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such as: how far offshore turbines should be placed to minimize the visual impact from the coastline, specific locations or areas to avoid development altogether, or any other strategies to help reduce the visual footprint (for example, the color of the turbines [towers, nacelle, blades], the arrangement or pattern of the turbine array, the dimension of the turbines (e.g., height and blade span), visual navigational lighting requirements, the maximum number of turbines that should be allowed in a specific area, etc.);

6. The type of transmission system (e.g., AC, HVDC, etc.) a prospective developer would likely utilize for a wind facility offshore North Carolina. If AC, please state and explain the maximum distance you would be willing to run an AC transmission system to deliver power from an offshore wind facility to an onshore substation;

7. General interest by a developer(s) in constructing a backbone transmission system that would transport electricity generated by wind projects located offshore North Carolina, including a general description of the transmission’s proposed path and potential interconnection points;

8. Available and pertinent data and information concerning renewable energy resources and environmental conditions in the area identified in this notice. Where applicable, spatial information should be submitted in a format compatible with ArcGIS 10.0 in a geographic coordinate system (NAD 83);

9. Habitats that may require special attention during siting and construction; and

10. Other relevant socioeconomic, biological, and environmental information. Protection of Privileged or Confidential Information Freedom of Information Act

BOEM will protect privileged or confidential information that you submit, as required by the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). Exemption 4 of FOIA applies to trade secrets and commercial or financial information that you submit that is privileged or confidential. If you wish to protect the confidentiality of such information, clearly mark it and request that BOEM treat it as confidential. BOEM will not disclose such information, subject to the requirements of FOIA. Please label privileged or confidential information ‘‘Contains Confidential Information’’ and consider submitting such information as a separate attachment.

However, BOEM will not treat as confidential any aggregate summaries of such information or comments not containing such information. Additionally, BOEM will not treat as confidential (1) the legal title of the nominating entity (for example, the name of your company), or (2) the list of whole or partial blocks that you are nominating. Information that is not labeled as privileged or confidential will be regarded by BOEM as suitable for public release.
Section 304 of the National Historic Preservation Act (16 U.S.C. 470w–3(a))

BOEM is required, after consultation with the Secretary, to withhold the location, character, or ownership of historic resources if it determines that disclosure may, among other things, risk harm to the historic resources or impede the use of a traditional religious site by practitioners. Tribal entities should designate information that falls under Section 304 of NHPA as confidential.

Dated: December 10, 2012. Tommy P. Beaudreau, Director, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management. [FR Doc. 2012–30093 Filed 12–12–12; 8:45 am]

**BILLING CODE 4310–MR–P**



### DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
**Bureau of Ocean Energy Management**
**Environmental Documents Prepared for Oil, Gas, and Mineral Operations by**  **the Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Region** 

**AGENCY**

### : Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), Interior. **ACTION**

### :Notice of the availability of environmental documents prepared for OCS mineral proposals by the Gulf of Mexico OCS region.

**SUMMARY**

### :BOEM, in accordance with Federal regulations that implement the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), announces the availability of NEPA-related Site-Specific Environmental Assessments (SEAs) and Findings of No Significant Impact (FONSIs). These documents were prepared during the period July 1, 2012, through September 30, 2012, for oil, gas, and mineral-related activities that were proposed in the Gulf of Mexico, and are more specifically described in the
**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION** 

### section of this notice.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT**

### : Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Gulf of Mexico OCS Region, Attention: Public Information Office (GM 250E), 1201 Elmwood Park Boulevard, Room 250, New Orleans, Louisiana 70123– 2394, or by calling 1–800–200–GULF.

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION**

### : BOEM prepares SEAs and FONSIs for certain proposals that relate to exploration, development, production, and transport of oil, gas, and mineral resources on the Federal OCS. These SEAs examine the potential environmental effects of proposed activities and present BOEM conclusions regarding the significance of those effects. The SEAs are used as a basis for determining whether or not approval of a proposal constitutes a major Federal action that significantly affects the quality of the human environment in accordance with NEPA Section 102(2)(C). A FONSI is prepared in those instances when BOEM finds that approval will not result in significant effects on the quality of the human environment. The FONSI briefly presents the basis for that finding and includes a summary or copy of the SEA.

This notice constitutes the public notice of availability of environmental documents required under the NEPA regulations.

Activity/Operator Location Date
Shell Offshore Inc., Geological & Geophysical Survey, SEA

L12–005. Located in the Central Planning Area of the Gulf of Mexico ...... 7/3/2012

Cobalt International Energy, L.P., Exploration Plan, SEA R–

5605. Located in the Central Planning Area of the Gulf of Mexico, south of Louisiana. 7/3/2012

Noble Energy, Inc., Exploration Plan, SEA N–9644 ..................... Located in the Central Planning Area of the Gulf of Mexico

, southeast of Venice, Louisiana. 7/3/2012

Hunt Oil Company, Structure Removal, SEA ES/SR 12–118 ...... High Island, Block A554, Lease OCS–G 21356, located 87 miles from the nearest Texas shoreline. 7/5/2012

Murphy Exploration & Production Company—USA, Exploration

Plan, SEA R–5399. Mississippi Canyon, Block 950, Lease OCS–G 27318, located 71 miles from the nearest Louisiana shoreline. 7/5/2012


