[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 76 (Thursday, April 20, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19765-19766]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-9705]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Minerals Management Service
[DES 95-17]


Outer Continental Shelf, Gulf of Mexico Region, Proposed Central 
and Western Gulf Sales 157 and 161

AGENCY: Minerals Management Service.

ACTION: Notice of availability of the draft environmental impact 
statement and intent to hold public hearings regarding proposed central 
and western Gulf of Mexico sales 157 and 161.

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    The Minerals Management Service has prepared a draft environmental 
impact statement (EIS) relating to proposed 1996 Outer Continental 
Shelf (OCS) oil and gas lease sales in the Central and Western Gulf of 
Mexico. The proposed Central Gulf Sale 157 will offer for lease 
approximately 31.2 million unleased acres, and the Western Gulf Sale 
161 will offer approximately 28.3 million unleased acres. Single copies 
of the draft EIS can be obtained from the Minerals Management Service, 
Gulf of Mexico OCS Region, Attention: Public Information Unit (MS 
5034), 1201 Elmwood Park Boulevard, Room 114, New Orleans, Louisiana 
70123-2394.
    Copies of the draft EIS will also be available for review by the 
public in the following libraries:

Texas

Alma M. Carpenter Public Library, 330 South Ann, Sourlake
Aransas Pass Public Library, 110 North Lamont Street, Aransas Pass
Austin Public Library, 402 West Ninth Street, Austin
Bay City Public Library, 1900 Fifth Street, Bay City
Brazoria County Library, 410 Brazoport Boulevard, Freeport
Calhoun County Library, 301 South Ann, Port Lavaca
Chambers County Library System, 202 Cummings Street, Anahuac
Comfort Public Library, Seventh & High Streets, Comfort
Corpus Christi Central Library, 805 Comanche Street, Corpus Christi
Dallas Public Library, 1513 Young Street, Dallas
Houston Public Library, 500 McKinney Street, Houston
Jackson County Library, 411 North Wells Street, Edna
Lamar University, Gray Library, Virginia Avenue, Beaumont
LaRatama Library, 505 Mesquite Street, Corpus Christi
Liberty Municipal Library, 1710 Sam Houston Avenue, Liberty
Orange Public Library, 220 North Fifth Street, Orange
Port Arthur Public Library, 3601 Cultural Center Drive, Port Arthur
Port Isabel Public Library, 213 Yturria Street, Port Isabel
Reber Memorial Library 193 North Fourth, Raymondville
Refugio County Public Library, 815 South Commerce Street, Refugio
Rice University, Fondren Library, 6100 South Main Street, Houston
R.J. Kleberg Public Library, Fourth and Henrietta, Kingsville
Rockwall County Library, 108 South Fannin Street, Rockwall
Rosenberg Library, 2310 Sealy Street, Galveston
Sam Houston Regional Library & Research Center, FM 1011 Governors 
Road, Liberty
Texas A & M University, Corpus Christi Library, 6300 Ocean Drive, 
Corpus Christi
Texas A & M University, Evans Library, Spence and Lubbock Streets, 
College Station
Texas Southmost College Library, 1825 May Street, Brownsville
Texas State Library, 1200 Brazos Street, Austin
University of Houston Library, 4800 Calhoun Boulevard, Houston
University of Texas at Brownsville, Arnulfo Oliveria Memorial 
Library, 80 Fort Brown, Brownsville
University of Texas Law School, Tarlton Law Library, 727 East 26th 
Street, Austin
University of Texas, LBJ School of Public Affairs Library, 2313 Red 
River Street, Austin, [[Page 19766]] 
University of Texas Library, 21st and Speedway Streets, Austin
Victoria Public Library, 320 North Main, Victoria

Louisiana

Calcasieu Parish Library, 327 Broad Street, Lake Charles
Cameron Parish Library, Marshall Street, Cameron
Grand Isle Branch Library, Highway 1, Grand Isle
Government Documents Library, Loyola University, 6363 St. Charles 
Avenue, New Orleans
Iberville Parish Library, 24605 J. Gerald Berret Boulevard, 
Plaquemine
Jefferson Parish Lobby Branch Library, 3410 North Causeway 
Boulevard, Metairie
Jefferson Parish West Bank Outreach Branch Library, 2751 Manhattan 
Boulevard, Harvey
Louisiana State University Library, 760 Riverside Road, Baton Rouge
Lafayette Public Library, 301 W. Congress Street, Lafayette
Lafitte Branch Library, Route 1, Box 2, Lafitte
Lafourche Parish Library, 303 West 5th Street, Thibodaux
Louisiana Tech University, Prescott Memorial Library, Everet Street, 
Ruston
LUMCON, Library, Star Route 541, Chauvin
McNeese State University, Luther E. Frazar Memorial Library, Ryan 
Street, Lake Charles
New Orleans Public Library, 219 Loyola Avenue, New Orleans
Nicholls State University, Nicholls State Library, Leighton Drive, 
Thibodaux
Plaquemine Parish Library, 203 Highway 11, South, Buras
St. Bernard Parish Library, 1125 East St. Bernard Highway, Chalmette
St. Charles Parish Library, 105 Lakewood Drive, Luling
St. John The Baptist Parish Library, 1334 West Airline Highway, 
Laplace
St. Mary Parish Library, 206 Iberia Street, Franklin
St. Tammany Parish Library, Covington Branch, 310 West 21st Street, 
Covington
St. Tammany Parish Library, Slidell Branch, 555 Robert Boulevard, 
Slidell
Terrebonne Parish Library, 424 Roussell Street, Houma
Tulane University, Howard Tilton Memorial Library, 7001 Freret 
Street, New Orleans
University of New Orleans Library, Lakeshore Drive, New Orleans
University of Southwestern LA, Dupre Library, 302 East St. Mary 
Boulevard, Lafayette
Vermillion Parish Library, Abbeville Branch, 200 North Street, 
Abbeville

