Case No. RR336-00149
May 13, 1998
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 5, 1998
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 the result of a March 30, 1998 transfer of $2.68 million from the 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 $2,702,668. 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 13, 1998
Appendix
Citronelle-Mobile Gathering, Inc./Globe Manufacturing Co., et al.
Case Numbers RR336-149, et al.
Case Number
Claimant
Volume Approved
Amount of Payment
Principal
Interest
RR336-149
Globe Manufacturing Co.
449,715
$994
$986
$8
c/o Lawrence Walsh
456 Bedford St.
Fall River, MA 02720
RR336-150
Orange & Rockland Utilities
13,343,400
$29,494
$29,265
$229
c/o John L. Carley, Esq.
One Blue Hill Plaza
Pearl River, NY 10965
RR336-151
Georgia Power Co.
30,416,400
$67,232
$66,709
$523
c/o Robert P. Williams II
Troutman, Sanders, LLP
600 Peachtree Street, NE
Suite 5200
Atlanta, GA 30308
RR336-152
Falstaff Brewing Corp.
1,535,694
$3,394
$3,368
$26
c/o Eugene J. Toler, Esq.
100 Shoreline Hwy. Bld. B
Mill Valley, CA 94941
RR336-153
G.M. Truck & Bus Group
1,400,000
$3,094
$3,070
$24
c/o Gary L. Applegate
1016 W. Edgar Rd.
Linden, NJ 07036
RR336-154
Brittany Dyeing & Printing
288,870
$639
$634
$5
c/o Paul Payette
1357 E. Rodney French Blvd
New Bedford, MA 02744
RR336-155
Shell Oil Co.
8,303,400
$18,354
$18,211
$143
c/o William J. Riddoch
P.O. Box 576
Houston, TX 77001
RR336-156
Arkwright Finishing
149,153
$330
$327
$3
c/o Sidney Margolis
United Merchants and Manufacturers, Inc.
2 Executive Drive
Fort Lee, NJ 07024
RR336-157
Davis Mills Bldg.
153,532
$340
$337
$3
c/o Sidney Margolis
United Merchants and Manufacturers, Inc.
2 Executive Drive
Fort Lee, NJ 07024
RR336-158
Reed & Barton
326,149
$721
$715
$6
c/o Thomas M. Kluchko
144 W. Brittannia St.
Tauton, MA 02780
RR336-159
Essex Chemical Corp.
424,000
$937
$930
$7
c/o Essex Specialty Products
1250 Harmon Road
Auburn Hills, MI 48326
Attn: Emmanuel Mireku
RR336-160
Hackensack Water Co.
915,522
$2,024
$2,008
$16
c/o Maria Laurino, Esq.
200 Old Hook Rd.
Harrington, NJ 07640
RR336-161
Consolidated Edison Co.
265,125,000
$586,024
$581,468
$4,556
c/o Henri Gueron
4 Irving Place
New York, NY 10003
RR336-162
American Cyanamid Co.
117,190
$259
$257
$2
c/o Michael D. Alexander
Donahue, Gallagher, Thomas &
Woods
1900 Kaiser Center
300 Lakeside Drive
Oakland, CA 94612
RR336-163
Philadelphia Electric Co.
14,170,800
$31,322
$31,079
$243
c/o David Ciarlone
Purchasing Department
2301 Market St.
Philadelphia, PA 19101
RR336-164
Fall River Housing Authority
291,764
$645
$640
$5
c/o Daniel P. McDonald
P.O. Box 989
Fall River, MA 02722
RR336-165
Hercules, Inc.
2,480,808
$5,484
$5,441
$43
c/o R. Wenzke
50 N. Market Street
Gibbstown, NJ 08027
RR336-166
Aqualon Co.
2,768,076
$6,119
$6,071
$48
c/o James Little
50 S. Minisink Ave.
Parlin, NJ 08859
RR336-167
Southeastern Mass. Univ.
501,756
$1,109
$1,100
$9
c/o William E. Traubel
Old Westport Rd.
North Dartmouth, MA 02747
RR336-168
Paul A. Dever State School
1,057,176
$2,337
$2,319
$18
c/o Fred Schaefer
Box 4003
Taunton, MA 02780
RR336-169
Holy Name Hospital
480,222
$1,061
$1,053
$8
c/o Wayne E. Kinder
718 Teaneck Rd.
Teaneck, NJ 07666
RR336-170
Hercules, Inc.
1,471,872
$3,253
$3,228
$25
c/o R. Wenzke
50 N. Market Street
Gibbstown, NJ 08027
RR336-171
Rogers Corp.
1,104,832
$2,442
$2,423
$19
c/o Richard B. Aronson
P.O. Box 550
Manchester, CT 06040
RR336-172
Dr. U.E. Zambarano Mem.
516,042
$1,141
$1,132
$9
Hospital
c/o Paul A. DeBlois
Rt. 100
Wallum Lake, RI 02884
RR336-173
Niagara Mohawk Power Corp.
174,858,600
$386,502
$383,497
$3,005
c/o A. Scott Cauger, Senior Counsel
Law Department, B-3
300 Erie Boulevard West
Syracuse, NY 13202
RR336-174
Slattery Group Inc.
7,060,200
$15,605
$15,484
$121
125 Jericho Turnpike
Jericho, NY 11753
RR336-175
Hudson General Corp.
9,025,800
$19,950
$19,795
$155
c/o Noah E. Rockowitz
P.O. Box 355
Great Neck, NY 11022
RR336-176
Orlando Utilities Comm.
92,131,200
$203,644
$202,061
$1,583
c/o Kenneth S. Chaney, Jr.
500 S. Orange Ave.
Orlando, FL 32802
RR336-177
Gray Textile Corp.
100,998
$224
$222
$2
c/o Louis E. D'Amico
206 Globe Mills Ave.
Fall River, MA 02724
RR336-178
Duro Finishing Corp.
822,130
$1,817
$1,803
$14
c/o Louis E. D'Amico
110 Chace St.
Fall River, MA 02724
RR336-179
Long Island Lighting Co.
456,132,600
$1,008,221
$1,000,383
$7,838
c/o Elizabeth K. Biging, Esq.
175 E. Old Country Rd.
Hicksville, NY 11801
RR336-180
Federal Paper Board Co.
7,892,000
$17,445
$17,309
$136
c/o Paul W. Magnabosco
P.O. Box 8
Riegelwood, NC 28456
RR336-181
Conoco, Inc.
18,249,000
$40,337
$40,023
$314
c/o Janice M. Cooke
600 N. Dairy Ashford, #ML
Houston, TX 77079
RR336-182
COM/Energy Services Company
103,347,673
$228,436
$226,660
$1,776
OR Baker & McKenzie
c/o Bertrand M. Harding, Jr.
815 Conn. Ave. N.W. #1100
Washington, D.C. 20006
RR336-183
American Biltrite, Inc.
1,763,417
$3,897
$3,867
$30
c/o Gilbert K. Gailius
57 River St.
Wellesley Hills, MA 02181
RR336-184
Mobil Oil Corp.
3,057,600
$6,759
$6,706
$53
c/o W.J. Berger
Analysis & Control Coordinator
3225 Gallows Rd.
Fairfax, VA 22037
RR336-185
Rhode Island College
489,576
$1,082
$1,074
$8
c/o John H. Vickers
Providence, RI 02908
TOTALS
1,222,722,167
$2,702,668
$2,681,655
$21,013