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lands newly acquired in the Emerald 

Mountain Land Exchange and achieve the 

management objectives of the BLM Little 

Snake Field Office Resource Management 

Plan Amendment. 

The use of a right-of-way, an interagency 

or cooperative agreement would not 

adequately constrain non-discretionary uses 

that could irrevocably affect the resource 

values of the described lands. 

There are no suitable alternative sites, as 

the described lands contain the resource 

values that need protection. 

No water rights would be needed to fulfill 

the purpose of the requested withdrawal. 

The potential for mineral development on 

the described lands is low. 

Records relating to the proposed 

withdrawal can be examined by contacting 

John Beck at the above address or phone 

number. 

For a period of 90 days from the date of 

publication of this notice, all persons who 

wish to submit comments, suggestions, or 

objections in connection with the proposed 

withdrawal may present their views in 

writing to the BLM Colorado State Director 

at the address listed above. 

Comments, including names and street 

addresses of respondents, will be available 

for public review at the BLM Colorado State 

Office at the address listed during regular 

business hours, 7:45 a.m. to 4:15 p.m., 

Monday through Friday, except holidays. 

Individual respondents may request 

confidentiality. Before including your 

address, phone number, e-mail address, or 

other personal identifying information in 

your comment, you should be aware that 

your entire comment—including your 

personal identifying information—may be 

made publicly available at any time. While 

you can ask us in your comment to withhold 

your personal identifying information from 

public review, we cannot guarantee that we 

will be able to do so. 

Notice is hereby given that an opportunity 

for a public meeting is afforded in connection 

with the proposed withdrawal. All interested 

persons who desire a public meeting for the 

purpose of being heard on the proposed 

withdrawal must submit a written request to 

the BLM Colorado State Director at the 

address listed above within 90 days from the 

date of publication of this notice. If the 

authorized officer determines a public 

meeting will be held, a notice of the time and 

place will be published in the Federal 

Register and a local newspaper at least 30 

days before the scheduled date of the 

meeting. 

Licenses, permits, cooperative agreements, 

and other discretionary land use 

authorizations may be allowed with the 

approval of an authorized officer of the BLM 

during the segregative period. 

This withdrawal proposal will be 

processed in accordance with the regulations 

set forth in 43 CFR 2300. 

For a period of 2 years from the date of 

publication of this notice in the Federal 

Register, the lands will be segregated as 

specified above unless the application is 

denied or cancelled or the withdrawal is 

approved prior to that date. 

(Authority: 43 CFR 2310.3–1) 

Dated: May 16, 2007. 

John D. Beck, 

Chief, Branch of Lands and Realty. 

[FR Doc. E7–9933 Filed 5–22–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–JB–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Minerals Management Service 

Environmental Documents Prepared 

for Proposed Oil and Gas Operations 

on the Gulf of Mexico Outer 

Continental Shelf (OCS) 

AGENCY: Minerals Management Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of the availability of 

environmental documents, prepared for 

OCS Mineral Proposals on the Gulf of 

Mexico OCS. 

SUMMARY: Minerals Management Service 

(MMS), in accordance with Federal 

Regulations that implement the National 

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), 

announces the availability of NEPArelated Site-Specific Environmental 

Assessments (SEA) and Findings of No 

Significant Impact (FONSI), prepared by 

MMS for the following oil and gas 

activities proposed on the Gulf of 

Mexico OCS. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Public Information Unit, Information 

Services Section at the number below. 

Minerals Management Service, Gulf of 

Mexico OCS Region, Attention: Public 

Information Office (MS 5034), 1201 

Elmwood Park Boulevard, Room 114, 

New Orleans, Louisiana 70123–2394, or 

by calling 1–800–200–GULF. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: MMS 

prepares SEAs and FONSIs for 

proposals that relate to exploration for 

and the development/production of oil 

and gas resources on the Gulf of Mexico 

OCS. These SEAs examine the potential 

environmental effects of activities 

described in the proposals and present 

MMS conclusions regarding the 

significance of those effects. 