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Activity/Operator Location Date
Tana Exploration Company LLC, Structure Removal, SEA ES/

SR 12–111. High Island, Block 47, Lease OCS–G 23193, located 17 miles from the nearest Louisiana shoreline. 7/6/2012

Tana Exploration Company LLC, Structure Removal, SEA ES/

SR 12–116. High Island, Block 73, Lease OCS–G 25553, located 20 miles from the nearest Louisiana shoreline. 7/6/2012

Walter Oil & Gas Corporation, Structure Removal, SEA ES/SR

12–161. Eugene Island, Block 143, Lease OCS–G 17973, located 22 miles from the nearest Louisiana shoreline. 7/9/2012

Stone Energy Corporation, Structure Removal, SEA ES/SR 12–

205. Ship Shoal, Block 114, Lease OCS 00064, located 14 miles from the nearest Louisiana shoreline. 7/9/2012

Apache Corporation, Structure Removal, SEA ES/SR 12–073,

07–074 & 07–075. Eugene Island, Block 108, Lease OCS–G 03811, located 22 miles from the nearest Louisiana shoreline. 7/10/2012

McMoRan Oil & Gas LLC, Structure Removal, SEA ES/SR 12–

152. South Marsh Island, Block 146, Lease OCS–G 09546, located 83 miles from the nearest Louisiana shoreline. 7/10/2012

Stone Energy Corporation, Structure Removal, SEA ES/SR 07–

076A. South Pelto, Block 23, Lease OCS–G 01238, located 16 miles from the nearest Louisiana shoreline. 7/10/2012

Stone Energy Corporation, Structure Removal, SEA ES/SR 12–

144. South Timbalier, Block 11, Lease OCS–G 13925, located 3 miles from the nearest Louisiana shoreline. 7/10/2012

Maritech Resources, Inc., Structure Removal, SEA ES/SR 11–

297. Vermilion, Block 250, Lease RUE OCS–G 23670, located 66 miles from the nearest Louisiana shoreline. 7/10/2012

Mariner Energy Resources, Inc., Structure Removal, SEA ES/

SR 12–009. Vermilion, Block 26, Lease OCS 00297, located 5 miles from the nearest Louisiana shoreline. 7/10/2012

Mariner Energy Resources, Inc., Structure Removal, SEA ES/

SR 12–032. Vermilion, Block 26, Lease OCS 00297, located 5 miles from the nearest Louisiana shoreline. 7/10/2012

Tana Exploration Company LLC, Structure Removal, SEA ES/

SR 12–110. West Cameron, Block 202, Lease OCS–G 24718, located 31 miles from the nearest Louisiana shoreline. 7/10/2012

Tarpon Operating & Development, L.L.C., Structure Removal,

SEA ES/SR 12–108. Brazos, Block A76, Lease OCS–G 26469, located 38 miles from the nearest Texas shoreline. 7/11/2012

Mobil Oil Exploration & Producing Southeast Inc., Structure Removal, SEA ES/SR 12–175. Mobile, Block 822, Lease OCS–G 05056, located 3 miles from the nearest Alabama shoreline. 7/11/2012

Apache Corporation, Structure Removal, SEA ES/SR 11–162 ... South Marsh Island, Block 58, Lease OCS–G 01194, located 57 miles from the nearest Louisiana shoreline. 7/11/2012

Chevron U.S.A. Inc., Structure Removal, SEA ES/SR 12–171 ... Vermilion, Block 24, Lease OCS–G 03543, located 4 miles from the nearest Louisiana shoreline. 7/11/2012

Mariner Energy Resources, Inc., Structure Removal, SEA ES/

SR 12–005. Vermilion, Block 26, Lease OCS 00297, located 5 miles from the nearest Louisiana shoreline. 7/11/2012

Mariner Energy Resources, Inc., Structure Removal, SEA ES/

SR 12–025. Vermilion, Block 26, Lease OCS–G 00297, located 5 miles from the nearest Louisiana shoreline. 7/11/2012

ATP Oil & Gas Corporation, Structure Removal, SEA ES/SR

12–176. West Cameron, Block 479, Lease RUE OCS–G 30039, located 78 miles from the nearest Louisiana shoreline. 7/11/2012

Pisces Energy LLC, Structure Removal, SEA ES/SR 11–332A &

11–329A. West Cameron, Block 91, Lease OCS–G 13557, located 12 miles from the nearest Louisiana shoreline. 7/11/2012

Medco Energi US LLC, Structure Removal, SEA ES/SR 12–121 Brazos, Block 437, Lease OCS–G 27476, located 12 miles from the nearest Texas shoreline. 7/12/2012

Castex Offshore, Inc., Structure Removal, SEA ES/SR 12–190 Eugene Island, Block 320, Lease OCS–G 26040, located 62 miles from the nearest Louisiana shoreline. 7/12/2012

Chevron U.S.A. Inc., Structure Removal, SEA ES/SR 12–163 ... South Timbalier, Block 52, Lease OCS–G 01241, located 13 miles from the nearest Louisiana shoreline. 7/12/2012

Mariner Energy Resources, Inc., Structure Removal, SEA ES/

SR 12–187. Vermilion, Block 26, Lease OCS 00297, located 4 miles from the nearest Louisiana shoreline. 7/12/2012