Mississippi

Gulf Coast Research Laboratory, Gunter Library, 703 East Beach 
Drive, Ocean Springs
Hancock County Library System, 312 Highway 90, Bay Saint Louis
Harrison County Library, 14th and 21st Avenues, Gulfport
Jackson George Regional Library System, 3214 Pascagoula Street, 
Pascagoula
Alabama
Dauphin Island Sea Lab, Marine Environmental Science Consortium, 
Library, Bienville Boulevard, Dauphin Island
Gulf Shores Public Library, Municipal Complex, Route 3, Gulf Shores
Mobile Public Library, 701 Government Street, Mobile
Montgomery Public Library, 445 South Lawrence Street, Montgomery
Thomas B. Norton Public Library, 221 West 19th Avenue, Gulf Shores
University of South Alabama, University Boulevard, Mobile

Florida

Bay County Public Library, 25 West Government Street, Panama City
Florida A & M University, Coleman Memorial Library, Martin Luther 
King Boulevard, Tallahassee
Florida Northwest Regional Library System, 25 West Government 
Street, Panama City
Florida State University, Strozier Library, Call Street and Copeland 
Avenue, Tallahassee
Fort Walton Beach Public Library, 105 Miracle Strip Parkway, Fort 
Walton Beach
Leon County Public Library, 200 West Park Avenue, Tallahassee
University of Florida Library, University Avenue, Gainesville
University of Florida, Holland Law Center Library, Southwest 25th 
Street and 2nd Avenue, Gainesville
West Florida Regional Library, 200 West Gregory Street, Pensacola

Public Hearings for Proposed Central and Western Gulf of Mexico 
Sales 157 and 161

    In accordance with 30 CFR 256.26, the Minerals Management Service 
will hold three public hearings (dates, times, and locations are listed 
below) soliciting comments on the draft environmental impact statement 
(EIS) for proposed 1996 Gulf of Mexico Sales 157 and 161. The hearings 
will provide the Secretary of the Interior with information from 
interested parties that will help in the evaluation of the potential 
effects of proposed lease Sales 157 and 161. These hearings will also 
serve as an early opportunity for determining the scope of significant 
issues related to the development of a draft EIS for proposed 1997 Gulf 
of Mexico Sales 166 and 168, as well as for the draft EIS for the 5-
year OCS oil and gas leasing program for 1997-2002. The hearings will 
provide information for the development of appropriate alternatives and 
mitigating measures, as well as for the identification of significant 
issues, to be considered in that draft EIS.
    Persons who wish to testify at these hearings may register the day 
of the hearing at the hearing sites beginning one hour prior to the 
meeting. Oral testimony should be limited to 10 minutes. Each hearing 
will begin at the specified time and will recess when all speakers have 
had an opportunity to testify. If there are no additional speakers, the 
hearing will adjourn immediately after the recess. Testimony may be 
supplemented by a written statement that, if submitted at a hearing, 
will be considered as part of the hearing record. Those unable to 
attend the hearing may submit written statements until the close of the 
comment period, July 14, 1995. Written statements should be submitted 
to the Regional Director, Minerals Management Service, Gulf of Mexico 
OCS Region, 1201 Elmwood Park Boulevard, New Orleans, Louisiana 70123-
2394.

Alabama: Dauphin Island on June 8, 1995; 7:00-9:00 p.m.
    Dauphin Island Sea Lab, 101 Bienville Boulevard, Dauphin Island, 
Alabama
Texas: Houston on June 13, 1995; 1:00-3:00 p.m.
    Marriott International Airport Hotel, 18700 John F. Kennedy 
Boulevard, Houston, Texas
Louisiana: New Orleans on June 14, 1995; 1:00-3:00 p.m.
    Minerals Management Service, 1201 Elmwood Park Boulevard, 
Conference Room 111, Jefferson, Louisiana

    Dated: April 14, 1995.
Thomas Gernhofer,
Associate Director for Offshore Minerals Management.

Willie R. Taylor,
Director, Office of Environmental Policy and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 95-9705 Filed 4-19-95; 8:45 am]
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