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Environmental Documents Prepared for Proposed Oil and Gas Operations on the Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf (OCS)
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[Federal Register: January 15, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 10)]
[Notices]
[Page 1984-1986]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Minerals Management Service
Environmental Documents Prepared for Proposed Oil and Gas
Operations on the Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf (OCS)
AGENCY: Minerals Management Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of the availability of environmental documents. Prepared
for OCS mineral proposals on the Gulf of Mexico OCS.
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SUMMARY: Minerals Management Service (MMS), in accordance with Federal
Regulations that implement the National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA), announces the availability of NEPA-related Site-Specific
Environmental Assessments (SEA) and Findings of No Significant Impact
(FONSI), prepared by
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MMS for the following oil and gas activities proposed on the Gulf of
Mexico OCS.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Public Information Unit, Information
Services Section at the number below. Minerals Management Service, Gulf
of Mexico OCS Region, Attention: Public Information Office (MS 5034),
1201 Elmwood Park Boulevard, Room 114, New Orleans, Louisiana 70123-
2394, or by calling 1-800-200-GULF.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: MMS prepares an SEA and FONSI for proposals
that relate to exploration for and the development/production of oil
and gas resources on the Gulf of Mexico OCS. The EA examines the
potential environmental effects of activities described in the
proposals and present MMS conclusions regarding the significance of
those effects.
Environmental Assessments are used as a basis for determining
whether or not approval of the proposals constitutes major Federal
actions that significantly affect the quality of the human environment
in the sense of NEPA section 102(2)(C). A FONSI is prepared in those
instances where MMS 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 EA.
This notice constitutes the public notice of availability of
environmental documents required under the NEPA Regulations.
This listing includes all proposals for which the Gulf of Mexico
OCS Region prepared a FONSI in the period subsequent to publication of
the preceding notice.
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Activity/Operator Location Date
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Murphy Exploration & Production South Timbalier Area, 09/10/01
Company, Supplemental Block 86, Lease OCS-G
Development Operations, SEA Nos. 00605, 18 miles south
S-05676, P-13457 and P-13458. of Lafourche Parish,
Louisiana.
TotalFinaElf, Inc., Williams Canyon Express and 09/13/01
Field Services-Gulf Coast Canyon Station
Company, L.P., Right-of-Use and Projects, Camden Hill,
Easement and Pipeline Activity, Aconcagua and King's
SEA Nos. P-13233-13260, 13355- Peak Field Development
13358 and RUE-1. from Mississippi Canyon
and DeSoto Canyon,
through Viosca Knoll
and Main Pass to Main
Pass 261, 89 miles
south of Mobile County
Alabama, and 68 to 93
miles east and
southeast of
Plaquemines Parish,
Louisiana.
Marathon Oil Company, Initial Desoto Canyon Area, 10/18/01
Exploration Plan, SEA No. N6974. Block 927, Lease OCS-G
10480, 104 miles off
the coast of
Plaquemines Parish,
Louisiana.
El Paso Production Oil & Gas High Island Area, Block 12/06/01
Company, Pipeline Activity, SEA A-368, Lease OCS-G
No. P-13114. 02433, 118 miles off
the coast of Texas, and
123 miles from Cameron,
Louisiana.
Forest Oil Company, Structure West Cameron Area, Block 09/07/01
Removal Activity, SEA No. ES/SR 212, Lease OCS-G 04758,
00-038A. 39 miles south of
Cameron, Louisiana, and
37 miles south of
Cameron Parish,
Louisiana.
RME Petroleum Company, Structure Ship Shoal Area, Block 09/05/01
Removal Activity, SEA No. ES/SR 204, Lease OCS-G 01520,
01-049A. 81 miles south of
Morgan City, Louisiana,
and 38 miles south-
southwest of Terrebonne
Parish, Louisiana.
Callon Petroleum Company, Main Pass (South and 09/17/01
Structure Removal Activity, SEA East Addition) Area,
No. ES/SR 01-070A. Block 165, Lease OCS-G
05705, 26 miles
southeast of Chandeleur
Islands, Louisiana, and
66 miles south-
southwest of Theodore,
Alabama.
Hall-Houston Oil Company, West Delta Area, Block 08/27/01
Structure Removal Activity, SEA 94, Lease OCS-G 00839,
No. ES/SR 01-072. 29 miles southeast of
Fourchon, Louisiana,
and 25 miles southeast
of LaFourche Parish,
Louisiana.
Agip Petroleum, Structure Removal Grand Isle Area, Block 08/29/01
Activity, SEA No. ES/SR 01-073A. 102, Lease OCS-G 05662,
46 miles south-
southeast of LaFourche
Parish, Louisiana, and
48 miles south-
southeast of Fourchon,
Louisiana.
Amerada Hess Corporation, East Cameron Area, Block 08/24/01
Structure Removal Activity, SEA 188, Lease OCS-G 13586,
No. ES/SR 01-074. 73 miles south-
southeast of Cameron,
Louisiana, and 57 miles
south-southwest of
Cameron Parish,
Louisiana.
Callon Petroleum Company, Main Pass (South and 09/04/01
Structure Removal Activity, SEA East Addition) Area,
No. ES/SR 01-071A. Block 165, Lease OCS-G
05705, 26 miles east-
southeast of Chandeleur
Islands, Louisiana, and
64 miles south-
southwest of Theodore,
Alabama.
