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 Department of the Interior Minerals Management Service
 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: The Minerals Management Service (MMS), in accordance with Federal Regulations (40 CFR section 1501.4 and section 1506.6) that implement the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), announces the availability of NEPA-related Site-Specific Environmental Assessments (SEA's) and Findings of No Significant Impact (FONSI's), prepared by the MMS for the following oil and gas activities proposed on the Gulf of Mexico OCS. This listing includes all proposals for which the FONSI's were prepared by the Gulf of Mexico OCS Region in the period subsequent to publication of the preceding notice. Activity/operator
Location
DateAmoco Pipeline Company, Pipeline Activity, SEA No. P-12255 (G-21277)
Viosca Knoll, Block 823, Lease OCS-G 21277, 55 to 80 miles offshore Pascagoula, Mississippi
09/20/00CXY Energy Offshore, Inc., Exploration Activity, SEA No. N-6849
Viosca Knoll Area, Block 565, Lease OCS-21154, 53 miles south of Baldwin County, Alabama
09/01/00Chevron U.S.A., Development Activity, SEA No. R-3490
Viosca Knoll Area, Blocks 251, 252, and 208; Leases OCS-G 10930, 13982, and 13981, 30 miles south of Mobile County, Alabama
10/05/00Murphy Exploration and Production Company, Exploration Activity, SEA No. R-3470
South Timbalier Area, Block 86, Lease OCS-G 0605, 25 miles from the nearest coastline
8/09/00Chevron U.S.A., Development Activity, SEA No. R-3454
Destin Dome Area, Blocks 1 and 2, Leases OCS-G 6397 and 6398, 18 miles south of Baldwin County, Alabama
10/12/00Murphy Exploration and Production Company, Exploration Activity, SEA No. S-5236
South Timbalier Area, Block 86, Lease OCS-G 0605, 25 miles from the nearest shoreline
07/10/00( print page 66762)Newfield Exploration Company, Structure Removal Activity, SEA No. ES/SR 00-102
East Cameron Area, Block 45, Lease OCS-G 3287, 20 miles south/southeast of Grand Chenier, Louisiana
07/10/00Murphy Exploration and Production Company, Structure Removal Activity, SEA No. ES/SR 00-103
Ship Shoal Area, Block 134, Lease OCS-G 5201, 39 miles southwest of Cocodrie, Louisiana
07/28/00Murphy Exploration and Production Company, Structure Removal Activity, SEA No. ES/SR 00-104
Ship Shoal Area, Block 135, Lease OCS-G 3164, 60 miles southwest of Cocodrie, Louisiana
07/28/00ATP Oil and Gas Corporation, Structure Removal Activity, SEA No. ES/SR 00-105
West Cameron Area, Block 425, Lease OCS-G 11796, 74 miles south of Cameron Parish, Louisiana
07/27/00Shell Offshore, Inc., Structure Removal Activity, SEA Nos. ES/SR 00-106 through 00-111
High Island Area, Blocks 135, 160, and 119; Leases OCS-G 0741, 0743, and 14882; 25 to 26 miles south of Jefferson County, Texas
08/03/00Shell Offshore, Inc., Structure Removal Activity, SEA Nos. ES/SR 00-112 and 00-113
High Island Area, Blocks 136 and 161, Leases OCS-G 0742 and 0744, 24 to 26 miles from the Texas coastline
08/01/00Basin Exploration, Inc., Structure Removal Activity, SEA No. ES/SR 00-114
West Cameron Area, Block 45, Lease OCS-G 0300, 6 miles south of Cameron Parish, Louisiana
08/04/00Chevron U.S.A., Structure Removal Activity, SEA No. ES/SR 00-115
South Timbalier Area, Block 52, Lease OCS-G 1241, 14 miles south of Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana
08/11/00Kerr-McGee Oil and Gas Corporation, Structure Removal Activity, SEA Nos. ES/SR 00-116 through 00-118
Ship Shoal Area, Block 28, Lease OCS-G 0346, 8 miles south of Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana
08/21/00Chevron U.S.A., Structure Removal Activity, SEA No. ES/SR 00-119
South Marsh Island Area, Block 60, OCS-G 3145, 55 miles south of Iberia Parish, Louisiana
08/29/00Chevron U.S.A., Structure Removal Activity, SEA No. ES/SR 00-120
Viosca Knoll Area, Block 70, Lease OCS-G 16532, 22 miles south of Jackson County Mississippi
09/06/00El Paso Production, Structure Removal Activity, SEA No. ES/SR 00-121
East Cameron Area, Block 280,Lease OCS-G 13590, 84 miles south of Cameron Parish, Louisiana
09/07/00AGIP Petroleum Co. Inc., Structure Removal Activity, ES/SR 00-122
South Marsh Island Area, Block 250, Lease OCS-G 12901, 15 miles south of Iberia Parish, Louisiana
09/19/00Ocean Energy, Inc., Structure Removal Activity, SEA No. ES/SR 00-123
Mustang Island Area, Block 831, Lease OCS-G 3043, 29 miles east of Kleberg County, Texas
10/04/00
 Persons interested in reviewing environmental documents for the proposals listed above or obtaining information about EA's and FONSI's prepared for activities on the Gulf of Mexico OCS are encouraged to contact the MMS office in the Gulf of Mexico OCS Region.
 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: Public Information Unit, Information Services Section, Gulf of Mexico OCS Region, Minerals Management Service, 1201 Elmwood Park Boulevard, New Orleans, Louisiana 70123-2394, telephone (504) 736-2519.


SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The MMS prepares EA's and FONSI's for proposals which relate to exploration for and the development/production of oil and gas resources on the Gulf of Mexico OCS. The EA's 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 the 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 EA. This notice constitutes the public notice of availability of environmental documents required under the NEPA Regulations. Dated: November 1, 2000. Chris C. Oynes, Regional Director, Gulf of Mexico OCS Region.


[FR Doc. 00-28477 Filed 11-6-00; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310-MR-P