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Environmental Assessment of StructureRemoval Operations on the Gulf of
Mexico Outer Continental Shelf’’ or
select it from the ‘‘Projects Open for
Comment’’ menu.
2. Written comments may be enclosed
in an envelope labeled ‘‘Comments on
Structure-Removal Operations EA/
FONSI’’ and mailed to the above
address.
3. Comments may be sent to the MMS
e-mail address: environment@mms.gov.
All comments received will be
considered in the decisionmaking
process for structure-removal
operations.
EA Availability: To obtain a copy of
the EA, you may contact the Minerals
Management Service, Gulf of Mexico
OCS Region, Attention: Public
Information Office (MS 5034), 1201
Elmwood Park Boulevard, Room 114,
New Orleans, Louisiana 70123–2394 (1–
800–200–GULF). You my also view the
EA on the MMS Web site at https://
www.gomr.mms.gov.
Dated: November 22, 2004.
Chris C. Oynes,
Regional Director, Gulf of Mexico OCS Region.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Minerals Management Service
Environmental Documents Prepared
for Proposed Oil and Gas Operations
on the Gulf of Mexico Outer
Continental Shelf (OCS)
AGENCY:
Minerals Management Service,
Interior.
Notice of the Availability of
Environmental Documents. Prepared for
OCS Mineral Proposals on the Gulf of
Mexico OCS.
ACTION:
SUMMARY: Minerals Management Service
(MMS), in accordance with Federal
Regulations that implement the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA),
announces the availability of NEPArelated Site-Specific Environmental
Assessments (SEA) and Findings of No
Significant Impact (FONSI), prepared by
MMS for the following oil and gas
activities proposed on the Gulf of
Mexico OCS.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Public Information Unit, Information
Services Section at the number below.
Minerals Management Service, Gulf of
Mexico OCS Region, Attention: Public
Information Office (MS 5034), 1201
Elmwood Park Boulevard, Room 114,
New Orleans, Louisiana 70123–2394, or
by calling 1–800–200–GULF.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: MMS
prepares SEAs and FONSIs for
proposals that relate to exploration for
and the development/production of oil
and gas resources on the Gulf of Mexico
OCS. These SEAs 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 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 SEA.
This notice constitutes the public
notice of availability of environmental
documents required under the NEPA
Regulations.
This listing includes all proposals for
which the Gulf of Mexico OCS Region
prepared a FONSI in the period
subsequent to publication of the
preceding notice.
Activity/operator
Location
Chevron U.S.A., Inc., Supplemental Exploration Plan SEA S–
6495.
Viosca Knoll, Block 204, Lease OCS–G 04921 & Block 248,
Lease OCS–G 25054, located 31 miles from the nearest
Alabama shoreline.
East Cameron, Block 220, Lease OCS–G 03323, located 64
miles from the nearest Louisiana shoreline.
Located in the central Gulf of Mexico ........................................
Stone Energy Corporation, Structure Removal SEA ES/SR
04–141.
BP Exploration & Production, Inc., Geological & Geophysical
Exploration Plan, SEA L04–63.
Comstock Offshore, LLC, Structure Removal SEA ES/SR 04–
138, 04–139, 04–140.
NCX Company, LLC, Structure Removal SEA 04–116, 04–117
Shell Exploration & Production Company, Geological & Geophysical Exploration Plan for Western Geco, SEA L04–64.
Fugro Multi-Client Services, Inc., Geological & Geophysical
Exploration Plan for Fugro GeoTeam AS, SEA T04–20.
Comstock Offshore, LLC, Structure Removal SEA ES/SR 04–
145.
J.M. Huber Corporation, Structure Removal SEA ES/SR 04–
142.
Shell Offshore, Inc., Structure Removal SEA ES/SR 04–144 ...
Southern Natural Gas Company, Structure Removal SEA ES/
SR 04–147.
Remington Oil & Gas Corporation, Structure Removal SEA
ES/SR 04–146.
TDC Energy, LLC, Structure Removal SEA ES/SR 04–152 .....
CGG Americas, Inc., Geological & Geophysical Exploration
Plan SEA L04–68.
Veritas DGC Corporation, Geological & Geophysical Exploration Plan SEA T04–26.
Marlin Energy Offshore, LLC, Structure Removal SEA ES/SR
04–148, 04–149.
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Ship Shoal; Blocks 113, 119, 120; Leases OCS 00067, 00069,
00038; located 13 to 17 miles south of Terrebonne Parish,
Louisiana.
High Island East (South), Block A270, Lease OCS–G 02724,
located 85 miles from the nearest Texas shoreline..
Located in the central Gulf of Mexico east of Galveston, Texas
10/12/2004
Located in the central Gulf of Mexico ........................................
