Case No. RC272-00361
January 2, 1997
DECISION AND ORDER
OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Supplemental Order
Name of Petitioner: County of Forsyth
Date of Filing: June 27, 1988
Case Numbers: RC272-361
On February 28, 1991, the Office of Hearings and Appeals (OHA) of the Department of Energy (DOE) issued a Decision and Order granting a refund in the amount of $2,749 to County of Forsyth, Case No. RF272-64291, in the Subpart V crude oil refund proceeding based on purchases totaling 3,436,825 gallons of refined petroleum products made by the county from August 1973 through January 1981.
During our review process we discovered that County of Forsyth filed a previous crude oil application for purchases of 3,734,133 gallons RF272-39345, and was granted a refund in the amount of $2,987. In a letter issued on May 17, 1995, this office gave County of Forsyth an opportunity to prove that the later application did not include in its volume claim the 3,734,133 gallons of the first application. We have not received a response and are hereby rescinding the refund granted in Case No. RF272-64291.
It is Therefore Ordered That:
(1) The Decision and Order issued by the DOE on February 28, 1991, Case No. RF272- 64291 is hereby rescinded.
(2) The County of Forsyth shall remit the sum of $2,749 to the DOE within 30 days. The check shall be made payable to the "U.S. Department of Energy," shall prominently display Case No. RC272-361, and shall be sent to:
Department of Energy
Office of the Controller
Cash Control Branch
P. O. Box 500
Germantown, MD 20874
In the event that payment is not made within 30 days of the date of this Decision and Order, interest shall accrue on the amount due at the rate generally assessed by the Department of Energy on overdue receivables. Other charges generally assessed on overdue DOE receivables shall also apply.
(3) Upon notification by the Office of the Controller of the receipt of these funds, the Director of Special Accounts and Payroll, Office of the Departmental Accounting and Financial Systems Development, Office of the Controller of the Department of Energy, shall deposit these funds into the deposit fund escrow account maintained at the Department of Treasury denominated Crude Tracking-Claimants II, Account No. 999DOE008Z.
(4) This is a final Order of the Department of Energy.
George B. Breznay
Director
Office of Hearings and Appeals
Date: January 2, 1997