Case No. RB272-00097

January 16, 1997

DECISION AND ORDER

OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Supplemental Order

Name of Case: Crude Oil Supplemental Refund Distribution

Date of Filing: January 7, 1997

Case Number: RB272-00097

Pursuant to the long-standing policy of the Department of Energy (DOE), thousands of purchasers of petroleum products have applied for, and been granted, refunds from crude oil overcharge funds under the jurisdiction of the DOE's Office of Hearings and Appeals (OHA). See Statement of Restitutionary Policy To Be Implemented In Crude Oil Cases, 51 Fed. Reg. 27899 (August 4, 1986). The standards for considering Applications for Refund from these crude oil funds are set forth at 10 C.F.R. Part 205, Subpart V.

The OHA has approved more than 87,000 requests for refund from the pool of crude oil overcharge funds. In Subpart V crude oil refund cases, a claimant is generally eligible for a refund equal to the number of gallons of eligible refined petroleum products it purchased during the period August 19, 1973 through January 27, 1981, multiplied by a per gallon refund amount. That per gallon refund amount is derived by dividing the total refund monies available by the total U.S. consumption of petroleum products during the crude oil price control period. Refunds have been calculated to date by multiplying the number of gallons of eligible refined petroleum products purchased by the applicant by $0.0008 (the volumetric factor). That volumetric factor has been in use since April 1989, when it replaced an earlier volumetric factor of $0.0002 per gallon. Any applicant who received a refund at the smaller volumetric factor has also received a supplemental refund based on an additional $0.0006 per gallon. See Crude Oil Supplemental Refund Distribution, 18 DOE ¶ 85,878 (1989).

Additional crude oil overcharge funds have become available for disbursement and we can now issue additional refund checks to applicants. Sufficient funds are available to pay applicants at a new, aggregate rate of $0.0016 per gallon. Accordingly, applicants who previously received a refund will receive a supplemental refund based on an additional $0.0008 per gallon. Thus, the amount of the supplemental refund will be equal to the refund already received. Refunds are rounded to the nearest dollar.

In order to receive a supplemental refund check, applicants are being required to verify (directly or through their representatives) that their name and address in our records are correct, to correct any information that is not accurate, and to indicate whether there has been any change in circumstances affecting the payment of the refund. We have issued a series of Decision and Orders approving supplemental refunds as we have received completed verification forms from applicants or certifications from representatives.

The Appendix to this Decision and Order contains the names and addresses of a group of recipients receiving these supplemental refund checks. The Appendix also indicates the original case numbers of these applicants and the dollar amount of the supplemental refund for each applicant. The total amount of additional refunds being approved in this Order for the benefit of 49 recipients is $111,641.

Further, we are now paying first-time crude oil refund recipients at the new, aggregate volumetric rate of $0.0016 per gallon.

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 a supplemental refund to each crude oil refund recipient set forth in the Appendix to this Order.

(2) The funds shall be disbursed from the escrow fund denominated Crude Tracking-Claimants IV, Account No. 999DOE010Z, maintained at the Department of the Treasury.

(3) To facilitate the payment of future refunds, an applicant shall notify the Office of Hearings and

Appeals in the event that there is a change of address, or if an address correction is necessary. Such notification shall be sent to :

Director of Management Information

Office of Hearings and Appeals

Department of Energy

Washington, D.C. 20585-0107

(4) Any conditions that applied to an applicant's receipt of the initial crude oil refund shall also apply to that applicant's receipt of this supplemental refund.

(5) This is a final Order of the Department of Energy.

