[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 59 (Tuesday, March 27, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18263-18266]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-7364]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Ocean Energy Management


Environmental Documents Prepared for Proposed Oil, Gas, and 
Mineral Operations by the Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) 
Region

AGENCY: Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of the availability of Environmental Documents Prepared 
for OCS Mineral Proposals by the Gulf of Mexico OCS Region.

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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), in accordance 
with Federal Regulations that implement the National Environmental 
Policy Act (NEPA), announces the availability of NEPA-related Site-
Specific Environmental Assessments

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(SEA) and Findings of No Significant Impact (FONSI), prepared by BOEM 
for the following oil-, gas-, and mineral-related activities proposed 
on the Gulf of Mexico.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Public Information Unit, Information 
Services Section at the number below. Bureau of Ocean Energy 
Management, Gulf of Mexico OCS Region, Attention: Public Information 
Office (MS 5034), 1201 Elmwood Park Boulevard, Room 250, New Orleans, 
Louisiana 70123-2394, or by calling 1-800-200-GULF.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The BOEM prepares SEAs and FONSIs for 
proposals that relate to exploration, development, production, and 
transport of oil, gas, and mineral resources on the Federal OCS. These 
SEAs examine the potential environmental effects of activities 
described in the proposals and present BOEM conclusions regarding the 
significance of those effects. Environmental Assessments are used as a 
basis for determining whether or not approval of the proposals 
constitutes a major Federal action that significantly affects the 
quality of the human environment in accordance with NEPA Section 
102(2)(C). A FONSI is prepared in those instances where BOEM 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.