BP Exploration & Production Inc., Development Operations Coordination Document, SEA S–7530. Green Canyon, Block 743, located 121 miles from the nearest Louisiana shoreline, south of New Orleans, Louisiana. 7/13/2012

Apache Corporation, Structure Removal, SEA ES/SR 12–012 ... Ship Shoal, Block 235, Lease OCS–G 23908, located 40 miles from the nearest Louisiana shoreline. 7/13/2012

Mariner Energy, Inc., Structure Removal, SEA ES/SR 12–112 ... South Marsh Island, Block 106, Lease OCS–G 02279, located 74 miles from the nearest Louisiana shoreline. 7/13/2012

Apache Corporation, Structure Removal, SEA ES/SR 12–058 ... South Timbalier, Block 139, Lease OCS–G 18040, located 26 miles from the nearest Louisiana shoreline. 7/13/2012

Mariner Energy Resources, Inc., Structure Removal, SEA ES/

SR 12–035. Vermilion, Block 26, Lease OCS 00297, located 4 miles from the nearest Louisiana shoreline. 7/13/2012

Badger Oil Corporation, Structure Removal, SEA ES/SR 12–185 High Island, Block A247, Lease OCS–G 30685, located 78 miles from the nearest Louisiana shoreline. 7/16/2012

Shell Offshore Inc., Exploration Plan, SEA N–9643 ..................... De Soto Canyon, Blocks 799 & 843 Leases OCS–G 31572 &23540, respectively, located 109 miles from the nearest Louisiana shoreline, southeast of Venice, Louisiana. 7/17/2012

McMoRan Oil & Gas LLC, Structure Removal, SEA ES/SR 12–

148. East Cameron, Block 42, Lease OCS–G 02857, located 11 miles from the nearest Louisiana shoreline. 7/17/2012

Walter Oil & Gas Corporation, Structure Removal, SEA ES/SR

12–160. Eugene Island, Block 143, Lease OCS–G 17973, located 25 miles from the nearest Louisiana shoreline. 7/17/2012

McMoRan Oil & Gas LLC, Structure Removal, SEA ES/SR 12–

150. Eugene Island, Block 193, Lease OCS–G 00572, located 39 miles from the nearest Louisiana shoreline. 7/17/2012

Castex Offshore, Inc., Structure Removal, SEA ES/SR 12–191 Eugene Island, Block 271, Lease OCS–G 31375, located 60 miles from the nearest Louisiana shoreline. 7/17/2012

Mariner Energy Resources, Inc., Structure Removal, SEA ES/

SR 12–080. South Marsh Island, Block 11, Lease OCS–G 01182, located 35 miles from the nearest Louisiana shoreline. 7/17/2012


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Activity/Operator Location Date

Chevron U.S.A. Inc., Structure Removal, SEA ES/SR 12–174 ... South Marsh Island, Block 229, Lease OCS 00310, located 12 miles from the nearest Louisiana shoreline. 7/17/2012

Apache Corporation, Structure Removal, SEA ES/SR 11–160 ... South Marsh Island, Block 58, Lease OCS–G 01194, located 57 miles from the nearest Louisiana shoreline. 7/17/2012

ATP Oil & Gas Corporation, Structure Removal, SEA ES/SR

12–181. West Cameron, Block 237, Lease OCS–G 02833, located 40 miles from the nearest Louisiana shoreline. 7/17/2012

GOM Shelf LLC, Structure Removal, SEA ES/SR 12–086 .......... Grand Isle, Block 46, Lease OCS 00132, located 17 miles from the nearest Louisiana shoreline. 7/18/2012

McMoRan Oil & Gas LLC, Structure Removal, SEA ES/SR 12–

151. South Marsh Island, Block 17, Lease OCS–G 12886, located 40 miles from the nearest Louisiana shoreline. 7/18/2012

Nexen Petroleum U.S.A. Inc., Structure Removal, SEA ES/SR

12–141. Vermilion, Block 321, Lease OCS–G 02088, located 86 miles from the nearest Louisiana shoreline. 7/18/2012

Nexen Petroleum U.S.A. Inc., Structure Removal, SEA ES/SR

12–155. Vermilion, Block 340, Lease OCS–G 02091, located 90 miles from the nearest Louisiana shoreline. 7/18/2012

Westport Resources Corporation, Structure Removal, SEA ES/

SR 11–224A & 11–225A. West Cameron, Block 181, Lease OCS–G 01971, located 29 miles from the nearest Louisiana shoreline. 7/18/2012

Pisces Energy LLC, Structure Removal, SEA ES/SR 11–327A &

11–328A. Eugene Island, Block 42, Lease OCS–G 04858, located 13 miles from the nearest Louisiana shoreline. 7/19/2012

W & T Offshore, Inc., Structure Removal, SEA ES/SR 12–189 .. Galveston, Block 303, Lease OCS–G 04565, located 13 miles from the nearest Texas shoreline. 7/19/2012

W & T Offshore, Inc., Structure Removal, SEA ES/SR 12–193 .. Ship Shoal, Block 239, Lease OCS–G 01025, located 43 miles from the nearest Louisiana shoreline. 7/19/2012

