Federal Register, Volume 76 Issue 57 (Thursday, March 24, 2011)

[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 57 (Thursday, March 24, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16632-16634]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-6990]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement

Environmental Documents Prepared for Proposed Oil, Gas, and
Mineral Operations by the Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf (OCS)
Region

AGENCY: Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement.

ACTION: Notice of the Availability of Environmental Documents Prepared
for OCS Mineral Proposals by the Gulf of Mexico OCS Region.

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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and
Enforcement (BOEMRE), in accordance with Federal Regulations that
implement the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), announces the
availability of NEPA-related Site-Specific Environmental Assessments
(SEA) and Findings of No Significant Impact (FONSI), prepared by BOEMRE
for the following oil-, gas-, and mineral-related activities proposed
on the Gulf of Mexico.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Public Information Unit, Information
Services Section at the number below. Bureau of Ocean Energy
Management, Regulation and Enforcement, Gulf of Mexico OCS Region,
Attention: Public Information Office (MS 5034), 1201 Elmwood Park
Boulevard, Room 250, New Orleans, Louisiana 70123-2394, or by calling
1-800-200-GULF.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: BOEMRE prepares SEAs and FONSIs for
proposals that relate to exploration, development, production, and
transport of oil, gas, and mineral resources on the Federal OCS. These
SEAs examine the potential environmental effects of activities
described in the proposals and present BOEMRE conclusions regarding the
significance of those effects. Environmental Assessments are used as a
basis for determining whether or not approval of the proposals
constitutes a major Federal action that significantly affects the
quality of the human environment in accordance with NEPA Section
102(2)(C). A FONSI is prepared in those instances where BOEMRE 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 SEA. This notice
constitutes the public notice of availability of environmental
documents required under the NEPA Regulations.

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Activity/operator Location Date
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Apache Corporation, Structure Removal, SEA ES/ Eugene Island, Block 306, Lease OCS-G 02109, 10/1/2010
SR 08-011. located 75 miles from the nearest Louisiana
shoreline.
W & T Offshore, Inc., Structure Removal, SEA East Cameron, Block 369, Lease OCS-G 21585, 10/4/2010
ES/SR 10-123. located 123 miles from the nearest Louisiana
shoreline.
Mariner Energy, Inc., Structure Removal, SEA Mustang Island, Block 754, Lease OCS-G 05985, 10/4/2010
ES/SR 10-140. located 18 miles from the nearest Texas
shoreline.
Marathon Oil Company, Revised Exploration Mississippi Canyon, Block 993, Lease OCS-G 10/5/2010
Plan, SEA R-5046 AA. 24134, located in the Central Planning Area of
the Gulf of 73 miles offshore, south of Mexico,
Venice, Louisiana.
Maritech Resources, Inc., Structure Removal, Ship Shoal, Block 269, Lease OCS-G 01036, 10/5/2010
SEA ES/SR 09-226. located 59 miles from the nearest Louisiana
shoreline.
Maritech Resources, Inc., Structure Removal, Ship Shoal, Block 269, Lease OCS-G 01036, 10/5/2010
SEA ES/SR 10-010. located 59 miles from the nearest Louisiana
shoreline.
Chevron U.S.A. Inc., Structure Removal, SEA ES/ East Cameron, Block 272, Lease OCS-G 02047, 10/7/2010
SR 09-186, 09-187, 09-188, 09-189, 09-190 & located 79 miles from the nearest Louisiana
09-191. shoreline.
Shell Offshore Inc., Geological & Geophysical Located in the Central Gulf of Mexico, 42 miles 10/7/2010
Survey, SEA L10-033. south of Venice, Louisiana.
Seabird Exploration Americas, Inc., Geological Located in the Central and Western Planning 10/7/2010
& Geophysical Survey, SEA L10-026. Areas of the Gulf of Mexico, south of Texas and
Louisiana.