Environmental Assessments are used as 

a basis for determining whether or not 

approval of the proposals constitutes 

major Federal actions that significantly 

affect the quality of the human 

environment in the sense of NEPA 

Section 102(2)(C). A FONSI is prepared 

in those instances where MMS finds 

that approval will not result in 

significant effects on the quality of the 

human environment. The FONSI briefly 

presents the basis for that finding and 

includes a summary or copy of the SEA. 

This notice constitutes the public 

notice of availability of environmental 

documents required under the NEPA 

Regulations. 

This listing includes all proposals for 

which the Gulf of Mexico OCS Region 

prepared a FONSI in the period 

subsequent to publication of the 

preceding notice. 

Activity/Operator Location Date 

Newfield Exploration Company, Initial Development Operations Coordination Document & Right-of-Way Pipeline, 

SEA N–8758 & P–15812.

High Island, Blocks A–353, A–366 & A–352, Leases OCS–G 

24425, 24429 & 24424 respectively, located approximately 

113 miles from the nearest Louisiana shoreline.

11/9/2006 

BP Exploration & Production, Inc., Geological & Geophysical 

Prospecting for Mineral Resources, SEA L07–02.

Located in the central Gulf of Mexico south of Fourchon, 

Louisiana.

1/16/2007 

Anadarko Petroleum Corporation, Right-of-Way Pipeline Modification, SEA P–15101.DeSoto Canyon, Blocks 621, 620, 664, 663, 707, 706, 705 & 

749; Mississippi Canyon, Blocks 789, 833, 832, 876 & 920; 

Leases OCS–G 23529, 23528, 23532, 25859, 25861 & 

25860; located approximately 98 miles south of Gulf 

Shores, Alabama.

1/23/2007 

PGS Geophysical, Geological & Geophysical Prospecting for 

Mineral Resources for Multi-Klient Invest AS, Oslo, Norway, 

SEA L07–01.

Located in the central Gulf of Mexico southeast of Cameron, 

Louisiana.

1/24/2007 

BP Exploration & Production, Inc., Geological & Geophysical 

Exploration of Mineral Resources, SEA L07–03.

Located in the eastern Gulf of Mexico south of Fourchon, 

Louisiana.

1/24/2007 

SPN Resources, LLC, Structure Removal, SEA ES/SR 07–

010, 07–012, 07–013.

High Island, Blocks 134, 134 & 133 and Leases OCS–G 

06158 & 18938 respectively, located 28 miles from the 

nearest Louisiana shoreline.

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Activity/Operator Location Date 

Dominion Exploration & Production, Inc., Structure Removal, 

SEA ES/SR 07–007.

Ship Shoal, Block 225, Lease OCS–G 21657, located 54 

miles from the nearest Louisiana shoreline.

1/31/2007 

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

07–011.

Vermilion, Block 57, Lease OCS–G 03977, located 10 miles 

from the nearest Louisiana shoreline.

1/31/2007 

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

07–006.

West Cameron, Block 206, OCS–G 03496, located 33 miles 

from the nearest Louisiana shoreline.

2/1/2007 

Chevron U.S.A., Inc., Structure Removal, SEA ES/SR 07–017 Viosca Knoll, Block 161, Lease OCS–G 06876, located 43 

miles from the nearest Louisiana shoreline.

2/6/2007 

Energy Resource Technology, Inc., Structure Removal, SEA 

ES/SR 07–002.

Brazos, Block 436, Lease OCS–G 04258, located 12 miles 

from the nearest Texas shoreline.

2/7/2007 

Remington Oil & Gas Corporation, Structure Removal, SEA 

ES/SR 07–016.

East Cameron, Block 140, Lease OCS–G 25950, located 40 

miles from the nearest Louisiana shoreline.

2/7/2007 

Energy Resource Technology, Inc., Structure Removal, SEA 

ES/SR 07–003.

East Cameron, Block 222, Lease OCS–G 02037, located 67 

miles from the nearest Louisiana shoreline.

2/7/2007 

Energy Resource Technology, Inc., Structure Removal, SEA 

ES/SR 06–008.

East Cameron, Block 231, Lease OCS–G 02038, located 69 

miles from the nearest Louisiana shoreline.