10/20/2004
Ship Shoal, Block 118, Lease OCS–00068, located 18 miles
from the nearest Louisiana shoreline.
West Cameron, Block 249, OCS–G 03499, located 42 miles
from the nearest Louisiana shoreline.
Brazos, Block A19, Lease OCS–G 03936, located 38 miles
from the nearest Louisiana shoreline.
Main Pass (South and East Addition), Block 293, Lease ROW
OCS–G 01906, located 26 miles from the nearest Louisiana
shoreline.
Vermilion, Block 117, Lease OCS–G 22618, located 30 miles
from the nearest Louisiana shoreline.
South Timbalier, Block 99, Lease OCS–G 10825, located 25
miles from the nearest Louisiana shoreline.
Located in the central Gulf of Mexico ........................................
10/28/2004
Located in the western Gulf of Mexico ......................................
12/6/2004
South Timbalier, Block 21, Lease OCS–00263, located 5 miles
from the nearest Louisiana shoreline.
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Activity/operator
Location
Marlin Energy Offshore, LLC, Structure Removal SEA ES/SR
04–150, 04–151.
Anadarko Petroleum Corporation, Initial Exploration Plan, SEA
N–8236.
Chevron U.S.A., Inc., Initial Exploration Plan SEA N–8241 ......
South Timbalier, Block 28, Lease OCS–G 01362, located 5
miles from the nearest Louisiana shoreline.
Lloyd Ridge, Blocks 94 & 95, OCS–G 23462 & 23463, located
in the eastern Gulf of Mexico.
Main Pass, Block 221, Lease OCS–G 26163, located 62 miles
from the nearest Alabama shoreline.
South Timbalier, Block 112, Lease OCS–G 10828, located 25
miles from the nearest Louisiana shoreline.
West Cameron, Block 280, Lease OCS–G 00911, located 60
miles from the nearest Louisiana shoreline.
Main Pass, Block 98, Lease OCS–G 05694, located 38 miles
from the nearest Louisiana shoreline.
Located in the central Gulf of Mexico ........................................
TDC Energy, Structure Removal SEA ES/SR 04–153 ..............
SPN Resources, Structure Removal SEA ES/SR 04–143 ........
Forest Oil Corporation, Structure Removal SEA ES/SR 99–
027A.
WesternGeco, Geological & Geophysical Exploration Plan for
Total SEA L04–70.
Chevron U.S.A., Inc., Initial Exploration Plan SEA N–8251 ......
Fugro GeoServices, Inc., Geological & Geophysical Exploration Plan SEA L04–72.
Veritas DGC Corporation, Geological & Geophysical Exploration Plan SEA T04–28.
Persons interested in reviewing
environmental documents for the
proposals listed above or obtaining
information about SEAs and FONSIs
prepared for activities on the Gulf of
Mexico OCS are encouraged to contact
MMS at the address or telephone listed
in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT section.
Dated: January 14, 2005.
Chris C. Oynes,
Regional Director, Gulf of Mexico OCS Region.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Reclamation
Battle Creek Salmon and Steelhead
Restoration Project (Restoration
Project) Tehama and Shasta Counties,
CA
Bureau of Reclamation, U.S.
Department of the Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability of draft
supplemental environmental impact
statement/revised environmental impact
report (Draft SEIS/REIR).
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 102(2)(c)
of the National Environmental Policy
Act of 1969 (NEPA), CEQ NEPA
Regulations (40 CFR 1502.9[c][1]), and
Public Resources Code, sections 21000–
21177 of the California Environmental
Quality Act (CEQA) and the California
Code of Regulations, title 14, section
15088.5 of the CEQA Guidelines, the
Bureau of Reclamation the lead Federal
agency, the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission (FERC), a cooperating
Federal agency, and the State Water
Resources Control Board (SWRCB), the
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Viosca Knoll, Block 248, Lease OCS–G 25054, located 31
miles from the nearest Alabama shoreline.
Located in the central Gulf of Mexico south of Patterson, LA ...
12/14/2004
Located in the western Gulf of Mexico east of Galveston, TX ..
12/28/2004
lead State agency, have made available
for public review and comment a Draft
SEIS/REIR for the Battle Creek Salmon
and Steelhead Restoration Project
(Restoration Project).
The notice of availability of the
original joint Draft Environmental
Impact Statement/Environmental
Impact Report) (Draft EIS/EIR) and
notice of public workshop and notice of
public hearing was published in the
Federal Register on Friday July 18, 2003
(68 FR 42758). Numerous comments
addressing a wide range of issues were
received on the Draft EIS/EIR, with
some warranting circulation of
supplemental/revised information to the
original joint environmental document.
