[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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