[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 207 (Friday, October 27, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 73870]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-23623]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement

[BOEM-2021-0043; EEEE500000 234E1700D2 ET1SF0000.EAQ000]


Oil and Gas Decommissioning Activities on the Pacific Outer 
Continental Shelf

AGENCY: Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE), DOI.

ACTION: Notice of availability of the final programmatic Environmental 
Impact Statement (PEIS) for oil and gas decommissioning activities on 
the Pacific Outer Continental Shelf.

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SUMMARY: BSEE announces the availability of the Final PEIS for Oil and 
Gas Decommissioning Activities on the Pacific Outer Continental Shelf 
(OCS). The Final PEIS identifies BSEE's Proposed Action and analyzes 
its potential environmental impacts, as well as those of three 
alternative actions and a number of alternative component activities.

DATES: BSEE will issue a Record of Decision no sooner than November 4, 
2023.

ADDRESSES: The Final PEIS with appendices is available for review on 
the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management's (BOEM's) website at 
www.boem.gov/Pacific-Decomm-PEIS.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information on the Final 
PEIS, you may contact BOEM or BSEE. The BOEM point of contact (POC) is 
Mr. Richard Yarde, Regional Supervisor, Bureau of Ocean Energy 
Management, Pacific OCS Region, 760 Paseo Camarillo, Suite 102, 
Camarillo, CA 93010-6002. You may also contact Mr. Yarde by telephone 
at (805) 384-6379 or email at [email protected]. The BSEE POC is 
Mr. Bruce Hesson, Regional Director, Bureau of Safety and Environmental 
Enforcement, Pacific Region, 760 Paseo Camarillo, Suite 102, Camarillo, 
CA 93010. You may also contact Mr. Hesson by telephone at (805) 384-
6373 or email at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Proposed Action: The proposed action evaluated in this Final PEIS 
is for BSEE to review and approve, reject, or approve with conditions, 
operator decommissioning applications for the complete removal and 
disposal of Pacific OCS oil and gas platforms, associated pipelines, 
and other facilities. Under the proposed action, all platforms, 
pipelines, and other facilities, and their related infrastructure, 
would be removed to a depth of 15 feet below the mudline, as required 
by regulation (30 CFR 250.1728(a)).
    Alternatives Considered: The four alternatives analyzed in the 
Final PEIS include complete removal (Proposed Action), partial removal 
without artificial reef option, partial removal with artificial reef 
option, and no action. The activities analyzed in the PEIS include, but 
are not limited to, platform removal employing non-explosive severance, 
removal of associated pipelines and other facilities and obstructions, 
onshore disposal, abandonment-in-place of associated pipelines, 
complete removal of topside superstructure, partial jacket removal to 
at least 85 feet below the waterline, and one sub-alternative using 
explosive severance if necessary for the platform jackets.
    Availability of the Final PEIS: You may download or view the Final 
PEIS, appendices, and associated information on the following BOEM 
website: www.boem.gov/Pacific-Decomm-PEIS, or on the following BSEE 
website: https://www.bsee.gov/stats-facts/ocs-regions/pacific/pacific-region-federal-ocs-decommissioning. You may also contact BOEM or BSEE 
at the above addresses for a copy on a flash drive or a paper copy.
    Authority: 42 U.S.C. 4231 et seq.; 40 CFR 1506.6.

Kevin M. Sligh, Sr.,
Director, Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement.
[FR Doc. 2023-23623 Filed 10-26-23; 8:45 am]
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