Case No. RB272-00105
April 4, 1997
DECISION AND ORDER
OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Supplemental Order
Name of Case: Crude Oil Supplemental Refund Distribution
Date of Filing: April 1, 1997
Case Number: RB272-00105
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 Modified 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 had been calculated by multiplying the number of gallons of eligible refined petroleum products purchased by the applicant by $0.0008 (the volumetric factor). That volumetric factor had 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.(1) Further, 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 intend to issue a series of Decision and Orders approving supplemental refunds as we receive 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 74 recipients is $63,466.
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 4, 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 imposed 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: April 4, 1997
(1)We are now paying first-time crude oil refund recipients at the volumetric rate of $0.0016 per gallon.
APPENDIX RB272-00105 CASE NO. FIRM ADDRESS REFUND RF272-00169 COCA-COLA BOTTLING NEW ENGLAND C/O WENDY FOLEY 9 B ST. NEEDHAM HEIGHTS, MA 02194 $5,102 RF272-01029 LLOYD COLIN RR 3, BOX 48 APPLETON CITY, MO 64724 $109 RF272-01108 KILLDEER FARMS C/O HOWARD R. FRICK 11401 S. VINELAND RD. BAKERSFIELD, CA 933079462 $753 RF272-01162 J.C. PENNEY CASUALTY INSURANCE C/O L. KEITH MORRIS 2700 W. PLANO PKWY. PLANO, TX 75075 $509 RF272-01304 CLEO PITCHER P.O. BOX 91 DELAPLAINE, AR 72425 $99 RF272-01405 WILLEN CORP. C/O CHARLOTTE ERICKSON 530 OAK GROVE AVE., #205 MENLO PARK, CA 94025 $249 RF272-03755 HAROLD R. KULP 593 SPIECE RD. POTTSTOWN, PA 19465 $338 RF272-03896 BOYLAN FARMS, INC. C/O JOHN F. BOYLAN 1104 WICHITA DR. ULYSSES, KS 67880 $173 RF272-04118 FARMERS INVESTMENT CO. C/O ROBERT HUTCHISON P.O. BOX 7 SAHUARITA, AZ 85629 $6,195 RF272-04227 VERGIL REEVES 1620 WOOTEN RD. COLORADO SPRINGS, CO 80915 $575 RF272-04755 MARYLAND MESSENGER SERV., INC. C/O PHILIP KRAMER 16 ALBEMARLE ST. BALTIMORE, MD 21202 $546 RF272-04957 STEVE LANSFORD 1703 TRACE END TRAIL ATHENS, AL 356114093 $156 RF272-05508 DEWBERRY FARM C/O JERRY R. DEWBERRY 195 MARTIN ST. NEW HOPE, AL 35760 $408 RF272-05661 KLAVEANO RANCHES, INC C/O MATT KLAVEANO 1552 KLAVEANO RD. THORNTON, WA 99176 $441 RF272-06328 PORTER FARMS C/O RICHARD W. PORTER RT. 1, BOX 64 READING, KS 66868 $425 RF272-08409 L & R PLANTATIONS, INC. C/O C.D. LONG P.O. BOX 575 ROSEDALE, MS 38769 $400 RF272-08418 WALTER H. PORTER 1967 HWY. 56 READING, KS 66868 $491 RF272-08475 ROBERT G. SCHMADERER 1704 C RD. WEST POINT, NE 68788 $156 RF272-08730 CITY OF CHADRON C/O DAVID W. NOBLE P.O. BOX 390 CHADRON, NE 69337 $268 RF272-09365 WEST POINT LIGHT & POWER CO. C/O LAVERNE L. JAMES 444 S. MAIN ST. WEST POINT, NE 687882293 $1,422 RF272-09638 CITY OF KEARNEY C/O WENDELL WESSELS P.O. BOX 1180 KEARNEY, NE 68848 $551 RF272-10383 YANO BROTHERS 5188 KIMBALL ROAD ONTARIO, OR 97914 $132 RF272-10482 TELEDYNE LANDIS MACHINE C/O NICOLE MARCEY 2049 CENTURY PARK E. LOS ANGELES, CA 90067 $1,506 RF272-10538 ELNO LUNT 3142 E. GROVE MESA, AZ 85204 $120 RF272-12464 JACK A. POTTER 440 1ST ST. WINDOM, MN 56101 $320 RF272-13423 G.T. HAMILTON 15108 CNTY RD. 400 HILLSBORO, AL 35643 $452 RF272-13786 MAURICE SHAMMEL 1023 GOVERNORS BLVD. BILLINGS, MT 591052101 $51 RF272-13970 CLARKS GRAIN CO. C/O BETTY JANE REISENER P.O. BOX 127 CLARKS, NE 68628 $244 RF272-14429 RUSSELL W. KOSTER 22743 FREEPORT RD. STERLING, IL 61081 $312 RF272-14547 TELEDYNE BROWN ENGINEERING C/O NICOLE MARCEY 2049 CENTURY PARK E. LOS ANGELES, CA 900673101 $252 RF272-14691 AUSBURN FARMS C/O JAMES AUSBURN 586 HWY. 323 S. SEARCY, AR 72143 $450 