**UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR**

**MINERALS MANAGEMENT SERVICE**

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  NTL No. 200X-GXX                                Effective Date:
                                                  **(DRAFT-May 17,
                                                  2002)**

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**Notice To Lessees And Operators Of Federal Oil, Gas, And Sulphur
Leases**

**In The Outer Continental Shelf (OCS), Gulf Of Mexico OCS Region**

# **Information Requirements for Exploration Plans and**

# **Development Operations Coordination Documents**

This Notice to Lessees and Operators (NTL) is issued according to 30 CFR
250.103 and provides implementation guidance on the recently published
final regulations that revised 30 CFR 250, Subpart B, and changed the
subpart title to "Plans and Information" (see xx FR xxxxx). It also
supersedes and represents major changes to the current NTL on
"Information Requirements for Exploration Plans and Development and
Coordination Documents" issued by the Minerals Management Service (MMS)
Gulf of Mexico OCS Region (GOMR). Please note that all of the regulatory
citations used in this NTL are those in the published revised final
Subpart B regulations.

In the revised final Subpart B regulations, the contents of an
Exploration Plan (EP), a Development and Production Plan (DPP), or a
Development Operations Coordination Document (DOCD) are given at 30 CFR
250.211 through 250.228 and 30 CFR 250.241 through 250.262. However,
according to 30 CFR 250.201(c), the MMS may limit the amount of
information or analysis you must provide to that necessary to ensure
conformance with the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Lands Act, as
amended, other laws, applicable regulations, and lease stipulations or
provisions. Under this authority, the GOMR has established the contents
of EP's and DOCD's for activities in the Gulf of Mexico OCS. These
contents, along with clarifying information, are provided in the
Attachment and Appendices to this NTL. The GOMR will provide guidance on
the contents of DPP's on a case-by-case basis.

**Proprietary Data:** Information collected pursuant to 30 CFR 250
(Subpart B) is to inform MMS, States, and the public of planned
exploration, development, and production operations on the OCS and to
ensure that operations on the OCS are planned to comply with statutory
and regulatory requirements, will be safe and protect the human, marine,
and coastal environment, and will result in diligent exploration,
development, and production of leases (§ 250.199). Data and information
that must be made available to the public without the consent of the
lessee and under what circumstances and time period are outlined in
Subpart A at 30 CFR 250.196 (a) and (b). Pursuant to 43 CFR 2.13(c)(9),
we have determined that only the following geologic information may be
considered proprietary. If required information is omitted from the
Public Information copy of the plan, the plan will not be deemed
submitted.

1\. The geologic objectives on the OCS Plan Information Form in Appendix
A.

2\. Production rates and life of reserves under General Information at
250.243(g).

3\. All items under Geologic and Geophysical Information at 250.214 and
250.244.

4\. BHL, TVD, and MD information on the OCS Plan Information Form in
Appendix A.

All information, other than that identified above as being proprietary,
furnished as part of EP's and DOCD's will be made available to the
public and the States in the Public Information copy of the EP or DOCD.

**Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 Statement:** The collection of
information referred to in this NTL provides clarification, description,
or interpretation of requirements in the final rule revising 30 CFR 250,
Subpart B. The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has approved the
information collection requirements and assigned OMB control number
1010-XXXX. This NTL does not impose additional information collection
requirements subject to the PRA.

**Contact:** If you have any questions regarding this NTL, please
contact the Plans Section at

\(504\) 736-2419.

Chris C. Oynes

Regional Director

Attachment with Appendices A, B, and C

**ATTACHMENT TO NTL NO. 200X-GXX**

**CONTENTS OF EXPLORATION PLANS (EP's) AND**

**DEVELOPMENT OPERATIONS COORDINATION DOCUMENTS (DOCD's)**

Please note that the subheadings in this Attachment do not necessarily
correspond to regulatory citations in 30 CFR 250, Subpart B. In
addition, except for the Environmental Impact Analysis Matrix in
Appendix C, the information in the unshaded cells of the tables
throughout this Attachment is for illustrative purposes only.

[Definitions]{.underline}

Terms used in this Attachment have the following meaning:

[Deepwater]{.underline} means those water depths greater than or equal
to 400 meters (1,312 feet).

[Eastern Planning Area]{.underline} means the area of the Gulf of Mexico
(GOM) Outer Continental Shelf bounded by lines extending seaward from
Mobile Bay, Alabama, and Key West, Florida. Refer to the MMS Internet
website at
[[http://www.gomr.mms.gov/homepg/offshore/plans_permits/czmmaps.html]{.underline}](http://www.gomr.mms.gov/homepg/offhsore/plans_permits/czmmaps.html)
for a map showing the exact boundaries.

[Flower Garden Banks Protective Zone]{.underline} means that area of the
GOM OCS consisting of the following blocks:

  -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- --------
  HI A-351 HI A-364 HI A-376 HI A-384 HI A-395 HI A-403 GB 135   GB 180

  HI A-352 HI A-365 HI A-377 HI A-385 HI A-396 HI A-573 GB 136   EB 173

  HI A-353 HI A-366 HI A-378 HI A-386 HI A-397 HI A-596 GB 138   EB 217

  HI A-354 HI A-367 HI A-379 HI A-387 HI A-398 GB 95    GB 139   

  HI A-355 HI A-368 HI A-380 HI A-388 HI A-399 GB 96    GB 140   

  HI A-361 HI A-373 HI A-381 HI A-389 HI A-400 GB 97    GB 177   

  HI A-362 HI A-374 HI A-382 HI A-390 HI A-401 GB 133   GB 178   

  HI A-363 HI A-375 HI A-383 HI A-394 HI A-402 GB 134   GB 179   
  -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- --------

HI = High Island; GB = Garden Banks; EB = East Breaks

[New or unusual technology]{.underline} means equipment and/or
procedures that:

\(1\) Function in a manner that potentially causes different impacts to
the environment than the equipment or procedures did in the past;

\(2\) Have not been used previously or extensively in an MMS OCS Region;

\(3\) Have not been used previously under the anticipated operating
conditions; or

\(4\) Have operating characteristics that are outside the performance
parameters established by 30 CFR 250.

[OCS Plan]{.underline} means an Exploration Plan (EP) or a Development
Operations Coordination Document (DOCD).

[Stetson Bank Protective Zone]{.underline} means that area of the GOM
OCS consisting of the following blocks:

  ------------------------ ----------------------- -----------------------
  HI A-486                 HI A-502                HI A-514

  HI A-487                 HI A-503                HI A-527

  HI A-488                 HI A-512                HI A-528

  HI A-501                 HI A-513                HI A-529
  ------------------------ ----------------------- -----------------------

HI = High Island

[Topographic Feature]{.underline} means a feature that provides habitat
for sensitive hard-bottom benthic communities. Refer to NTL No. 98-12,
"Implementation of Consistent Biological Stipulation Measures in the
Central and Western Gulf of Mexico," dated August 10, 1998, for a
listing of the OCS blocks affected by the topographic features lease
stipulation.

### **[Proposed Activities (250.211 and 250.241)]{.underline}** {#proposed-activities-250.211-and-250.241 .unnumbered}

###  {#section .unnumbered}

###  (a) [Plan information form]{.underline}. Using the form in Appendix A of this NTL, provide information concerning your proposed activities. {#a-plan-information-form.-using-the-form-in-appendix-a-of-this-ntl-provide-information-concerning-your-proposed-activities. .unnumbered}

###  (b) [Location]{.underline}. Provide a map at a scale of 1 inch = 2,000 feet on an 8½-inch by 11-inch sheet of paper that depicts the surface location and water depth of each proposed well and production facility, and the proposed locations of all associated drilling unit and construction barge anchors. If you do not know the proposed anchor locations, you may show the maximum anchor radius instead. {#b-location.-provide-a-map-at-a-scale-of-1-inch-2000-feet-on-an-8½-inch-by-11-inch-sheet-of-paper-that-depicts-the-surface-location-and-water-depth-of-each-proposed-well-and-production-facility-and-the-proposed-locations-of-all-associated-drilling-unit-and-construction-barge-anchors.-if-you-do-not-know-the-proposed-anchor-locations-you-may-show-the-maximum-anchor-radius-instead. .unnumbered}

\(c\) [Storage tanks and production vessels]{.underline}. Using the
format below, provide information on the storage tanks and/or production
vessels at the facility you will use to conduct your proposed activities
(including barges, drilling rigs, platform, etc.) that will store oil,
as defined at 30 CFR 254.6. Include only those tanks with a capacity of
10 barrels or more.

+-----------+-------------+----------+--------+-----------+----------+
| # **      | **Type of** | **Tank   | **     | **Total   | *        |
| Type of** |             | Capacity | Number | Capacity  | *Fluid** |
|           | *           | (Ba      | of**   | (B        |          |
| # **Stora | *Facility** | rrels)** |        | arrels)** | *        |
| ge Tank** |             |          | **T    |           | *Gravity |
|           |             |          | anks** |           | (API)**  |
+-----------+-------------+----------+--------+-----------+----------+
| Fuel Oil  | Semi-       | 250      | 2      | 500       | No. 2    |
|           | submersible |          |        |           | Diesel   |
+-----------+-------------+----------+--------+-----------+----------+
| P         | Platform A  | 40,000   | 2      | 80,000    | 37º      |
| roduction |             |          |        |           |          |
+-----------+-------------+----------+--------+-----------+----------+

Provide this table only when you propose:

1\. Activities in the Eastern Planning Area of the GOM.

2.  Activities within the Protective Zones of the Flower Garden Banks
    and Stetson Bank.

3.  To install a surface facility located in water depths greater than
    400 meters, or you propose to install a surface facility in any
    water depth to support subsea development in water depths greater
    than 400 meters. (This information has also been identified by the
    State of Mississippi as required necessary data and information
    under 15 CFR 930.58(a)(2) when required by MMS.)

4\. Initial and supplemental DOCD's for which the State of Alabama is an
affected State (The State of Alabama has identified this information as
required necessary data and information under 15 CFR 930.58(a)(2).)

5\. Initial DOCD's and supplemental DOCD's with new multiwell structures
for which the State of Louisiana is an affected State. (The State of
Louisiana has identified this information as required necessary data and
information under 15 CFR 930.58(a)(2).)

6\. Initial EP's and DOCD's and supplemental DOCD's with new multiwell
structures for which the State of Texas is an affected State. (The State
of Texas has identified this information as required necessary data and
information under 15 CFR 930.58(a)(2).)

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\(d\) [Additional measures]{.underline}. Provide a discussion of the
safety, pollution prevention, and early spill detection measures that
you will take beyond those required by 30 CFR 250 when you propose:

1\. Activities in the Eastern Planning Area of the GOM.

2\. Activities within the Protective Zones of the Flower Garden Banks
and Stetson Bank.

3\. To install a surface facility located in water depths greater than
400 meters, or you propose to install a surface facility in any water
depth to support subsea development in water depths greater than 400
meters.

4\. Initial and supplemental DOCD's for which the State of Alabama is an
affected State (15 CFR 930.58(a)(2)).

5\. Initial DOCD's and supplemental DOCD's with new multiwell structures
for which the State of Louisiana is an affected State (15 CFR
930.58(a)(2)).

6\. Initial EP's and DOCD's and supplemental DOCD's with new multiwell
structures for which the State of Texas is an affected State (15 CFR
930.58(a)(2)).

[General Information (250.213 and 250.243)]{.underline}

\(a\) [Applications and permits]{.underline}. Using the format below,
provide information on the filing or approval status of the Federal,
State, and local application approvals or permits you must obtain to
conduct your proposed activities.

  -------------------------- ---------------------- ----------------------
  **Application/Permit**     **Issuing Agency**     **Status**

  Air Permit                 EPA                    To be submitted
  -------------------------- ---------------------- ----------------------

List all ***individual or site-specific*** application approvals you
must obtain, but do not list ***general*** National Pollutant Discharge
Elimination System (NPDES) permits or Corps of Engineers (COE) permits.