 
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       Activity/operator                 Location               Date
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Shell Offshore Inc.,             Located in the Western       10/4/2011.
 Exploration Plan, SEA R-5298.    Planning Area, south
                                  of Galveston, Texas.
Prime Offshore L.L.C.,           South Padre Island,         10/12/2011.
 Structure Removal, SEA ES/SR     Block 1113, Lease OCS-
 11-285.                          G 24302, located 20
                                  miles from the nearest
                                  Texas shoreline.
Apache Corporation, Structure    South Timbalier, Block      10/12/2011.
 Removal, SEA ES/SR 11-152.       291, Lease OCS-G
                                  16455, located 90
                                  miles from the nearest
                                  Louisiana shoreline.
BP Exploration & Production      Keathley Canyon, Block      10/14/2011.
 Inc., Exploration Plan, SEA S-   292, located 192 miles
 7451.                            from the nearest
                                  shoreline in
                                  Terrebonne Parish,
                                  Louisiana, southeast
                                  of Morgan City,
                                  Louisiana.
Prime Offshore L.L.C.,           South Padre Island,         10/14/2011.
 Structure Removal, SEA ES/SR     Block 1073, Lease OCS-
 11-280 & 11-281.                 G 23102, located 23
                                  miles from the nearest
                                  Texas shoreline.
Prime Offshore L.L.C.,           South Padre Island,         10/14/2011.
 Structure Removal, SEA ES/SR     Block 1166, Lease OCS-
 11-284.                          G 24307, located 15
                                  miles from the nearest
                                  Texas shoreline.
Prime Offshore L.L.C.,           South Padre Island,         10/17/2011.
 Structure Removal, SEA ES/SR     Block 1133, Lease OCS-
 11-282 & 11-283.                 G 26431, located 13
                                  miles from the nearest
                                  Texas shoreline.
McMoRan Oil & Gas LLC,           Main Pass, Block 138,       10/18/2011.
 Structure Removal, SEA ES/SR     Lease OCS-G 16500,
 06-105A.                         located 15 miles from
                                  the nearest Louisiana
                                  shoreline.
Chevron U.S.A. Inc.,             Walker Ridge, Block 29,     10/18/2011.
 Exploration Plan, SEA S-7478.    located 145 miles from
                                  the nearest Louisiana
                                  shoreline, south of
                                  Port Fourchon,
                                  Louisiana.
W & T Offshore, Inc., Structure  Eugene Island, Block        10/19/2011.
 Removal, SEA ES/SR 11-242 & 11-  196, Lease OCS-G
 243.                             13821, located 48
                                  miles from the nearest
                                  Louisiana shoreline.
Woodside Energy (USA) Inc.,      Green Canyon, Block         10/19/2011.
 Exploration Plan, SEA R-5105.    451, located east of
                                  Brownsville, Texas,
                                  109 miles from the
                                  nearest Texas
                                  shoreline.
W & T Offshore, Inc., Structure  Ship Shoal, Block 33,       10/19/2011.
 Removal, SEA ES/SR 11-270.       Lease OCS 00336,
                                  located 11 miles from
                                  the nearest Louisiana
                                  shoreline.
Noble Energy, Inc., Exploration  Green Canyon, Blocks        10/20/2011.
 Plan, SEA R-5348.                678, 679, 680, 722,
                                  723, 724, 725, 766,
                                  767 and 768, located
                                  greater than 125 miles
                                  from the Louisiana
                                  shoreline, south of
                                  Morgan City, Louisiana.
Century Exploration New          Ship Shoal, Block 154,      10/20/2011.
 Orleans, Inc., Structure         Lease OCS 00420
 Removal, SEA ES/SR 11-289.       located 36 miles from
                                  the nearest Louisiana
                                  shoreline.
Prime Offshore L.L.C.,           South Padre Island,         10/20/2011.
 Structure Removal, SEA ES/SR     Block 1059, Lease OCS-
 11-279.                          G 23100, located 32
                                  miles from the nearest
                                  Texas shoreline.
Chevron U.S.A. Inc.,             Located south of Port       10/24/2011.
 Development Operations           Fourchon, Louisiana.
 Coordination Document, SEA R-    118 miles from the
 5101.                            nearest Louisiana
                                  shoreline.
Maritech Resources, Inc.,        Eugene Island, Block        10/26/2011.
 Structure Removal, SEA ES/SR     129, Lease RUE OCS-G
 11-053 & 11-054.                 30029, located 38
                                  miles from the nearest
                                  Louisiana shoreline.
Apache Corporation, Structure    Eugene Island, Block        10/26/2011.
 Removal, SEA ES/SR 08-011A.      306, Lease OCS-G
                                  02109, located 75
                                  miles from the nearest
                                  Louisiana shoreline.
W & T Offshore, Inc., Structure  Main Pass, Block 102,       10/26/2011.
 Removal, SEA ES/SR 11-237.       Lease OCS-G 03798,
                                  located 58 miles from
                                  the nearest Louisiana
                                  shoreline.
Dynamic Data Services Inc.,      Located in the Western,     10/27/2011.
 Geological & Geophysical         Central, and Eastern
 Survey, SEA L11-013.             Gulf of Mexico
                                  Planning Areas.
LLOG Exploration Offshore,       Located south of Grand      10/27/2011.
 L.L.C., Exploration Plan, SEA    Isle, Lafourche
 N-9504.                          Parish, Louisiana, 56
                                  miles from the nearest
                                  Louisiana shoreline.
Stone Energy Corporation,        West Delta, Block 97,       10/31/2011.
 Structure Removal, SEA ES/SR     Lease OCS-G 08457,
 11-286 & 11-291.                 located 23 miles from
                                  the nearest Louisiana
                                  shoreline.
Stone Energy Corporation,        West Delta, Block 98,       10/31/2011.
 Structure Removal, SEA ES/SR     Lease OCS-G 21129,
 11-287.                          located 20 miles from
                                  the nearest Louisiana
                                  shoreline.
Noble Energy, Inc., Exploration  Mississippi Canyon,          11/1/2011.
 Plan, SEA R-5205.                Block 699, south of
                                  Mobile, Alabama,
                                  located 82 miles from
                                  the nearest shoreline
                                  in Plaquemines Parish,
                                  Louisiana.
Shell Offshore Inc.,             Garden Banks, Block          11/2/2011.
 Exploration Plan, SEA S-7498.    427, south of
                                  Terrebonne Parish,
                                  Louisiana, located 134
                                  miles from the nearest
                                  Louisiana shoreline.

