[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 116 (Wednesday, June 17, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 34692]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-14425]


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DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-SERO-BICY-17725; PPSESEROC3, PMP00UP05.YP0000]


Plan of Operations To Conduct 3-Dimensional Seismic Oil and Gas 
Exploration Within Big Cypress National Preserve

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of Availability.

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SUMMARY: The National Park Service (NPS) is seeking public comments on 
Nobles Grade 3-D Seismic Survey/Plan of Operations (Plan) to explore 
for oil and gas within Big Cypress National Preserve. The Plan seeks 
approval to conduct a seismic survey over a 110 square mile 
area to evaluate the subsurface geologic structure and geophysical 
conditions pertaining to accumulations of commercial quantities of 
crude oil and natural gas in the Sunniland Oil Trend. The applicant, 
Burnett Oil Company, Inc., proposes to conduct the seismic survey by 
using small, portable seismic receivers (geophones) and recording 
devices, which measure and record subtle vibrations in the ground. No 
explosives will be used to create the vibrations or seismic acoustical 
signals, and there will be no ground disturbances from detonations. 
Instead, vibrations will be created using mobile plates attached to 
special off-road vehicles which are placed against the ground, 
vibrated, and then moved on to the next location. The source and 
receivers would be placed in a line grid to allow the applicant to map 
the subsurface geology.

DATES: The comment period will be announced through local media outlets 
and on the NPS Planning, Environment, and Public Comment (PEPC) Web 
site at http://parkplanning.nps.gov/bicy. The Plan will be available 
for public review and comment through July 17, 2015.

ADDRESSES: Interested individuals, organizations, and agencies are 
encouraged to provide written comments. Written comments may be sent to 
the Office of the Superintendent, Big Cypress National Preserve, 33100 
Tamiami Trail East Ochopee, Florida 34141 or entered in the PEPC system 
Web site at http://parkplanning.nps.gov/bicy. Copies of the Plan are 
available upon request from the contact listed below.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for further information 
should be directed to the Big Cypress National Preserve PEPC system 
online at: http://parkplanning.nps.gov/bicy; Big Cypress National 
Preserve Environmental Specialist Don Hargrove by phone at 239-695-
1150; via email at [email protected]; or by mail at Big Cypress 
National Preserve, 33100 Tamiami Trail East, Ochopee, Florida 34141.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Comments in any format (hard copy or 
electronic) submitted on behalf of others will not be accepted. Before 
including your address, phone number, email address, or other personal 
identifying information in any comment, you should be aware that your 
entire comment--including your personal identifying information--may be 
made publicly available at any time. While you can ask us in your 
comment to withhold your personal identifying information from public 
review, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so.
    The official responsible for approving or disapproving this Plan is 
the Regional Director, NPS Southeast Region, 100 Alabama Street SW., 
1924 Building, Atlanta, Georgia 30303.

    Dated: June 1, 2015.
Barclay C. Trimble,
Acting Regional Director, Southeast Region.
[FR Doc. 2015-14425 Filed 6-16-15; 8:45 am]
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