\(b\) [Drilling fluids and cuttings]{.underline}

\(1\) Using the format below, show information on the types, amounts,
and disposal methods of the drilling fluids you will use to drill your
proposed wells, and the amounts and disposal methods of the cuttings
that will be generated.

+---------------+--------------+-------------+--------------+--------+
| **Type of     | **Estimated  | **Drilling  | **Estimated  | **Cu   |
| Drilling      | Volume of    | Fluid       | Volume of    | ttings |
| Fluid**       | Drilling     | Disposal    | Cuttings to  | Di     |
|               | Fluid to be  | Method**    | be Generated | sposal |
|               | Used per     |             | per Well**   | Me     |
|               | Well**       |             |              | thod** |
+===============+==============+=============+==============+========+
| Water-based   | 35,000 bbls  | Recycl      | 50,000 bbls  | Dis    |
|               |              | e/discharge |              | charge |
| (seawater,    |              |             |              |        |
| freshwater)   |              |             |              |        |
+---------------+--------------+-------------+--------------+--------+
| Oil-based     | 500 bbls     | Onshore     | 1,000 bbls   | O      |
|               |              | disposal    |              | nshore |
| (diesel,      |              |             |              | di     |
| mineral oil   |              |             |              | sposal |
+---------------+--------------+-------------+--------------+--------+
| Sy            | 20,000 bbls  | Recycle     | 18,000 bbls  | Dis    |
| nthetic-based |              |             |              | charge |
|               |              |             |              |        |
| (internal     |              |             |              |        |
| olefin,       |              |             |              |        |
| ester)        |              |             |              |        |
+---------------+--------------+-------------+--------------+--------+

Provide this table only when you propose:

1\. Drilling operations in the Eastern Planning Area of the GOM.

2\. Drilling operations within the Protective Zones of the Flower Garden
Banks and Stetson Bank.

3\. To use oil-based or synthetic-based drilling fluids.

4\. To use new or unusual technology in the handling or discharge of
drilling fluids or drill cuttings.

5\. Development drilling operations in deepwater. (You may omit this
table if you propose operations in an exempted area. Refer to the MMS
Internet website at
<http://www.gomr.mms.gov/homepg/regulate/environ/strategy/strategy.html>

for a current listing of exempted areas.)

6\. Initial DOCD's or supplemental DOCD's with new multiwell structures
that includes disposal in Louisiana coastal waters or onshore Louisiana
(15 CFR 930.58(a)(2)).

7\. Initial EP's and DOCD's and supplemental DOCD's with new multiwell
structures for which the State of Texas is an affected State (15 CFR
930.58(a)(2)).

\(2\) For each oil-based specialty product you list in the table above,
provide:

\(i\) The following table, and

  ------------------------------------------------------------------------
  **Name**     **Loading       **Amount     **How Used** **Offloading
               Method**        Used**                    Method**
  ------------ --------------- ------------ ------------ -----------------
  Oil-based    Oil product     1,000 bbls   To make      Cuttings boxes
  component    shipped in bbls              oil-based    offloaded via
               separately                   mud          crane on rig

  ------------------------------------------------------------------------

\(ii\) A Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) or Internet address for the
MSDS.

> \(c\) [Production]{.underline}. For DOCD's only, use the format below
> to provide information about your anticipated production.

  ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
  **Type**   **Average Production     **Peak Production     **Life of
             Rate**                   Rate**                Reservoir**
  ---------- ------------------------ --------------------- -----------------
  Oil        5,000 bbls/day           10,000 bbls/day       20 years

  Gas        500 mmcfd                900 mmcfd             15 years
  ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

\(d\) [Oils characteristics]{.underline}. Using the format below,
provide the estimated chemical and physical characteristics of the oils
(see definition under 30 CFR 254.6) that will be produced, handled,
transported, or stored at the facilities you will use to conduct your
proposed activities.

+----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+
| Characteristic                   | Analytical Methodologies          |
|                                  |                                   |
|                                  | Should Be Compatible With:        |
+==================================+===================================+
| 1\. Gravity (API)                | ASTM D4052                        |
+----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+
| 2\. Flash Point (^º^C)           | ASTM D93/IP 34                    |
+----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+
| 3\. Pour Point (^º^C)            | ASTM D97                          |
+----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+
| 4\. Viscosity (Centipoise at 25  | ASTM D445                         |
| ^º^C)                            |                                   |
+----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+
| 5\. Wax Content (wt %)           | Precipitate with                  |
|                                  | 2-butanon/dichloromethane         |
|                                  |                                   |
|                                  | (1 to 1 volume) at -10 ^º^C       |
+----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+
| 6\. Asphaltene Content (wt %)    | IP-Method 143/84                  |
+----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+
| 7\. Resin Content (wt %)         | Jokuty et al., 1996               |
+----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+
| 8\. Oil compound distributions:  | \(a\) ASTM D2892 (TBP             |
|                                  | distillation) or                  |
| \(a\) [Preferred                 |                                   |
| methodology]{.underline}: wt% or | ASTM D2887/5307                   |
| vol% for each boiling point      |                                   |
| distillation fraction.           | \(b\) Jokuty et al., 1996         |
|                                  |                                   |
| \(b\) [Alternate                 |                                   |
| methodology]{.underline}: wt% of |                                   |
| total oil broken down by         |                                   |
| hydrocarbon group. In addition   |                                   |
| to group data already listed     |                                   |
| under Nos. 5, 6, and 7, provide  |                                   |
| wt% saturates, aromatics, and    |                                   |
| BTEX.                            |                                   |
+----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+
| 9\. Sulphur (wt %)               | ASTM D4294                        |
+----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+

For EP's, you may provide the characteristics for a reservoir oil
similar to the anticipated target oil. For DOCD's, provide information
on the oil composition most likely to result in the largest volume spill
(e.g., the oil from the expected largest reservoir, stored oil or
pipeline oil combined from a number of wells).

Identify the oil you analyze using one of the following formats:

+----------------------+----------------------+-----------------------+
| **Oil from one       | **Oil from more than | **Oil from a pipeline |
| well**               | one well sampled on  | system**              |
|                      | a facility**         |                       |
+======================+======================+=======================+
| Area/Block           | Area/Block           | Pipeline segment      |
|                      |                      | number                |
| MMS platform ID      | MMS platform ID      |                       |
|                      |                      | For each pipeline     |
| API Well No.         | Field/Unit           | that feeds into the   |
|                      |                      | system, the ID codes  |
| Completion           | Sample date          | for the closest       |
| perforation interval |                      | upstream LACT units   |
|                      | Sample No. (if more  | and/or facility       |
| MMS reservoir name   | than one is taken)   | measurement points    |
|                      |                      |                       |
| Sample date          | Listing of API Well  | Storage tank ID No.   |
|                      | Nos.                 | (if sampled at a      |
| Sample No. (if more  |                      | storage tank)         |
| than one is taken)   | Storage tank ID No.  |                       |
|                      | (if sampled at a     |                       |
|                      | storage tank)        |                       |
+----------------------+----------------------+-----------------------+

Provide the above two tables only when you propose:

1\. Activities in the Eastern Planning Area of the GOM.

2\. Activities within the Protective Zones of the Flower Garden Banks
and Stetson Bank.

3\. To install a surface facility located in water depths greater than
400 meters, or you propose to install a surface facility in any water
depth to support subsea development in water depths greater than 400
meters.

\(e\) [New or unusual technology]{.underline}. If you propose to use a
new or unusual methodology or technique, as defined in this NTL, to
carry out your proposed activities, provide a narrative description of
the methodology or technique and the rationale for its selection. In the
public information copies of your EP or DOCD, you may exclude any
proprietary information from this description. In that case, include a
brief discussion of the general subject matter of the omitted
information. If you will not use any new or unusual technology to carry
out your proposed activities, include a statement so indicating.

\(f\) [Bonding statement]{.underline}. Provide the following statement
regarding your bond coverage:

> The bond requirements for the activities and facilities proposed in
> this \[*[EP]{.underline}*\]\[*[DOCD]{.underline}*\] are satisfied by a
> \[*[lease]{.underline}*\]\[*[area-wide]{.underline}*\] bond, furnished
> and maintained according to 30 CFR 256, subpart I; NTL No. 2000-G16,
> "Guidelines for General Lease Surety Bonds," dated September 7, 2000;
> and National NTL No. 98-18N, "Supplemental Bond Procedures," dated
> December 28, 1998, and addendum dated September 12, 2000.

In lieu of providing bonds and making this statement, you may request,
in writing, to delay furnishing the required bond coverage until after
your EP or DOCD is approved but before your proposed activities are
approved or permitted. Refer to 30 CFR 256.53(a)(1)(ii).

\(g\) [Oil spill financial responsibility (OSFR)]{.underline}. Provide
the following statement regarding your OSFR coverage:

> \[*[Company name with MMS company number]{.underline}*\] \[*[has
> demonstrated]{.underline}*\] \[*[will demonstrate]{.underline}*\] oil
> spill financial responsibility for the facilities proposed in this
> \[*[EP]{.underline}*\]\[*[DOCD]{.underline}*\] according to 30 CFR
> 253, and National NTL No. 99-N01, "Guidelines for Oil Spill Financial
> Responsibility for Covered Facilities," dated January 1, 1999.

\(h\) [Deepwater well control statement]{.underline}. If you propose to
drill a well in deepwater, the provide the following deepwater well
control statement:

> [\[*Company name with MMS company number*]{.underline}\]
> \[*[has]{.underline}*\]\[*[will have]{.underline}*\]
>
> the financial capability to drill a relief well and conduct other
> emergency well control operations.

\(i\) [Suspensions of production]{.underline}. For DOCD's only, provide
a brief discussion of any approved or anticipated suspensions of
production you have, or will seek, to hold the lease(s) or unit involved
with your DOCD in active status.

(j) [Blowout scenario]{.underline}. Provide a scenario for a potential
    blowout of the well proposed in your EP or DOCD you expect to have
    the highest volume of liquid hydrocarbons. Include the estimated
    flow rate, total volume, and timeframe associated with the potential
    blowout. Discuss also the potential for the well to bridge over, the
    likelihood for surface intervention to stop the blowout, the
    availability of a rig to drill a relief well, and rig package
    constraints. Estimate the time it would take to drill a relief well.

Provide this blowout scenario only when you propose:

1\. Activities in the Eastern Planning Area of the GOM.

2\. Activities within the Protective Zones of the Flower Garden Banks
and Stetson Bank.

3\. To install a surface facility located in water depths greater than
400 meters, or you propose to install a surface facility in any water
depth to support subsea development in water depths greater than 400
meters.

4.  Initial DOCD's and supplemental DOCD's with new multiwell structures
    for which the State of Louisiana is an affected State (15 CFR
    930.58(a)(2)).

**[Geological and Geophysical Information (250.214 and
250.244)]{.underline}**

\(a\) [Geological description]{.underline} Provide a discussion of the
geological objectives including a brief description of the hydrocarbon
trapping elements.

\(b\) [Structure contour maps]{.underline}. Provide current structure
contour maps at a scale of 1 inch = 2,000 feet (depth-based, expressed
in feet subsea) drawn on the top of each prospective hydrocarbon sand
for EP's and each productive hydrocarbon sand for DOCD's, showing the
entire lease block and the location of each proposed well and the
locations of geological cross-sections. You may use another scale or
coverage area for these contour maps on a case-by-case basis if your
activities cover more than one lease block and if you obtain prior
approval from the Regional Supervisor. (An example of an acceptable map
can be found on the MMS Internet website at
[http://www.gomr.mms.gov/homepg/regulate/regs/ntls/structmap.pdf](http://www.gomr.mms.gov/homepg/regulate/regs/ntls/FILENAME.pdf)
.)

