ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT

GULF OF MEXICO-591

NOTICE OF REQUEST FOR A REVIEW OF A COASTAL CONSISTENCY CERTIFICATION FOR AN ACTIVITY REQUIRING A FEDERAL LICENSE OR PERMIT

The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM) hereby gives notice that Murphy Exploration & Production Company USA has applied to the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management for a permit.  Pursuant to Title 15 C.F.R. Part 930, the proposed activity for which the permit is sought is subject to review by the ADEM for consistency under the enforceable policies of the Alabama Coastal Area Management Program (ACAMP). Murphy Exploration & Production Company USA requests approval for an Initial Development Operations Coordination Document, which would authorize the construction of a new lease term jumper and commence production from subsea well SS001 in Mississippi Canyon Area Blocks 565 and 609.  Murphy Exploration & Production Company USA has certified that the proposed activity complies with the ACAMP.

Any person wishing to make comments or provide additional information relative to the proposed activity’s consistency with the ACAMP must submit such comments or information by letter or by email to ADEM at the address below within fifteen (15) calendar days following the publication date of this notice. Only those comments, which address issues within the Department’s scope of authority, can be considered.  All correspondence regarding this proposal should reference application number ACAMP-2020-330-FC-OCS-BOEM.

C. Allen Phelps
Mobile Branch Office
Alabama Department of Environmental Management
3664 Dauphin Street, Suite B
Mobile, Alabama 36608-1211
Coastal@adem.alabama.gov

Copies of all information submitted are available for public inspection, by appointment, at the ADEM office located at the above address Monday – Friday (except legal holidays), 8:00 am to 5:00 pm. Arrangements for copying should be made in advance. This Public Notice is available on the internet at http://adem.alabama.gov/newsEvents/publicNotices.cnt. The ADEM Division 335-8 rules are available on the internet at adem.alabama.gov.

After consideration of all written comments and consideration of the requirements of the Alabama Coastal Area Management Act and ADEM Coastal Program rules, the Department will make a final determination. The Department’s determination, associated documents and all comments received during the public comment period will be available for inspection at the ADEM office located at the above address during normal working hours.  Notice of the final permit decision will be sent to any person who requests such notice, in writing, during this comment period.

Notice is hereby given this 5th day of July, 2020, by authorization of the Alabama Department of Environmental Management.

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Lance R. LeFleur,
Director

Nondiscrimination Statement: The Department does not discriminate based on race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age or disability in the administration of its programs.