George B. Breznay

Director

Office of Hearings and Appeals

Date: January 16, 1997


APPENDIX   RB272-00097      
CASE NO. FIRM   ADDRESS   REFUND
RF272-01481 RICHARD WEATHERLY 1879 HWY. 52 WILMOT, AR 71676 $113
RF272-02617 W.H. BULLOCK HC 60, BOX 158 EPPS, LA 71237 $529
RF272-02914 MARVIN L. STIEGMAN RR 1, BOX 55 THAWVILLE, IL 60968 $69
RF272-02985 BEECHAM LABORATORIES C/O ROBERT L. KAISER P.O. BOX 7929; 1 FRANKLIN PLAZA PHILADELPHIA, PA 19101 $3,617
RF272-03122 STEVE R. DUNNING RR 2, BOX 160 DEMING, NM 88030 $283
RF272-03625 THIBEAU SEED FARMS C/O DENISE PARKER RR 2, BOX 1010 FT. FAIRFIELD, ME 04742 $165
RF272-04148 NEW MIAMI COLONY C/O GALE GUSTAFSON 400 S. MAIN ST., #101 CONRAD, MT 59424 $748
RF272-05155 INDIANAPOLIS NEWSPAPERS, INC. C/O JEFFERY B. ROGERS 307 N. PENNSYLVANIA ST. INDIANAPOLIS, IN 462060145 $2,028
RF272-06071 KERKHOFF BROTHERS C/O PHILIP KERKHOFF 7805 W. 900 N. WEST LAFAYETTE, IN 47906 $418
RF272-07071 STAHMANN FARMS C/O OPHELIA WATKINS P.O. BOX 70 SAN MIGUEL, NM 88058 $510
RF272-08945 EE-JAY MOTOR TRANSPORTS, INC. C/O JAMES A. DOUGHERTY 1501 LINCOLN AVE. EAST ST. LOUIS, IL 62204 $2,411
RF272-11236 RICHLAND COUNTY C/O DARLENE IRION 418 2ND AVE. N. WAHPETON, ND 58075 $594
RF272-11284 BOSQUE COUNTY C/O RANDY PULLIN 101 S. MAIN ST.; P.O. BOX 647 MERIDIAN, TX 76665 $410
RF272-11987 CITY OF PARAGOULD, ARKANSAS C/O CHARLES R. PARTLOW 301 W. COURT ST. PARAGOULD, AR 72450 $593
RF272-13588 DUTCHESS COUNTY C/O M. PHILIP AMODEO 22 MARKET ST. POUGHKEEPSIE, NY 126013294 $2,364
RF272-15064 POWELL COUNTY COMMISSION C/O GAIL M. JONES 409 MISSOURI AVE. DEER LODGE, MT 59722 $406
RF272-15372 COMMUNITY HOSP. OF LANCASTER C/O JAMES P. KELLY 1100 E. ORANGE ST. LANCASTER, PA 17604 $1,578
RF272-17597 PERRY COUNTY C/O WAHA MAE KENNIE 212 THOMPSON ST. MARION, AL 36756 $1,383
RF272-17914 DUNHAM PRICE, INC. C/O ROBERT BAGGETT P.O. BOX 880 LAKE CHARLES, LA 70602 $1,573
RF272-18144 UTILITIES CONSTRUCTION CO. C/O BRIAN D. SLEDGE 1890 MILFORD ST.; P.O. BOX 20485 CHARLESTON, SC 294130485 $1,612
RF272-18179 WALLACK FREIGHT LINES, INC. C/O HOWARD E. WALLACK 65 COURT ST. COPIAGUE, NY 11726 $1,072
RF272-18337 TIERNEY LAND & LIVESTOCK C/O WILLIAM SIEMS 2304 22ND ST. W. BILLINGS, MT 59102 $1,204
RF272-18419 DULUTH READY MIX C/O TOM ROBERTSON 5671 HWY. 53 SAGINAW, MN 55779 $576
RF272-19648 GLOBE NEWSPAPER CO., INC. C/O WILLIAM F CONNOLLY JR P.O. BOX 2378 BOSTON, MA 021072378 $2,042