\(c\) [Interpreted two-dimensional (2-D) and/or three-dimensional (3-D)
seismic lines]{.underline}. Provide page-size copies of migrated and
annotated (shot points, time lines, well paths) 2-D and/or 3-D seismic
lines within 500 feet of the surface locations of your proposed wells.
Provide this information as an enclosure to one proprietary copy of your
EP. You are not required to provide this information if the GOMR has
approved the surface locations of your proposed wells in previously
submitted EP's and DOCD's.

\(d\) [Geological structure cross-sections]{.underline}. Provide
interpreted geological structure cross-sections showing the location and
depth of each proposed well for EP's and expected productive formations
for DOCD's. In addition, show at least one key horizon and the objective
sands and label them using standard biostratigraphic terms. Express all
depths in feet. (An example of an acceptable cross-section may be found
on the MMS Internet website at
[http://www.gomr.mms.gov/homepg/regulate/regs/ntls/xsection.pdf](http://www.gomr.mms.gov/homepg/regulate/regs/ntls/FILENAME.pdf)
.)

\(e\) [Shallow hazards report]{.underline}. If your proposed activities
are in less than 400 meters water depth, provide two copies of a shallow
hazard report based on information obtained from a high-resolution
geophysical survey, or a reference to such report if you have already
submitted it to the Regional Supervisor. If your proposed activities are
in water depths of 400 meters or more, provide three copies of the
report. If the report covers multiple leases, provide a listing. Refer
to NTL No. 98-20, "Shallow Hazards Requirements," dated September 15,
1998, for guidelines.

\(f\) [Shallow hazards assessment]{.underline}. Provide for each
proposed well, an assessment of any seafloor and subsurface geological
and manmade features and conditions that may adversely affect your
drilling operations, prepared using the guidance in NTL No. 98-20.
Include a non-proprietary version of this item for those EP's or DOCD's
that require Florida Coastal Zone Management consistency.

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\(g\) [High-resolution seismic lines]{.underline}. Provide an annotated
(shot points, time lines, well surface locations, and proximity of wells
to line) copy of the high-resolution survey line (shallow penetration
subbottom profiler; medium penetration seismic profiler; and sidescan
sonar in areas of complex seafloor such as fault scarps, mud mounds, mud
lobes) closest to each of the proposed well locations. Provide this
information as an enclosure to one proprietary copy of your EP or DOCD.
You are not required to provide this information if the GOMR has
approved the surface locations of your proposed wells in previously
submitted EP's and DOCD's.

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For activities proposed in deepwater areas, you may replace the
high-resolution survey lines with 3-D survey information on a
case-by-case basis if you provide the following displays: swath
bathymetry/seafloor rendering/edge detection (fault scarp trends)
overlain with the seafloor amplitude. However, the vertical resolution
of the 3-D surveys is usually not sufficient to detect potential
drilling hazards in a complex area (numerous faults, gas vents, slumps,
hard bottoms, etc.). Therefore, in a complex area, you may ***not***
replace high-resolution survey lines with 3-D survey information.
However, in deepwater areas, you are not required to provide sidescan
sonar in water depths greater than 300 meters or magnetometer lines in
water depths greater than 200 meters if you obtain the prior approval of
the Regional Supervisor on a case-by-case basis.

\(h\) [Stratigraphic column]{.underline}. For EP's only, provide a
generalized biostratigraphic/ lithostratigraphic column from the
seafloor to the total depth of each prospect. Label objective horizons
on the column. (An example of an acceptable stratigraphic column may be
found on the MMS Internet website at
<http://www.gomr.mms.gov/homepg/regulate/regs/ntls/stratcolumn.pdf)>.

[]{.mark}

\(i\) [Time vs. depth tables]{.underline}. For EP's proposing activities
in areas where there is no well control, provide seismic travel time
versus depth tables showing intervals of not more than 10 milliseconds.

[]{.mark}

[Hydrogen Sulfide (H~2~S) Information (250.215 and 250.245)]{.underline}

\(a\) [Concentration]{.underline}. Provide the estimated concentration
of any H~2~S you might encounter or handle while conducting your
proposed activities.

\(b\) [Classification]{.underline}. According to 30 CFR 250.417(c),
request that the Regional Supervisor classify the area of your proposed
activities as either H~2~S absent, H~2~S present, or H~2~S unknown.
Provide sufficient information to justify your request (e.g.,
concentrations from at least one correlative well).

\(c\) [H~2~S Contingency Plan]{.underline}. If you request that the
Regional Supervisor classify the area of your proposed activities as
either H~2~S present or H~2~S unknown, provide one of the following:

\(1\) an H~2~S Contingency Plan prepared according to 30 CFR 250.417(f),

\(2\) a reference to an approved or submitted H~2~S Contingency Plan
that covers the proposed activities, or

\(3\) the following statement:

> \[*[Company name]{.underline}*\] will submit to the appropriate GOMR
>
> district office an H~2~S Contingency Plan prepared according to 30 CFR
> 250.417(f) before conducting the proposed
> \[*[exploration]{.underline}*\]\[*[development and
> production]{.underline}*\] activities.

\(d\) [Modeling report]{.underline}. If you have determined or estimated
that you will encounter or handle H~2~S at concentrations greater than
500 parts per million (ppm), model a potential worst-case accidental
H~2~S release from the facilities you will use to conduct your proposed
activities. Provide two copies of a modeling report or the modeling
results (see 30 CFR 250.417) or a reference to such report or results if
they have already been submitted to the Regional Supervisor. Include the
meteorological data you use in the modeling (as an ASCI-formatted model
input file). The analysis in the report should be specific to the
particular site of your activity and should consider any nearby
human-occupied OCS facilities, shipping lanes, fishery areas, and other
points where humans may be subject to potential exposure from an H~2~S
release from your proposed activities. If your projected emissions would
effect a concentration of H~2~S of 10 ppm or greater at an onshore area,
the modeling analysis should be consistent with the risk management plan
(RMP) methodologies of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
outlined in 40 CFR 68.

**[Mineral and Resource Conservation Information
(250.246)]{.underline}**

\(a\) [Technology and reservoir engineering practices and
procedures]{.underline}. For DOCD's only, provide a brief description of
the technology and reservoir engineering practices and procedures you
may use to increase the ultimate recovery of oil and gas (e.g.,
secondary, tertiary, or other enhanced recovery practices).

\(b\) [Technology and recovery practices and procedures]{.underline}.
For DOCD's only, provide a brief description of the technology and
recovery practices and procedures you may use to ensure optimum recovery
of oil and gas and/or sulphur.

\(c\) [Reservoir development]{.underline}. For DOCD's only, provide a
brief discussion of your exploratory well results, other reservoir data,
proposed well spacing, completion methods, and other relevant well plan
information.

[Biological, Physical, and Socioeconomic Information (250.216 and
250.247)]{.underline}

\(a\) [Chemosynthetic communities report]{.underline}. If you propose
activities that could disturb seafloor areas in deepwater, provide the
report described in Attachment B of NTL No. 2000-G20, "Deepwater
Chemosynthetic Communities," dated December 26, 2000.

\(b\) [Topographic features plat]{.underline}. If you propose to use a
semisubmersible drilling rig and any of the associated anchors are to be
placed within 500 feet of the No Activity Zone of an identified
topographic feature, provide a plat at an appropriate scale on
letter-sized paper that depicts bathymetry, the No Activity Zone of the
topographic feature, the surface location of each proposed well or
platform, and the position of anchors and chains relative to each
proposed surface location. Refer to NTL No. 98-12 "Implementation of
Consistent Biological Stipulation Measures in the Central and Western
GOM," dated August 10, 1998, for guidelines.

\(c\) [Topographic features statement (shunting)]{.underline}. For EP's
only, if you propose to drill more than two wells from the same surface
location and that surface location is outside the 1-mile Zone but within
the Protective Zone of an identified topographic feature, provide a
statement that you will shunt all drill cuttings and drilling fluids
from your drilling operations to the bottom through a downpipe that
terminates an appropriate distance, but no more than ten meters, from
the bottom.

\(d\) [Pinnacle trend report (Central Gulf of Mexico Planning
Area)]{.underline}. If you have the Pinnacle Trend Stipulation attached
to your lease, provide the appropriate number of copies of the report as
described in NTL No. 200X-GXX (to be developed consistent with final
regulations).

The OCS blocks affected by this stipulation are Main Pass Area, Blocks
190, 194, 198, 219-226, 244-266, 276-290; and Viosca Knoll Area, Blocks
473-476, 521, 522, 564-566, 609, 610, 654, 692-698, 734, and 778.

\(e\) [Live bottoms report (Eastern Gulf of Mexico Planning
Area)]{.underline}. If you have the Live Bottom Stipulation attached to
your lease, provide five copies of the report described in NTL No.
99-G16, "Live-Bottom Surveys and Reports," dated July 8, 1999.

\(f\) [Remotely-operated vehicle (ROV) monitoring survey
plan]{.underline}. If you propose activities that could disturb seafloor
areas in deepwater, provide an ROV monitoring survey plan prepared by
using the guidance in NTL No. 2001-G04, "Remotely Operated Vehicle
Surveys in Deepwater," dated June 1, 2001.

\(g\) [Archaeological report]{.underline}. When you propose
bottom-disturbing activities in areas that have been identified as High
Probability Shipwreck blocks or prehistoric areas, provide three copies
of an archaeological report or a reference to such a report if it has
already been provided to the Regional Supervisor. Refer to NTL No.
2002-G01, "Archaeological Surveys and Reports," effective March 15,
2002, for guidelines.

########  (h) [Physical oceanographic statement]{.underline}. Provide a statement indicating whether or not you have gathered or intend to gather physical oceanographic information related to your EP or DOCD.

######## 

######## [Waste and Discharge Information (250.217 and 250.248)]{.underline}

\(a\) [Projected wastes]{.underline}. Using the format below, provide
information on the projected solid and liquid wastes likely to be
generated by your proposed activities. Include both operational wastes
permitted by the appropriate NPDES permit and any other identified
wastes.

+----------------------+-----------------------------+----------------+
| Type of Waste        | Composition                 | Projected      |
|                      |                             | Amount         |
+======================+=============================+================+
| Spent drilling       | Water-based drilling muds   | 8,000          |
| fluids               |                             | bbls/well      |
+----------------------+-----------------------------+----------------+
| Cuttings containing  | Cuttings coated with        | 600 bbls/well  |
|                      | ester-based                 |                |
| Synthetic-based mud  |                             |                |
|                      | Synthetic drilling muds     |                |
+----------------------+-----------------------------+----------------+
| Chemical product     | Ethylene glycol             | 100 bbls/month |
| wastes               |                             |                |
|                      | Methanol                    | 25 bbls/month  |
+----------------------+-----------------------------+----------------+
| Trash                | Refuse generated during     | 50 bbls/month  |
|                      |                             |                |
|                      | painting operations         |                |
+----------------------+-----------------------------+----------------+

Describe also your plans for treating, storing, or downhole disposal of
these wastes at your facility locations(s).

Provide this table and description only when you propose:

1\. Activities in the Eastern Planning Area of the GOM.

2\. Activities within the Protective Zones of the Flower Garden Banks
and Stetson Bank.

3\. To use new or unusual technology that changes the nature or
magnitude of the waste stream.

4\. To use a sulphur recovery unit(s).

5\. Deepwater development operations. (You may omit this table if you
propose operations in an exempted area. Refer to the MMS Internet
website at
<http://www.gomr.mms.gov/homepg/regulate/environ/strategy/strategy.html>
for a current listing of exempted areas.)

6\. Initial EP's, DOCD's, or Supplemental DOCD's with new multiwell
structures for which the State of Texas is an affected State (15 CFR
930.58(a)(2)).

7\. Initial or supplemental DOCD's for which the State of Alabama is an
affected State (15 CFR 930.58(a)(2)).

