Island, Block 214, Lease OCS-G 00977,         5/1/2007
 07-053.                                            located 48 miles to nearest Louisiana shoreline.
Merit Energy Company, Structure Removal, SEA ES/   East Cameron, Block 142, Lease OCS-G 16239,          5/2/2007
 SR 07-051.                                         located 37 miles from the nearest Louisiana
                                                    shoreline.
PGS Multi Klient Invest AS, Geological &           Located in the central Gulf of Mexico, south of      5/2/2007
 Geophysical Exploration of Mineral Resources,      Fourchon, Louisiana.
 SEA L07-13.
Multi Klient Invest AS, Geological & Geophysical   Located in the central Gulf of Mexico south of       5/9/2007
 Prospecting for Mineral Resources, SEA L07-14.     Fourchon, Louisiana.
Western GECO, Geological & Geophysical             Located in the central Gulf of Mexico south of       5/9/2007
 Prospecting for Mineral Resources, SEA L07-12.     Fourchon, Louisiana.
Chevron U.S.A., Inc., Structure Removal, SEA ES/   South Timbalier, Block 176A, Lease OCS-G 01259,      5/9/2007
 SR 07-048.                                         located 35 miles from the nearest Louisiana
                                                    shoreline.
Mariner Energy, Inc., Structure Removal, SEA ES/   High Island, Block A-551, Lease OCS-G 03757,        5/15/2007
 SR 07-058.                                         located 92 miles from the nearest Texas
                                                    shoreline.
Energy Resource Technology, Inc., Structure        South Timbalier, Block 086, Lease OCS-G 00605,      5/15/2007
 Removal, SEA ES/SR 07-054.                         located 19 miles from the nearest Louisiana
                                                    shoreline.
SPN Resources, Structure Removal, SEA ES/SR 07-    West Cameron, Block 306, Lease OCS-G 23621,         5/17/2007
 057.                                               located 30 miles from the nearest Louisiana
                                                    shoreline.
BP Exploration & Production, Inc., Geological &    Located in the western Gulf of Mexico south of      5/21/2007
 Geophysical Prospecting for Mineral Resources,     Intracoastal City, Louisiana.
 SEA L07-19.
Arena Offshore, LLC, Structure Removal, SEA ES/SR  High Island, Block A-528, Lease OCS-G 13803,        5/22/2007
 07-046.                                            located 93 miles from the nearest Texas
                                                    shoreline.
Energy Resource Technology, Inc., Structure        Vermilion, Block 328, Lease OCS-G 11896, located    5/22/2007
 Removal, SEA ES/SR 07-001.                         93 miles from the nearest Louisiana shoreline.
Apache Corporation, Structure Removal, SEA 06-     Grand Isle, Block 20, Lease OCS-G 03596, located    5/24/2007
 147, 06-148A.                                      9 miles from the nearest Louisiana shoreline.
Energy Resource Technology, Inc., Structure        East Cameron, Block 222, Lease OCS-G 02037,          6/1/2007
 Removal, SEA ES/SR 06-127A, 07-008A.               located 38 miles from the nearest Louisiana
                                                    shoreline.
Gulf of Mexico Oil & Gas Properties, LLC,          Ship Shoal, Block 148, Lease OCS-G 11983,            6/1/2007
 Structure Removal, SEA ES/SR 06-138.               located 24 miles from the nearest Louisiana
                                                    shoreline.
Chevron, U.S.A., Inc., Structure Removal, SEA ES/  Mobile, Block 916, Lease OCS-G 05753, located 7     6/13/2007
 SR 07-059A.                                        miles from the nearest Alabama shoreline.
Newfield Exploration Company, Structure Removal,   West Cameron, Block 146, Lease OCS-G 01996,         6/21/2007
 SEA ES/SR 07-033A, 07-035A.                        located 21 and 25 miles from the nearest
                                                    Louisiana shoreline, respectively.

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TDC Energy, LLC, Structure Removal, SEA ES/SR 07-  High Island, Block 233, Lease OCS-G 22241,          6/26/2007
 063.                                               located 31 miles from the nearest Texas
                                                    shoreline.
Hunt Petroleum (AEC), Inc., Structure Removal,     Ship Shoal, Block 184, Lease OCS-G 22711,           6/26/2007
 SEA ES/SR 07-066.                                  located 24 miles from the nearest Louisiana
                                                    shoreline.
TDC Energy, LLC, Structure Removal, SEA ES/SR 07-  Vermilion, Block 221, Lease OCS-G 04424, located    6/26/2007
 062.                                               60 miles from the nearest Louisiana shoreline.
Chevron, U.S.A., Inc., Structure Removal, SEA ES/  Viosca Knoll, Block 114, Lease OCS-G 16536,         6/26/2007
 SR 07-038A.                                        located 30 miles from the nearest Mississippi
                                                    shoreline.
Chevron, U.S.A., Inc., Structure Removal, SEA ES/  Viosca Knoll, Block 161, Lease OCS-G 06876,         6/26/2007
 SR 07-017A.                                        located 43 miles from the nearest Louisiana
                                                    shoreline.
ATP Oil & Gas Corporation, Structure Removal, SEA  West Cameron (South Addition), Block 492, Lease     6/26/2007
 ES/SR 07-065.                                      OCS-G 16195, located 41 miles from the nearest
                                                    Louisiana shoreline.
Newfield Exploration Company, Structure Removal,   Ship Shoal, Block 57, Lease OCS-G 22696, located    6/27/2007
 SEA ES/SR 07-034A.                                 15 miles from the nearest Louisiana shoreline.
Maritech Resources, Inc., Structure Removal, SEA   Chandeleur, Block 25, Lease OCS-G 04494, located    6/28/2007
 ES/SR 07-064.                                      35 miles from the nearest Louisiana shoreline.
ATP Oil and Gas Corporation, Structure Removal,    Vermilion, Block 318, Lease OCS-G 04427, located    6/28/2007
 SEA ES/SR 07-060.                                  86 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: July 11, 2007.
Kevin Karl,
Acting Regional Director, Gulf of Mexico OCS Region.
[FR Doc. E7-16709 Filed 8-22-07; 8:45 am]
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