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Nippon Oil Exploration U.S.A. Limited, Main Pass, Block 226, Lease OCS-G 16508, located 10/8/2010
Structure Removal, SEA ES/SR 10-136. 72 miles from the nearest Louisiana shoreline.
Royal Production Company, Inc., Structure Mobile, Block 1002, Lease OCS-G 26183, located 10/12/2010
Removal, SEA ES/SR 10-159. 15 miles from the nearest Alabama shoreline.
Bandon Oil and Gas, LP, Structure Removal, SEA South Timbalier, Block 196, Lease OCS-G 01253, 10/12/2010
ES/SR 10-151. located 37 miles from the nearest Louisiana
shoreline.
Royal Production Company, Inc., Structure Mobile, Block 1003, Lease OCS-G 26184, located 10/15/2010
Removal, SEA ES/SR 10-163. 14 miles from the nearest Alabama shoreline.
Royal Production Company, Inc., Structure Mobile, Block 950, Lease OCS-G 27225, located 23 10/15/2010
Removal, SEA ES/SR 10-161. miles from the nearest Alabama shoreline.
Royal Production Company, Inc., Structure Mobile, Block 951, Lease OCS-G 27226, located 23 10/15/2010
Removal, SEA ES/SR 10-162. miles from the nearest Alabama shoreline.
Royal Production Company, Inc., Structure Mobile, Block 993, Lease OCS-G 27227, located 23 10/20/2010
Removal, SEA ES/SR 10-158. miles from the nearest Alabama shoreline.
Royal Production Company, Inc., Structure Mobile, Block 994, Lease OCS-G 27228, located 23 10/20/2010
Removal, SEA ES/SR 10-160. miles from the nearest Alabama shoreline.
Pisces Energy LLC, Structure Removal, SEA ES/ Eugene Island, Block 41, Lease OCS-G 04857, 10/21/2010
SR 10-157. located 15 miles from the nearest Louisiana
shoreline.
Mariner Energy, Inc., Structure Removal, SEA South Marsh Island, Block 136, Lease OCS-G 10/26/2010
ES/SR 08-096. 02588, located 89 miles from the nearest
Louisiana shoreline.
Mariner Energy, Inc., Structure Removal, SEA South Marsh Island, Block 149, Lease OCS-G 10/26/2010
ES/SR 08-097. 02592, located 93 miles from the nearest
Louisiana shoreline.
Nippon Oil Exploration U.S.A. Limited, South Marsh Island, Block 235, Lease OCS-G 10/26/2010
Structure Removal, SEA ES/SR 10-164. 02300, located 14 miles from the nearest
Louisiana shoreline.
Nippon Oil Exploration U.S.A. Limited, South Marsh Island, Block 234, Lease OCS-G 11/8/2010
Structure Removal, SEA ES/SR 10-137. 02300, located 20 miles from the nearest
Louisiana shoreline.
GOM Shelf LLC, Structure Removal, SEA ES/SR 10- West Delta, Block 71, Lease OCS-G 00838, located 11/9/2010
039B. 23 miles from the nearest Louisiana shoreline.
Nippon Oil Exploration U.S.A. Limited, South Marsh Island, Block 255, Lease OCS-G 11/10/2010
Structure Removal, SEA ES/SR 10-165. 09564, located 31 miles from the nearest
Louisiana shoreline.
Millennium Offshore Group, Inc., Structure Eugene Island, Block 190, Lease OCS-G 08434, 11/16/2010
Removal, SEA ES/SR 08-041A. located 35 miles from the nearest Louisiana
shoreline.
Exxon Mobil Corporation, Structure Removal, High Island, Block 193, Lease OCS-G 03237, 11/17/2010
SEA ES/SR 08-175A. located 18 miles from the nearest Texas
shoreline.
El Paso E&P Company, L.P., Structure Removal, Eugene Island, Block 372, Lease OCS-G 03786, 11/18/2010
SEA ES/SR 10-034. located 95 miles from the nearest Texas
shoreline.
Nippon Oil Exploration U.S.A. Limited, High Island, Block 140, Lease OCS-00518, located 11/18/2010
Structure Removal, SEA ES/SR 10-154. 20 miles from the nearest Louisiana shoreline.
Royal Production Company, Inc., Structure Mobile, Block 829, Lease OCS-G 23683, located 5 11/18/2010
Removal, SEA ES/SR 10-167. miles from the nearest Alabama shoreline.
Nippon Oil Exploration U.S.A. Limited, South Marsh, Block 255, Lease OCS-G 09564, 11/18/2010
Structure Removal, SEA ES/SR 10-168. located 25 miles from the nearest Louisiana
shoreline.
Pisces Energy LLC, Structure Removal, SEA ES/ Eugene Island, Block 41, Lease OCS-G 04857, 11/24/2010
SR 10-166. located 18 miles from the nearest Louisiana
shoreline.
EOG Resources, Inc., Structure Removal, SEA ES/ Mobile, Block 914, Lease OCS-G 07846, located 10 11/24/2010
SR 97-081A. miles from the nearest Alabama shoreline.
Maritech Resources, Inc., Structure Removal, West Delta, Block 32, Lease OCS-00367, located 9 11/24/2010
SEA ES/SR 10-169. miles from the nearest Louisiana shoreline.
Apache Corporation, Structure Removal, SEA ES/ South Pelto, Block 9, Lease OCS-G 02924, located 12/1/2010
SR 10-170 & 10-171. 6 miles from the nearest Louisiana shoreline.
Fugro Multi Client Services, Inc., Geological Located in the Central Planning Area of the Gulf 12/1/2010
& Geophysical Survey, SEA L10-044. of Mexico.
Dynamic Data Services, Inc., Geological & Located in the Western and Central Planning 12/1/2010
Geophysical Survey, SEA L10-043. Areas of the Gulf of Mexico.
Mariner Energy, Inc., Structure Removal, SEA Eugene Island, Block 292, Lease OCS-G 00994, 12/2/2010
ES/SR 09-216A. located 73 miles from the nearest Louisiana
shoreline.
GOM Shelf LLC, Structure Removal, SEA ES/SR 10- Matagorda Island, Blocks 633 & 634, Leases OCS-G 12/3/2010
031A & 10-032A. 06042 & 07202, located 14 & 18 miles from the
nearest Texas shoreline.
WesternGeco, Geological & Geophysical Survey Located in the Central Planning Area of the Gulf 12/3/2010
Application, SEA L10-046. of Mexico.
CCGVeritas, Geological & Geophysical Survey Located in the Western Planning Area of the Gulf 12/3/2010
Application, SEA T10-003. of Mexico.
Apache Corporation, Structure Removal, EA ES/ South Pelto, Block 10, Lease OCS-G 02925, 12/6/2010
SR 10-172, 10-173 & 10-174. located 6, 5, & 7 miles from the nearest
Louisiana shoreline.
Apache Corporation, Structure Removal, SEA ES/ South Pelto, Block 11, Lease OCS-00071, located 12/6/2010
SR 10-175, 10-176, 10-177, 10-178 & 10-179. 8 miles from the nearest Louisiana shoreline.
Brandon Oil and Gas, LP, Structure Removal, West Cameron, Block 599 & 598, Lease OCS-G 14348 12/8/2010
SEA ES/SR 10-152 & 10-153. & 17815, located 110 miles from the nearest
Louisiana shoreline.
Chevron U.S.A. Inc., Exploration Plan SEA R- Green Canyon, Block 640, located south of 12/10/2010
5099. Louisiana in the Central Planning Area of the
Gulf of Mexico.
WesternGeco, LLC, Geological & Geophysical Located in the Central Planning Area of the Gulf 12/10/2010
Survey, SEA L10-035. of Mexico.
WesternGeco, Geological & Geophysical Survey Located in the Western Planning Area of the Gulf 12/10/2010
Application, SEA T10-002. of Mexico.