2/7/2007 

Chevron U.S.A., Inc., Structure Removal, SEA ES/SR 06–011 South Timbalier, Block 51, Lease OCS–G 01240, located 10 

miles from the nearest Louisiana shoreline.

3/31/2006 

Newfield Exploration Company, Structure Removal, SEA ES/ 

SR 06–017.

West Cameron, Block 146, Lease OCS–G 01996, located 21 

miles from the nearest Louisiana shoreline.

3/31/2006 

SPN Resources, Structure Removal, SEA ES/SR 07–014 ....... High Island, Block A–153, Lease OCS–G 18946, located 84 

miles from the nearest Texas shoreline.

2/8/2007 

Stone Energy Corporation, Structure Removal, SEA ES/SR 

07–024.

South Marsh Island, Block 235, Lease OCS–G 15231, located 16 miles from the nearest Louisiana shoreline.2/8/2007 

Apache Corporation, Structure Removal, SEA ES/SR 07–005 Eugene Island, Block 196, Lease OCS–G 00802, located 48 

miles from the nearest Louisiana shoreline.

2/12/2007 

Chevron U.S.A., Inc., Structure Removal, SEA ES/SR 07–018 Ship Shoal, Block 100, Lease OCS–G 07750, located 22 

miles from the nearest Louisiana shoreline.

2/13/2007 

Tana Exploration Company, LLC, Structure Removal, SEA 

ES/SR 07–023.

Ship Shoal, Block 133, Lease OCS–G 23897, located 22 

miles from the nearest Louisiana shoreline.

2/13/2007 

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

06–029.

Grand Isle, Block 68, Lease OCS–G 15353, located 28 miles 

from the nearest Louisiana shoreline.

2/16/2007 

Energy Partners, LTD, Structure Removal, SEA ES/SR 07–

025.

South Timbalier, Block 41, Lease OCS–G 24954, located 13 

miles from the nearest Louisiana shoreline.

2/21/2007 

CGGVERITAS, Geological & Geophysical Prospecting for 

Mineral Resources, SEA T07–02.

Located in the central and western Gulf of Mexico south of 

Morgan City, Louisiana.

2/22/2007 

TGS–NOPEC Geophysical Company for Fugro-Geoteam AS, 

Geological & Geophysical Prospecting for Mineral Resources, SEA L07–04.

Located in the central and western Gulf of Mexico south of 

Morgan City, Louisiana.

2/22/2007 

Energy Resources Technology, Inc., Structure Removal, SEA 

ES/SR 07–004.

East Cameron, Block 231, Lease OCS–G 02038, located 69 

miles from the nearest Louisiana shoreline.

2/23/2007 

Apache Corporation, Structure Removal, SEA ES/SR 06–

076A.

Grand Isle, Block 82, Lease OCS–G 05659, located 29 miles 

from the nearest Louisiana shoreline.

2/28/2007 

Chevron U.S.A., Inc., Structure Removal, SEA ES/SR 07–027 Eugene Island, Block 113A, Lease OCS–G 04442, located 

26 miles from the nearest Louisiana shoreline.

3/7/2007 

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

07–021 & 07–022.

Eugene Island, Block 128, Lease OCS–00053, located 32 

miles from the nearest Louisiana shoreline.

3/7/2007 

Chevron U.S.A., Inc., Structure Removal, SEA ES/SR 07–031 Mobile, Block 947, Lease OCS–G 07849, located 19 miles 

from the nearest Louisiana shoreline.

3/7/2007 

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

SR 07–026.

Sabine Pass, Block 6, Lease OCS–G 18121, located 13 

miles from the nearest Texas shoreline.

3/7/2007 

Chevron Environmental Management Company, Structure Removal, SEA ES/SR 07–028.Ship Shoal, Block 108, Lease OCS–00814, located 23 miles 

from the nearest Louisiana shoreline.

3/7/2007 

Newfield Exploration Company, Structure Removal, SEA ES/ 

SR 07–032.

West Delta, Block 102, Lease OCS–G 21130, located 23 

miles from the nearest Louisiana Shoreline.

3/7/2007 

Newfield Exploration Company, Structure Removal, SEA ES/ 

SR 07–030.

