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