Stone Energy Corporation, Structure Removal, SEA ES/SR 12–

194. South Marsh Island, Block 275, Lease OCS–G 05477, located 32 miles from the nearest Louisiana shoreline. 7/19/2012

Stone Energy Corporation, Structure Removal, SEA ES/SR 12–

192. South Pelto, Block 15, Lease OCS–G 09652, located 11 miles from the nearest Louisiana shoreline. 7/19/2012

Maritech Resources, Inc., Structure Removal, SEA ES/SR 98–

056B & 11–298A. Vermilion, Block 250, Lease OCS–G 23670, located 66 miles from the nearest Louisiana shoreline. 7/19/2012

Marathon Oil Company, Exploration Plan, SEA N–9637 ............. De Soto Canyon, Block 757, Lease OCS–G 31570, located 112 miles from the nearest Louisiana shoreline, southeast of Venice, Louisiana. 7/20/2012

Badger Oil Corporation, Structure Removal, SEA ES/SR 12–184 High Island, Block A264, Lease OCS–G 15805, located 83 miles from the nearest Louisiana shoreline. 7/20/2012

Chevron U.S.A. Inc., Structure Removal, SEA ES/SR 12–178 ... Ship Shoal, Block 181, Lease OCS–G 04231, located 30 miles from the nearest Louisiana shoreline. 7/20/2012

Stone Energy Corporation, Structure Removal, SEA ES/SR 12–

196. Ship Shoal, Block 56, Lease OCS–G 22695, located 16 miles from the nearest Louisiana shoreline. 7/20/2012

Stone Energy Corporation, Structure Removal, SEA ES/SR 12–

195. South Pelto, Block 5, Lease OCS–G 12027, located 5 miles from the nearest Louisiana shoreline. 7/20/2012

ATP Oil & Gas Corporation, Structure Removal, SEA ES/SR

12–180. West Cameron, Block 237, Lease OCS–G 02833, located 40 miles from the nearest Louisiana shoreline. 7/20/2012

Apache Corporation, Structure Removal, SEA ES/SR 12–220 ... West Cameron, Block 71, Lease OCG 00244, located 10 miles from the nearest Louisiana shoreline. 7/20/2012

Merit Energy Company, LLC, Structure Removal, SEA ES/SR

12–136. Galveston, Block 252, Lease OCS–G 11307, located 13 miles from the nearest Texas shoreline. 7/23/2012

McMoRan Oil & Gas LLC, Structure Removal, SEA ES/SR 12–

119A. South Marsh Island, Block 17, Lease OCS–G 12886, located 39 miles from the nearest Louisiana shoreline. 7/23/2012

Energy Partners, Ltd., Structure Removal, SEA ES/SR 12–198 South Pass, Block 28, Lease OCS 00353, located 3 miles from the nearest Louisiana shoreline. 7/23/2012

Energy Partners, Ltd., Structure Removal, SEA ES/SR 09–

195A, 12–197, 12–199, 12–200, 12–201, 12–202, 12–203, 12–204, 12–206, 12–207 & 12–210. South Pass, Block 28, Leases OCS 00353 & 00694, located 3– 4 miles from the nearest Louisiana shoreline. 7/23/2012

W & T Offshore, Inc., Structure Removal, SEA ES/SR 12–162 .. West Cameron, Block 180, Lease OCS–G 00763, located 26 miles from the nearest Louisiana shoreline. 7/23/2012

Apache Deepwater LLC, Exploration Plan, SEA R–5509 ............ Atwater Valley, Blocks 76 & 120, Leases OCS–G 33866 &33867, respectively, located 80 miles from the nearest Louisiana shoreline, southeast of Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana. 7/25/2012

Merit Energy Company, LLC, Structure Removal, SEA ES/SR

12–138, 12–139 & 12–140. East Cameron, Block 23, Lease OCS–G 02853, located 3–5 miles from the nearest Louisiana shoreline. 7/25/2012

Merit Energy Company, LLC, Structure Removal, SEA ES/SR

12–133, 12–134, 12–135 & 12–137. East Cameron, Block 23, Lease OCS–G 02853, located 5 miles from the nearest Louisiana shoreline. 7/25/2012

Chevron U.S.A. Inc., Structure Removal, SEA ES/SR 98–013 ... Vermilion, Block 24, Lease OCS–G 03543, located 7 miles from the nearest Louisiana shoreline. 7/25/2012

Stone Energy Corporation, Structure Removal, SEA ES/SR 12–

157. Eugene Island, Block 242, Lease OCS–G 02898, located 54 miles from the nearest Louisiana shoreline. 7/26/2012

Chevron U.S.A. Inc., Structure Removal, SEA ES/SR 12–172 ... South Marsh Island, Block 236, Lease OCS 00310, located 12 miles from the nearest Louisiana shoreline. 7/26/2012

Stone Energy Corporation, Structure Removal, SEA ES/SR 12–

117. South Timbalier, Block 81, Lease OCS–G 27155, located 18 miles from the nearest Louisiana shoreline. 7/26/2012

W & T Offshore, Inc., Structure Removal, SEA ES/SR 12–188 .. West Cameron, Block 172, Lease OCS–G 01998, located 26 miles from the nearest Louisiana shoreline. 7/26/2012

