UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee,
v.
MOBIL OIL CORPORATION, Defendant-Appellant.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
July 26, 1972.
Rehearing Denied September 12, 1972.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Richard Henderson, Victoria, Tex., David R. Latchford, Austin, Tex., Donald G. Canuteson, Dallas, Tex., Walter B. Morgan, Law Dept., Humble Oil & Refining Co., Houston, Tex., for defendant-appellant.
Anthony J. P. Farris, U. S. Atty., James R. Gough, Asst. U. S. Atty., Houston, Tex., Kent Frizzell, Asst. Atty. Gen., Land & Natural Resources Div., Dept. of Justice, Washington, D. C., Jack Shepherd, Ellis C. McCullough, Mary L. Sinderson, Asst. U. S. Attys., Houston, Tex., Edmund B. Clark, Carl Strass, Attys., Dept. of Justice, Washington, D. C., for plaintiff-appellee.
Jack L. Brandon, Houston, Tex., amicus curiae.
Before BELL and RONEY, Circuit Judges and BREWSTER, District Judge.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
BELL, Circuit Judge:
The Federal Water Pollution Control Act (WPCA), 33 U.S.C.A. § 1161(b)(4),1 requires the "person in charge" of a vessel or an offshore or onshore facility to notify the appropriate federal agency when his vessel or facility discharges oil into surrounding water. The Act extends a measure of protection to persons who comply with this requirement. It provides that information...
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