The Draft SEIS/REIR will disclose a
new environmental analysis and
propose mitigation regarding the
increased risk of fish disease infection at
private aquaculture facilities through
the increase of naturally-spawning
Battle Creek salmon and steelhead
species under the Restoration Project. In
addition, the Draft SEIS/REIR will
disclose the potentially significant
environmental effects of spreading
certain harmful fish diseases from Battle
Creek via private trout aquaculture
operations that transfer trout from
facilities in the Project Area to other
State waters. The Draft SEIS/REIR will
also disclose information regarding the
8 Dam Removal alternative and its
dismissal from further consideration.
DATES: Public comments on the Draft
SEIS/REIR should be submitted on or
before April 29, 2005, to both Ms. Mary
Marshall and Mr. Jim Canaday at the
addresses below.
ADDRESSES: Written comments on the
Draft SEIS/REIR should be addressed to
Ms. Mary Marshall, Bureau of
Reclamation, 2800 Cottage Way,
PO 00000
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Sacramento, CA 95825 (e-mail:
mmarshall@mp.usbr.gov); and Mr. Jim
Canaday, State Water Resources Control
Board, 1001 I Street, Sacramento, CA
95814 (e-mail:
jcanaday@waterrights.swrcb.ca.gov).
Requests for a compact disk or a
bound copy of the Draft SEIS/REIR
should be addressed to Dr. Rosemary
Stefani, Bureau of Reclamation, 2800
Cottage Way, Sacramento, CA 95825,
telephone: (916) 978–5309, or e-mail:
rstefani@mp.usbr.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Mary Marshall at (916) 978–5248, TDD
(916) 978–5608, e-mail:
mmarshall@mp.usbr.gov or Mr. Jim
Canaday at (916) 341–5308, e-mail:
jcanaday@waterrights.swrcb.ca.gov.
SUPPLMENTARY INFORMATION: Copies of
the Draft SEIS/REIR are available for
public review at the following locations:
• Tehama County Library, 645 Madison,
Red Bluff, CA 96080, (530) 527–0604
• Shasta County Library, 1855 Shasta
Street, Redding, CA 96001, (530) 225–
5769
• Susanville Library, Lassen County,
1618 Main Street, Susanville, CA
96130, (530) 251–8127
• Bureau of Reclamation, Red Bluff
Field Office, 22500 Altube Avenue,
Red Bluff, CA 96080, (530) 529–3890
• Bureau of Reclamation, Office of
Public Affairs, 2800 Cottage Way,
Sacramento, CA 95825–1898, (916)
978–5100
• Bureau of Reclamation, Denver Office
Library, Building 67, Room 167,
Denver Federal Center, 6th and
Kipling, Denver, CO 80225, (303)
445–2072
• Natural Resources Library, U.S.
Department of the Interior, 1849 C
Street NW., Main Interior Building,
Washington, DC 20240–0001
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Minerals Management Service
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 OCS Mineral Proposals on the Gulf of Mexico OCS.
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SUMMARY: Minerals Management Service (MMS), 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 MMS for the following oil and gas activities
proposed on the Gulf of Mexico OCS.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Public Information Unit, Information
Services Section at the number below. Minerals Management Service, Gulf
of Mexico OCS Region, Attention: Public Information Office (MS 5034),
1201 Elmwood Park Boulevard, Room 114, New Orleans, Louisiana 70123-
2394, or by calling 1-800-200-GULF.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: MMS prepares SEAs and FONSIs for proposals
that relate to exploration for and the development/production of oil
and gas resources on the Gulf of Mexico OCS. These SEAs 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 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 SEA.
This notice constitutes the public notice of availability of
environmental documents required under the NEPA Regulations.
This listing includes all proposals for which the Gulf of Mexico
OCS Region prepared a FONSI in the period subsequent to publication of
the preceding notice.
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Activity/operator Location Date
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Chevron U.S.A., Inc., Supplemental Viosca Knoll, Block 10/4/2004
Exploration Plan SEA S-6495. 204, Lease OCS-G
04921 & Block 248,
Lease OCS-G 25054,
located 31 miles
from the nearest
Alabama shoreline.
Stone Energy Corporation, East Cameron, Block 10/6/2004
Structure Removal SEA ES/SR 04- 220, Lease OCS-G
141. 03323, located 64
miles from the
nearest Louisiana
shoreline.
BP Exploration & Production, Inc., Located in the 10/6/2004
Geological & Geophysical central Gulf of
Exploration Plan, SEA L04-63. Mexico.
Comstock Offshore, LLC, Structure Ship Shoal; Blocks 10/6/2004
Removal SEA ES/SR 04-138, 04-139, 113, 119, 120;
04-140. Leases OCS 00067,
00069, 00038;
located 13 to 17
miles south of
Terrebonne Parish,
Louisiana.
NCX Company, LLC, Structure High Island East 10/12/2004
Removal SEA 04-116, 04-117. (South), Block
A270, Lease OCS-G
02724, located 85
miles from the
nearest Texas
shoreline..
