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[FR Doc No: 94-17092]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
[ES-020-04-4110-05]
Notice of Availability of a Final Environmental Impact Statement
(FEIS) on a Proposed Exploratory Well, Broward County, Florida
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Availability of a Final Environmental Impact
Statement (FEIS) on a proposed exploratory well in Broward County,
Florida.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to Section 102(2)(C) of the National Environmental
Policy Act of 1969, a FEIS has been prepared under the direction of the
Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Jackson District and the Bureau of
Indian Affairs (BIA), Eastern Area Office analyzing a proposed
exploratory well on the Federal Miccosukee Indian Reservation in
Broward County, Florida. The FEIS was prepared by the consulting firm
of Dames & Moore of Boca Raton, Florida. A copy of the FEIS or summary
is available upon request to the BLM, Jackson District Office. Public
reading copies are available at the following locations:
Bureau of Land Management , Office of Public Affairs, Main Interior
Building, Room 5600, 18th & C Streets, N.W., Washington D.C. 20240.
Bureau of Land Management, 411 Briarwood Drive, Suite 404, Jackson,
Mississippi 39206.
Bureau of Indian Affairs, 3701 N. Fairfax Drive, Suite 260, Arlington,
Virginia 22203.
Broward County Public Library, Government Documents Division, 100 South
Andrews Avenue, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida 33301,
Leon County Library, 200 West Park Avenue, Tallahassee, Florida 32301.
Palm Beach County Library, 3650 West Summit Blvd., West Palm Beach,
Florida 33406.
State Library of Florida, Document Section, R.A. Gray Building,
Tallahassee, Florida 32399.
DATES: Written comments will be accepted until August 29, 1994.
ADDRESS: Requests for a copy of the FEIS or summary and/or written
comments on the document should be sent to the District Manager, Bureau
of Land Management, 411 Briarwood Drive, Suite 404, Jackson,
Mississippi 39206; ATTN: Robert V. Abbey.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert V. Abbey (BLM) (601) 977-5400
or Jim Harriman (BIA) (703) 235-3177.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
1. Proposed Action
On January 17, 1991, Shell Western E&P Inc. (SWEPI) submitted an
``Application for Permit to Drill'' for an exploratory well to the BLM.
The proposed well is on the Federal Miccosukee Indian Reservation in
Broward County, Florida.
The well is identified as the SWEPI Miccosukee 3-1 and is designed
to test oil and gas potential. The site is located directly north of
Interstate 75 and west of the L-28 Canal adjacent to Water Conservation
Area 3A.
2. Alternatives
The FEIS analyzes potential impacts associated with drilling and
testing of the exploration well. The analysis considers several
alternate drill sites and road routes. Technological and environmental
constraints limit the reasonable alternatives to the proposed well site
and access route, two alternate access road routes and the No Action
Alternative. The agencies preferred alternative is the proposed well
site and the west access road route (Alternative B), including
recommended mitigation and monitoring measures.
3. Public Participation
The public was invited on March 22, 1991 to identify issues and
concerns specifically related to the proposed drilling. This public
comment period ended on May 3, 1991. A public meeting was held January
23, 1992 at the Fort Lauderdale Airport Hilton, 1870 Griffin Road,
Dania, Florida. The meeting was held to accept oral and written
comments concerning the proposal. This comment period ended on February
14, 1992. A Notice of Intent to prepare an Environmental Impact
Statement was announced on April 16, 1992 and an additional comment
period was opened until May 18, 1992. The Draft EIS (DEIS) was
published on March 8, 1993. A Notice of Availability of the DEIS was
announced on March 17, 1993 and a public hearing held on April 14, 1993
at the Greater Fort Lauderdale--Broward County Convention Center, 1950
Eisenhower Boulevard, Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The hearing was held to
accept oral and written comments on the DEIS. This comment period ended
on August 18, 1993.
4. FEIS Preparation
During the public comment period on the DEIS, 425 letters and
several petitions were received by the BLM. Oral comments were
presented by 51 people at the public hearing. All letters and oral
comments were reviewed by an interdisciplinary team to identify
substantive comments. Analysis of substantive comments resulted in
similar comments being grouped in 95 issues. The FEIS includes these
issues along with the responses of the BLM and BIA. The DEIS was
appropriately modified to produce the FEIS.
Robert V. Abbey,
Jackson District Manager, BLM.
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