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ARTIFICIAL REEF IN THE GULF OF MEXICO
NAME OF APPLICANT: Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, Artificial Reef Program, Post Office Box 98000, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70808.
LOCATION OF WORK: In the Gulf of Mexico, South Marsh Island 205, located approximately 119 miles southwest of Cocodrie, Louisiana off the coast of Terrebonne Parish, as shown on the attached drawings.
CHARACTER OF WORK: Deploy Fieldwood Energy’s, LLC, Green Canyon 89-A jacket in the South Marsh Island 205 artificial reef site to provide structural habitat for the purpose of enhancing fishing opportunities in the Gulf of Mexico. Clearance from the top of the deployed platform jacket to the water surface will be approximately 285 feet.
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
NEW ORLEANS DISTRICT, CORPS OF ENGINEERS
P. O. BOX 60267
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA 70160-0267
May 5, 2014
REPLY TO
ATTENTION OF:
Operations Division
Western Evaluation Section
Project Manager
Darlene Herman
(504) 862-2287
Darlene.C.Herman@usace.army.mil
SUBJECT: MVN 2004-0937 WB
PUBLIC NOTICE
Interested parties are hereby notified that an application has been received by the District engineer for a
Department of the Army permit to authorize the following pursuant to (X) Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors
Act of March 3, 1899 (30 Stat. 1151; 33 USC 403); and/or () Section 404 of the Clean Water Act (86 Stat. 816;
33 USC 1344).
ARTIFICIAL REEF IN THE GULF OF MEXICO
NAME OF APPLICANT: Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, Artificial Reef Program, Post
Office Box 98000, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70808.
LOCATION OF WORK: In the Gulf of Mexico, South Marsh Island 205, located approximately 119 miles
southwest of Cocodrie, Louisiana off the coast of Terrebonne Parish, as shown on the attached drawings.
CHARACTER OF WORK: Deploy Fieldwood Energy's, LLC, Green Canyon 89-A jacket in the South
Marsh Island 205 artificial reef site to provide structural habitat for the purpose of enhancing fishing
opportunities in the Gulf of Mexico. Clearance from the top of the deployed platform jacket to the water
surface will be approximately 285 feet.
The comment period will close 15 days from the date of this public notice advertisement. Written
comments, including suggestions for modifications or objections to the proposed work, stating reasons
therefore, are being solicited from anyone having interest in this permit request. Letters must reference the
applicant's name and the subject number, be addressed and mailed to the above address.
The decision whether to issue a permit will be based on an evaluation of the probable impact including
cumulative impacts of the proposed activity on the public interest. That decision will reflect the national
concern for both protection and utilization of important resources. The benefit which reasonably may be
expected to accrue from the proposal must be balanced against its reasonably foreseeable detriments. all factors
which may be relevant to the proposal will be considered including the cumulative effects thereof; among those
are conservation, economics, aesthetics, general environmental concerns, wetlands, historic properties, fish and
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wildlife values, flood hazards, floodplain values, land use, navigation, shoreline erosion and accretion,
recreation, water supply and conservation, water quality, energy needs, safety, food and fiber production,
mineral needs, consideration of property ownership and, in general, the needs and welfare of the people.
The Corps of Engineers is soliciting comments from the public; federal, state, and local agencies and
officials; Indian Tribes; and other interested parties in order to consider and evaluate the impacts of this
proposed activity. Any comments received will be considered by the Corps of Engineers to determine whether
to issue, modify, condition or deny a permit for this proposal. To make this decision, comments are used to
assess impacts on endangered species, historic properties, water quality, general environmental effects, and the
other public interest factors listed above. Comments are used in the preparation of an Environmental
Assessment and/or Environmental Impact Statement pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act.
Comments are also used to determine the need for a public hearing and to determine the overall public interest
of the proposed activity.
The New Orleans District is unaware of properties listed on the National Register of Historic Places near the
proposed work. The possibility exists that the proposed work may damage or destroy presently unknown
archeological, scientific, rehistorical, historical sites, or data. Issuance of this public notice solicits input from
State Archeologist and State Historic Preservation Officer regarding potential impacts to cultural resources.
Our initial finding is that the proposed work would neither affect any species listed as endangered by the
U.S. Department of Interior nor affect any habitat designated as critical to the survival and recovery of any
endangered species.
This notice initiates the Essential Fish Habitat (EFH) consultation requirements of the Magnus-Stevens
Fishery Conservation and Management Act. The applicant's proposal would result in the destruction or
alteration of 0 acre(s) of EFH utilized by various life stages of red drum and penaeid shrimp. Our initial
determination is that the proposed action would not have a substantial adverse impact on EFH or federally
managed fisheries in the Gulf of Mexico. Our final determination relative to project impacts and the need for
mitigation measures is subject to review by and coordination with the National Marine Fisheries Service.
If the proposed work involves deposits of dredged or fill material into navigable waters, the evaluation of the
probable impacts will include the application of guidelines established by the Administrator of the
Environmental Protection Agency and certification that the proposed activity will not violate applicable water
quality standards will be required from the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality, Office of
Environmental Services, before a permit is issued.
Any person may request, in writing, within the comment period specified in this notice, that a public hearing
be held to consider this application. Requests for public hearings shall state, with particularity, the reasons for
holding a public hearing.
You are requested to communicate the information contained in this notice to any other parties whom you
deem likely to have interest in the matter.
-3The applicant has certified that the proposed activity described in the application complies with and will be
conducted in a manner that is consistent with the Louisiana Coastal Resources Program. The Department of the
Army permit will not be issued unless the applicant received approval or a waiver of the Coastal Use Permit by
the Department of Natural Resources.
Darrell S. Barbara
Chief, Western Evaluation Section
Regulatory Branch
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