[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 220 (Tuesday, November 16, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 70021]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-28783]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement


Environmental Documents Prepared in Support of Oil and Gas 
Activities on the Alaska Outer Continental Shelf

AGENCY: Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement 
(BOEMRE), Interior.

ACTION: Notice of Availability of Recent Environmental Assessments and 
Findings of No Significant Impact Prepared by the BOEMRE.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to Section 102(2)(C) of the National Environmental 
Policy Act (NEPA), the Council on Environmental Quality regulations (40 
CFR parts 1500-1508), and the Department of the Interior regulations on 
NEPA (43 CFR part 46), BOEMRE announces the availability of 
Environmental Assessments (EA) and Findings of No Significant Impact 
(FONSI) prepared for two oil and gas activities proposed on the Alaska 
Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) and described in more detail below.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeffery Loman, Deputy Regional 
Director, BOEMRE, Alaska OCS Region, 3801 Centerpoint Drive, Suite 500, 
Anchorage, Alaska 99503-5823; telephone 1-800-764-2627; e-mail 
[email protected]. EA Availability: To obtain a copy of an EA and/
or FONSI, you may contact BOEMRE or visit the BOEMRE Web site at http://alaska.boemre.gov/.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: BOEMRE prepares EAs that examine the 
potential environmental effects of proposals for activities to evaluate 
oil and gas resource potential on the Alaska OCS. Each EA examines the 
potential environmental effects of activities described in the 
proposals and presents BOEMRE conclusions regarding the level and 
significance of those effects. The EAs are used as the basis for 
determining whether or not approvals of the proposals would 
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 
BOEMRE finds that approval of the proposals will not result in 
significant effects on the quality of the human environment.
    This notice constitutes the notice of availability to the public of 
the following environmental documents:

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              Project name                         Location                 Project purpose            FONSI
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Shell Exploration & Production,           Beaufort Sea, Alaska......  Conduct Ancillary                7/12/2010
 Ancillary Activities, Marine Surveys                                  activities.
 OCS EIS/EA MMS 2010-022.
Statoil USA E&P Inc. 2010 Seismic Survey  Chukchi Sea, Alaska.......  Conduct 2D/3D Sesimic            7/23/2010
 OCS EIS/EA BOEMRE 2010-020.                                           Surveys.
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    BOEMRE has concluded that the respective proposed actions will not 
significantly affect the quality of the human environment and that the 
preparation of EISs is not required. Mitigation measures identified 
during the NEPA process will be applied for each proposal to ensure 
environmental protection and safety.

    Dated: October 20, 2010.
John Goll,
Regional Director, Alaska OCS Region.
[FR Doc. 2010-28783 Filed 11-15-10; 8:45 am]
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