8\. Initial DOCD's or supplemental DOCD's with new multiwell structure
that includes disposal in Louisiana State waters or onshore Louisiana
(15 CFR 930.58(a)(2)).

\(b\) [Projected ocean discharges]{.underline}. If any of your solid and
liquid wastes are to be discharged overboard, use the format below to
provide the following information.

  -------------------------------------------------------------------------
  **Type of Waste**     **Total Amount to **Discharge     **Discharge
                        be Discharged**   Rate**          Method**
  --------------------- ----------------- --------------- -----------------
  Spent drilling fluids 5,000 bbls        200 bbls/day    Shunt through
  and cuttings                                            downpipe to 40
  containing synthetic                                    feet above the
  based mud                                               mudline

  Chemical product      50 bbls           2 bbls/day      Add to produced
  wastes                                                  water stream
  -------------------------------------------------------------------------

Provide this table only when you propose:

1\. Activities in the Eastern Planning Area of the GOM.

2\. Activities within the Protective Zones of the Flower Garden Banks
and Stetson Bank.

3\. To use new or unusual technology that changes the nature or size of
the waste stream.

4\. Deepwater development operations. (You may omit this table if you
propose operations in an exempted area. Refer to the MMS Internet
website at
<http://www.gomr.mms.gov/homepg/regulate/environ/strategy/strategy.html>
for a current listing of exempted areas.)

5\. Initial EP, DOCD, or Supplemental DOCD with new multiwell structures
for which the State of Texas is an affected State (15 CFR 930.58(a)(2)).

6\. Initial or supplemental EP or DOCD for which the State of Alabama is
an affected State (15 CFR 930.58(a)(2)).

\(c\) [National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES)
permit]{.underline}. Provide either a copy of your application for a
required *individual* NPDES permit or the final permit. Briefly describe
the major discharges and the methods you will use to comply with that
permit.

\(d\) [Modeling report]{.underline}. Model the trajectory or fate of
discharges of the projected solid or liquid wastes generated by your
proposed activities. Provide two copies of a modeling report or the
modeling results, or a reference to such report or results if it has
already been submitted to the Regional Supervisor. Include the
oceanographic data you used in the modeling in the report. Refer to NTL
No. 200X-GXX (to be developed consistent with final regulations) for
further guidance on discharge modeling and report preparation.

Perform this modeling and provide this report only when you propose
activities for which the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency requires
an ***individual*** NPDES permit.

**[Air Emissions Information (250.218 and 250.249)]{.underline}**

\(a\) [Emissions worksheets and screening questions]{.underline}. For
activities proposed in your EP or DOCD, make two different emission
calculations, one for the projected emissions associated with the
activities proposed in your EP or DOCD, which are referred to as Plan
Emissions, and another for the Complex Total Emissions. Complex Total
Emissions are the sum of the projected Plan Emissions plus the projected
emissions from all existing co-located facilities and activities.
Existing co-located facilities and activities are those at the same
surface location as your proposed activities, including any group of
installations interconnected with walkways and/or bridges. If there are
no existing facilities and activities co-located with your proposed
activities, the Complex Total Emissions are the same as the Plan
Emissions.

\(1\) Emissions Worksheets. Calculate the Plan Emissions and the Complex
Total Emissions associated with your proposed activities using the
methodology, emission factors, and worksheets in Form MMS-138 for EP's
and Form MMS-139 for DOCD's. These forms are on the MMS Internet website
at
<http://www.gomr.mms.gov/homepg/regulate/environ/airquality/reporting.html>.
According to your answers to the screening questions in paragraph (2)
below, you may need to include the worksheets in your EP or DOCD.

In calculating your Plan Emissions and Complex Total Emissions:

\(i\) You may base the emissions on the maximum rated capacity of the
equipment associated with your activities or by using emission reduction
measures or modified emission factors. However, please be advised that
if you base your emissions calculations on the use of emission reduction
measures or modified emission factors, you will need to submit the
worksheets and the documentation described in paragraphs (c)(3) and/or
(c)(4) below.

\(ii\) If you have not determined the specific drilling unit you will
use, use the maximum emission estimates for the ***type*** of drilling
unit (i.e., jackup, platform rig, barge, submersible, semisubmersible,
or drillship) in your calculations. You can find the maximum emission
estimates for each drilling unit type on the MMS Internet website at
<http://www.gomr.mms.gov/homepg/regulate/environ/airquality/reporting.html>.

\(2\) Screening Questions.

For EP's, use the format below to answer questions regarding your
calculated air emission amounts.

  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  **Screening Questions for EP's**                              **Yes**   **No**
  ------------------------------------------------------------- --------- --------
  Is any calculated Complex Total (CT) Emission amount (tons)             
  associated with your proposed exploration activities more               
  than 90% of the amounts calculated using the following                  
  formulas: CT = 3400D^2/3^ for CO, and CT = 33.3D for the                
  other air pollutants (where D = distance to shore in miles)?            

  Do your emission calculations include any emission reduction            
  measures or modified emission factors?                                  

  Are your proposed exploration activities located east of                
  87.5^o^ W longitude?                                                    

  Do you expect to encounter H~2~S at concentrations greater              
  than 20 parts per million (ppm)?                                        

  Do you propose to flare or vent natural gas for more than 48            
  continuous hours from any proposed well?                                

  Do you propose to burn produced hydrocarbon liquids?                    
  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

For DOCD's, use the format below to answer questions regarding your
calculated air emission amounts.

  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  **Screening Questions for DOCD's**                            **Yes**   **No**
  ------------------------------------------------------------- --------- --------
  Is any calculated Complex Total (CT) Emission amount (tons)             
  associated with your proposed development and production                
  activities more than 90% of the amounts calculated using the            
  following formulas: CT = 3400D^2/3^ for CO, and CT = 33.3D              
  for the other air pollutants (where D = distance to shore in            
  miles)?                                                                 

  Do your emission calculations include any emission reduction            
  measures or modified emission factors?                                  

  Does or will the facility complex associated with your                  
  proposed development and production activities process                  
  production from eight or more wells?                                    

  Do you expect to encounter H~2~S at concentrations greater              
  than 20 parts per million (ppm)?                                        

  Do you propose to flare or vent natural gas in excess of the            
  criteria set forth under 250.1105(a)(2) and (3)?                        

  Do you propose to burn produced hydrocarbon liquids?                    

  Are your proposed development and production activities                 
  located within 25 miles from shore?                                     

  Are your proposed development and production activities                 
  located within 200 kilometers of the Breton Wilderness Area?            
  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

In calculating CT for addressing the first question, express the
distance to shore (D) in tenths of a statute mile for distances up to 20
miles and in whole statute miles for distances 20 miles and beyond. Use
the nearest point of any land, which is the distance from the facility
complex to the mean high water mark of any State, including barrier
islands and shoals, to determine the distance to shore.

\(b\) If you answer ***no*** to [all]{.underline} of the above screening
questions from the appropriate table, provide:

\(1\) Summary information regarding the peak year emissions that will be
generated by and associated with your Plan Emissions and Complex Total
Emissions. This information is compiled on the summary form of the two
sets of worksheets, and you can submit either these summary forms or the
format below. You do not need to include the entire set of worksheets.

\(2\) The name, telephone number, and e-mail address of the person(s)
who calculated the projected Plan Emissions, Complex Total Emissions,
and exemption amounts.

\(3\) Following your submittal of the summary information, the GOMR may
need you to submit the entire set of worksheets regardless of your
response to the above screening questions. The GOMR will make this
determination on a case-by-case basis.

+---------------------------+---+----------+------------+---+--------------+
| **Air Pollutant**         |   | **Plan   | **         |   | **           |
|                           |   | Emission | Calculated |   | Calculated** |
|                           |   | Amou     | Exemption  |   |              |
|                           |   | nts^1^** | Am         |   | **Complex    |
|                           |   |          | ounts^2^** |   | Total**      |
|                           |   | **       |            |   |              |
|                           |   | (tons)** | **(tons)** |   | **Emission   |
|                           |   |          |            |   | Amounts^3^** |
|                           |   |          |            |   |              |
|                           |   |          |            |   | **(tons)**   |
+---------------------------+---+----------+------------+---+--------------+
| Carbon monoxide (CO)      |   |          |            |   |              |
+---------------------------+---+----------+------------+---+--------------+
| Particulate matter (PM)   |   |          |            |   |              |
+---------------------------+---+----------+------------+---+--------------+
| Sulphur dioxide (SO~2~)   |   |          |            |   |              |
+---------------------------+---+----------+------------+---+--------------+
| Nitrogen oxides (NO~x~)   |   |          |            |   |              |
+---------------------------+---+----------+------------+---+--------------+
| Volatile organic          |   |          |            |   |              |
| compounds (VOC)           |   |          |            |   |              |
+---------------------------+---+----------+------------+---+--------------+

^1^ For activities proposed in your EP or DOCD, list the projected
emissions calculated from the worksheets.

^2^ List the exemption amounts for your proposed activities calculated
by using the formulas in 30 CFR 250.303(d).

^3^ List the complex total emissions associated with your proposed
activities calculated from the worksheets

\(c\) If you answer ***yes*** to [any]{.underline} of the above
screening questions from the appropriate table, provide:

\(1\) [Worksheets]{.underline}. Two sets of worksheets; one showing the
emission calculations for your Plan Emissions and one showing the
emission calculations for the Complex Total Emissions.

\(2\) [Contact(s)]{.underline}. The name, telephone number, and e-mail
address of the person(s) who calculated the projected Plan Emission,
Complex Total Emission, and exemption amounts.

In addition, if the screening results indicate that you are to submit
worksheets, you may need to submit one or more of the following:

\(3\) [Emission reduction measures]{.underline}. If your calculation of
the projected Plan Emission or Complex Total Emission amounts includes
emissions reduction measures, submit your worksheets and also use the
format below to describe the emission reduction measures. You may use
actual fuel usage information (e.g., run times, fuel consumption) for
the existing co-located facilities and activities. If you do, provide 6
to 12 months of data for determining the average fuel usage. The actual
fuel usage you use in the emissions calculations cannot be less than the
average fuel usage.

  ------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Emission      Reduction Control     Amount of         Monitoring System
  Source        Method                Reduction         
  ------------- --------------------- ----------------- ------------------
  Compressor    Clean burn technology 100 tons          Periodic stack
                                      NO~x~/year        test

  Prime mover   Low sulphur fuel      10 tons           Visual check of
                                      SO~2~/year        fuel color and
                                                        fuel receipts

  Prime mover   Actual Fuel           300 tons          Fuel Log
                Consumption           NO~x~/year        

  Generator     Actual Run Time       100 tons          Run Time Log
                                      NO~x~/year        
  ------------------------------------------------------------------------

\(4\) [Verification of nondefault emission factors]{.underline}. If you
use any air emission factors less than the default values in your
calculation of the projected Plan Emission or Complex Total Emission
amounts, provide documentation supporting the use of the smaller
emission factors. However, if the actual emission factor is known to be
greater than the default emission factor, use the actual emission
factor.

\(5\) [Non-exempt activities]{.underline}. If the calculated Complex
Total Emission amount for any pollutant (CO, PM, SO~2~, NO~x~, or VOC)
is greater than the respective emission exemption amount, E, you
calculated using the following formulas: E = 3400D^2/3^ for CO, and E =
33.3D for the other air pollutants (i.e., the formulas in 30 CFR
250.303(d)), provide a description of how you will comply with 30 CFR
250.303(e) through (i), as appropriate.

\(6\) [Modeling report]{.underline}. If you are required by 30 CFR
250.303 to use an MMS-approved air quality model to model projected air
emissions, adhere to the guidelines in Appendix W of 40 CFR 51 in
conducting the modeling and preparing the report. Provide two copies of
the modeling report and the modeling results, along with a digital copy
(in ASCII format) of the input and output files (including the
meteorological data you used in the modeling), or a reference to the
report, files, and results if they have already been submitted to the
GOMR.

