[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 85 (Wednesday, May 1, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19317-19319]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-10721]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

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 the OCS mineral proposals on the Gulf of Mexico OCS.

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SUMMARY: The Minerals Management Service (MMS), in accordance with

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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 Environmental Assessments (EA'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.

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             Activity/operator                                      Location                             Date   
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Shell Offshore Inc., NORM Disposal           South Pass Area, Block 63, Lease OCS-G 13647, 1.4          02/14/96
 Operations, SEA No. NORM-151.                miles east of Plaquemine Parish, Louisiana.                       
Seagull Energy E&P Inc., Exploratory Wells,  High Island Area, East Addition, South Extension,          11/04/94
 SEA Nos. R-2981 and R-2985A.                 Block A-377, Lease OCS-G 11406, 110 miles southeast               
                                              of the nearest coastline on Galveston Island, Texas.              
Freeport McMoran Resource Partners,          Main Pass Area, Block 299, Lease OCS-G 9372, 15 miles      08/09/90
 Development Activity, SEA Nos. N-3425 and    east of the Mississippi River Delta.                              
 R-2601.                                                                                                        
Oryx Energy Company, Exploratory Wells, SEA  High Island Area, East Addition, South Extension,          05/20/93
 No. N-4460.                                  Block A-379, Lease OCS-G 13808, 112 miles southeast               
                                              of the nearest coastline on Galveston Island, Texas.              
Oryx Energy Company, Development Activity,   High Island Area, East Addition, South Extension,          09/27/94
 SEA No. S-3238U.                             Block A-385, Lease OCS-G 10311, 112 miles southeast               
                                              of the nearest coastline on Galveston Island, Texas.              
Oryx Energy Company, Pipeline Activity, SEA  High Island Area, East Addition, South Extension,         09/27/94/
 No. P-10308.                                 Blocks A-385 and A-379, Leases OCS-G 10311 and 10308,             
                                              110 miles southeast of the nearest coastline point in             
                                              Texas.                                                            
Oryx Energy Company, Pipeline Activity, SEA  High Island Area, East Addition, South Extension,          09/27/94
 No. P-10309 and P-10310.                     Blocks A-379 and A-384, Leases OCS-G 3316 and 13808,              
                                              112 southeast of the nearest coastline in Texas.                  
Shell Pipe Line Corporation, Pipeline        Mississippi Canyon Area, Blocks 807, 763, 719, 718,        03/23/96
 Activity, SEA No. OCS-G 14711.               674, 630, 586, 585, 541, 497, 496, 453, 452, 408,                 
                                              407, 363, 362, and 318; West Delta Area, Blocks 146,              
                                              147, 148, 143, 142, 131, 132, 133, 122, 121, 120,                 
                                              117, 118, 98, and 97; Grand Isle Area, Blocks 56, 55,             
                                              54, 53, 46, 48, and 49; South Timbalier Area, Blocks              
                                              42, 25, 26, and 23; and Bay Marchand Area, Block 3;               
                                              Right-of-Way Grant OCS-14711; 3 to 53 miles south of              
                                              the nearest coastline in Louisiana.                               
Unocal Pipeline Company, Pipeline Activity,  Vermilion Area, Blocks 37, 24, and 25, Right-of-Way        09/19/95
 SEA No. OCS-G 15659.                         Grant OCS-G 15659, 3 miles south of the nearest                   
                                              coastline in Louisiana.                                           
Shell Gas Pipeline Company, Pipeline         West Delta Area, Blocks 143, 130, 125, 112, 105, 88,       01/26/96
 Activity, SEA No. OCS-G 15693.               87, 78, 59, 48, 27, and 26, Right-of-Way Grant OCS-G              
                                              15693, 3 to 33 miles south of the nearest coastline               