Brazos, Block A7, Lease OCS–G 04558, located 25 miles 

from the nearest Texas.

3/8/2007 

Apache Corporation, Structure Removal, SEA ES/SR 06–119 High Island, Block A571, Lease OCS–G 02391, located 99 

miles from the nearest Louisiana shoreline.

3/8/2007 

BP Exploration & Production Inc., Geological & Geophysical 

Prospecting for Mineral Resources for Schlumberger, SEA 

L07–07.

Located in the central Gulf of Mexico south of Fourchon, 

Louisiana.

3/8/2007 

CGG Veritas, Geological & Geophysical Prospecting for Mineral Resources, SEA ES/SR L07–06.Located in the central Gulf of Mexico south of Fourchon, 

Louisiana.

3/8/2007 

Newfield Exploration Company, Structure Removal, SEA ES/ 

SR 07–034.

Ship Shoal, Block 57, Lease OCS–G 22696, located 15 

miles from the nearest Louisiana shoreline.

3/9/2007 

Newfield Exploration Company, Structure Removal, SEA ES/ 

SR 07–033.

West Cameron, Block 146, Lease OCS–G 01996, located 22 

miles from the nearest Louisiana shoreline.

3/9/2007 

Apache Corporation, Structure Removal, SEA ES/SR 06–

120A.

Ship Shoal, Block 292, Lease OCS–G 12000, located 55 

miles from the nearest Louisiana Shoreline.

3/20/2007 

Noble Energy, Inc., Structure Removal, SEA ES/SR 05–111, 

05–112 & 05–113.

Main Pass, Blocks 293, 305 & 306 and Leases OCS–G 

21712, 01676 & 01677 respectively, located approximately 

30 miles from the nearest Louisiana shoreline.

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Activity/Operator Location Date 

Noble Energy, Inc., Structure Removal, SEA ES/SR 05–164 .. Main Pass, Block 306, Lease OCS–G 01677, located 29 

miles from the nearest Louisiana shoreline.

3/26/2007 

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

SR 07–020.

Eugene Island, Block 72, Lease OCS–G 10720, located 18 

miles from the nearest Louisiana shoreline.

3/27/2007 

Energy Resource Technology, Inc., Structure Removal, SEA 

ES/SR 06–008A.

East Cameron, Block 231, Lease OCS–G 02038, located 69 

miles from the nearest Louisiana shoreline.

3/27/2007 

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

06–027A.

South Marsh, Block 125, Lease OCS–G 02882, located 73 

miles from the nearest Louisiana shoreline.

3/27/2007 

Energy Resource Technology, Inc., Structure Removal, SEA 

ES/SR 07–003A.

East Cameron, Block 222, Lease OCS–G 02037, located 67 

miles from the nearest Louisiana shoreline.

3/28/2007 

Energy Resource Technology, Inc., Structure Removal, SEA 

ES/SR 06–007A.

East Cameron, Block 231, Lease OCS–G 02038, located 65 

miles from the nearest Louisiana shoreline.

3/28/2007 

Persons interested in reviewing 

environmental documents for the 

proposals listed above or obtaining 

information about SEAs and FONSIs 

prepared for activities on the Gulf of 

Mexico OCS are encouraged to contact 

MMS at the address or telephone listed 

in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION section. 

Dated: April 12, 2007. 

Lars Herbst, 

Acting Regional Director, Gulf of Mexico OCS 

Region. 

[FR Doc. E7–9888 Filed 5–22–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–MR–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

Notice of Inventory Completion: 

Thomas Burke Memorial Washington 

State Museum, University of 

Washington, Seattle, WA 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

Notice is here given in accordance 

with the Native American Graves 

Protection and Repatriation Act 

(NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. 3003, of the 

completion of an inventory of human 

remains and funerary objects in the 

possession of the Thomas Burke 

Memorial Washington State Museum 

(Burke Museum), University of 

Washington, Seattle, WA. The human 

remains were removed from Benton, 

Franklin, Kittitas, Klickitat, and Yakima 

Counties, WA, and Wasco County, OR. 