[Oil Spills Information (250.219 and 250.250)]{.underline}

Provide the following information regarding potential spills of oil (see
definition under 30 CFR 254.6):

\(a\) [Oil spill response planning]{.underline}. The oil spill response
plan (OSRP) required by either paragraph (1) or (2) below:

\(1\) If you propose activities in the Eastern Planning Area of the GOM,
a *site-specific* OSRP prepared according to the requirements of 30 CFR
254.21 through 254.29 that specifically addresses the activities
proposed in your EP or DOCD, or a regional OSRP prepared according to
the guidance of NTL No. 200X-GXX (to be developed consistent with final
regulations). If your lease(s) is subject to the special oil spill
response lease stipulation, incorporate in your site-specific OSRP a
detailed description of the equipment you will procure to satisfy the
requirements of the stipulation and a timetable for its onsite
deployment or availability.

\(2\) If you propose activities in the Central or Western Planning Areas
of the GOM, a *reference to your approved regional OSRP* (see 30 CFR
254.3) to include the following:

\(i\) [Regional OSRP information]{.underline}. The company or companies
covered, the OSRP approval date or your worst-case certification
approval date if your OSRP is pending approval, and a statement that the
activities proposed in your EP or DOCD will be covered by your regional
OSRP;

\(ii\) [Spill response sites]{.underline}. Using the format below,
provide information on the location of your primary spill response
equipment and the location of your pre-planned staging area(s) that
would be used should you have an oil spill resulting from the activities
proposed in your EP or DOCD;

+--------------------------------------+-------------------------------+
| **Primary Response Equipment         | **Preplanned Staging          |
| Location**                           | Location(s)**                 |
+======================================+===============================+
| Houma, LA                            | Fourchon, LA                  |
|                                      |                               |
|                                      | Grand Isle, LA                |
+--------------------------------------+-------------------------------+

\(iii\) [OSRO information]{.underline}. The name(s) of your oil spill
removal organization(s) for both equipment and personnel.

\(iv\) [Worst-case scenario determination]{.underline}. A determination
of whether the worst-case scenario from your approved regional OSRP is
superseded by the worst-case scenario from the activities proposed in
your EP or DOCD. In making this determination: (1) using the format
below compare the appropriate worst-case scenario from your approved
regional OSRP to the worst-case scenario from the proposed activities in
your EP or DOCD, and (2) consider the proximity to beaches, water fowl,
other marine and shoreline resources, and areas of special economic or
environmental importance as required in your OSRP. For EP's, because
estimated blowout flow rates are speculative, you should not ordinarily
determine that the worst-case scenario from the proposed activities in
your EP supersedes the appropriate worst-case scenario from your
approved regional OSRP as long as your contracted OSRO capabilities are
sufficient to respond to the estimated worst-case scenario volume.

+------------------------------+-------------------+-------------------+
| **Category**                 | **Regional OSRP** | **EP or DOCD**    |
+==============================+===================+===================+
| Type of Worst-case           | Oil production    | Oil production    |
| Scenario^1^                  | platform          | platform          |
+------------------------------+-------------------+-------------------+
| Facility Location            | EI 25             | MC 900            |
| (area/block)                 |                   |                   |
+------------------------------+-------------------+-------------------+
| Facility Designation^2^      | Platform JA       | Rio Loco Project  |
+------------------------------+-------------------+-------------------+
| Distance to Nearest          | 45 miles          | 160 miles         |
| Shoreline                    |                   |                   |
+------------------------------+-------------------+-------------------+
| Worst-case Scenario          | 325 bbls          | 200 bbls          |
| Volume^3^                    |                   |                   |
|                              | 40 bbls           | 15 bbls           |
| Storage tanks (maximum       |                   |                   |
| capacity)                    | 1,600 bbls        | 400 bbls          |
|                              |                   |                   |
| Flowlines (maximum capacity) | 2,700 bbls        | 600 bbls          |
|                              |                   |                   |
| Lease term pipelines         | 4,665 bbls        | 1,215 bbls        |
| (calculated)                 |                   |                   |
|                              |                   |                   |
| Uncontrolled blowout (daily  |                   |                   |
| volume)                      |                   |                   |
|                              |                   |                   |
| Total Worst-case Scenario    |                   |                   |
| Volume                       |                   |                   |
+------------------------------+-------------------+-------------------+
| Type of Oil (crude oil,      | Crude oil         | Crude oil         |
| condensate)                  |                   |                   |
+------------------------------+-------------------+-------------------+
| API Gravity(s)^4^            | 37º               | 37º               |
+------------------------------+-------------------+-------------------+

^1^ Types of worst-case discharge scenarios include (1) oil production
platform, including caissons, subsea completions or manifolds, (2)
exploratory or development drilling operations including subsea
completion or manifold, and mobile drilling rig, and (3) pipeline
facility (see 30 CFR 254.47(a),(b), and (c)).

^2^ E.g,, Well No. 2, Platform JA, Pipeline Segment No. 6373.

^3^ Take your regional OSRP worst-case scenario volume from the
appropriate section of your regional OSRP. For EP's, determine the
worst-case scenario volume using the criteria at 30 CFR 254.47(b). For
DOCD's, determine the worst-case scenario volume using the criteria at
30 CFR 254.47(a),(b), and (c), as appropriate.

^4^ Provide API gravity of each oil given under "Type of Oil" above.
Estimate for EP's.

If your proposed activities are within ten miles of the coastline,
reference the "near-shore" worst-case scenario provided in your approved
regional OSRP. If your proposed activities are more than ten miles from
the coastline, reference the "far-shore" worst-case scenario provided in
your approved regional OSRP.

If you determine that the worst-case scenario from the activities
proposed in your EP or DOCD supersedes the worst-case scenario from your
approved regional OSRP, modify your approved regional OSRP to
incorporate this new worst-case scenario and provide the following
statement:

> \[*Name of company*\] submitted the new worst-case scenario to the
> GOMR on \[*date*\] for inclusion in our regional OSRP.

The EP or DOCD will not be approved until the Regional Supervisor has
received and approved your regional OSRP worst-case scenario
modification.

If you determine that the worst-case scenario from the activities
proposed in your EP or DOCD does not supersede the worst-case scenario
in your approved regional OSRP, provide the following statement:

> Since \[*name of company*\] has the capability to respond to the
> appropriate worst-case spill scenario included in its regional OSRP
> approved on \[*date*\], and since the worst-case scenario determined
> for our \[*EP*\] \[*DOCD*\] does not replace the appropriate
> worst-case scenario in our regional OSRP, I hereby certify that
> \[*name of company*\] has the capability to respond, to the maximum
> extent practicable, to a worst-case discharge, or a substantial threat
> of such a discharge, resulting from the activities proposed in our
> \[*EP*\] \[*DOCD*\].

\(b\) [Oil spill response discussion]{.underline}. Discuss your response
to an oil spill resulting from the activities proposed in your EP or
DOCD. Include all the information described in 30 CFR 254.26(b), (c),
(d), and (e) that is applicable. As the source of the spill, use
whichever of the following gives the greater volume of oil:

\(1\) The blow-out scenario you describe in section (k) under [General
Information (250.213 and 250.243)]{.underline} above, or

\(2\) The volume of the largest oil/fuel storage tank on the drilling
rig or facility.

Provide this oil spill response discussion only when you propose:

1\. Activities within the Protective Zones of the Flower Garden Banks
and Stetson Bank.

2\. To install a surface facility located in water depths greater than
400 meters, or to install a surface facility in any water depth to
support subsea development in water depths greater than 400 meters.

3\. Initial DOCD's and supplemental DOCD's with new multiwell structures
for which the State of Louisiana is an affected State (15 CFR
930.58(a)(2)).

4\. Initial EP's and DOCD's and supplemental DOCD's with new multiwell
structures for which the State of Texas is an affected State (15 CFR
930.58(a)(2)).

\(c\) [Modeling report]{.underline}. Provide two copies of the modeling
report as described NTL No. 200X-GXX (to be developed consistent with
final regulations) or a reference to such a report if it has already
been provided to the Regional Supervisor. Include the oceanographic data
used in the modeling in the report.

Provide this modeling report only when you propose:

1\. Activities in the Eastern Planning Area of the GOM.

2\. Deepwater development operations. (You may omit this table if you
propose operations in an exempted area. Refer to the MMS Internet
website at
<http://www.gomr.mms.gov/homepg/regulate/environ/strategy/strategy.html>

> for a current listing of exempted areas.)

[Environmental Monitoring Information (250.221 and 250.252)]{.underline}

\(a\) [Monitoring systems]{.underline}. Provide a description of any
existing and planned monitoring systems that are measuring, or will
measure, environmental conditions and/or will provide project-specific
data or information on the impacts of your proposed activities.

\(b\) [Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary]{.underline}. If
you propose to conduct activities within the Protective Zones of the
Flower Garden Banks and Stetson Bank, discuss your provisions for
monitoring the impacts of an oil spill on the environmentally sensitive
resources at the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary.

######### **[Lease Stipulations Information (250.222 and 250.253)]{.underline}**

Provide a brief description of the measures you took, or will take, to
satisfy the conditions of any lease stipulations related to your
proposed activities**.**

######### **[Related Facilities and Operations Information (250.256)]{.underline}**

\(a\) [Related OCS facilities and operations]{.underline}. For DOCD's
only, provide a description and location of any proposed or existing
drilling units, production platforms, pipeline accessory platforms, host
facilities, pipelines and associated umbicals (including those that
transport chemical products and produced water), or other facilities and
operations located on the OCS (regardless of ownership) that directly
relate to your proposed development or production activities. This
description should include the size, length, proposed routes, product(s)
being transported, maximum flow rates, and the shut-in time of any
proposed pipelines.

Provide this information only for:

1\. All initial and supplemental DOCD's.

2\. All revised DOCD's, but only for those facilities and operations
that will change as the result of the activities proposed in the revised
DOCD.

\(b\) [Transportation system]{.underline}. For DOCD's only, provide a
discussion of the transportation system that will be used to transport
your production to shore including the routes of any new pipelines and a
description and location of the primary onshore terminal (including any
refineries gas plants, and compressor stations that will be built or
undergo major expansion as the result of the activities proposed in your
DOCD).

\(c\) [Produced liquid hydrocarbons transportation vessels.]{.underline}
If liquid hydrocarbons will be transported by means other than a
pipeline, use the format below to provide information on the alternative
method.

+-------------+--------+-----------+----------------+----------------+
| **Transport | **Tran | *         | **Average      | **No. of       |
| Method**    | sfer** | *Vessel** | Volume to be   | Transfers      |
|             |        |           | Loaded**       | (Yearly        |
|             | **Me   | **C       |                | Average)**     |
|             | thod** | apacity** |                |                |
+=============+========+===========+================+================+
| Shuttle     | Pump   | 50,000    | 40,000 bbls    | 52             |
| tanker      |        | bbls      |                |                |
+-------------+--------+-----------+----------------+----------------+

**[Support Vessels and Aircraft Information (250.224 and
250.257)]{.underline}**

\(a\) [General]{.underline}. Using the format below, provide information
regarding the tug boats, anchor-handling vessels, construction barges,
lay barges, supply boats, crew boats, and aircraft you will use to
support your proposed activities.

+-------------+-----------------+-----------------+-------------------+
| **Type**    | **Fuel Tank**   | **Maximum No.   | **Trip            |
|             |                 | in Area at Any  | Frequency**       |
|             | **Storage       | Time**          |                   |
|             | Capacity**      |                 | **or Duration**   |
+=============+=================+=================+===================+
| Tug boats   | 3000 bbls       | 2               | Two weeks         |
+-------------+-----------------+-----------------+-------------------+
| Supply      | 500 bbls        | 2               | Three times       |
| boats       |                 |                 | weekly            |
+-------------+-----------------+-----------------+-------------------+
| Service     | 500 bbls        | 1               | Daily             |
| boats       |                 |                 |                   |
+-------------+-----------------+-----------------+-------------------+
| Crew boats  | 500 bbls        | 1               | Weekly            |
+-------------+-----------------+-----------------+-------------------+

Provide this table only when you propose:

1\. Activities in the Eastern Planning Area of the GOM.

