Case No. RR336-00112
May 14, 1997
DECISION AND ORDER
OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Supplemental Order
Name of Petitioners: Citronelle-Mobile Gathering, Inc./
Globe Manufacturing Co., et al.
Date of Filing: May 12, 1997
Case Numbers: RR336-112, et al.
On April 26, 1991, the Office of Hearings and Appeals (OHA) of the Department of Energy (DOE) issued a Decision and Order instituting special refund procedures for the distribution of funds collected from Citronelle-Mobile Gathering, Inc. (Citronelle) and Bart B. Chamberlain, the firm's president and principal owner, pursuant to a March 17, 1988, decision of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Alabama. See Citronelle-Mobile Gathering, Inc. v. Herrington, No. 77-101-A (S.D. Ala. March 17, 1988); Citronelle-Mobile Gathering, Inc., 21 DOE ¶ 85,233 (1991) (Citronelle). In accordance with the decision of the District Court and the goals of 10 C.F.R. Part 205, Subpart V, the OHA's Citronelle decision implemented a process by which purchasers of NEPCO refined petroleum products were afforded an opportunity to demonstrate that they were injured as a result of Citronelle's alleged violations. The OHA approved 37 claims, encompassing total purchase volumes of 1,222,722,167 gallons of petroleum products.
On August 12, 1992, the District Court ordered the transfer of the Citronelle overcharges funds from the registry of the Court to the DOE deposit escrow fund account, and ordered the transfer of any additional payments into the registry to the DOE escrow account on a quarterly basis. The Court authorized the disbursement by DOE of the Citronelle funds from the escrow fund to approved claimants in proportion to the number of gallons of refined petroleum products purchased by each claimant, and further ordered that the DOE shall make pro rata payments to the claimants whenever the amount in the DOE escrow exceeds $1,000,000, and no less often than once every two years.
As of July 16, 1993, the balance in the DOE escrow exceeded $1,000,000. The OHA therefore ordered on August 3, 1993, that additional payments be made to the 37 approved claimants. Two years after that disbursement, we ordered that the balance of funds in the escrow be disbursed to the claimants. As the result of an April 25, 1997 transfer from court registry, the balance in the DOE escrow now exceeds $1,000,000. Accordingly, we will direct that the funds currently in the Citronelle escrow be disbursed to the 37 eligible claimants on a pro rata basis, as set forth in the Appendix to this Decision and Order. The total volume for which payments are approved in this Decision is 1,222,722,167 gallons and the sum of the payments is $1,070,357. As additional funds are transferred from the court registry to the escrow account, we will order further disbursements in accordance with the August 12, 1992, order of the District Court.
It is Therefore Ordered That:
(1) The Director of Special Accounts and Payroll, Office of Departmental Accounting and Financial Systems Development, Office of the Controller, of the Department of Energy shall take appropriate action to disburse from the DOE deposit escrow fund maintained at the Department of Treasury and funded by Citronelle Mobile Gathering, Inc., Account No. 421X00042Z, the amounts specified in the Appendix to this Decision and Order to the payees specified in that Appendix.
(2) This is a final order of the Department of Energy.
George B. Breznay
Director
Office of Hearings and Appeals
Date: May 14, 1997
Appendix
