[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 220 (Tuesday, November 16, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 70021]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-28783]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement
Environmental Documents Prepared in Support of Oil and Gas
Activities on the Alaska Outer Continental Shelf
AGENCY: Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement
(BOEMRE), Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Availability of Recent Environmental Assessments and
Findings of No Significant Impact Prepared by the BOEMRE.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to Section 102(2)(C) of the National Environmental
Policy Act (NEPA), the Council on Environmental Quality regulations (40
CFR parts 1500-1508), and the Department of the Interior regulations on
NEPA (43 CFR part 46), BOEMRE announces the availability of
Environmental Assessments (EA) and Findings of No Significant Impact
(FONSI) prepared for two oil and gas activities proposed on the Alaska
Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) and described in more detail below.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeffery Loman, Deputy Regional
Director, BOEMRE, Alaska OCS Region, 3801 Centerpoint Drive, Suite 500,
Anchorage, Alaska 99503-5823; telephone 1-800-764-2627; e-mail
[email protected]. EA Availability: To obtain a copy of an EA and/
or FONSI, you may contact BOEMRE or visit the BOEMRE Web site at http://alaska.boemre.gov/.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: BOEMRE prepares EAs that examine the
potential environmental effects of proposals for activities to evaluate
oil and gas resource potential on the Alaska OCS. Each EA examines the
potential environmental effects of activities described in the
proposals and presents BOEMRE conclusions regarding the level and
significance of those effects. The EAs are used as the basis for
determining whether or not approvals of the proposals would
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
BOEMRE finds that approval of the proposals will not result in
significant effects on the quality of the human environment.
This notice constitutes the notice of availability to the public of
the following environmental documents:
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Project name Location Project purpose FONSI
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Shell Exploration & Production, Beaufort Sea, Alaska...... Conduct Ancillary 7/12/2010
Ancillary Activities, Marine Surveys activities.
OCS EIS/EA MMS 2010-022.
Statoil USA E&P Inc. 2010 Seismic Survey Chukchi Sea, Alaska....... Conduct 2D/3D Sesimic 7/23/2010
OCS EIS/EA BOEMRE 2010-020. Surveys.
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BOEMRE has concluded that the respective proposed actions will not
significantly affect the quality of the human environment and that the
preparation of EISs is not required. Mitigation measures identified
during the NEPA process will be applied for each proposal to ensure
environmental protection and safety.
Dated: October 20, 2010.
John Goll,
Regional Director, Alaska OCS Region.
[FR Doc. 2010-28783 Filed 11-15-10; 8:45 am]
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