Virgin Offshore U.S.A., Inc., Structure Removal, SEA ES/SR

12–213. East Cameron, Block 104, Lease RUE–G 23680, located 30 miles from the nearest Louisiana shoreline. 7/30/2012


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Activity/Operator Location Date
Virgin Offshore U.S.A., Inc., Structure Removal, SEA ES/SR

12–216. West Cameron, Block 78, Lease OCS–G 19702, located 11 miles from the nearest Louisiana shoreline. 7/30/2012

Energy Partners, Ltd., Structure Removal, SEA ES/SR 12–103 East Cameron, Block 109, Lease OCS–G 21065, located 27 miles from the nearest Louisiana shoreline. 8/2/2012

Virgin Offshore U.S.A., Inc., Structure Removal, SEA ES/SR

05–115. East Cameron, Block 2, Lease OCS–G 10605, located 4 miles from the nearest Texas shoreline. 8/2/2012

Virgin Offshore U.S.A., Inc., Structure Removal, SEA ES/SR

12–211. East Cameron, Block 219, Lease OCS–G 19750, located 63 miles from the nearest Texas shoreline. 8/2/2012

Hilcorp Energy GOM, LLC, Structure Removal, SEA ES/SR 12–

186. High Island, Block 37, Lease OCS–G 15769, located 14 miles from the nearest Louisiana shoreline. 8/2/2012

W & T Offshore, Inc., Structure Removal, SEA ES/SR 12–218 .. Ship Shoal, Block 239, Lease OCS–G 01025, located 41 miles from the nearest Louisiana shoreline. 8/2/2012

Chevron U.S.A. Inc., Structure Removal, SEA ES/SR 12–179 ... Vermilion, Block 24, Lease OCS–G 03543, located 4 miles from the nearest Louisiana shoreline. 8/3/2012

Energy Partners, Ltd., Structure Removal, SEA ES/SR 12–168 Eugene Island, Block 277, Lease OCS–G 10744, located 49 miles from the nearest Louisiana shoreline. 8/8/2012

Energy Partners, Ltd., Structure Removal, SEA ES/SR 12–104 East Cameron, Block 109, Lease OCS–G 21065, located 26 miles from the nearest Louisiana shoreline. 8/9/2012

Energy Partners, Ltd., Structure Removal, SEA ES/SR 08–142A East Cameron, Block 111, Lease OCS–G 25944, located 30 miles from the nearest Louisiana shoreline. 8/9/2012

Virgin Offshore U.S.A., Inc., Structure Removal, SEA ES/SR

12–212. East Cameron, Block 122, Lease OCS–G 27042, located 37 miles from the nearest Texas shoreline. 8/9/2012

Virgin Offshore U.S.A., Inc., Structure Removal, SEA ES/SR

10–002A. High Island, Block 198, Lease OCS–G 17151, located 27 miles from the nearest Texas shoreline. 8/9/2012

Chevron U.S.A. Inc., Structure Removal, SEA ES/SR 12–173 ... South Marsh Island, Block 217, Lease OCS 00310, located 7 miles from the nearest Louisiana shoreline. 8/9/2012

Virgin Offshore U.S.A., Inc., Structure Removal, SEA ES/SR

12–214. West Cameron, Block 41, Lease OCS–G 17753, located 6 miles from the nearest Texas shoreline. 8/9/2012

Pisces Energy LLC, Structure Removal, SEA ES/SR 06–092 ..... Eugene Island, Block 53, Lease OCS 00479, located 13 miles from the nearest Louisiana shoreline. 8/10/2012

Anadarko Petroleum Corporation, Exploration Plan, SEA N–

9642. Walker Ridge, Block 794, located 206 miles from the nearest Louisiana shoreline. 8/23/2012

Bandon Oil and Gas, LP, Structure Removal, SEA ES/SR 11–

234. High Island, Block A447, Lease OCS–G 02360, located 78 miles from the Texas shoreline. 9/4/2012

Hilcorp Energy GOM, LLC, Structure Removal, SEA ES/SR 12–

177. Vermilion, Block 31, Lease OCS–G 02868, located 7 miles from the nearest Louisiana shoreline. 9/4/2012

McMoRan Oil & Gas LLC, Structure Removal, SEA ES/SR 12–

219. Eugene Island, Block 193, Lease OCS–G 00572, located 40 miles from the nearest Louisiana shoreline. 9/5/2012

Bandon Oil and Gas, LP, Structure Removal, SEA ES/SR 11–

076. High Island, Block A447, Lease OCS–G 02360, located 160 miles from the nearest Texas shoreline. 9/5/2012

Apache Corporation, Structure Removal, SEA ES/SR 11–221 ... High Island, Block A537, Lease OCS–G 22048, located 81 miles from the nearest Texas shoreline. 9/5/2012

PetroQuest Energy, L.L.C., Structure Removal, SEA ES/SR 12–

221. Ship Shoal, Block 71, Lease OCS–G 12347, located 6 miles from the nearest Louisiana shoreline. 9/5/2012

Anadarko Petroleum Corporation, Exploration Plan, SEA R–

5597. Atwater Valley, Blocks 28, 29 & 73, respectively, located 78 miles from the nearest Louisiana shoreline, southeast of Venice, Louisiana. 9/6/2012