2\. Activities within the Protective Zones of the Flower Garden Banks
and Stetson Bank.

3\. To install a surface facility located in water depths greater than
400 meters, or you propose to install a surface facility in any water
depth to support subsea development in water depths greater than 400
meters.

\(b\) [Diesel oil supply vessels]{.underline}. Using the format below,
provide additional information on the vessels you will use to supply
diesel oil. Make sure you include any vessels that will transfer diesel
oil you will use for purposes other than fuel (e.g., base for corrosion
control fluids).

+------------+--------------+-----------+-----------------------------+
| **Size of  | **Capacity   | **        | **Route Fuel Supply**       |
| Fuel**     | of Fuel      | Frequency |                             |
|            | Supply       | of Fuel   | **Vessel Will Take**        |
| **Supply   | Vessel**     | Tr        |                             |
| Vessel**   |              | ansfers** |                             |
+============+==============+===========+=============================+
| 180 feet   | 1,500 bbls   | Weekly    | From the shorebase in       |
|            |              |           | Fourchon, LA, to XYZ Field, |
|            |              |           | then to WC Block 134        |
+------------+--------------+-----------+-----------------------------+

Provide this table only when you propose:

1\. Activities in the Eastern Planning Area of the GOM.

2\. Activities within the Protective Zones of the Flower Garden Banks
and Stetson Bank.

3\. To install a surface facility located in water depths greater than
400 meters, or to install a surface facility in any water depth to
support subsea development in water depths greater than 400 meters.

4\. Initial and supplemental DOCD's for which the State of Alabama is an
affected State (15 CFR 930.58(a)(2)).

5\. Initial DOCD's and supplemental DOCD's with new multiwell structures
for which the State of Louisiana is an affected State (15 CFR
930.58(a)(2)).

\(c\) [Drilling fluids transportation]{.underline}. If you propose
activities in the Eastern Planning Area of the GOM, use the format below
to provide information on the projected drilling fluids you will
transport from the onshore support facilities you will use to your
drilling unit or facilities.

  ------------------------------------------------------------------------
  **Type of Material**   **Quantity Being      **Transportation Method**
                         Transported**         
  ---------------------- --------------------- ---------------------------
  Barite                 10-50 lb bags         On flats on supply boat

  Synthetic-base         55 gals               In surface cutting boxes on
  drilling fluid                               XYZ Mud Company's supply
  component                                    boat
  ------------------------------------------------------------------------

\(d\) [Solid and liquid wastes transportation]{.underline}. If you plan
to transport any of your solid and liquid wastes from the site of your
proposed activities to other offshore structures or to temporary or
permanent onshore facilities for storage or disposal, use the format
below to provide the following information.

+----------------+-------+--------------+----------+-----------------+
| **Type of      | **    | **Nam        | **Rate** | **Transport     |
| Waste**        | Total | e/Location** |          | Method**        |
|                | Vol   |              |          |                 |
| **Approx.      | ume** |              |          |                 |
| Composition**  |       |              |          |                 |
+================+=======+==============+==========+=================+
| Spent          | 1,000 | XYZ Company, | 200      | Barge tanks     |
| oil-based      | bbls  |              | bbls/day |                 |
| drilling       |       | St. Mary, LA |          |                 |
| fluids         |       |              |          |                 |
+----------------+-------+--------------+----------+-----------------+
| Chemical       | 100   | Mars         | 2        | Barrels on crew |
| product wastes | bbls  | Facility     | bbls/day | boat            |
|                |       |              |          |                 |
|                |       | Morgan City  | 4        | Barrels on crew |
|                |       |              | bbls/day | boat            |
+----------------+-------+--------------+----------+-----------------+
| Trash and      | 1,000 | Morgan City  |          | Storage bins on |
| debris         | ft^3^ |              |          | crew boat       |
|                |       | municipal    |          |                 |
|                |       | landfill     |          |                 |
+----------------+-------+--------------+----------+-----------------+

Provide this table only when you propose:

1\. Activities in the Eastern Planning Area of the GOM.

2.  Activities within the Protective Zones of the Flower Garden Banks
    and Stetson Bank.

3.  To use new or unusual technology that changes the nature or
    magnitude of the waste stream on the facility.

4\. Deepwater development operations. (You may omit this table if you
propose operations in an exempted area. Refer to the MMS Internet
website at
<http://www.gomr.mms.gov/homepg/regulate/environ/strategy/strategy.html>
for a current listing of exempted areas.)

5\. To use a sulphur recovery unit on the facility.

6\. Initial and supplemental DOCD's for which the State of Alabama is an
affected State (15 CFR 930.58(a)(2)).

7\. Initial DOCD or supplemental DOCD with new multiwell structure that
includes disposal in Louisiana coastal waters or onshore Louisiana (15
CFR 930.58(a)(2)).

8\. Initial EP's and DOCD's and supplemental DOCD's with new multiwell
structures for which the State of Texas is an affected State (15 CFR
930.58(a)(2)).

[]{.mark}

(e) [Vicinity map]{.underline}. Provide a map at an appropriate scale
    showing the location of your proposed activities relative to the
    shoreline and that depicts the route(s) the support vessels and
    aircraft will use when traveling between the onshore support
    facilities you will use and your drilling unit or proposed
    facilities*.*

######### **[Onshore Support Facilities Information (250.225 and 250.258)]{.underline}** {#onshore-support-facilities-information-250.225-and-250.258 .unnumbered}

\(a\) [General]{.underline}. Using the format below, provide a listing
of the onshore facilities you will use to provide supply and service
support for your proposed activities:

  -------------------------------------------------------------------------
  **Name**                 **Location**         **Existing/New/Modified**
  ------------------------ -------------------- ---------------------------
  XYZ Mud Company          Port Fourchon, LA    Existing

  Fourchon Service Base    Port Fourchon, LA    Expansion
  -------------------------------------------------------------------------

\(b\) [Support base construction or expansion]{.underline}. If you plan
to construct a new onshore support base or make major additions to an
existing one to accommodate the activities proposed in your EP or DOCD,
provide a description of the necessary work.

\(c\) [Support base construction or expansion timetable]{.underline}. If
you plan to acquire land to construct or expand the onshore support base
you will use, provide a timetable for land acquisition (including
rights-of-way and easements), and construction or expansion.

Provide the information in paragraph (c) only when you propose:

1\. Activities in the Eastern Planning Area of the GOM.

2\. Deepwater development operations. (You may omit this table if you
propose operations in an exempted area. Refer to the MMS Internet
website at
<http://www.gomr.mms.gov/homepg/regulate/environ/strategy/strategy.html>
for a current listing of exempted areas.)

(d) [Waste Disposal]{.underline}. Using the format below, provide
    information on the onshore facilities you will use to store and
    dispose of any solid and liquid wastes generated by your proposed
    activities.

+---------------------+-------------------------+-------+-------------+
| **Name/Location of  | **Type of Waste**       | **    | **Disposal  |
| Facility**          |                         | Quant | Method**    |
|                     |                         | ity** |             |
+=====================+=========================+=======+=============+
| PPM                 | Hazardous solid:        | 50    | Land        |
|                     |                         | lbs   | farming     |
| Theodore, AL        | Oil-contaminated        |       |             |
|                     | produced sand           |       |             |
+---------------------+-------------------------+-------+-------------+
| Smith's Incinerator | Hazardous liquid:       | 50    | Incinerator |
|                     |                         | bbls  |             |
| Tampa, FL           | Waste oil               |       |             |
+---------------------+-------------------------+-------+-------------+
| U.S. Liquids        | Non-hazardous solid:    | 200   | Stationary  |
|                     |                         | bbls  | treatment   |
| Bourg, LA           | Oil-based drilling muds |       |             |
+---------------------+-------------------------+-------+-------------+
| New Park Transfer   | Non-hazardous liquid:   | 150   | Temporary   |
| Station             |                         | bbls  | storage     |
|                     | Workover fluids         |       |             |
| Venice, LA          |                         |       |             |
+---------------------+-------------------------+-------+-------------+

**[Sulphur Operations Information (250.259)]{.underline}**

If you are proposing to conduct sulphur operations, provide:

\(a\) [Bleedwater]{.underline}. For DOCD's only, a brief discussion of
the bleedwater that will be generated by your proposed sulphur
operations including the measures you will take to mitigate the
potential toxic or thermal impacts on the environment caused by the
discharge of bleedwater.

\(b\) [Subsidence]{.underline}. For DOCD's only, an estimate of the
degree of subsidence you expect at various stages of development and
production, and a brief description of the measures you will take to
mitigate the effects of subsidence on existing or potential oil and gas
production, production platforms, and production facilities and to
protect the environment.

######### **[Coastal Zone Management (CZM) Information (250.226 and 250.260)]{.underline}**

\(a\) [Consistency certification]{.underline}. Provide a coastal zone
consistency certification according to 15 CFR 930.76(c) and (d) for each
affected State by using the format in Appendix B. The maps on the MMS
Internet website at
[http://www.gomr.mms.gov/homepg/offshore/pkns_permits/czmmaps.html](http://www.gomr.mms.gov/homepg/offshore/pkns_permits/czmmaps.html))indicate
the areas affecting each State in the GOM.

\(b\) [Other information]{.underline}. Provide information required by
15 CFR 930.76(b). This includes:

\(1\) A description of the coastal effects and information sufficient to
support your consistency certification.

\(2\) Information specifically identified in the State's management
program (as originally approved or amended) as necessary data and
information.

\(3\) An evaluation that includes a set of findings relating the coastal
effects of your proposed activities and their associated facilities to
the relevant enforceable policies of the State's management program.

Provide the information in paragraphs (a) and (b) above for all:

1\. Initial EP's and DOCD's.

2\. Supplemental EP's and DOCD's for which Florida and Alabama are
affected States.

3\. Supplemental DOCD's proposing new multi-well structures for which
Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas are affected States.

4\. Revised EP's and DOCD's for which the GOMR determines that the
revisions could result in a significant change in the impacts previously
identified and evaluated (refer to 30 CFR 250.285).

Refer to the above MMS Internet website in paragraph (a) above for
additional information and other special instructions.

**[Environmental Impact Analysis (EIA) (250.227 and
250.261)]{.underline}**

Provide an environmental impact analysis of the potential direct and
indirect environmental impacts of your proposed activities as follows:

\(a\) [Impact-producing factors (IPFs)]{.underline}. Using the matrix in
Appendix C, identify the IPFs that can cause impacts to the listed
environmental resources. Do this by placing an "x" in the space under
each IPF category associated with your proposed activities that may
impact a particular environmental resource. If, in your judgment, an IPF
would not impact a particular environmental resource, leave the space
blank.

\(b\) [Analysis]{.underline}. For those environmental resources you have
determined may be impacted (i.e., that you have denoted with an "x"),
provide a detailed explanation of the expected environmental impacts to
the resource caused by each IPF. Referring to the matrix, for those
cells that are footnoted, provide a statement as to the applicability to
your proposed activities, and where there may be an effect, provide an
analysis of the effect. If the feature in question is beyond the reach
of any impact from your proposed activities, briefly explain your
rationale. Make sure that every analysis focuses on site-specific
environmental impacts of the proposed activities. Do not repeat the
generalized impacts described in lease sale environmental impact
statements (EIS). In your analyses, address the degree of impact, result
of impact, duration of impact, recovery time for resource, and degree of
recovery. Make sure that the write-up for each environmental resource
has its own heading (e.g., topographic features, fisheries). If you are
aware of other environmental resources at or near your activity's site
that are not included on the matrix, list them in the blank spaces
provided in the matrix. If you conducted any study in preparing your EP
or DOCD or to comply with a Federal or State agency requirement,
describe the nature of the study and its findings.

