Notice2023-27352
Oil and Gas Decommissioning Activities on the Pacific Outer Continental Shelf
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Published
December 13, 2023
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Interior DepartmentSafety and Environmental Enforcement Bureau
Abstract
The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) announces the availability of the Record of Decision for the Final Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (PEIS) for Oil and Gas Decommissioning Activities on the Pacific Outer Continental Shelf. The Record of Decision identifies BSEE's selected alternative for the Final PEIS.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 238 (Wednesday, December 13, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 86378-86379]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-27352]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement
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Oil and Gas Decommissioning Activities on the Pacific Outer
Continental Shelf
AGENCY: Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE).
ACTION: Notice of availability of the Record of Decision for the Final
Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement for Oil and Gas
Decommissioning Activities on the Pacific Outer Continental Shelf.
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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE)
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announces the availability of the Record of Decision for the Final
Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (PEIS) for Oil and Gas
Decommissioning Activities on the Pacific Outer Continental Shelf. The
Record of Decision identifies BSEE's selected alternative for the Final
PEIS.
ADDRESSES: The Record of Decision and the Final PEIS with appendices
are available 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> and on BSEE's website at
<a href="http://www.bsee.gov/stats-facts/ocs-regions/pacific/pacific-region-federal-ocs-decommissioning">www.bsee.gov/stats-facts/ocs-regions/pacific/pacific-region-federal-ocs-decommissioning</a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information on the Record
of Decision for 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#45372c262d2437216b3c2437212005272a20286b222a33"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="0b796268636a796f25726a796f6e4b69646e66256c647d">[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#b3d1c1c6d0d69ddbd6c0c0dcddf3d1c0d6d69dd4dcc5"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="5a38282f393f74323f292935341a38293f3f743d352c">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Preferred Alternative Selected: The Record of Decision identifies
the Preferred Alternative, Alternative 1 with sub-alternative 1a
(Alternative 1a), as the selected alternative, which is for complete
removal with onshore disposal and the option of explosive severance for
platform jackets.
Other Alternatives Analyzed: The Final PEIS also considered
alternatives addressing partial removal of infrastructure, different
severance techniques, and the potential for placement of portions of
the jacket for development of an artificial reef. This Final PEIS will
provide foundational analysis of the primary methods of decommissioning
across a range of scenarios to facilitate evaluation of future
decommissioning applications, which will undergo further analysis on a
site-specific basis.
Availability of the ROD: You may download or view the Record of
Decision, 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>.
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. 2023-27352 Filed 12-12-23; 8:45 am]
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