Cobalt International Energy, L.P., Exploration Plan, SEA R–

5615. Green Canyon, Blocks 895 & 896, Leases OCS–G 26345 &31765, respectively, located 136 miles from the nearest Louisiana shoreline, south of Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana. 9/6/2012

Exxon Mobil Corporation, Exploration Plan, SEA R–5652 ........... Keathley Canyon, Block 919, located 216 miles from the nearest Louisiana shoreline. 9/6/2012

Tengasco, Inc., Structure Removal, SEA ES/SR 12–223 ............ Chandeleur, Block 27, Lease OCS–G 32266, located 3 miles from the nearest Mississippi shoreline. 9/10/2012

Tengasco, Inc., Structure Removal, SEA ES/SR 12–225 ............ Chandeleur, Block 30, Lease OCS–G 24002, located 7 miles from the nearest Mississippi shoreline. 9/10/2012

Tengasco, Inc., Structure Removal, SEA ES/SR 12–222 ............ Chandeleur, Block 30, Lease OCS–G 24002, located 8 miles from the nearest Mississippi shoreline. 9/10/2012

WesternGeco, LLC, Geological & Geophysical Survey, SEA

L12–017. Located in the Western and Central Planning Areas of the Gulf of Mexico. 9/10/2012

Stone Energy Corporation, Structure Removal, SEA ES/SR 12–

208 & 12–209. South Marsh Island, Block 249, Lease RUE–G 23644, located 19 miles from the nearest Louisiana shoreline. 9/10/2012

Stone Energy Corporation, Structure Removal, SEA ES/SR 11–

291A. West Delta, Block 97, Lease RUE–G 30068, located 26 miles from the nearest Louisiana shoreline. 9/10/2012

Energy Partners, Ltd., Structure Removal, SEA ES/SR 12–169 Eugene Island, Block 277, Lease OCS–G 10744, located 51 miles from the nearest Louisiana shoreline. 9/11/2012

Helis Oil & Gas Company, L.L.C., Structure Removal, SEA ES/

SR 12–227. High Island, Block 129, Lease OCS–G 01848, located 27 miles from the nearest Texas shoreline. 9/11/2012

PetroQuest Energy, L.L.C., Structure Removal, SEA ES/SR 12–

226. Ship Shoal, Block 63, Lease OCS 00057, located 4 miles from the nearest Louisiana shoreline. 9/11/2012

PetroQuest Energy, L.L.C., Structure Removal, SEA ES/SR 12–

247. Ship Shoal, Block 87, Lease OCS–G 12349, located 8 miles from the nearest Louisiana shoreline. 9/11/2012


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Activity/Operator Location Date
Apache Deepwater LLC, Exploration Plan, SEA N–9645 ............ Green Canyon, Block 363, Lease OCS–G 32495, located 101.9 miles from the nearest Louisiana shoreline, south of Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana. 9/12/2012

Stone Energy Corporation, Structure Removal, SEA ES/SR 12–

260. Eugene Island, Block 166, Lease OCS–G 22664, located 27 miles from the nearest Louisiana shoreline. 9/13/2012

Global Geophysical Services, Inc., Geological & Geophysical

Survey, SEA L10–048. Located in the Central Planning Area of the Gulf of Mexico ...... 9/16/2012

Dynamic Offshore Resources, LLC, Structure Removal, SEA

ES/SR 12–107. West Delta, Block 58, Lease OCS 00146, located 7 miles from the nearest Louisiana shoreline. 9/17/2012

Shell Offshore Inc., Exploration Plan, SEA S–7574 ..................... De Soto Canyon, Block 529, Lease OCS–G 23517, located 83 miles from the nearest Louisiana shoreline, southeast of Venice, Louisiana. 9/18/2012

Energy Resource Technology GOM, Inc., Structure Removal,

SEA ES/SR 12–238. South Pelto, Block 19, Lease OCS 00073, located 7 miles from the nearest Louisiana shoreline. 9/19/2012

Energy Resource Technology GOM, Inc., Structure Removal,

SEA ES/SR 12–259. Vermilion, Block 200, Lease OCS–G 09500, located 53 miles from the nearest Louisiana shoreline. 9/19/2012

Virgin Offshore U.S.A., Inc., Structure Removal, SEA ES/SR

12–228. West Cameron, Block 41, Lease OCS–G 17753, located 6 miles from the nearest Texas shoreline. 9/19/2012

Signal Oil & Gas Company, Structure Removal, SEA ES/SR

12–105 & 12–106. West Delta, Block 50, Lease OCS–G 05050, located 4 miles from the nearest Louisiana shoreline. 9/19/2012

EC Offshore Properties, Inc., Structure Removal, SEA ES/SR

12–262. East Cameron, Block 71, Lease OCS–G 13576, located 17 miles from the nearest Louisiana shoreline. 9/20/2012

Mariner Energy Resources, Inc., Structure Removal, SEA ES/

SR 12–248. High Island, Block 206, Lease OCS–G 20660, located 26 miles from the nearest Louisiana shoreline. 9/20/2012

Energy Resource Technology GOM, Inc., Structure Removal,

SEA ES/SR 12–258. South Pelto, Block 19, Lease OCS 00073, located 7 miles from the nearest Louisiana shoreline. 9/20/2012