\(c\) [Impacts on your proposed activities]{.underline}. Provide a
discussion of the potential impacts on your proposed activities that
could result from environmental conditions in the project area (e.g.,
currents, geohazards). Such environmental conditions may increase the
risk of an accident that could cause impacts to environmental resources.

\(d\) [Alternatives]{.underline}. Discuss any alternatives that you
considered to reduce the environmental impacts of your proposed
activity. Describe how each alternative would result in a change in the
environmental impact of your proposed activity. If you conducted studies
in the development of your alternatives, describe the nature of the
studies and their findings.

\(e\) [Mitigation measures]{.underline}. Describe any mitigation that
you will employ to avoid, diminish, or eliminate potential impacts on
these environmental resources and explain the effectiveness of this
mitigation in terms of duration and recovery that might be expected
relative to the resource.

\(f\) [Consultation]{.underline}. Provide a list of agencies and persons
you consulted regarding potential impacts associated with your proposed
activities.

\(g\) [References]{.underline}. Include a list of the references you
cite in the EIA. Also, summarize all information you incorporate by
reference.

######### **[Administrative Information (250.228 and 250.262)]{.underline}**

> \(a\) [Exempted information description (public information copies
> only)]{.underline}. Provide a description of the general subject
> matter of the proprietary information that is included in the
> proprietary copies of your EP or DOCD or its accompanying information.

\(b\) [Bibliography]{.underline}. Provide a list (with the GOMR control
number, if known) of each previously submitted EP, DPP, or DOCD; study
report; survey report; or other material that you reference in your EP
or DOCD or its accompanying information.

**U. S. Department of the Interior** **OMB Control Number: Pending**

**Minerals Management Service (MMS) OMB Approval Expires: Pending**

APPENDIX A - OCS PLAN INFORMATION FORM

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<td colspan="38"><strong>General Information</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td colspan="10">Type of OCS Plan:</td>
<td colspan="3"></td>
<td colspan="6">Exploration Plan (EP)</td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="17">Development Operations Coordination Document
(DOCD)</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td colspan="20">Company Name:</td>
<td colspan="18">MMS Operator Number:</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td colspan="20" rowspan="3">Address:</td>
<td colspan="18">Contact Person:</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td colspan="18">Phone Number:</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td colspan="18">E-Mail Address:</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td colspan="5">Lease:</td>
<td colspan="12">Area:</td>
<td colspan="9">Block:</td>
<td colspan="12">Project Name (If Applicable):</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td colspan="2">Objective(s):</td>
<td></td>
<td>Oil</td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="2">Gas</td>
<td colspan="3"></td>
<td colspan="3">Sulphur</td>
<td></td>
<td>Salt</td>
<td colspan="11">Onshore Base:</td>
<td colspan="11">Distance to Closest Land (Miles):</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td colspan="38"><strong>Description of Proposed Activities (Mark all
that apply)</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td></td>
<td colspan="21">Exploration drilling</td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="15">Development drilling</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td></td>
<td colspan="21">Well completion</td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="15">Installation of production platform</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td></td>
<td colspan="21">Well test flaring</td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="15">Installation of production facilities</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td></td>
<td colspan="21">Installation of well protection structure</td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="15">Installation of satellite structure</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td></td>
<td colspan="21">Installation of subsea wellheads and/or manifolds</td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="15">Installation of lease term pipelines</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td></td>
<td colspan="21">Temporary well abandonment</td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="15">Commence production</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td></td>
<td colspan="37">Other (Specify and describe)</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td colspan="32">Do you propose to use new or unusual technology to
conduct your activities?</td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="3">Yes</td>
<td></td>
<td>No</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td colspan="32">Do you propose any facility that will serve as a host
facility for deepwater subsea development?</td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="3">Yes</td>
<td></td>
<td>No</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td colspan="32">Do you propose any activities that may disturb an
MMS-designated high-probability archaeological area?</td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="3">Yes</td>
<td></td>
<td>No</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td colspan="38"><strong>Tentative Schedule of Proposed
Activities</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td colspan="25"><strong>Proposed Activity</strong></td>
<td colspan="5"><strong>Start Date</strong></td>
<td colspan="5"><strong>End Date</strong></td>
<td colspan="3"><strong>No. of Days</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td colspan="25"></td>
<td colspan="5"></td>
<td colspan="5"></td>
<td colspan="3"></td>
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<td colspan="5"></td>
<td colspan="5"></td>
<td colspan="3"></td>
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<tr class="even">
<td colspan="25"></td>
<td colspan="5"></td>
<td colspan="5"></td>
<td colspan="3"></td>
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<td colspan="25"></td>
<td colspan="5"></td>
<td colspan="5"></td>
<td colspan="3"></td>
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<tr class="even">
<td colspan="25"></td>
<td colspan="5"></td>
<td colspan="5"></td>
<td colspan="3"></td>
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<tr class="odd">
<td colspan="25"></td>
<td colspan="5"></td>
<td colspan="5"></td>
<td colspan="3"></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td colspan="25"></td>
<td colspan="5"></td>
<td colspan="5"></td>
<td colspan="3"></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td colspan="18"><p id="description-of-drilling-rig"
class="heading unnumbered">Description of Drilling Rig</p></td>
<td colspan="20"><p id="description-of-production-platform"
class="heading unnumbered">Description of Production Platform</p></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td></td>
<td colspan="6">Jackup</td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="9">Drillship</td>
<td colspan="4"></td>
<td colspan="6">Caisson</td>
<td colspan="3"></td>
<td colspan="7">Tension leg platform</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td></td>
<td colspan="6">Gorilla Jackup</td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="9">Platform rig</td>
<td colspan="4"></td>
<td colspan="6">Well protector</td>
<td colspan="3"></td>
<td colspan="7">Compliant tower</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td></td>
<td colspan="6">Semisubmersible</td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="9">Submersible</td>
<td colspan="4"></td>
<td colspan="6">Fixed platform</td>
<td colspan="3"></td>
<td colspan="7">Guyed tower</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td></td>
<td colspan="6">DP Semisubmersible</td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="9">Other (Attach Description)</td>
<td colspan="4"></td>
<td colspan="6">Subsea manifold</td>
<td colspan="3"></td>
<td colspan="7">Floating production system</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td colspan="18">Drilling Rig Name (If Known):</td>
<td colspan="4"></td>
<td colspan="6">Spar</td>
<td colspan="3"></td>
<td colspan="7">Other (Attach Description)</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td colspan="38"><strong>Description of Lease Term
Pipelines</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td colspan="12"><strong>From (Facility/Area/Block)</strong></td>
<td colspan="12"><strong>To (Facility/Area/Block)</strong></td>
<td colspan="5"><strong>Diameter (Inches)</strong></td>
<td colspan="5"><strong>Length (Feet)</strong></td>
<td colspan="4"><strong>Product</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td colspan="12"></td>
<td colspan="12"></td>
<td colspan="5"></td>
<td colspan="5"></td>
<td colspan="4"></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td colspan="12"></td>
<td colspan="12"></td>
<td colspan="5"></td>
<td colspan="5"></td>
<td colspan="4"></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td colspan="12"></td>
<td colspan="12"></td>
<td colspan="5"></td>
<td colspan="5"></td>
<td colspan="4"></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>

***MMS* Form MMS-137 (Month 200X) Page 1 of 2**

**OCS PLAN INFORMATION FORM (CONTINUED)**

Include one copy of this page for each proposed well/structure

<table>
<colgroup>
<col style="width: 12%" />
<col style="width: 8%" />
<col style="width: 26%" />
<col style="width: 4%" />
<col style="width: 7%" />
<col style="width: 14%" />
<col style="width: 5%" />
<col style="width: 2%" />
<col style="width: 5%" />
<col style="width: 1%" />
<col style="width: 10%" />
</colgroup>
<thead>
<tr class="header">
<th colspan="11"><strong>Proposed Well/Structure Location</strong></th>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<th colspan="7">Well or Structure Name/Number:</th>
<th colspan="4">Subsea Completion</th>
</tr>
<tr class="header">
<th colspan="7">Anchor Radius (if applicable) in feet:</th>
<th></th>
<th>Yes</th>
<th></th>
<th>No</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr class="odd">
<td></td>
<td colspan="3"><strong>Surface Location</strong></td>
<td colspan="7"><strong>Bottom-Hole Location (For Wells)</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td><strong>Lease No.</strong></td>
<td colspan="3">OCS</td>
<td colspan="7">OCS</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td><strong>Area Name</strong></td>
<td colspan="3"></td>
<td colspan="7"></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td><strong>Block No.</strong></td>
<td colspan="3"></td>
<td colspan="7"></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td><p><strong>Blockline</strong></p>
<p><strong>Departures</strong></p>
<p><strong>(in feet)</strong></p></td>
<td colspan="3">N/S Departure: F____ L</td>
<td colspan="7">N/S Departure: F____ L</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td></td>
<td colspan="3">E/W Departure: F____ L</td>
<td colspan="7">E/W Departure: F____ L</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td><strong>Lambert X-Y coordinates</strong></td>
<td colspan="3">X:</td>
<td colspan="7">X:</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td></td>
<td colspan="3">Y:</td>
<td colspan="7">Y:</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td><p><strong>Latitude/</strong></p>
<p><strong>Longitude</strong></p></td>
<td colspan="3">Latitude</td>
<td colspan="7">Latitude</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td></td>
<td colspan="3">Longitude</td>
<td colspan="7">Longitude</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td></td>
<td colspan="2">TVD (Feet):</td>
<td colspan="3">MD (Feet):</td>
<td colspan="5">Water Depth (Feet):</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td colspan="11"><strong>Anchor Locations for Drilling Rig or
Construction Barge</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td colspan="2"><strong>Anchor Name or No.</strong></td>
<td colspan="3"><strong>X Coordinate</strong></td>
<td colspan="6"><strong>Y Coordinate</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="3">X =</td>
<td colspan="6">Y =</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="3">X =</td>
<td colspan="6">Y =</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="3">X =</td>
<td colspan="6">Y =</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="3">X =</td>
<td colspan="6">Y =</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="3">X =</td>
<td colspan="6">Y =</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="3">X =</td>
<td colspan="6">Y =</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="3">X =</td>
<td colspan="6">Y =</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="3">X =</td>
<td colspan="6">Y =</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td colspan="11"><strong>Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA)
Statement:</strong> The PRA (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35) requires us to inform
you that MMS collects this information as part of an applicant’s
Exploration Plan (EP) or Development Operations Coordination Document
(DOCD) submitted for MMS approval. We use the information to facilitate
our review and data entry for OCS plans. We will protect proprietary
data according to the Freedom of Information Act and 30 CFR 250.196. An
agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to
respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a currently
valid Office of Management and Budget Control Number. The use of this
form is voluntary. The public reporting burden for this form is included
in the burden for preparing EP’s and DOCD’s and maintaining data, and
completing and reviewing the form. Direct comments regarding the burden
estimate or any other aspect of this form to the Information Collection
Clearance Officer, Mail Stop 4230, Minerals Management Service, 1849 C
Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20240.</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>

***MMS* Form MMS-137 (Month 200X) Page 2 of 2**

**APPENDIX B**

**COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT CONSISTENCY CERTIFICATION FORMAT**

Consistency certification format for all EP's and DOCD's that affect the
States of Louisiana, Texas, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida.

