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97.039, Hazard Mitigation Grant.
W. Craig Fugate,
Administrator, Federal Emergency
Management Agency.
[FR Doc. 2011–32518 Filed 12–19–11; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
Carpinteria Offshore Field
Redevelopment Project—
Developmental Drilling Into the
Carpinteria Offshore Field Oil and Gas
Reserves, California State Waters,
From Federal Platform Hogan
Bureau of Ocean Energy
Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of intent.
AGENCY:
The Bureau of Ocean Energy
Management (BOEM) and the California
State Lands Commission (CSLC) intend
to jointly review a proposal to develop
offshore oil and gas resources, located in
California state waters, from an existing
oil and gas platform located in Federal
waters. This review will lead to a joint
assessment of the potential
environmental impacts and appropriate
mitigation measures. This is the Notice
of Preparation/Notice of Intent (NOP/
NOI) to jointly prepare an
Environmental Impact Report/
Environmental Impact Statement (EIR/
EIS) and hold public scoping meetings
for the Carpinteria Offshore Field
Redevelopment Project. This notice
initiates the public scoping process.
DATES: Written comments must be
submitted by February 21, 2012.
Scoping meeting dates/times are
Thursday, January 19, 2012 at:
1. 1–3 p.m. and
2. 5–7 p.m.
ADDRESSES: Comments should be sent
to—
1. Mail or hand carried. Enclosed in
an envelope labeled ‘‘Scoping
Comments for the Carpinteria EIR/EIS’’
and delivered to Ms. Susan Zaleski,
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management,
Pacific OCS Region, 770 Paseo
Camarillo, Camarillo, CA 93010–6064.
2. Email.
carpinteriaredevelopment@mrsenv.com.
See Comments and Scoping Meetings
below for meeting addresses.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Susan Zaleski, Bureau of Ocean Energy
Management, Pacific OCS Region, 770
Paseo Camarillo, Camarillo, California
93010–6064; phone (805) 389–7558, fax
(805) 389–7874, or email at
susan.zaleski@boem.gov.
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The
BOEM and CSLC are jointly reviewing
the proposed Carpenteria Offshore Field
Redevelopment Project (the Project)
under the National Environmental
Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969, as amended,
and the California Environmental
Quality Act (CEQA), respectively. The
BOEM will be the NEPA lead agency.
The California State Lands Commission
(CSLC) will be the CEQA lead agency.
They will prepare a joint environmental
impact report (EIR)/environmental
impact statement (EIS) to identify and
assess potential environmental impacts
and mitigation measures associated with
a proposal to develop offshore oil and
gas resources, located in California state
waters, from an existing oil and gas
platform located in Federal waters.
Publication of this notice initiates the
public scoping process to solicit
comments regarding the full spectrum of
issues and concerns, including a
suitable range of alternatives, the human
and marine resources that could be
affected, the nature and extent of the
potential impacts to those resources,
and the appropriate mitigation measures
that should be addressed in the EIR/EIS.
Carone Petroleum Corporation
(Carone) is proposing to redevelop the
state portion of the Carpinteria Offshore
Field oil and gas reserves from Platform
Hogan, which is located in Federal
waters. Signal Hill Services, Inc. is the
Federal lessee, and Pacific Operators
Offshore, LLC (POOL) is the operator of
Platform Hogan. The Carpinteria
Offshore Field extends into both Federal
and state waters and includes Federal
and state leases. As many as 25 new
production or injection wells would be
drilled into existing state oil and gas
leases from Platform Hogan. The exact
number of wells to be drilled is
unknown until sufficient wells are
completed and evaluated to determine
the amount and location of the oil and
gas resources.
The CSLC reviews the Plan of
Development (POD) for state leases,
which delineates the long-term plans of
Carone and its designated Carpinteria
Field operator, POOL. The POD is based
on all state lease wells being physically
drilled from Platform Hogan through
subsurface operations.
The BOEM reviews the Development
and Production Plan (DPP) and revised
DPP pursuant to the Outer Continental
Shelf (OCS) Lands Act, as amended, and
the implementing regulations at 30 Code
of Federal Regulations (CFR) 550.283
and 550.285, which address the
procedures and requirements for
submitting revised DPPs. The BOEM
decides whether these revised plans
should be approved, disapproved, or
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modified to be consistent with the
provisions of the lease, the OCS Lands
Act, and the implementing regulations.