This notice is published as part of the 

National Park Service’s administrative 

responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 

U.S.C. 3003 (d)(3). The determinations 

in this notice are the sole responsibility 

of the museum, institution, or Federal 

agency that has control of the Native 

American human remains and 

associated funerary objects. The 

National Park Service is not responsible 

for the determinations in this notice. 

A detailed assessment of the human 

remains was made by Burke Museum 

professional staff in consultation with 

representatives of the Confederated 

Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation, 

Washington; Confederated Tribes of the 

Colville Reservation, Washington; 

Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla 

Reservation, Oregon; Confederated 

Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation 

of Oregon; Nez Perce Tribe of Idaho; and 

Wanapum Band, a non–federally 

recognized Indian group. 

Prior to 1956, human remains 

representing a minimum of one 

individual were removed from the 

Columbia River above the Snake River 

(possibly Benton or Franklin County, 

WA) by R.C. Bunn, before the 

construction of the Priest Rapids Dam. 

The human remains were accessioned 

by the Burke Museum in 1971 (Burke 

Accn. #1971–17). No known individual 

was identified. The 97 associated 

funerary objects are 3 lots of beads 

(glass, shell, and bone), 6 stone 

pendants, 1 shell pendant, 1 fish 

vertebra, 2 pieces of red ochre, 1 metal 

ring, 1 copper button, 1 rolled copper 

tube bead, 9 fragments of copper ore, 5 

seeds, 66 shell or shell fragments, and 

1 unmodified stone. 

The context of the burial is unknown. 

The cultural items are consistent with 

cultural items typically found in context 

with burials in eastern Washington. The 

objects were found stored together with 

human remains and are consistent with 

other associated funerary objects. 

Therefore, the objects have been 

determined to be associated funerary 

objects. 

In 1964, human remains representing 

a minimum of one individual were 

removed from 45–BN–59 in Benton 

County, WA. The human remains were 

uncovered during a Washington State 

Highway Project and removed by a 

University of Washington Field Party 

led by Robert S. Kidd. The human 

remains were donated to the Burke 

Museum in 1966 (Burke Accn. #1966–

76). No known individual was 

identified. No associated funerary 

objects are present. 

Early and late ethnographic 

documentation indicates that the 

present–day location of the Columbia 

River above the Snake River in Benton 

and Franklin Counties, WA is located 

within an overlapping aboriginal 

territory of the Cayuse, Palouse, 

Yakama, and Walla Walla (Daugherty 

1973, Hale 1841, Mooney 1896, Ray 

1936, Spier 1936, Sprague 1998, Stern 

1998,) whose descendants are members 

of the Confederated Tribes and Bands of 

the Yakama Nation, Washington; 

Confederated Tribes of the Colville 

Reservation, Washington; Confederated 

Tribes of the Umatilla Reservation, 

Oregon; Confederated Tribes of the 

Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon; 

Nez Perce Tribe of Idaho; and Wanapum 

Band, a non–federally recognized Indian 

group. Information provided during 

consultation by the tribes listed above 

indicates that the aboriginal ancestors 

occupying this area were highly mobile 

and traveled the landscape for gathering 

resources as well as trade, and are all 

part of the more broadly defined Plateau 

cultural community. 

In 1953–1954, human remains 

representing a minimum of one 

individual were removed from 45–KT–

21 in Kittitas County, WA, by the 

University of Washington during a field 

expedition led by Dr. Earl H. Swanson, 

Jr. The human remains were transferred 

from the University of Washington 

Department of Anthropology and 

accessioned by the Burke Museum in 

1966 (Burke Accn. #1966–95). No 

known individual was identified. The 

193 associated funerary objects are 38 

cordage fragments, 1 mammal skin 

fragment, approximately 35 fish net 

fragments, 3 flakes, 4 mat fragments, 2 

unmodified stones, 74 rush fragments, 6 

fish bones, 2 rodent bones, 6 rabbit 

bones, 8 non-human mammal bones, 5 

dentalium shells, and 9 pieces of cedar. 

Museum documentation indicates 

that the cultural items were found in 

connection with the human remains. 

The cultural items are consistent with 

cultural items typically found in context 


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