Federal Register / Vol. 69, No. 214 / Friday, November 5, 2004 / Notices 64585

that were not already assessed in the 

Multisale EIS. Proposed CPA Lease Sale 

194 is the third CPA lease sale 

scheduled in the Outer Continental 

Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program: 

2002–2007. As a result, MMS 

determined that a supplemental EIS is 

not required and prepared a Finding of 

No New Significant Impact (FONNSI). 

Public Comments: Interested parties 

may submit written comments on this 

EA/FONNSI within 30 days of this 

Notice’s publication to the Regional 

Supervisor, Leasing and Environment 

(MS 5410), Gulf of Mexico OCS Region, 

Minerals Management Service, 1201 

Elmwood Park Boulevard, New Orleans, 

Louisiana 70123–2394. Comments 

should be enclosed in an envelope 

labeled ‘‘Comments on CPA Lease Sale 

194 EA/FONNSI.’’ You may also send 

comments to the MMS e-mail address: 

environment@mms.gov. All comments 

received will be considered in the 

decisionmaking process for CPA Lease 

Sale 194. 

EA Availability: To obtain a copy of 

the EA, you may contact the Minerals 

Management Service, Gulf of Mexico 

OCS Region, Attention: Public 

Information Office (MS 5034), 1201 

Elmwood Park Boulevard, Room 114, 

New Orleans, Louisiana 70123–2394 (1–

800–200–GULF). You may also view the 

EA on the MMS Web site at http://

www.gomr.mms.gov.

Dated: September 13, 2004. 

Chris C. Oynes, 

Regional Director, Gulf of Mexico OCS Region.

[FR Doc. 04–24761 Filed 11–4–04; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–MR–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Minerals Management Service 

Gulf of Mexico, Outer Continental 

Shelf, Eastern Planning Area, Oil and 

Gas Lease Sale 197 (2005) 

Environmental Assessment

AGENCY: Minerals Management Service.

ACTION: Notice of availability of an 

environmental assessment. 

SUMMARY: The Minerals Management 

Service (MMS) has prepared an 

environmental assessment (EA) for 

proposed Gulf of Mexico Outer 

Continental Shelf (OCS) Eastern 

Planning Area (EPA) Lease Sale 197. In 

this EA, MMS reexamined the potential 

environmental effects of the proposed 

action and its alternative based on any 

new information regarding potential 

impacts and issues that were not 

available at the time the Gulf of Mexico 

OCS Oil and Gas Lease Sales 189 and 

197; Eastern Planning Area; Final 

Environmental Impact Statement; 

Volumes I and II (Multisale EIS) was 

completed in May 2003.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Minerals Management Service, Gulf of 

Mexico OCS Region, 1201 Elmwood 

Park Boulevard, New Orleans, Louisiana 

70123–2394, Mr. Dennis Chew, 

telephone (504) 736–2793.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Multisale EIS analyzed the effects of a 

typical lease sale by presenting a set of 

ranges for resource estimates, project 

exploration and development activities, 

and impact-producing factors for either 

of the proposed EPA lease sales. The 

level of activities projected for proposed 

Lease Sale 197 falls within these ranges. 

No new significant impacts were 

identified for proposed Lease Sale 197 

that were not already assessed in the 

Multisale EIS. Proposed EPA Lease Sale 

197 is the second EPA lease sale 

scheduled in the Outer Continental 

Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program: 

2002–2007. As a result, MMS 

determined that a supplemental EIS is 

not required and prepared a Finding of 

No New Significant Impact (FONNSI). 

Public Comments: Interested parties 

may submit written comments on this 

EA/FONNSI within 30 days of this 

Notice’s publication to the Regional 

Supervisor, Leasing and Environment 

(MS 5410), Gulf of Mexico OCS Region, 

Minerals Management Service, 1201 

Elmwood Park Boulevard, New Orleans, 

Louisiana 70123–2394. Comments 

should be enclosed in an envelope 

labeled ‘‘Comments on EPA Lease Sale 

197 EA/FONNSI.’’ You may also send 

comments to the MMS e-mail address: 

environment@mms.gov. All comments 

received will be considered in the 

decisionmaking process for EPA Lease 

Sale 197. 

EA Availability: To obtain a copy of 

the EA, you may contact the Minerals 

Management Service, Gulf of Mexico 

OCS Region, Attention: Public 

Information Office (MS 5034), 1201 

Elmwood Park Boulevard, Room 114, 

New Orleans, Louisiana 70123–2394 (1–

800–200–GULF). You may also view the 

EA on the MMS Web site at http://

www.gomr.mms.gov.

Dated: September 13, 2004. 

Chris C. Oynes, 

Regional Director, Gulf of Mexico OCS Region.

[FR Doc. 04–24762 Filed 11–4–04; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–MR–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Minerals Management Service 

Notice of Availability of the Proposed 

Notice of Sale for Outer Continental 

Shelf (OCS) Oil and Gas Lease Sale 

194 in the Central Gulf of Mexico 

(GOM)

AGENCY: Minerals Management Service, 

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of availability of the 

proposed notice of sale for proposed 

sale 194. 

SUMMARY: The MMS announces the 

availability of the proposed Notice of 

Sale for proposed Sale 194 in the 

Central GOM OCS. This Notice is 

published pursuant to 30 CFR 256.29(c) 

as a matter of information to the public. 

With regard to oil and gas leasing on the 

OCS, the Secretary of the Interior, 

pursuant to section 19 of the OCS Lands 

Act, provides the affected States the 

opportunity to review the proposed 

Notice. The proposed Notice sets forth 

the proposed terms and conditions of 

the sale, including minimum bids, 

royalty rates, and rentals.

DATES: Comments on the size, timing, or 

location of proposed Sale 194 are due 

from the affected States within 60 days 

following their receipt of the proposed 

Notice. The final Notice of Sale will be 

published in the Federal Register at 

least 30 days prior to the date of bid 

opening. Bid opening is currently 

scheduled for March 16, 2005.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

proposed Notice of Sale for Sale 194 and 

a ‘‘Proposed Sale Notice Package’’

containing information essential to 

potential bidders may be obtained from 

the Public Information Unit, Gulf of 

Mexico Region, Minerals Management 

Service, 1201 Elmwood Park Boulevard, 

New Orleans, Louisiana 70123–2394. 

Telephone: (504) 736–2519.

Dated: November 1, 2004. 

R.M. ‘‘Johnnie’’ Burton, 

Director, Minerals Management Service.

[FR Doc. 04–24763 Filed 11–4–04; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–MR–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Minerals Management Service 

Notice of Availability of the Proposed 

Notice of Sale for Outer Continental 

Shelf (OCS) Oil and Gas Lease Sale 

197 in the Eastern Gulf of Mexico 

(GOM)

AGENCY: Minerals Management Service, 

Interior.