A Right-of-Use-and-Easement is also
needed for this proposed project
pursuant to 30 CFR 550.160–166. The
revised DPP will also be submitted to
the California Coastal Commission
(CCC) to ensure its consistency with the
California Coastal Management Plan.
No final decision on the proposed
project will be made until the end of the
EIR/EIS process in order to allow for full
consultation with Federal agencies,
affected states, affected tribes and the
public. Upon completion of this EIR/EIS
process, BOEM and CSLC will make
separate decisions concerning the
proposed project. Consultation with
other Federal, state and local agencies,
affected tribes, and the public will be
carried out to assist in the NEPA/CEQA
process. These consultations will be
completed before decisions are made on
the proposed project.
Description of the Area
Drilling will take place from an
existing Federal Platform Hogan
(Federal Lease OCS–P 0166), which lies
in the Santa Barbara Channel, 3.7 miles
offshore of the City of Carpinteria, Santa
Barbara County, California, in 154 feet
of water (Latitude 34°20′16″ N;
Longitude 119°32′30″ W) to develop
resources in California state waters
(State Oil and Gas Leases PRC 4000,
PRC 7911 and PRC 3133). Oil and gas
production will be transferred by an
existing pipeline to the existing La
Conchita Processing Facility in Ventura
County.
Cooperating Agencies
BOEM and CSLC invite other Federal
agencies and state, tribal and local
governments to consider becoming
cooperating agencies in the preparation
of the EIR/EIS. Following the guidelines
from the Council of Environmental
Quality (CEQ), qualified agencies and
governments are those with
‘‘jurisdiction by law or special
expertise.’’ Potential cooperating
agencies should consider their authority
and capacity to assume the
responsibilities of a cooperating agency
and remember that an agency’s role in
the environmental analysis neither
enlarges nor diminishes the final
decision-making authority of any other
agency involved in the NEPA process.
Upon request, BOEM and CSLC will
provide potential cooperating agencies
with an information package that
includes a draft Memorandum of
Agreement. The draft Memorandum of
Agreement includes a schedule with
critical action dates and milestones,
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mutual responsibilities, designated
points of contact, and expectations for
handling predecisional information.
Agencies should also consider the
‘‘Factors for Determining Cooperating
Agency Status’’ in Attachment 1 to
CEQ’s January 30, 2002, Memorandum
for the Heads of Federal Agencies:
Cooperating Agencies in Implementing
the Procedural Requirements of the
National Environmental Policy Act.
These documents are available at
https://ceq.hss.doe.gov/nepa/regs/
guidance.html. BOEM/CSLC, as the lead
agencies, will not provide financial
assistance to cooperating agencies. Even
if an organization is not a cooperating
agency, opportunities will exist to
provide information and comments to
BOEM/CSLC during the normal public
input phases of the NEPA/EIS and
CEQA/EIR processes. If further
information about cooperating agency
status is needed, please contact Ms.
Susan Zaleski at (805) 389–7558 or
susan.zaleski@boem.gov.
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Comments and Scoping Meetings
Scoping is an open process used for
identifying significant environmental
issues related to the proposed project.
Scoping also provides an opportunity to
identify appropriate mitigation
measures and alternatives to the
proposed project. Applicable agencies
will need to use the EIR/EIS when
considering related permits or other
approvals for the proposed project.
Federal, state and local government
agencies and other interested parties are
requested to send their written
comments on the scope of the EIR/EIS,
significant issues that should be
addressed and alternatives that should
be considered to one of the addresses in
the ADDRESSES section above.
Before including your address,
telephone number, email address, or
other personal identifying information
in your comment, you should be aware
that your entire comment, including
your personal identifying information,
may be made publicly available at any
time (including in the EIR/EIS and
posted on the Internet). Please note that
requests to withhold personal
identifying information should be made
prominently at the beginning of your
submission. While you may ask BOEM
to withhold your personal identifying
information from public review, BOEM
cannot guarantee that it will be able to
do so. The BOEM will not consider
anonymous comments, and BOEM will
make available for inspection, in their
entirety, all comments submitted by
organizations or businesses or by
individuals identifying themselves as
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representatives of organizations or
businesses.
This notice and detailed proposed
project information will also be
available on the BOEM web page at
https://www.boem.gov/Carpinteria.aspx
and on the CSLC web page at
www.slc.ca.gov.