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TDI-Brooks International, Inc., Geological & Located in the Western Gulf of Mexico........... 12/20/2010
Geophysical Survey, SEA M10-007.
Energy XXI GOM, LLC, Structure Removal, SEA ES/ South Timbalier, Block 27, Lease OCS-G 01443, 12/28/2010
SR 10-189. located 7 miles from the nearest Louisiana
shoreline.
Energy XXI GOM, LLC, Structure Removal, SEA ES/ South Timbalier, Block 27, Lease OCS-G 01443, 12/29/2010
SR 88-064A. located 7 miles from the nearest Louisiana
shoreline.
Energy XXI GOM, LLC, Structure Removal, SEA ES/ South Timbalier, Block 27, Lease OCS-G 01443, 12/29/2010
SR 97-146A. located 7 miles from the nearest Louisiana
shoreline.
Energy XXI GOM, LLC, Structure Removal, SEA ES/ South Timbalier, Block 28, Lease OCS-G 01362, 12/29/2010
SR 10-190. located 7 miles from the nearest Louisiana
shoreline.
Century Exploration New Orleans, Inc., Ship Shoal, Block 153, Lease OCS-G 18011, 12/30/2010
Structure Removal, SEA ES/SR 10-194. located 27 miles from the nearest Louisiana
shoreline.
Energy XXI GOM, LLC, Structure Removal, SEA ES/ South Timbalier, Block 21, Lease OCS 00263, 12/30/2010
SR 10-191, 10-192 & 10-193. located 4 miles from the nearest Louisiana
shoreline.
Energy XXI GOM, LLC, Structure Removal, SEA ES/ South Timbalier, Block 21, Lease OCS 00263, 12/30/2010
SR 10-180, 10-181, 10-182, 10-183, 10-184, 10- located 4 miles from the nearest Louisiana
185 & 10-186. shoreline.
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Persons interested in reviewing environmental documents for the
proposals listed above or obtaining information about SEAs and FONSIs
prepared by the Gulf of Mexico OCS Region are encouraged to contact
BOEMRE at the address or telephone listed in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section.

Dated: February 16, 2011.
Lars Herbst,
Regional Director, Gulf of Mexico OCS Region.
[FR Doc. 2011-6990 Filed 3-23-11; 8:45 am]
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