RF272-20243 MERCY HOSPITAL C/O DANIEL J. MONCHER 485 W. MARKET ST. TIFFIN, OH 44883 $659
RF272-20302 UNION SCHOOL CORP. C/O DANIEL D. ROACH 8707 U.S. HWY. 36 W.; P.O. BOX 148 MODOC, IN 47358 $582
RF272-20334 LEWISTOWN HOSPITAL C/O MARK A. O'NEILL SR. 400 HIGHLAND AVE. LEWISTOWN, PA 17044 $2,151
RF272-21151 ELLIS HOSPITAL C/O KAREN R. STERNBERG 1101 NOTT ST. SCHENECTADY, NY 12306 $4,358
RF272-21249 BRUCE E. GARRIS 5875 HWY. 118 GRIFTON, NC 28530 $174
RF272-21609 DENZEL L. WEATHERLY 303 S. 8TH TEKAMAH, NE 68061 $496
RF272-21629 MCELROY & WILKEN, INC. C/O GARY WILKEN P.O. BOX 35 KALISPELL, MT 59903 $570
RF272-21989 HANCOCK COUNTY ENGINEER C/O STEVEN C. WILSON 1900 LIMA AVE.; P.O. BOX 828 FINDLAY, OH 458390828 $806
RF272-22297 STERLING MCLAREN CONSTRUCT. CO C/O STERLING MCLAREN RR 1, BOX 141 SHENANDOAH, IA 51601 $1,358
RF272-23507 RIO ALGOM MINING CORP. C/O TIM KAMPHAUS 6305 WATERFORD BLVD., #325 OKLAHOMA CITY, OK 731181115 $1,006
RF272-25298 PLOUGH, INC. C/O DANIEL A. NICHOLS 1 GIRALDA FARMS MADISON, NJ 07940 $1,529
RF272-25633 TOWN OF WALLINGFORD C/O ADAM MANTZARIS 455 S. MAIN ST. WALLINGFORD, CT 06492 $3,510
RF272-26193 SWANSON BROTHERS FARMING C/O DUANE SWANSON BOX 507 BASSETT, NE 68714 $1,766
RF272-27213 TAHQUAMENON AREA SCHOOLS C/O LILLIAN CLARK 700 NEWBERRY AVE. NEWBERRY, MI 498681598 $540
RF272-27424 REGENTS OF U. OF CALIFORNIA C/O PHIL CRANER 300 LAKESIDE DR., 17TH FL. OAKLAND, CA 94612 $11,845
RF272-27816 RED BALL, INC. C/O ANTHONY D. ALLEN 2627 E. 21ST ST., #200 TULSA, OK 74114 $2,011
RF272-27916 HITCHCOCK COUNTY CLERK C/O MARGARET POLLMAN 229 E. D ST. TRENTON, NE 690440248 $651
RF272-28091 NORTHERN HOSP. OF SURRY COUNTY C/O ROBERT G. HETRICK 830 ROCKFORD ST.; P.O. BOX 1101 MOUNT AIRY, NC 27030 $891
RF272-28491 GREGG INDUSTRIES, INC. C/O ANTHONY C. PARISI 10460 HICKSON EL MONTE, CA 91734 $441
RF272-29265 R.T. HARDEMAN 903 ROBERT E. LEE DR. GREENWOOD, MS 38930 $211
RF272-29490 STARK COUNTY C/O JANICE BAKER P.O. DRAWER 130 DICKINSON, ND 586020130 $624
RF272-29509 U.S. GYPSUM CO. C/O K.A. KENNEDY 125 S. FRANKLIN ST. CHICAGO, IL 60606 $34,525
RF272-29520 FT. DODGE COMM. SCHOOL DIST. C/O JOHN CHRISTENSEN 104 S. 17TH ST. FT. DODGE, IA 50501 $609
RF272-29717 A.E. STALEY MFG. CO. C/O LYNN W. ELDER 2200 E. ELDORADO ST. DECATUR, IL 62525 $13,851
RF272-29855 STENGER BROTHERS C/O T. PROCTOR STENGER 1869 KY 130 N. MORGANFIELD, KY 42437 $179
Totals: 49 RB272-00097     $111,641


Last Updated on 8/14/97
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