BOEM and CSLC will hold scoping
meetings to obtain additional comments
and information regarding the scope of
the EIR/EIS. Two public scoping
meetings will be conducted for the
proposed project to receive oral and/or
written testimony at the following times
and place: Thursday, January 19, 2012,
1–3 p.m. and 5–7 p.m., Carpinteria City
Council Chambers, 5775 Carpinteria
Avenue, Carpinteria, California 93013–
2697, Phone: (805) 684–5405.
A sign language interpreter will be
provided upon advance notification of
need. Such notification should be made
as soon as possible prior to the date of
the scoping meetings. If you need
reasonable accommodation for a
disability, as defined by the Federal
Americans with Disabilities Act and the
California Fair Employment and
Housing Act, to conduct business with
BOEM and CSLC staff conducting the
scoping meetings, please contact Susan
Zaleski at (805) 389–7558 at least 7 days
in advance of the scoping meetings to
arrange for such accommodation.
Authority: 40 CFR 1501.7, 42 U.S.C. 4321
et seq. (1988), and § 15802 of the California
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
Guidelines (Cal. Code Regs., tit. 14, § 15000
et seq.).
Dated: December 14, 2011.
Tommy P. Beaudreau,
Director, Bureau of Ocean Energy
Management .
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS–R1–R–2011–N229; 1265–0000–10137–
S3]
James Campbell National Wildlife
Refuge, Honolulu County, HI; Final
Comprehensive Conservation Plan and
Finding of No Significant Impact for
Environmental Assessment
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
AGENCY:
We, the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service (Service), announce the
availability of our final comprehensive
conservation plan (CCP) and a finding of
no significant impact for the
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environmental assessment for the James
Campbell National Wildlife Refuge
(refuge). In this final CCP, we describe
how we will manage this refuge for the
next 15 years.
ADDRESSES: You may view or obtain
copies of the final CCP and the finding
of no significant impact (FONSI) and
environmental assessment (EA) by any
of the following methods. You may
request a hard copy or CD–ROM.
Agency Web site: Download the
documents at www.fws.gov/pacific/
planning.
Email:
FW1PlanningComments@fws.gov.
Include ‘‘James Campbell Refuge CCP’’
in the subject line of the message.
Mail: David Ellis, Project Leader,
O‘ahu National Wildlife Refuge
Complex, 66–590 Kamehameha
Highway, Room 2C, Hale‘iwa, HI 96712.
In-Person Viewing or Pickup: O‘ahu
National Wildlife Refuge Complex, 66–
590 Kamehameha Highway, Room 2C,
Hale‘iwa, HI 96712.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
David Ellis, Project Leader, (808) 637–
6330.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Introduction
With this notice, we announce the
completion of the CCP process for the
James Campbell National Wildlife
Refuge. The Service started this process
through a notice of intent in the Federal
Register on December 1, 2008 (73 FR
72826). We released the draft CCP/EA to
the public, announcing and requesting
comments in a notice of availability in
the Federal Register (76 FR 38414; June
30, 2011).
We announce our CCP decision and
the availability of a FONSI in
accordance with the National Wildlife
Refuge System Administration Act of
1966 (16 U.S.C. 668dd-668ee) and
National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA) (40 CFR 1506.6(b))
requirements. We prepared a thorough
analysis of impacts, which we included
in an EA that accompanied the draft
CCP.
The CCP will guide us in managing
and administering the refuge for the
next 15 years. Alternative C, as
described in the draft CCP, is the basis
for the CCP.
Background
The Refuge Administration Act, as
amended by the National Wildlife
Refuge System Improvement Act of
1997, requires us to develop a CCP for
each refuge. The purpose for developing
a CCP is to provide refuge managers
with a 15-year plan for achieving refuge
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
Carpinteria Offshore Field Redevelopment Project--Developmental
Drilling Into the Carpinteria Offshore Field Oil and Gas Reserves,
California State Waters, From Federal Platform Hogan
AGENCY: Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of intent.
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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) and the
California State Lands Commission (CSLC) intend to jointly review a
proposal to develop offshore oil and gas resources, located in
California state waters, from an existing oil and gas platform located
in Federal waters. This review will lead to a joint assessment of the
potential environmental impacts and appropriate mitigation measures.