RF272-14756 BRUCE STEINACKER W8144 SCHOOL RD. HORTONVILLE, WI 54944 $253 RF272-15227 RICHARD COWELL RT. 1, BOX 54A PURCELL, OK 73080 $255 RF272-16649 CLIFFORD PETERSON 1334 MEADOW LANE YORK, NE 68467 $340 RF272-17660 HI-GRADE SAND CO. C/O FLOYD BARKER P.O. BOX 307 HARPER, KS 67058 $633 RF272-17675 COX WOOD PRESERVING CO. C/O CARL F. MUTCH P.O. BOX 1124 ORANGEBURG, SC 291161124 $2,966 RF272-17726 ELIZABETH FORWARD SCHOOL DIST. C/O ANAL STANHURSKI 401 ROCK RUN RD. ELIZABETH, PA 150372416 $784 RF272-17827 HANCOCK COUNTY CREAMERY C/O FRANK B. WALKER 121 MAIN ST.; P.O. BOX 29 ELLSWORTH, ME 04605 $679 RF272-18003 TOWNSHIP OF SPRINGFIELD C/O WILLIAM O. DOTSON 2459 CANAFIELD RD. AKRON, OH 44312 $502 RF272-18126 MIDWEST FARM SERVICE, INC. C/O WESTON PIELSTICK 2520 21ST ST., APT. 329 GERING, NE 69341 $392 RF272-19108 JEFFERSON COUNTY C/O VALERIE D. WILSON P.O. BOX H BOULDER, MT 59632 $322 RF272-19878 MCGUIRE TRUCKING CO., INC. C/O W.R. MCGUIRE P.O. BOX 184 BELTON, TX 76513 $2,978 RF272-20594 DUANE DONALDSON RT. 1, BOX 46 DENTON, MT 59430 $176 RF272-21099 A.M. WELLES, INC. C/O ALFRED HOKASON P.O. BOX 8 NORRIS, MT 59745 $782 RF272-22299 FOODCRAFT, INC. C/O CHARLES R. MARKHAM 477 E. BEAVER AVE. STATE COLLEGE, PA 16801 $3,514 RF272-22480 MAGNUS JOHNSON JR. BOX 216 WORDEN, MT 59088 $120 RF272-22486 ALEX WEINGART RT. 3, BOX 3102 LEWISTOWN, MT 59457 $92 RF272-22495 LEININGER'S INC. C/O WOODROW LEININGER 1000 FOUNTAIN TERRACE #309 LEWISTOWN, MT 59457 $286 RF272-22546 WILLIAM J. CLARK TRUCKING C/O WILLIAM J. CLARK P.O. BOX 682 KING CITY, CA 93930 $1,280 RF272-22590 BRUCE UDELHOVEN BOX 4 WINIFRED, MT 59489 $98 RF272-23149 LEONARD HAZEL, INC. C/O LEONARD HAZEL 2100 WOOD CT. AZLE, TX 76020 $260 RF272-23374 SOUTH BRUNSWICK ASPHALT C/O ROBERT E. JOHNSON 252 RT. 9 BAYVILLE, NJ 08721 $1,672 RF272-24214 SISTERS OF CHARITY HOSPITAL C/O PAUL BELTER 2157 MAIN ST. BUFFALO, NY 14214 $3,052 RF272-24826 HECLA-HOUGHTON SCHOOL DIST.6-4 C/O MONTE NIPP P.O. BOX 185 HECLA, SD 57446 $396 RF272-24855 MOONLAKE CATTLE CO., INC. C/O J.D. SWANSON 401 N. 12TH ST. OMAHA, NE 68102 $246 RF272-25019 FRANKLIN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL C/O THOMAS HANENBURG 100 HOSPITAL DR. LOUISBURG, NC 275492256 $363 RF272-25561 HARRY POSPISIL BOX 285 HOBSON, MT 59452 $140 RF272-25594 W.K. NURSING HOME C/O DANIEL BARKLEY 100 W. KINGSBRIDGE RD. BRONX, NY 104683990 $3,625 RF272-25612 JAMES MIKKELSEN UTICA RD., BOX 14 HOBSON, MT 59452 $103 RF272-25616 FRANCIS HESS RR 1, BOX 24 DENTON, MT 59430 $255 RF272-25619 MERLE BOYCE BOX 74 WINIFRED, MT 59489 $215 RF272-25999 WEYMOUTH ART LEATHER CO., INC. C/O NEIL MCPHAIL P.O. BOX 581 NORWELL, MA 02061 $2,798 RF272-26156 LEWIS SKINNER HC 72, BOX 7155 MALTA, MT 59538 $362 RF272-26640 ATHOL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL C/O ANDREW F. WOOD JR. 2033 MAIN ST. ATHOL, MA 01331 $496 RF272-27287 FRANK LYON JR. FARMS C/O RICK SHUTT P.O. BOX 5308 LITTLE ROCK, AR 72119 $649 RF272-27449 GEORGE PRINCE RR 2, BOX 163 PIERCE, NE 687679687 $269 RF272-27715 GORDON PETAJA 1016 MAIN ST. ROUNDUP, MT 59072 $218 RF272-27962 HANSTON U.S.D. #228 C/O LARRY GARNER 308 W. MONROE ST. HANSTON, KS 678490219 $338 RF272-28378 STANTON COUNTY C/O RITA ROENFELDT 804 IVY ST., P.O. BOX 347 STANTON, NE 68779 $303 RF272-29008 ROCKWELL DRILLING CO. C/O CLARK WATKINS 1905 FOUNTAIN VIEW EDMOND, OK 73013 $700 RF272-29557 GAILON LIGHT 1060 S. ANGLING PIKE HARTFORD CITY, IN 47348 $1,162 RF272-29959 SERVICE AIR CARGO C/O TRIG LODRUP P.O. BOX 340808 ARLETA, CA 91334 $1,770 RF272-29989 MOE FARM CORP. C/O SKULASON MOE 900 W. RESERVE DR., #355 KLAISPELL, MT 59901 $850 RF272-30899 C.B. JOHNSON, INC. C/O ALAN PETERSON P.O. BOX 8161 BOISE, ID 83707 $3,567 Totals: 74 RB272-00105 $63,466
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