27.2.2001EN Official Journal of the European Communities C 62/3 NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR A PROSPECTING LICENCE ITALIAN REPUBLIC REGION OF SICILY INDUSTRIAL INSPECTORATE REGIONAL MINING DEPARTMENT REGIONAL OFFICE FOR HYDROCARBONS AND GEOTHERMAL ENERGY (2001/C 62/03) Edison Gas SpA, a company whose official address is Foro F. Trigonometric point at a height of 355 m, in the district of Buonaparte 31, Milan and whose registration number is Sparagogna, which coincides with point G of the Enna 10578610155, submitted an application on 14 September licence; 2000 under Regional Law No 14 of 3 July 2000 for a licence to prospect for oil and gas in an area of 734,8 km2 G. Point at the crossroads south of Case Longo at a height of known as Paternó, which includes land in the following muni- 222 m, in the district of Sparagogna, which coincides with cipalities in the Province of Catania: Adrano, Biancavilla, S. point F of the Enna licence. Maria di Licodia, Paternó, Belpasso, Motta S. Anastasia, Mister- bianco, Catania, Ramacca and Castel di Iudica, and in the Geographical coordinates following municipalities in the Province of Enna: Agira, Regalbuto, Catenanuova and Centuripe. Point Longitude E (M. Mario) Latitude N The boundary of the area for which the licence is requested is A 02°11’20’’,230 37°38’57’’,367 B 02°28’53’’,000 37°37’51’’,000 marked by a continuous line drawn between points A, B, C, D, C 02°34’34’’,000 37°27’13’’,000 E, F and G as defined below: D 02°14’36’’,000 37°22’50’’,000 E 02°11’13’’,729 37°31’54’’,857 A. Point on the bell tower of the church of S. Maria delle F 02°11’55’’,857 37°35’32’’,270 G 02°11’01’’,836 37°35’50’’,937 Croce at Regalbuto, which coincides with point F of the S. Teodoro licence and point R of the Agira licence; The application documents are being kept at the Regional B. Point at the junction in the village of S. Francesco on the Office for Hydrocarbons and Geothermal Energy of the road from S. Maria Licodia to Ragalna Ovest, which Regional Mining Department at No 87, Via C. Camilliani, coincides with point E of the S. Teodoro licence; I-90145 Palermo, and can be consulted by anyone interested. C. Point at a height of 19 m on the road connecting Villa This notice will be published in the Official Gazette of the Cannizzaro and Masseria Strazzeri, corresponding with Sicilian Region, in the Official Journal of the European the railway bridge near Bicocca Station; Communities, and, for 15 consecutive days, on the official noticeboards of the municipalities concerned. D. Trigonometric point at a height of 290 m, corresponding Any objections to this notice can be made to the mayors of the with the bell tower of the church of Ramacca; municipalities concerned while it is up on the official noticeboards, and after that period to the abovementioned E. Point at the northern corner of the building Casa Regional Mining Department. Mammona at a height of 346 m, in the district of S. Nicola, which coincides with point H of the Enna licence; Palermo, 16 January 2001..