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UNITED STATES v. OHIO BARGE LINES

Crim. A. No. 75-240.

410 F.Supp. 625 (1975)

The UNITED STATES v. OHIO BARGE LINES.

United States District Court, W. D. Louisiana, Lake Charles Division.

August 22, 1975.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donald E. Walter, U. S. Atty., David R. Lestage, Asst. U. S. Atty., Shreveport, La., for plaintiff.

Donald R. Abaunza, Lemle & Kelleher, New Orleans, La., for defendant.

EDWIN F. HUNTER, Jr., Chief Judge:

The Federal Water Pollution Control Act (WPCA), 33 U.S.C.A. § 1161(b)(4) 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 obtained by the government in consequence of the mandatory...

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