+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
| **COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT**                                           |
|                                                                       |
| **CONSISTENCY CERTIFICATION**                                         |
|                                                                       |
| \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_                |
|                                                                       |
| Type of OCS Plan                                                      |
|                                                                       |
| \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_              |
|                                                                       |
| Area and Block                                                        |
|                                                                       |
| \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_                  |
|                                                                       |
| Lease Number                                                          |
|                                                                       |
| The proposed activities described in detail in this OCS Plan comply   |
| with \[*Name of State(s)*\] approved Coastal Management Program(s)    |
| and will be conducted in a manner consistent with such Program(s).    |
|                                                                       |
| \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_            |
|                                                                       |
| Lessee or Operator                                                    |
|                                                                       |
| \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_            |
|                                                                       |
| Certifying Official                                                   |
|                                                                       |
| \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_            |
|                                                                       |
| Date                                                                  |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+

**U. S. Department of the Interior** **OMB Control Number: Pending**

**Minerals Management Service (MMS) OMB Approval Expires: Pending**

**APPENDIX C - ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ANALYSIS MATRIX**

+-----------------+------+----------+----------+------+-------+------+
| **              | **Im |          |          |      |       |      |
| Environmental** | pact |          |          |      |       |      |
|                 | P    |          |          |      |       |      |
| **Resources**   | rodu |          |          |      |       |      |
|                 | cing |          |          |      |       |      |
|                 | Fac  |          |          |      |       |      |
|                 | tors |          |          |      |       |      |
|                 | (IPF |          |          |      |       |      |
|                 | s)** |          |          |      |       |      |
|                 |      |          |          |      |       |      |
|                 | **Ca |          |          |      |       |      |
|                 | tego |          |          |      |       |      |
|                 | ries |          |          |      |       |      |
|                 | and  |          |          |      |       |      |
|                 | Ex   |          |          |      |       |      |
|                 | ampl |          |          |      |       |      |
|                 | es** |          |          |      |       |      |
|                 |      |          |          |      |       |      |
|                 | **R  |          |          |      |       |      |
|                 | efer |          |          |      |       |      |
|                 | to a |          |          |      |       |      |
|                 | re   |          |          |      |       |      |
|                 | cent |          |          |      |       |      |
|                 | GOM  |          |          |      |       |      |
|                 | OCS  |          |          |      |       |      |
|                 | L    |          |          |      |       |      |
|                 | ease |          |          |      |       |      |
|                 | Sale |          |          |      |       |      |
|                 | EIS  |          |          |      |       |      |
|                 | for  |          |          |      |       |      |
|                 | a    |          |          |      |       |      |
|                 | more |          |          |      |       |      |
|                 | comp |          |          |      |       |      |
|                 | lete |          |          |      |       |      |
|                 | list |          |          |      |       |      |
|                 | of   |          |          |      |       |      |
|                 | IP   |          |          |      |       |      |
|                 | Fs** |          |          |      |       |      |
+=================+======+==========+==========+======+=======+======+
|                 | *    | **Eff    | **       | **Wa | **A   | **O  |
|                 | *Emi | luents** | Physical | stes | ccide | ther |
|                 | ssio |          | distur   | sent | nts** | IPFs |
|                 | ns** | **(muds, | bances** | to   |       | you  |
|                 |      | c        |          | s    | **(   | id   |
|                 | **(  | uttings, | **to the | hore | e.g., | enti |
|                 | air, | other    | se       | for  | oil   | fy** |
|                 | no   | di       | afloor** | t    | sp    |      |
|                 | ise, | scharges |          | reat | ills, |      |
|                 | li   | to the   | **(rig   | ment | che   |      |
|                 | ght, | water    | or       | or   | mical |      |
|                 | etc  | column   | anchor   | di   | sp    |      |
|                 | .)** | or       | empla    | spos | ills, |      |
|                 |      | sea      | cements, | al** | H~2~S |      |
|                 |      | floor)** | etc.)**  |      | r     |      |
|                 |      |          |          |      | eleas |      |
|                 |      |          |          |      | es)** |      |
+-----------------+------+----------+----------+------+-------+------+
|                 |      |          |          |      |       |      |
+-----------------+------+----------+----------+------+-------+------+
| **Site-specific |      |          |          |      |       |      |
| at Offshore     |      |          |          |      |       |      |
| Location**      |      |          |          |      |       |      |
+-----------------+------+----------+----------+------+-------+------+
| Designated      |      | \(1\)    | \(1\)    |      | \(1\) |      |
| topographic     |      |          |          |      |       |      |
| features        |      |          |          |      |       |      |
+-----------------+------+----------+----------+------+-------+------+
| Pinnacle Trend  |      | \(2\)    | \(2\)    |      | \(2\) |      |
| area live       |      |          |          |      |       |      |
| bottoms         |      |          |          |      |       |      |
+-----------------+------+----------+----------+------+-------+------+
| Eastern Gulf    |      | \(3\)    | \(3\)    |      | \(3\) |      |
| live bottoms    |      |          |          |      |       |      |
+-----------------+------+----------+----------+------+-------+------+
| Chemosynthetic  |      |          | \(4\)    |      |       |      |
| communities     |      |          |          |      |       |      |
+-----------------+------+----------+----------+------+-------+------+
| Water quality   |      |          |          |      |       |      |
+-----------------+------+----------+----------+------+-------+------+
| Fisheries       |      |          |          |      |       |      |
+-----------------+------+----------+----------+------+-------+------+
| Marine mammals  | \    |          |          |      | \(8\) |      |
|                 | (8\) |          |          |      |       |      |
+-----------------+------+----------+----------+------+-------+------+
| Sea turtles     | \    |          |          |      | \(8\) |      |
|                 | (8\) |          |          |      |       |      |
+-----------------+------+----------+----------+------+-------+------+
| Air quality     | \    |          |          |      |       |      |
|                 | (9\) |          |          |      |       |      |
+-----------------+------+----------+----------+------+-------+------+
| Shipwreck sites |      |          | \(7\)    |      |       |      |
| (known or       |      |          |          |      |       |      |
| potential)      |      |          |          |      |       |      |
+-----------------+------+----------+----------+------+-------+------+
| Prehistoric     |      |          | \(7\)    |      |       |      |
| archaeological  |      |          |          |      |       |      |
| sites           |      |          |          |      |       |      |
+-----------------+------+----------+----------+------+-------+------+
|                 |      |          |          |      |       |      |
+-----------------+------+----------+----------+------+-------+------+
| **Vicinity of   |      |          |          |      |       |      |
| Offshore        |      |          |          |      |       |      |
| Location**      |      |          |          |      |       |      |
+-----------------+------+----------+----------+------+-------+------+
| Essential fish  |      |          |          |      | \(6\) |      |
| habitat         |      |          |          |      |       |      |
+-----------------+------+----------+----------+------+-------+------+
| Marine and      |      |          |          |      |       |      |
| pelagic birds   |      |          |          |      |       |      |
+-----------------+------+----------+----------+------+-------+------+
| Public health   |      |          |          |      | \(5\) |      |
| and safety      |      |          |          |      |       |      |
+-----------------+------+----------+----------+------+-------+------+
|                 |      |          |          |      |       |      |
+-----------------+------+----------+----------+------+-------+------+
| **Coastal and   |      |          |          |      |       |      |
| Onshore**       |      |          |          |      |       |      |
+-----------------+------+----------+----------+------+-------+------+
| Beaches         |      |          |          |      | \(6\) |      |
+-----------------+------+----------+----------+------+-------+------+
| Wetlands        |      |          |          |      | \(6\) |      |
+-----------------+------+----------+----------+------+-------+------+
| Shore birds and |      |          |          |      | \(6\) |      |
| coastal nesting |      |          |          |      |       |      |
| birds           |      |          |          |      |       |      |
+-----------------+------+----------+----------+------+-------+------+
| Coastal         |      |          |          |      |       |      |
| wildlife        |      |          |          |      |       |      |
| refuges         |      |          |          |      |       |      |
+-----------------+------+----------+----------+------+-------+------+
| Wilderness      |      |          |          |      |       |      |
| areas           |      |          |          |      |       |      |
+-----------------+------+----------+----------+------+-------+------+
|                 |      |          |          |      |       |      |
+-----------------+------+----------+----------+------+-------+------+
| **Other         |      |          |          |      |       |      |
| Resources You   |      |          |          |      |       |      |
| Identify**      |      |          |          |      |       |      |
+-----------------+------+----------+----------+------+-------+------+
|                 |      |          |          |      |       |      |
+-----------------+------+----------+----------+------+-------+------+
|                 |      |          |          |      |       |      |
+-----------------+------+----------+----------+------+-------+------+
|                 |      |          |          |      |       |      |
+-----------------+------+----------+----------+------+-------+------+
|                 |      |          |          |      |       |      |
+-----------------+------+----------+----------+------+-------+------+

The numbers in parentheses refer to the footnotes on page 2 of this
form.

***MMS* Form MMS xxx (Month 200X) Page 1 of 2**

**Footnotes for Environmental Impact Analysis Matrix**

1.  Activities that may affect a marine sanctuary or topographic
    feature. Specifically, if the well or platform site or any anchors
    will be on the seafloor within the:

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(a) 4-mile zone of the Flower Garden Banks, or the 3-mile zone of
    Stetson Bank;

(b) 1000-m, 1-mile or 3-mile zone of any topographic feature (submarine
    bank) protected by the Topographic Features Stipulation attached to
    an OCS lease;

(c) Essential Fish Habitat (EFH) criteria of 500 ft from any no-activity
    zone; or

> \(d\) Proximityof any submarine bank (500 ft buffer zone) with relief
> greater than 2 meters that is not protected by the Topographic
> Features Stipulation attached to an OCS lease.

2\. Activities with any bottom disturbance within a OCS lease block
protected through the Live Bottom (Pinnacle Trend) Stipulation attached
to an OCS lease.

3\. Activities within any Eastern Gulf OCS block where seafloor habitats
are protected by the Live Bottom (Low-Relief) Stipulation attached to an
OCS lease.

4\. Activities on blocks designated by the MMS as being in water depths
400 meters or greater.

5\. Exploration or production activities where H~2~S concentrations
greater than 500 ppm might be encountered.

6\. All activities that could result in an accidental spill of produced
liquid hydrocarbons or diesel fuel that you judge would impact these
environmental resources. If the proposed action is located a sufficient
distance from a resource that no impact would occur, the EIA can note
that in a sentence or two.

7\. All activities that involve seafloor disturbances, including anchor
emplacements, in any OCS block designated by the MMS as having
high-probability for the occurrence of shipwrecks or prehistoric sites,
including such blocks that will be affected that are adjacent to the
lease block in which your planned activity will occur. If the proposed
activities are located a sufficient distance from a shipwreck or
prehistoric site that no impact would occur, the EIA can note that in a
sentence or two.

8\. All activities that you determine might have an adverse effect on
endangered or threatened marine mammals or sea turtles or their critical
habitats.

9\. Production activities that involve transportation of produced fluids
to shore using shuttle tankers or barges.

  -----------------------------------------------------------------------
  **Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) Statement:** The PRA (44 U.S.C.
  Chapter 35) requires us to inform you that MMS collects this
  information as part of an applicant's Exploration Plan (EP) or
  Development Operations Coordination Document (DOCD) submitted for MMS
  approval. We use the information in our review and data entry for OCS
  plans. Responses are mandatory. We will protect proprietary data
  according to the Freedom of Information Act and 30 CFR 250.196. An
  agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to
  respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a currently
  valid Office of Management and Budget Control Number. The public
  reporting burden for this form is included in the burden for preparing
  EP's and DOCD's. We estimate that burden to average 600 hours per
  response, including the time for reviewing instructions, gathering and
  maintaining data, and completing and reviewing the form. Direct
  comments regarding the burden estimate or any other aspect of this form
  to the Information Collection Clearance Officer, Mail Stop 4230,
  Minerals Management Service, 1849 C Street, N. W., Washington, DC
  20240.

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***MMS* Form MMS xxx (Month 200X) Page 2 of 2**