[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 238 (Wednesday, December 13, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 86378-86379]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-27352]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement

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Oil and Gas Decommissioning Activities on the Pacific Outer 
Continental Shelf

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

ACTION: Notice of availability of the Record of Decision for the Final 
Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement for Oil and Gas 
Decommissioning Activities on the Pacific Outer Continental Shelf.

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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE)

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announces the availability of the Record of Decision for the Final 
Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (PEIS) for Oil and Gas 
Decommissioning Activities on the Pacific Outer Continental Shelf. The 
Record of Decision identifies BSEE's selected alternative for the Final 
PEIS.

ADDRESSES: The Record of Decision and the Final PEIS with appendices 
are available on the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management's (BOEM's) 
website at www.boem.gov/Pacific-Decomm-PEIS and on BSEE's website at 
www.bsee.gov/stats-facts/ocs-regions/pacific/pacific-region-federal-ocs-decommissioning.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information on the Record 
of Decision for 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: 
    Preferred Alternative Selected: The Record of Decision identifies 
the Preferred Alternative, Alternative 1 with sub-alternative 1a 
(Alternative 1a), as the selected alternative, which is for complete 
removal with onshore disposal and the option of explosive severance for 
platform jackets.
    Other Alternatives Analyzed: The Final PEIS also considered 
alternatives addressing partial removal of infrastructure, different 
severance techniques, and the potential for placement of portions of 
the jacket for development of an artificial reef. This Final PEIS will 
provide foundational analysis of the primary methods of decommissioning 
across a range of scenarios to facilitate evaluation of future 
decommissioning applications, which will undergo further analysis on a 
site-specific basis.
    Availability of the ROD: You may download or view the Record of 
Decision, 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.
    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. 2023-27352 Filed 12-12-23; 8:45 am]
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