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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: February 23, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 36)]
[Notices]
[Page 9371-9372]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
[DOCID:fr23fe06-84]
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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.
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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 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 SEAs and FONSIs for proposals
that relate to exploration for and the development/production of oil
and gas resources on the Gulf of Mexico OCS. These SEAs examine 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 SEA.
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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Forest Oil Corporation, Structure Eugene Island, Block 11/29/2005
Removal SEA ES/SR 05-161. 314, Lease OCS-G 01981,
located 70 miles from
the nearest Louisiana
shoreline.
Southern Natural Gas Company, Main Pass, Block 298, 12/1/2005
Structure Removal SEA ES/SR 05- Lease OCS-G 01906,
160. located 18 miles from
the nearest Louisiana
shoreline.
Energy Resource Technology, Inc., East Cameron, Block 38, 12/5/2005
Structure Removal SEA ES/SR 05- Lease OCS-G 02562,
162. located 8 miles from
the nearest Louisiana
shoreline.
Apache Corporation, Structure Main Pass, Block 312, 12/5/2005
Removal SEA ES/SR 05-156. Lease OCS-G 16520,
located 15 miles from
the nearest Louisiana
shoreline.
Northern Natural Gas Company, Matagorda Island, Block 12/14/2005
Structure Removal SEA ES/SR 05- 686, Lease OCS-G 04625,
155. located 18 miles from
the nearest Texas
shoreline.
Walter Oil & Gas Corporation, Grand Isle, Block 104, 12/16/2005
Structure Removal SEA ES/SR 05- Lease OCS-G 14560,
153. located 48 miles from
the nearest Louisiana
shoreline.
El Paso Production Oil & Gas Vermilion, Block 102, 12/16/2005
Company, Structure Removal SEA Lease OCS-G 03393,
ES/SR 05-157. located 30 miles from
the nearest Louisiana
shoreline.
Nippon Oil Exploration U.S.A. High Island, Block 140, 12/19/2005
Limited, Structure Removal SEA Lease OCS 00518,
ES/SR 05-163. located 20 miles from
the nearest Texas
shoreline.
Walter Oil & Gas Corporation, High Island, Block 200, 12/19/2005
Structure Removal SEA ES/SR 05- Lease OCS-G 09086,
165. located 30 miles from
the nearest Texas
shoreline.
Millennium Offshore Group, Inc., East Cameron, Block 192, 12/21/2005
Structure Removal SEA ES/SR 05- Lease OCS-G 08650,
158. located 70 miles from
the nearest Louisiana
shoreline.
Apache Corporation, Structure South Timbalier, Block 12/21/2005
Removal SEA ES/SR 05-159. 161, Lease OCS-G 01248,
located 32 miles from
the nearest Louisiana
shoreline.
Marlin Energy Offshore, L.L.C., South Timbalier, Block 12/29/2005
Structure Removal SEA ES/SR 05- 21, Lease OCS-G 00263,
142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, located 4 miles from
148, 149, 150, and 151. the nearest Louisiana
shoreline.
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Persons interested in reviewing environmental documents for the
proposals listed above or obtaining information about SEAs 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: January 18, 2006.
Chris C. Oynes,
Regional Director, Gulf of Mexico OCS Region.
[FR Doc. E6-2555 Filed 2-22-06; 8:45 am]
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