Energy Resource Technology, Inc., Eugene Island Area, 09/17/01
Structure Removal Activity, SEA Block 128A, Lease OCS-G
No. ES/SR 01-077. 00442, 30 miles
southwest of Terrebonne
Parish, Louisiana, and
58 miles south-
southwest of Morgan
City, Louisiana.
El Paso Production GOM, Inc., West Cameron (South 09/26/01
Structure Removal Activity, SEA Addition) Area, Block
No. ES/SR 01-078. 509, Lease OCS-G 15101,
95 miles south-
southeast of Cameron,
Louisiana, and 83 miles
south-southwest of
Cameron Parish,
Louisiana.
Kelley Oil Company, Structure Mobile Area, Blocks 822 10/04/01
Removal Activity, SEA Nos. ES/SR and 865, Leases OCS-G
01-079 and 01--080. 05056 and 06847,
Platform B lies 7 miles
south of Dauphin
Island, Alabama, and 41
miles south-southwest
of Mobile, Alabama.
Platform A lies 6 miles
south of Dauphin
Island, Alabama, and 39
miles south-southwest
of Mobile, Alabama.
Amerada Hess Corporation, Breton South Area, Block 10/04/01
Structure Removal Activity, SEA 55, Lease OCS-G 04492,
No. ES/SR 01-081. 6 miles southeast of
Breton Island, and 23
miles northeast of
Venice, Louisiana.
Forest Oil Corporation, Structure High Island Area, Block 10/17/01
Removal Activity, SEA No. ES/SR A20, Lease OCS-G 06178,
01-082. 34 miles southeast of
Galveston, Texas, and
76 miles southwest of
Cameron, Louisiana.
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Louis Dreyfus Natural Gas, West Cameron (West 10/17/01
Structure Removal Activity, SEA Addition) Area, Block
No. ES/SR 01-083. 408, Lease OCS-G 10508,
64 miles south-
southwest of Cameron
Parish, Louisiana, and
83 miles southeast of
Sabine Pass, Texas.
Texaco Exploration and South March Island 11/14/01
Production, Inc., Structure (North Addition) Area,
Removal Activity, SEA Nos. ES/SR Blocks 217, 218, 238
01-084, 01-085, 01-086, 01-087 and 239, Lease OCS
and 01-088. 00310, between 8 to 11
miles southwest and 6
miles south-southwest
of Iberia Parish,
Louisiana, and 23 to 36
miles southeast of
Intracoastal City,
Louisiana.
Texaco Exploration and Vermilion Area, Block 11/27/01
Production, Inc., Structure 30, Lease OCS-G 04785,
Removal Activity, SEA No. ES/SR 7 miles south-southeast
01-089. of Vermilion Parish,
Louisiana, and 21 miles
south of Intracoastal
City, Louisiana.
Vastar Offshore, Inc., Structure South Pelto Area, Block 11/08/01
Removal Activity, SEA No. ES/SR 11, Lease OCS-G 00071,
01-090. 8 miles south of
Terrebonne Parish,
Louisiana, and 33 miles
south-southwest of
Fourchon, Louisiana.
Denbury Resources Inc., Structure High Island (East 11/15/01
Removal Activity, SEA No. ES/SR Addition South
01-091. Extension) Area, Block
A-286, Lease OCS-G
03486, 91 miles south-
southeast of Galveston
County, Texas, and 105
miles south-southwest
of Cameron, Louisiana.
Maritech Resources, Inc., West Delta Area, Block 11/28/01
Structure Removal Activity, SEA 32, Leases OCS-G 00367
Nos. ES/SR 01-092, 01-093, 01- and 01332, 19 miles
094, 01-095, 01-096, 01-097, 01- east-southeast of Grand
098, 01-099 and 01-100. Isle, Louisiana, and 10
miles south-southwest
of Plaquemines Parish,
Louisiana.
Seneca Resources Corporation, Vermilion Area (South 11/27/01
Structure Removal Activity, SEA Addition), Block 296,
No. ES/SR 01-101. Lease OCS-G 09511, 114
miles southwest of
Morgan City, Louisiana,
and 78 miles south-
southwest of Iberia
Parish, Louisiana.
BP America, Inc., Structure South Pelto Area, Block 11/16/01
Removal Activity, SEA No. ES/SR 11, Lease OCS-G 00071,
01-102. 8 miles south of
Terrebonne Parish,
Louisiana, and 33 miles
south-southwest of
Fourchon, Louisiana.
Apex Oil & Gas, Inc., Structure East Cameron Area, Block 12/10/01
Removal Activity, SEA No. ES/SR 24, Lease OCS-G 04098,
01-103. 5 miles south-southwest
of Cameron Parish,
Louisiana, and 35 miles
east-southeast of
Cameron, Louisiana.
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Persons interested in reviewing environmental documents for the
proposals listed above or obtaining information about EAs and FONSIs
prepared for activities on the Gulf of Mexico OCS are encouraged to
contact MMS at the address or telephone listed in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION section.
Dated: December 18, 2001.
Chris C. Oynes,
Regional Director, Gulf of Mexico OCS Region.
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