Consistency Determination for Granting a Suspension of Production for Samedan Oil Corporation's Sword Unit (Pacific Outer Continental Shelf Leases OCS-P 0319, 0320, 0322, and 0323A)

摘要

This consistency determination is submitted in compliance with section 307(c)(1) of the Coastal Zone Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1456(c)(1)), (CZMA) and the regulations promulgated thereunder. In accordance with the Federal Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972, as amended, the Minerals Management Service (MMS) has determined that granting a suspension of production (SOP) for the Sword Unit is consistent to the maximum extent practicable with the California Coastal Management Program (CCMP), pursuant to the requirements of the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972, as amended, (CZMA) and the California Coastal Act of 1976, as amended (CCA). The proposed activity subject to this review is the granting by the Minerals Management Service of a suspension of production (SOP) request filed by the operator of the Sword Unit under the provisions of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (OCSLA), 43 U.S.C. 1334(a)(1). The applicant requests a suspension of 25 months, within which to conduct certain in-office activities that will result in the submission of either, (1) a new Exploration Plan (EP) or, (2) revisions to a currently approved EP for the Sword Unit.