CASE NO. APPLICANT CONTACT STREET CITY/STATE VOLUME PRINCIPAL INTEREST REFUND RR336-00112 GLOBE MANUFACTURING CO. C/O LAWRENCE WALSH 456 BEDFORD ST. FALL RIVER, MA 02720 449,715 $377 $16 $393 RR336-00113 ORANGE & ROCKLAND UTILITIES C/O JOHN L. CARLEY ESQ. 1 BLUE HILL PLAZA PEARL RIVER, NY 10965 13,343,400 $11,199 $482 $11,681 RR336-00114 GEORGIA POWER CO. C/O ROBERT P. WILLIAMS II OR TROUTMAN, SANDERS, LOCKERMAN, ASHMORE 127 PEACHTREE ST. N.E. CANDLER BLD. ATLANTA, GA 30303 30,416,400 $25,528 $1,098 $26,626 RR336-00115 FALSTAFF BREWING CORP. C/O EUGENE J. TOLER ESQ. 100 SHORELINE HWY. BLD. B MILL VALLEY, CA 94941 1,535,694 $1,289 $55 $1,344 RR336-00116 G.M. TRUCK & BUS GROUP C/O GARY L. APPLEGATE 1016 W. EDGAR RD. LINDEN, NJ 07036 1,400,000 $1,175 $51 $1,226 RR336-00117 BRITTANY DYEING & PRINTING C/O PAUL PAYETTE 1357 E. RODNEY FRENCH BVD NEW BEDFORD, MA 02744 288,870 $242 $10 $252 RR336-00118 SHELL OIL CO. C/O WILLIAM J. RIDDOCH P.O. BOX 576 HOUSTON, TX 77001 8,303,400 $6,969 $300 $7,269 RR336-00119 ARKWRIGHT FINISHING C/O SIDNEY MARGOLIS C/O UNITED MERCHANTS & MFG., INC. 2 EXECUTIVE DR. FT. LEE, NJ 07024 149,153 $125 $5 $130 RR336-00120 DAVIS MILLS BLDG. C/O SIDNEY MARGOLIS C/O UNITED MERCHANTS & MFG., INC. 2 EXECUTIVE DR. FT. LEE, NJ 07024 153,532 $129 $6 $135 RR336-00121 REED & BARTON C/O THOMAS M. KLUCHKO 144 W. BRITTANNIA TAUNTON, MA 02780 326,149 $274 $12 $286 RR336-00122 ESSEX CHEMICAL CORP. ATTN: EMMANUEL MIREKU C/O ESSEX SPECIALTY PRODUCTS 1250 HARMON RD. AUBURN HILLS, MI 48326 424,000 $356 $15 $371 RR336-00123 HACKENSACK WATER CO. C/O MARIA LAURINO, ESQ. 200 OLD HOOK RD. HARRINGTON, NJ 07640 915,522 $768 $33 $801 RR336-00124 CONSOLIDATED EDISON CO. C/O DONAL F. MCCARTHY 4 IRVING PLACE NEW YORK, NY 10003 265,125,000 $222,514 $9,574 $232,088 RR336-00125 AMERICAN CYANAMID CO. C/O MICHAEL D. ALEXANDER OR DONAHUE, GALLAGHER, THOMAS & WOODS 300 LAKESIDE DR.; 1900 KAISER CTR. OAKLAND, CA 94612 117,190 $98 $4 $102 RR336-00126 PHILADELPHIA ELECTRIC CO. C/O DAVID CIARLONE 2301 MARKET ST. PHILADELPHIA, PA 19101 14,170,800 $11,893 $512 $12,405 RR336-00127 FALL RIVER HOUSING AUTHORITY C/O DANIEL P. MCDONALD P.O. BOX 989 FALL RIVER, MA 02722 291,764 $245 $11 $256 RR336-00128 HERCULES, INC. C/O R. WENZKE 50 N. MARKET ST. GIBBSTOWN, NJ 08027 2,480,808 $2,082 $90 $2,172 RR336-00129 AQUALON CO. C/O JAMES LITTLE 50 S. MINISINK AVE. PARLIN, NJ 08859 2,768,076 $2,323 $100 $2,423 RR336-00130 SOUTHEASTERN MASS. UNIVERSITY C/O WILLIAM E. TRAUBEL OLD WESTPORT RD. NORTH DARTMOUTH, MA 02747 501,756 $421 $18 $439 RR336-00131 PAUL A. DEVER STATE SCHOOL C/O FRED SCHAEFER BOX 4003 TAUNTON, MA 02780 1,057,176 $887 $38 $925 RR336-00132 HOLY NAME HOSPITAL C/O WAYNE E. KINDER 718 TEANECK RD. TEANECK, NJ 07666 480,222 $403 $17 $420 RR336-00133 HERCULES, INC. C/O R. WENZKE 50 N. MARKET ST. GIBBSTOWN, NJ 08027 1,471,872 $1,235 $53 $1,288 RR336-00134 ROGERS CORP. C/O RICHARD B. ARONSON P.O. BOX 550 MANCHESTER, CT 06040 1,104,832 $927 $40 $967 RR336-00135 DR. U.E. ZAMBARANO MEM. HSPTL. C/O PAUL A. DEBLOIS RT. 100 WALLUM LAKE, RI 02884 516,042 $433 $19 $452 RR336-00136 NIAGARA MOHAWK POWER CORP. C/O A. SCOTT CAUGER LAW DEPT., B-3 300 ERIE BLVD., W. SYRACUSE, NY 13202 174,858,600 $146,755 $6,314 $153,069 RR336-00137 SLATTERY GROUP, INC. 125 JERICHO TURNPIKE JERICHO, NY 11753 7,060,200 $5,925 $255 $6,180 RR336-00138 HUDSON GENERAL CORP. C/O NOAH E. ROCKOWITZ P.O. BOX 355 GREAT NECK, NY 11022 9,025,800 $7,575 $326 $7,901 RR336-00139 ORLANDO UTILITIES COMM. C/O KENNETH CHANEY JR. 500 S. ORANGE AVE. ORLANDO, FL 32802 92,131,200 $77,324 $3,327 $80,651 RR336-00140 GRAY TEXTILE CORP. C/O LOUIS E. D'AMICO 206 GLOVE MILLS AVE. FALL RIVER, MA 02724 100,998 $85 $4 $89 RR336-00141 DURO FINISHING CORP. C/O LOUIS E. D'AMICO 110 CHACE ST. FALL RIVER, MA 02724 822,130 $690 $30 $720 RR336-00142 LONG ISLAND LIGHTING CO. C/O ELIZABETH BIGING, ESQ 175 E. OLD COUNTRY RD. HICKSVILLE, NY 11801 456,132,600 $382,822 $16,472 $399,294 RR336-00143 FEDERAL PAPER BOARD CO. C/O PAUL W. MAGNABOSCO P.O. BOX 8 RIEGELWOOD, NC 28456 7,892,000 $6,624 $285 $6,909 RR336-00144 CONOCO, INC. C/O JANICE M. COOKE 600 N. DAIRY ASHFORD, ML HOUSTON, TX 77079 18,249,000 $15,316 $659 $15,975 RR336-00145 COM/ENERGY SERVICE CO. C/O BERTRAND HARDING JR. OR BAKER & MCKENZIE 815 CONN. AVE., N.W. 1100 WASHINGTON, DC 20006 103,347,673 $86,737 $3,732 $90,469 RR336-00146 AMERICAN BILTRITE, INC. C/O GILBERT K. GAILIUS 57 RIVER ST. WELLESLEY HILLS, MA 02181 1,763,417 $1,480 $64 $1,544 RR336-00147 MOBIL OIL CORP. C/O O.T. FOWLER 3225 GALLOWS RD. FAIRFAX, VA 22037 3,057,600 $2,566 $110 $2,676 RR336-00148 RHODE ISLAND COLLEGE C/O JOHN H. VICKERS PROVIDENCE, RI 02908 489,576 $411 $18 $429 Totals: 37 1,222,722,167 $1,026,202 $44,155 $1,070,357
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