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Apache Deepwater LLC,            Green Canyon, Blocks         11/3/2011.
 Exploration Plan, SEA N-9583.    823 and 867, south of
                                  Port Fourchon,
                                  Louisiana, located 130
                                  miles from the nearest
                                  Louisiana shoreline.
Murphy Exploration & Production  Located south of             11/4/2011.
 Company--USA, Exploration        Mobile, Alabama, 74
 Plan, SEA S-7485.                miles from the nearest
                                  Louisiana shoreline.
Anadarko Petroleum Corporation,  Located southeast of         11/4/2011.
 Development Operations           Plaquemines Parish,
 Coordination Document, SEA N-    Louisiana, 130 miles
 9482.                            from the nearest
                                  Louisiana shoreline.
Chevron U.S.A. Inc., Structure   South Timbalier, Block       11/4/2011.
 Removal, SEA ES/SR 08-028A.      151, Lease OCS 00463,
                                  located 32 miles from
                                  the nearest Louisiana
                                  shoreline.
JX Nippon Oil Exploration        West Cameron, Block          11/7/2011.
 (U.S.A.) Limited, Structure      533, Lease OCS-G
 Removal, SEA ES/SR 11-227.       02225, located 95
                                  miles from the nearest
                                  Louisiana shoreline.
Global Geophysical Services,     Located in the Eugene        11/8/2011.
 Inc., Geological and             Island Area, in the
 Geophysical Survey, SEA L11-     Central Planning Area,
 015.                             of the Gulf of Mexico,
                                  30 miles from the
                                  nearest Louisiana
                                  shoreline.
TGS-NOPEC Geophysical Company,   Located in the Central      11/10/2011.
 Geological & Geophysical         Planning Area of the
 Survey, SEA L11-007.             Gulf of Mexico.
ATP Oil & Gas Corporation,       Mississippi Canyon,         11/10/2011.
 Exploration Plan, SEA N-9577.    Block 710, Lease OCS-G
                                  22896, located 48
                                  miles from the nearest
                                  Louisiana shoreline.
BHP Billiton Petroleum (GOM)     Located south of Port       11/15/2011.
 Inc., Development Operations     Fourchon, Lafourche
 Coordination Document, SEA S-    Parish, Louisiana, 117
 7487.                            miles from the nearest
                                  Louisiana shoreline.
Anadarko Petroleum Corporation,  Keathley Canyon, Block      11/17/2011.
 Exploration Plan, SEA N-9593.    875, located 214 miles
                                  from the nearest
                                  Louisiana shoreline,
                                  south of Intracoastal
                                  City, Vermillion
                                  Parish, Louisiana.
Newfield Exploration Company,    Located south of            11/18/2011.
 Exploration Plan, SEA N-9586.    Mobile, Alabama, 62
                                  miles from the nearest
                                  shoreline, south of
                                  Venice, Louisiana.
Shell Offshore Inc.,             Mississippi Canyon,         11/18/2011.
 Exploration Plan, SEA S-7499.    Block 807, located 53
                                  miles from the nearest
                                  Louisiana shoreline,
                                  southeast of Port
                                  Fourchon, Louisiana.
Exxon Mobil Corporation,         Keathley Canyon, Block      11/21/2011.
 Exploration Plan, SEA R-5296.    919, Lease OCS-G
                                  21447, located 236
                                  miles from the nearest
                                  Louisiana shoreline,
                                  south-southwest of
                                  Port Fourchon,
                                  Louisiana.
Anadarko Petroleum Corporation,  East Breaks, Block 646,     11/23/2011.
 Exploration Plan, SEA N-9591.    located 118 miles from
                                  the nearest Texas
                                  shoreline, south of
                                  Galveston, Texas.
Wild Well Control, Inc.,         Grand Isle, Block 47,       11/30/2011.
 Structure Removal, SEA ES/SR     Lease OCS-00133,
 11-223.                          located 18 miles from
                                  the nearest Louisiana
                                  shoreline.
EOG Resources, Inc., Structure   Mustang Island, Block       11/30/2011.
 Removal, SEA ES/SR 11-278.       759, Lease OCS-G
                                  14103, located 32
                                  miles from the nearest
                                  Texas shoreline.
Eni US Operating Co. Inc.,       West Cameron, Block         11/30/2011.
 Structure Removal, SEA ES/SR     225, Lease OCS-G
 11-290.                          00900, located 39
                                  miles from the nearest