Shell Exploration & Production Located in the 10/14/2004
Company, Geological & Geophysical central Gulf of
Exploration Plan for Western Mexico east of
Geco, SEA L04-64. Galveston, Texas.
Fugro Multi-Client Services, Inc., Located in the 10/20/2004
Geological & Geophysical central Gulf of
Exploration Plan for Fugro Mexico.
GeoTeam AS, SEA T04-20.
Comstock Offshore, LLC, Structure Ship Shoal, Block 10/28/2004
Removal SEA ES/SR 04-145. 118, Lease OCS-
00068, located 18
miles from the
nearest Louisiana
shoreline.
J.M. Huber Corporation, Structure West Cameron, Block 10/28/2004
Removal SEA ES/SR 04-142. 249, OCS-G 03499,
located 42 miles
from the nearest
Louisiana shoreline.
Shell Offshore, Inc., Structure Brazos, Block A19, 11/1/2004
Removal SEA ES/SR 04-144. Lease OCS-G 03936,
located 38 miles
from the nearest
Louisiana shoreline.
Southern Natural Gas Company, Main Pass (South and 11/9/2004
Structure Removal SEA ES/SR 04- East Addition),
147. Block 293, Lease
ROW OCS-G 01906,
located 26 miles
from the nearest
Louisiana shoreline.
Remington Oil & Gas Corporation, Vermilion, Block 11/9/2004
Structure Removal SEA ES/SR 04- 117, Lease OCS-G
146. 22618, located 30
miles from the
nearest Louisiana
shoreline.
TDC Energy, LLC, Structure Removal South Timbalier, 12/1/2004
SEA ES/SR 04-152. Block 99, Lease OCS-
G 10825, located 25
miles from the
nearest Louisiana
shoreline.
CGG Americas, Inc., Geological & Located in the 12/6/2004
Geophysical Exploration Plan SEA central Gulf of
L04-68. Mexico.
Veritas DGC Corporation, Located in the 12/6/2004
Geological & Geophysical western Gulf of
Exploration Plan SEA T04-26. Mexico.
Marlin Energy Offshore, LLC, South Timbalier, 12/6/2004
Structure Removal SEA ES/SR 04- Block 21, Lease OCS-
148, 04-149. 00263, located 5
miles from the
nearest Louisiana
shoreline.
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Marlin Energy Offshore, LLC, South Timbalier, 12/6/2004
Structure Removal SEA ES/SR 04- Block 28, Lease OCS-
150, 04-151. G 01362, located 5
miles from the
nearest Louisiana
shoreline.
Anadarko Petroleum Corporation, Lloyd Ridge, Blocks 12/7/2004
Initial Exploration Plan, SEA N- 94 & 95, OCS-G
8236. 23462 & 23463,
located in the
eastern Gulf of
Mexico.
Chevron U.S.A., Inc., Initial Main Pass, Block 12/8/2004
Exploration Plan SEA N-8241. 221, Lease OCS-G
26163, located 62
miles from the
nearest Alabama
shoreline.
TDC Energy, Structure Removal SEA South Timbalier, 12/8/2004
ES/SR 04-153. Block 112, Lease
OCS-G 10828,
located 25 miles
from the nearest
Louisiana shoreline.
SPN Resources, Structure Removal West Cameron, Block 12/8/2004
SEA ES/SR 04-143. 280, Lease OCS-G
00911, located 60
miles from the
nearest Louisiana
shoreline.
Forest Oil Corporation, Structure Main Pass, Block 98, 12/9/2004
Removal SEA ES/SR 99-027A. Lease OCS-G 05694,
located 38 miles
from the nearest
Louisiana shoreline.
WesternGeco, Geological & Located in the 12/10/2004
Geophysical Exploration Plan for central Gulf of
Total SEA L04-70. Mexico.
Chevron U.S.A., Inc., Initial Viosca Knoll, Block 12/14/2004
Exploration Plan SEA N-8251. 248, Lease OCS-G
25054, located 31
miles from the
nearest Alabama
shoreline.
Fugro GeoServices, Inc., Located in the 12/28/2004
Geological & Geophysical central Gulf of
Exploration Plan SEA L04-72. Mexico south of
Patterson, LA.
Veritas DGC Corporation, Located in the 12/28/2004
Geological & Geophysical western Gulf of
Exploration Plan SEA T04-28. Mexico east of
Galveston, TX.
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Persons interested in reviewing environmental documents for the
proposals listed above or obtaining information about SEAs and FONSIs
prepared for activities on the Gulf of Mexico OCS are encouraged to
contact MMS at the address or telephone listed in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section.
Dated: January 14, 2005.
Chris C. Oynes,
Regional Director, Gulf of Mexico OCS Region.
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