                                              in Louisiana.                                                     
Elf Exploration, Inc., Structure Removal     Matagorda Island Area, Block 567, Lease OCS-G 4700, 21     05/20/94
 Operations, SEA No. ES/SR 94-61.             miles southeast of Port O'Connor, Texas.                          
Chevron U.S.A., Structure Removal            West Delta Area, Blocks 24 and 41, Leases OCS 0691 and     05/09/95
 Operations, SEA Nos. ES/SR 95-059, 95-060,   OCS-G 1073, 7 miles west-southwest of Plaquemine                  
 95-061, and 95-062.                          Parish, Louisiana.                                                
Newfield Exploration Company, Structure      South Marsh Island Area, Block 151, Lease OCS-G 10705,     08/09/95
 Removal Operations, SEA No. ES/SR 95-105.    105 miles south of Vermilion Parish, Louisiana.                   
Norcen Explorer, Inc., Structure Removal     West Cameron Area, Block 69, Lease OCS-G 11760, 8          02/06/96
 Operations, SEA No. ES/SR 96-015.            miles south of Cameron Parish, Louisiana.                         
Norcen Explorer, Inc., Structure Removal     West Cameron Area, Block 69, Lease OCS-G 11760, 8          03/01/96
 Operations, SEA No. ES/SR 96-015A.           miles south of Cameron Parish, Louisiana.                         
Kerr-McGee Corporation, Structure Removal    High Island Area, Block A-532, Lease OCS-G 2380, 76.8      01/25/96
 Operations, SEA No. ES/SR 96-017.            miles southeast of Brazoria County, Texas.                        
Kerr-McGee Corporation, Structure Removal    Galveston Area, Block 320, Lease OCS-G 7245, 32 miles      01/24/96
 Operations, SEA No. ES/SR 96-018.            southeast of Galveston Island, Texas.                             
American Exploration Company, Structure      Vermilion Area, Block 115, Lease OCS-G 5192, 30 miles      01/12/96
 Removal Operations, SEA No. ES/SR 96-019.    south of Vermilion Parish, Louisiana.                             
Kerr-McGee Corporation, Structure Removal    Ship Shoal Area, Blocks 27, 29, 31, 32, and 33; Leases     03/06/96
 Operations, SEA Nos. ES/SR 96-021 through    OCS 0347, 0345, 0334, 0335, and 0336; 4-11 miles                  
 96-029.                                      south of Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana.                            
American Exploration Company, Structure      Vermilion Area, Block 115, Lease OCS-G 5192, 30 miles      01/24/96
 Removal Operations, SEA Nos. ES/SR 96-030,   south of Vermilion Parish, Louisiana.                             
 96-031, and 96-032.                                                                                            
Apache Corporation, Structure Removal        Mustang Island Area, Blocks 752 and 781, Leases OCS-G      02/29/96
 Operations, SEA Nos. ES/SR 96-033 and 96-    5983 and 5993 11 to 24 miles from San Patricio                    
 34.                                          County, Texas.                                                    
The Louisiana Land and Exploration Company,  Vermilion Area, Block 109, Lease OCS-G 6663, 28 miles      02/07/96
 Structure Removal Operations, SEA Nos. ES/   south of Vermilion Parish, Louisiana.                             
 SR 96-035 and 96-036.                                                                                          
Seagull Energy E&P, Inc., Structure Removal  Galveston Area, Block 349, Lease OCS-G 7251, 27 miles      02/28/96
 Operations, SEA Nos. ES/SR 96-038, 96-039,   south of Galveston Island Galveston County, Texas.                
 96-040, and 96-041.                                                                                            
Gulfstream Resources, Inc., Structure        Eugene Island Area, Block 90, Lease OCS 0229, 24 miles     03/07/96
 Removal Operations, SEA No. ES/SR 96-42.     south of Iberia Parish, Louisiana.                                

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Tatham Offshore, Inc., Structure Removal     West Cameron Area, West Addition, Block 436, Lease OCS-    03/07/96
 Operations, SEA No. ES/SR 96-043.             2539, 76 miles south of Cameron Parish, Louisiana.               
Union Pacific Resources Company, Structure   Ship Shoal Area, Block 263, Lease OCS-G 10784, 47          03/01/96
 Removal Operations, SEA No. ES/SR 96-048.    miles from the Louisiana Coastline.                               
Santa Fe Energy Resources, Inc., Structure   West Cameron Area, Block 379, Lease OCS-G 5016, 63         03/27/96
 Removal Operations, SEA No. ES/SR 96-67.     miles south of Cameron Parish, Louisiana.                         
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    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: April 23, 1996.
Chris C. Oynes,
Regional Director, Gulf of Mexico OCS Region.
[FR Doc. 96-10721 Filed 4-30-96; 8:45 am]
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