Mariner Energy Resources, Inc., Structure Removal, SEA ES/

SR 12–244. Brazos, Block A17, Lease OCS–G 23166, located 38 miles from the nearest Texas shoreline. 9/24/2012

Anadarko Petroleum Corporation, Exploration Plan, SEA S–

7569. East Breaks, Block 645, Lease OCS–G 32822, located 118 miles from the nearest Louisiana shoreline. 9/24/2012

Apache Corporation, Structure Removal, SEA ES/SR 12–245 &

12–246. Eugene Island, Block 162, Lease OCS–G 11952, located 33 miles from the nearest Louisiana shoreline. 9/24/2012

Shell Offshore Inc., Exploration Plan, SEA R–5685 ..................... Garden Banks, Block 427, Lease OCS–G 07493, located 134 miles from the nearest Louisiana shoreline. 9/24/2012

BHP Billiton Petroleum (GOM) Inc., Exploration Plan, SEA R–

5663. Green Canyon, Block 507, located 111 miles from the nearest Louisiana shoreline. 9/24/2012

Badger Oil Corporation, Structure Removal, SEA ES/SR 12–183 High Island, Block A263, Lease OCS–G 13342, located 84 miles from the nearest Louisiana shoreline. 9/24/2012

Apache Corporation, Structure Removal, SEA ES/SR 12–252 ... Eugene Island, Block 88, Lease OCS–G 10721, located 25 miles from the nearest Louisiana shoreline. 9/26/2012

EMGS Americas, Geological & Geophysical Survey, SEA L12–

013. Located in the Central Planning Area of the Gulf of Mexico ...... 9/26/2012

Apache Corporation, Structure Removal, SEA ES/SR 11–159 ... South Marsh Island, Block 58, Lease OCS–G 01194, located 57 miles from the nearest Louisiana shoreline. 9/26/2012

Energy Resource Technology GOM, Inc., Structure Removal,

SEA ES/SR 12–242. Vermilion, Block 241, Lease RUE–G 30119, located 64 miles from the nearest Louisiana shoreline. 9/26/2012

Energy Resource Technology GOM, Inc., Structure Removal,

SEA ES/SR 12–243. West Cameron, Block 170, Lease OCS–G 04085, located 24 miles from the nearest Louisiana shoreline. 9/26/2012

Virgin Offshore U.S.A., Inc., Structure Removal, SEA ES/SR

12–215. West Cameron, Block 494, Lease OCS–G 15097, located 84 miles from the nearest Texas shoreline. 9/26/2012

Energy Resource Technology GOM, Inc., Structure Removal,

SEA ES/SR 12–229. East Cameron, Block 235, Lease OCS–G 25965, located 64 miles from the nearest Louisiana shoreline. 9/27/2012

BP Exploration & Production Inc., Development Operations Coordination Document, SEA S–7417. Mississippi Canyon, Block 429, Lease OCS–G 07944, located 56 miles from the nearest Louisiana shoreline, southeast of Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana. 9/27/2012

Energy Resource Technology GOM, Inc., Structure Removal,

SEA ES/SR 12–241. Ship Shoal, Block 223, Lease OCS–G 01526, located 42 miles from the nearest Louisiana shoreline. 9/27/2012

Stone Energy Corporation, Structure Removal, SEA ES/SR 12–

049A. South Pass, Block 38, Lease OCS–G 21695, located 4 miles from the nearest Louisiana shoreline. 9/27/2012

Energy Resource Technology GOM, Inc., Structure Removal,

SEA ES/SR 08–085. South Pelto, Block 12, Lease OCS 00072, located 10 miles from the nearest Louisiana shoreline. 9/27/2012

Energy Resource Technology GOM, Inc., Structure Removal,

SEA ES/SR 08–031. South Pelto, Block 12, Lease OCS 00072, located 7 miles from the nearest Louisiana shoreline. 9/27/2012

Mariner Energy Resources, Inc., Structure Removal, SEA ES/

SR 12–249, 12–250, 12–251 & 97–114A. Vermilion, Block 26, Lease OCS 00297, located 5–6 miles from the nearest Louisiana shoreline. 9/27/2012

Energy Resource Technology GOM, Inc., Structure Removal,

SEA ES/SR 12–263 & 12–264. Viosca Knoll, Block 203, Lease OCS–G 07890, located 28 miles from the nearest Louisiana shoreline. 9/27/2012

Energy Resource Technology GOM, Inc., Structure Removal,

SEA ES/SR 12–230 & 12–231. Eugene Island, Block 148, Lease OCS–G 13620, located 30 miles from the nearest Louisiana shoreline. 9/28/2012

Apache Corporation, Structure Removal, SEA ES/SR 12–253 ... Main Pass, Block 90, Lease OCS–G 19853, located 8 miles from the nearest Louisiana shoreline. 9/28/2012


## 74218 Federal Register/ Vol. 77, No. 240 / Thursday, December 13, 2012 / Notices

Persons interested in reviewing environmental documents for the proposals listed above or obtaining information about the SEAs and FONSIs prepared by the Gulf of Mexico OCS Region are encouraged to contact BOEM at the address or telephone listed in the
**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT** 

### section.

Dated: November 13, 2012. John Rodi, Regional Director, Gulf of Mexico OCS Region. [FR Doc. 2012–30084 Filed 12–12–12; 8:45 am]

