Notice2023-23623
Oil and Gas Decommissioning Activities on the Pacific Outer Continental Shelf
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Published
October 27, 2023
Issuing agencies
Interior DepartmentSafety and Environmental Enforcement Bureau
Abstract
BSEE announces the availability of the Final PEIS for Oil and Gas Decommissioning Activities on the Pacific Outer Continental Shelf (OCS). The Final PEIS identifies BSEE's Proposed Action and analyzes its potential environmental impacts, as well as those of three alternative actions and a number of alternative component activities.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 207 (Friday, October 27, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 73870]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-23623]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement
[BOEM-2021-0043; EEEE500000 234E1700D2 ET1SF0000.EAQ000]
Oil and Gas Decommissioning Activities on the Pacific Outer
Continental Shelf
AGENCY: Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE), DOI.
ACTION: Notice of availability of the final programmatic Environmental
Impact Statement (PEIS) for oil and gas decommissioning activities on
the Pacific Outer Continental Shelf.
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SUMMARY: BSEE announces the availability of the Final PEIS for Oil and
Gas Decommissioning Activities on the Pacific Outer Continental Shelf
(OCS). The Final PEIS identifies BSEE's Proposed Action and analyzes
its potential environmental impacts, as well as those of three
alternative actions and a number of alternative component activities.
DATES: BSEE will issue a Record of Decision no sooner than November 4,
2023.
ADDRESSES: The Final PEIS with appendices is available for review on
the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management's (BOEM's) website at
<a href="http://www.boem.gov/Pacific-Decomm-PEIS">www.boem.gov/Pacific-Decomm-PEIS</a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information on the Final
PEIS, you may contact BOEM or BSEE. The BOEM point of contact (POC) is
Mr. Richard Yarde, Regional Supervisor, Bureau of Ocean Energy
Management, Pacific OCS Region, 760 Paseo Camarillo, Suite 102,
Camarillo, CA 93010-6002. You may also contact Mr. Yarde by telephone
at (805) 384-6379 or email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#c1b3a8a2a9a0b3a5efb8a0b3a5a481a3aea4acefa6aeb7"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="e7958e848f869583c99e86958382a78588828ac9808891">[email protected]</span></a>. The BSEE POC is
Mr. Bruce Hesson, Regional Director, Bureau of Safety and Environmental
Enforcement, Pacific Region, 760 Paseo Camarillo, Suite 102, Camarillo,
CA 93010. You may also contact Mr. Hesson by telephone at (805) 384-
6373 or email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#8eecfcfbedeba0e6ebfdfde1e0ceecfdebeba0e9e1f8"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="99fbebecfafcb7f1fceaeaf6f7d9fbeafcfcb7fef6ef">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Proposed Action: The proposed action evaluated in this Final PEIS
is for BSEE to review and approve, reject, or approve with conditions,
operator decommissioning applications for the complete removal and
disposal of Pacific OCS oil and gas platforms, associated pipelines,
and other facilities. Under the proposed action, all platforms,
pipelines, and other facilities, and their related infrastructure,
would be removed to a depth of 15 feet below the mudline, as required
by regulation (30 CFR 250.1728(a)).
Alternatives Considered: The four alternatives analyzed in the
Final PEIS include complete removal (Proposed Action), partial removal
without artificial reef option, partial removal with artificial reef
option, and no action. The activities analyzed in the PEIS include, but
are not limited to, platform removal employing non-explosive severance,
removal of associated pipelines and other facilities and obstructions,
onshore disposal, abandonment-in-place of associated pipelines,
complete removal of topside superstructure, partial jacket removal to
at least 85 feet below the waterline, and one sub-alternative using
explosive severance if necessary for the platform jackets.
Availability of the Final PEIS: You may download or view the Final
PEIS, appendices, and associated information on the following BOEM
website: <a href="http://www.boem.gov/Pacific-Decomm-PEIS">www.boem.gov/Pacific-Decomm-PEIS</a>, or on the following BSEE
website: <a href="https://www.bsee.gov/stats-facts/ocs-regions/pacific/pacific-region-federal-ocs-decommissioning">https://www.bsee.gov/stats-facts/ocs-regions/pacific/pacific-region-federal-ocs-decommissioning</a>. You may also contact BOEM or BSEE
at the above addresses for a copy on a flash drive or a paper copy.
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 4231 et seq.; 40 CFR 1506.6.
Kevin M. Sligh, Sr.,
Director, Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement.
[FR Doc. 2023-23623 Filed 10-26-23; 8:45 am]
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