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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 222 (Monday, November 18, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 90735-90736]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-26773]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement

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Notice of Proposed Transfer of Pipelines

AGENCY: Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of intent to transfer pipeline ownership and request for 
submissions of competing interest.

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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) is 
considering whether to authorize the transfer of ownership of certain 
pipelines in the Gulf of Mexico (GOM).

DATES: Submissions of competing interest are due by December 18, 2024.

ADDRESSES: GOM Regional Supervisor, Regional Field Operations, Bureau 
of Safety and Environmental Enforcement, 1201 Elmwood Park Blvd., New 
Orleans, LA 70123-2394. You may also file submissions of competing 
interest electronically using a subject reference ``Submission of 
Competing Interest--Pipelines'' at [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Otho Barnes, Bureau of Safety and 
Environmental Enforcement, Regional Supervisor, at (504) 736-5776, or 
by email to: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Background: BSEE received a written request to acquire certain 
pipeline segments in the GOM located on rights-of-way (ROW) that have 
been relinquished pursuant to 30 CFR 250.1019. The associated pipeline 
segments were relinquished by the ROW holder on August 18, 2019. The 
party requesting to acquire the pipelines is not a prior ROW holder for 
these segments.

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    BSEE has determined that, pursuant to 30 CFR 250.1010(h), these 
Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) pipelines and any related infrastructure 
are the property of the United States and may be transferred to private 
parties. BSEE received the request from a private party seeking to 
acquire these pipeline segments from the United States, as set forth in 
the table below:
    Pipeline Segments with Pending Applications for Acquisition

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                                                                                                        ROW
           Previous ROW holder              Previous PSN                Previous ROW              relinquishment
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Cox Operating, L.L.C.....................           17582  ROW OCS-G 28498                            08/18/2019
Cox Operating, L.L.C.....................           20235  ROW OCS-G 28498                            08/18/2019
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    Purpose: The Department of the Interior has determined that these 
pipeline segments are subject to disposition pursuant to 40 U.S.C. 701 
and the General Services Administration Federal Management Regulations 
at 41 CFR part 102-36. BSEE is providing notice that, until December 
18, 2024, it will accept submissions of competing interest for 
acquisition of these pipeline segments. Depending on the level of 
interest, BSEE will complete a transfer of ownership of the pipelines 
to a private party through an appropriate transfer process.
    In addition to transferring the pipeline interest, a new ROW will 
still be required pursuant to 30 CFR part 250, subpart J prior to any 
use of the pipelines. The transfer of pipeline ownership from the 
United States to another party will make that party responsible for the 
pipeline, including future operations, maintenance, and all 
decommissioning obligations.

Purpose of a Notice of Intent (NOI)

    This NOI serves to inform interested parties of BSEE's intent to 
transfer ownership of pipelines that are located in the previously 
described relinquished ROWs on the OCS, and to describe BSEE's process 
for accepting submissions of competing interest.
    BSEE will evaluate and respond to all submissions received pursuant 
to this NOI. If BSEE receives future requests to reuse other pipelines, 
it will issue similar NOIs to notify the public and to solicit 
statements of competing interest.

Instructions for the NOI

    Parties interested in acquiring the aforementioned pipelines should 
submit the information outlined in the ``Purpose'' section above to the 
GOM Regional Supervisor for Regional Field Operations as provided in 
the ADDRESSES section no later than December 18, 2024.

Kathryn Kovacs,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Land and Minerals Management Exercising 
the Delegated Authorities of the Director, Bureau of Safety and 
Environmental Enforcement.
[FR Doc. 2024-26773 Filed 11-15-24; 8:45 am]
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