United States of America v. Geophysical Corporation of Alaska, Defendants-Appellants-Cross- "The Beaufort Sea" Limited Partnership, Plaintiff-Appellant-Cross-Appellee v. United States of America, Defendants-Appellees-Cross-Appellants

732 F.2d 693 UNITED STATES of America, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. GEOPHYSICAL CORPORATION OF ALASKA, et al., Defendants-Appellants-Cross- Appellees. "THE BEAUFORT SEA" Limited Partnership, Plaintiff-Appellant-Cross-Appellee, v. UNITED STATES of America, et al., Defendants-Appellees-Cross-Appellants. Nos. 82-3574, 82-3631. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Oct. 5, 1983. Decided May 2, 1984. As Amended on Denial of Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Aug. 7, 1984. James C. Kilbourne, Martin Green, Anne S. Almy, Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., for plaintiffs-appellees. Joseph R.D. Loescher, Carl J.D. Bauman, Hughes, Thorsness, Gantz, Powell & Brundin, Robert A. Mintz, Anchorage, Alaska, for defendants-appellants-cross-appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Alaska. Before BROWNING, Chief Judge, HUG, and TANG, Circuit Judges. HUG, Circuit Judge: 1 The Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act ("OCSLA"), 43 U.S.C. Secs. 1331-1356 , authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to issue permits for the geophysical and geological exploration of the outer continental shelf. Regulations promulgated pursuant to OCSLA impose…