This is the Notice of Preparation/Notice of Intent (NOP/NOI) to jointly
prepare an Environmental Impact Report/Environmental Impact Statement
(EIR/EIS) and hold public scoping meetings for the Carpinteria Offshore
Field Redevelopment Project. This notice initiates the public scoping
process.
DATES: Written comments must be submitted by February 21, 2012.
Scoping meeting dates/times are Thursday, January 19, 2012 at:
1. 1-3 p.m. and
2. 5-7 p.m.
ADDRESSES: Comments should be sent to--
1. Mail or hand carried. Enclosed in an envelope labeled ``Scoping
Comments for the Carpinteria EIR/EIS'' and delivered to Ms. Susan
Zaleski, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Pacific OCS Region, 770
Paseo Camarillo, Camarillo, CA 93010-6064.
2. Email. carpinteriaredevelopment@mrsenv.com.
See Comments and Scoping Meetings below for meeting addresses.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Susan Zaleski, Bureau of Ocean
Energy Management, Pacific OCS Region, 770 Paseo Camarillo, Camarillo,
California 93010-6064; phone (805) 389-7558, fax (805) 389-7874, or
email at susan.zaleski@boem.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The BOEM and CSLC are jointly reviewing the
proposed Carpenteria Offshore Field Redevelopment Project (the Project)
under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969, as amended,
and the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), respectively. The
BOEM will be the NEPA lead agency. The California State Lands
Commission (CSLC) will be the CEQA lead agency. They will prepare a
joint environmental impact report (EIR)/environmental impact statement
(EIS) to identify and assess potential environmental impacts and
mitigation measures associated with a proposal to develop offshore oil
and gas resources, located in California state waters, from an existing
oil and gas platform located in Federal waters.
Publication of this notice initiates the public scoping process to
solicit comments regarding the full spectrum of issues and concerns,
including a suitable range of alternatives, the human and marine
resources that could be affected, the nature and extent of the
potential impacts to those resources, and the appropriate mitigation
measures that should be addressed in the EIR/EIS.
Carone Petroleum Corporation (Carone) is proposing to redevelop the
state portion of the Carpinteria Offshore Field oil and gas reserves
from Platform Hogan, which is located in Federal waters. Signal Hill
Services, Inc. is the Federal lessee, and Pacific Operators Offshore,
LLC (POOL) is the operator of Platform Hogan. The Carpinteria Offshore
Field extends into both Federal and state waters and includes Federal
and state leases. As many as 25 new production or injection wells would
be drilled into existing state oil and gas leases from Platform Hogan.
The exact number of wells to be drilled is unknown until sufficient
wells are completed and evaluated to determine the amount and location
of the oil and gas resources.
The CSLC reviews the Plan of Development (POD) for state leases,
which delineates the long-term plans of Carone and its designated
Carpinteria Field operator, POOL. The POD is based on all state lease
wells being physically drilled from Platform Hogan through subsurface
operations.
The BOEM reviews the Development and Production Plan (DPP) and
revised DPP pursuant to the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Lands Act, as
amended, and the implementing regulations at 30 Code of Federal
Regulations (CFR) 550.283 and 550.285, which address the procedures and
requirements for submitting revised DPPs. The BOEM decides whether
these revised plans should be approved, disapproved, or modified to be
consistent with the provisions of the lease, the OCS Lands Act, and the
implementing regulations. A Right-of-Use-and-Easement is also needed
for this proposed project pursuant to 30 CFR 550.160-166. The revised
DPP will also be submitted to the California Coastal Commission (CCC)
to ensure its consistency with the California Coastal Management Plan.
No final decision on the proposed project will be made until the
end of the EIR/EIS process in order to allow for full consultation with
Federal agencies, affected states, affected tribes and the public. Upon
completion of this EIR/EIS process, BOEM and CSLC will make separate
decisions concerning the proposed project. Consultation with other
Federal, state and local agencies, affected tribes, and the public will
be carried out to assist in the NEPA/CEQA process. These consultations
will be completed before decisions are made on the proposed project.
Description of the Area
Drilling will take place from an existing Federal Platform Hogan
(Federal Lease OCS-P 0166), which lies in the Santa Barbara Channel,
3.7 miles offshore of the City of Carpinteria, Santa Barbara County,
California, in 154 feet of water (Latitude 34[deg]20'16'' N; Longitude
119[deg]32'30'' W) to develop resources in California state waters
(State Oil and Gas Leases PRC 4000, PRC 7911 and PRC 3133). Oil and gas
production will be transferred by an existing pipeline to the existing
La Conchita Processing Facility in Ventura County.