                                  Louisiana shoreline.
Fugro Multi Client Services,     Located in the Central       12/1/2011.
 Inc., Geological & Geophysical   Planning Area of the
 Survey, SEA L11-018.             Gulf of Mexico, south
                                  of Louisiana.
TDI-Brooks International, Inc.,  Located in the Central       12/2/2011.
 Geological & Geophysical         Gulf of Mexico.
 Survey, SEA L11-019.
Shell Offshore, Inc.,            Walker Ridge, Block         12/13/2011.
 Exploration Plan, SEA S-7514.    508, located 178 miles
                                  from the nearest
                                  Louisiana shoreline,
                                  south of Terrebonne
                                  Parish, Louisiana.
Walter Oil & Gas Corporation,    Ewing Bank, Block 834,      12/15/2011.
 Exploration Plan, SEA R-5382.    located 63 miles from
                                  the nearest Louisiana
                                  shoreline, south of
                                  Terrebonne Parish,
                                  Louisiana.
Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line   Vermilion, Block 76,        12/19/2011.
 Company, LLC, Structure          Right-Of-Way Lease No.
 Removal, SEA ES/SR 11-267.       00647, located 18
                                  miles from the nearest
                                  Louisiana shoreline.
Apache Corporation, Structure    Eugene Island, Block        12/20/2011.
 Removal, SEA ES/SR 11-154.       306, Lease OCS-G
                                  02109, located 75
                                  miles from the nearest
                                  Louisiana shoreline.
Walter Oil & Gas Corporation,    Eugene Island, Block        12/20/2011.
 Exploration Plan, SEA R-5404.    51, located 63 miles
                                  from the nearest
                                  Louisiana shoreline,
                                  south of Terrebonne
                                  Parish, Louisiana.
Maritech Resources, Inc.,        High Island, Block          12/20/2011.
 Structure Removal, SEA ES/SR     325A, Lease OCS-G
 11-238.                          02416, located 120
                                  miles from the nearest
                                  Texas shoreline.
Maritech Resources, Inc.,        High Island, Block A        12/22/2011.
 Structure Removal, SEA ES/SR     560, Lease OCS-G
 11-288.                          14193, located 76
                                  miles from the nearest
                                  Texas shoreline.
Apache Corporation, Structure    Matagorda Island, Block     12/22/2011.
 Removal, SEA ES/SR 11-036A.      696, Lease OCS-G
                                  04704, located 1 mile
                                  from the nearest Texas
                                  shoreline.
Anadarko Petroleum Corporation,  Green Canyon, Block         12/23/2011.
 Exploration Plan, SEA S-7509.    727, located 122 miles
                                  from the nearest
                                  Louisiana shoreline,
                                  in Terrebonne Parish,
                                  Louisiana, southwest
                                  of Grand Isle,
                                  Louisiana.
Anadarko Petroleum Corporation,  Located south of            12/27/2011.
 Exploration Plan, SEA N-9610.    Iberia, Louisiana, 223
                                  miles from the nearest
                                  Louisiana shoreline,
                                  in Terrebonne Parish,
                                  Louisiana.
Chevron U.S.A. Inc.,             Keathley Canyon, Block      12/29/2011.
 Exploration Plan, SEA R-5299.    736, located 210 miles
                                  of the nearest
                                  Louisiana shoreline,
                                  southwest of Port
                                  Fourchon, Louisiana.
LLOG Exploration Offshore,       Located in the Central      12/29/2011.
 L.L.C., Exploration Plan, SEA    Planning Area of the
 S-7526.                          Gulf of Mexico,
                                  southeast of New
                                  Orleans, Louisiana, 60
                                  miles from the nearest
                                  Louisiana shoreline.
Apache Corporation, Structure    North Padre Island,         12/29/2011.
 Removal, SEA ES/SR 11-071.       Block 892, Lease OCS-G
                                  08958, located 31
                                  miles from the nearest
                                  Texas shoreline.
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    Persons interested in reviewing environmental documents for the 
proposals listed above or obtaining information about SEAs and FONSIs 
prepared by the Gulf of Mexico OCS Region are encouraged to contact 
BOEM at the address or telephone listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 
CONTACT section.

    Dated: February 3, 2012.
John Rodi,
Regional Director, Gulf of Mexico OCS Region.
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