**BILLING CODE 4310–MR–P**



### DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
**Bureau of Ocean Energy Management**
**[Docket No. BOEM–2012–0090]**


### Commercial Wind Leasing and Site **Assessment Activities on the Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf (OCS)**  **Offshore North Carolina**

**AGENCY**

### :Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), Interior.

**ACTION**

### :Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Assessment.

**SUMMARY**

### :BOEM is publishing this Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Assessment (EA) for the purpose of involving Federal agencies, states, tribes, local governments, offshore wind energy developers, and the public in the Department of the Interior’s (DOI) ‘‘Smart from the Start’’ wind energy initiative offshore North Carolina. The ‘‘Smart from the Start’’ wind energy initiative is designed to identify areas that appear to be suitable for wind energy leasing on the OCS, known as Wind Energy Areas (WEAs) and to obtain public and expert input that will inform DOI’s decisionmaking with regard to issuing leases and approving site assessment activities in these areas, in accordance with applicable DOI regulations and the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) regulations implementing the provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969 as amended (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.).

The ‘‘Smart from the Start’’ initiative involves coordinated environmental studies, large-scale planning processes, and expedited review procedures within these areas to achieve an efficient and responsible renewable energy leasing process. More information on the ‘‘Smart from the Start’’ initiative can be found at:http://boem.gov/RenewableEnergy-Program/Smart-from-the-Start/ Index.aspx. In consultation with other Federal agencies and the BOEM North Carolina Intergovernmental Renewable Energy Task Force, BOEM has identified three areas under consideration for potential future wind energy leasing offshore North Carolina (Call Areas). These Call Areas are identified in the document entitled, Commercial Leasing for Wind Power on the Outer Continental Shelf Offshore North Carolina-Call for Information and Nominations (Call), which is being published concurrently with this Notice. The publication of a Call is the first public step in BOEM’s offshore wind planning process for North Carolina, and additional opportunities for public involvement are required before any commercial wind leases would be issued. A commercial lease gives the lessee the exclusive right to subsequently seek BOEM approval for the development of the leasehold. The lease does not grant the lessee the right to construct any facilities; rather, the lease grants the lessee the right to use the leased area to develop its plans, which BOEM must approve before the lessee can move on to the next stage of the process. See 30 CFR 585.600 and 585.601.

BOEM intends to prepare an EA, which is the subject of this Notice, that will consider the environmental consequences associated with the possible future issuance of commercial wind leases and approving site assessment activities on those leases (within all or some of these Call Areas). BOEM is seeking public input regarding the identification of the alternatives to be considered in the EA, as well as the environmental and/or socioeconomic issues to be analyzed.

Furthermore, section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (16 U.S.C. 470f) and its implementing regulations at 36 CFR 800 require Federal agencies to consider the effects of their actions on historic properties, and afford the Advisory Council on Historic Properties an opportunity to comment (36 CFR 800.1). Therefore, BOEM will conduct Section 106 review for the issuance of leases and approval of site assessment activities within some or all of the Call Areas, in coordination with its environmental review. As part of this Section 106 review, BOEM will initiate consultation with state historic preservation officer, tribal officials, and others. With the publication of this Notice, BOEM is reaching out to the general public for comments regarding the identification of historic properties or potential effects to historic properties from leasing and site assessment activities in the Call Areas. Submitted information will allow BOEM to consider the views of the public and document historic preservation concerns early in the Section 106 process.

Authority: This Notice of Intent to prepare an EA is published pursuant to 43 CFR 46.305.
**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT**

### : Michelle Morin, BOEM Office of Renewable Energy Programs, 381 Elden Street, HM 1328, Herndon, Virginia 20170–4817, (703) 787–1340 or michelle.morin@BOEM.gov.

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION**

### : 1. The OCS Wind Energy Planning, Leasing and Development Process

There are four key phases in the wind energy planning, leasing and development process on the OCS: (1) Planning and siting; (2) lease issuance; (3) approval of a site assessment plan (SAP); and (4) approval of a construction and operations plan (COP). Publication of the Call and this NOI are steps in the first phase of this process. The second phase, issuance of a commercial renewable energy lease, gives the lessee an exclusive right to submit plans, the approval of which is necessary for a lessee to advance to the next stage of the renewable energy development process. The third phase is the applicant’s submission and BOEM’s subsequent review and approval of a SAP. Approval of a SAP allows the lessee to construct and install equipment on the leasehold, such as a meteorological tower and/or buoys, to perform site assessment functions. See 30 CFR 585.600–585.601; 585.605– 585.618. Site characterization activities are necessary to support a lessee’s proposed site assessment activities (e.g., geological and geophysical surveys and core samples) and the lessee must submit the results of such surveys with the supporting data in its SAP. See 30 CFR 585.610. The submission of a SAP is separate from the submission of a COP. After the lessee has collected the additional site characterization and assessment data necessary for a COP, the lessee may submit its COP. The COP would be subject to additional project specific environmental review. The approval of the COP would authorize the construction and operation of a renewable energy generation facility on the lease. See 30 CFR 585.620–585.629. 2. Proposed Action and Scope of Analysis

The proposed action that will be the subject of the EA is the issuance of renewable energy leases within all or some of the Call Areas described in this Notice, and the approval of site