Cooperating Agencies
BOEM and CSLC invite other Federal agencies and state, tribal and
local governments to consider becoming cooperating agencies in the
preparation of the EIR/EIS. Following the guidelines from the Council
of Environmental Quality (CEQ), qualified agencies and governments are
those with ``jurisdiction by law or special expertise.'' Potential
cooperating agencies should consider their authority and capacity to
assume the responsibilities of a cooperating agency and remember that
an agency's role in the environmental analysis neither enlarges nor
diminishes the final decision-making authority of any other agency
involved in the NEPA process.
Upon request, BOEM and CSLC will provide potential cooperating
agencies with an information package that includes a draft Memorandum
of Agreement. The draft Memorandum of Agreement includes a schedule
with critical action dates and milestones,
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mutual responsibilities, designated points of contact, and expectations
for handling predecisional information. Agencies should also consider
the ``Factors for Determining Cooperating Agency Status'' in Attachment
1 to CEQ's January 30, 2002, Memorandum for the Heads of Federal
Agencies: Cooperating Agencies in Implementing the Procedural
Requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act. These documents
are available at https://ceq.hss.doe.gov/nepa/regs/guidance.html. BOEM/
CSLC, as the lead agencies, will not provide financial assistance to
cooperating agencies. Even if an organization is not a cooperating
agency, opportunities will exist to provide information and comments to
BOEM/CSLC during the normal public input phases of the NEPA/EIS and
CEQA/EIR processes. If further information about cooperating agency
status is needed, please contact Ms. Susan Zaleski at (805) 389-7558 or
susan.zaleski@boem.gov.
Comments and Scoping Meetings
Scoping is an open process used for identifying significant
environmental issues related to the proposed project. Scoping also
provides an opportunity to identify appropriate mitigation measures and
alternatives to the proposed project. Applicable agencies will need to
use the EIR/EIS when considering related permits or other approvals for
the proposed project.
Federal, state and local government agencies and other interested
parties are requested to send their written comments on the scope of
the EIR/EIS, significant issues that should be addressed and
alternatives that should be considered to one of the addresses in the
ADDRESSES section above.
Before including your address, telephone number, email address, or
other personal identifying information in your comment, you should be
aware that your entire comment, including your personal identifying
information, may be made publicly available at any time (including in
the EIR/EIS and posted on the Internet). Please note that requests to
withhold personal identifying information should be made prominently at
the beginning of your submission. While you may ask BOEM to withhold
your personal identifying information from public review, BOEM cannot
guarantee that it will be able to do so. The BOEM will not consider
anonymous comments, and BOEM will make available for inspection, in
their entirety, all comments submitted by organizations or businesses
or by individuals identifying themselves as representatives of
organizations or businesses.
This notice and detailed proposed project information will also be
available on the BOEM web page at https://www.boem.gov/Carpinteria.aspx
and on the CSLC web page at www.slc.ca.gov.
BOEM and CSLC will hold scoping meetings to obtain additional
comments and information regarding the scope of the EIR/EIS. Two public
scoping meetings will be conducted for the proposed project to receive
oral and/or written testimony at the following times and place:
Thursday, January 19, 2012, 1-3 p.m. and 5-7 p.m., Carpinteria City
Council Chambers, 5775 Carpinteria Avenue, Carpinteria, California
93013-2697, Phone: (805) 684-5405.
A sign language interpreter will be provided upon advance
notification of need. Such notification should be made as soon as
possible prior to the date of the scoping meetings. If you need
reasonable accommodation for a disability, as defined by the Federal
Americans with Disabilities Act and the California Fair Employment and
Housing Act, to conduct business with BOEM and CSLC staff conducting
the scoping meetings, please contact Susan Zaleski at (805) 389-7558 at
least 7 days in advance of the scoping meetings to arrange for such
accommodation.
Authority: 40 CFR 1501.7, 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq. (1988), and
Sec. 15802 of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
Guidelines (Cal. Code Regs., tit. 14, Sec. 15000 et seq.).
Dated: December 14, 2011.
Tommy P. Beaudreau,
Director, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management .
[FR Doc. 2011-32484 Filed 12-19-11; 8:45 am]
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