Case No. RF272-89601
November 3, 1998
DECISION AND ORDER
OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Applications for Refund
Names of Petitioners: Allen Beverages, Inc., et al.
Dates of Filing: August 16, 1991 et al.
Case Numbers: RF272-89601 et al.
This Decision and Order will consider Applications for Refund filed by 35 claimants that purchased refined petroleum products during the period August 19, 1973 through January 27, 1981. Each applicant listed in the Appendix attached to the Decision and Order has requested a refund from crude oil monies available for disbursement by the Office of Hearings and Appeals of the Department of Energy pursuant to the Statement of Modified Restitutionary Policy in Crude Oil Cases, 51 Fed. Reg. 27899 (August 4, 1986).
To receive a refund for crude oil overcharges, an applicant that was an end-user (i.e., consumer) of refined petroleum products must document its purchase volumes. City of Columbus, Georgia, 16 DOE ¶ 85,550 (1987). Each applicant's refund share is calculated using the current refund amount of $0.0016 per gallon.
Each of the applicants listed in the Appendix is eligible to receive a refund. The purchase volumes and refunds approved for each applicant are set forth in the Appendix. The applicants considered in this Decision applied on their own behalf. In accordance with each applicant's request, refund checks will be sent directly to the applicant.(1) The total volume for which
refunds are approved in the Appendix is 23,431,989 gallons and the sum of the refunds granted is $37,494.
We will decide whether sufficient crude oil overcharge funds are available for additional refunds for these and other successful applicants when we are better able to determine how much additional money will be collected from firms that have either outstanding obligations to the DOE or enforcement cases currently in litigation.
It Is Therefore Ordered That:
(1) The Applications for Refund filed by the claimants listed in the Appendix to this Decision and Order for all available crude oil overcharge funds are hereby approved as set forth in Paragraph (2) below.
(2) 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 the refund amounts set forth in the Appendix to this Decision and Order from the DOE deposit fund escrow account maintained at the Department of the Treasury denominated Crude Tracking-Claimants IV, Account No. 999DOE010Z, to the applicants listed in the Appendix.
(3) To facilitate the payment of future refunds, the applicants 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
1000 Independence Avenue, S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20585-0107
(4) The determinations made in this Decision and Order are based upon the presumed validity of the statements and documentary material submitted by the applicants. Any of these determinations may be revoked or modified at any time upon a finding that the basis underlying any refund application is incorrect.
(5) This is a final Order of the Department of Energy.
George B. Breznay
Director
Office of Hearings and Appeals
Date: November 3, 1998
(1)One applicant, Farmers Union Oil Co., (Case Nos. RG272-01090 and RG272-01091), is an agricultural cooperative. In Subpart V refund proceedings, we have generally regarded refund applications filed by cooperatives as claims filed on behalf of their members because cooperatives are in a position to pass through any refunds received to their members. Thus, to the extent that the volumes claimed by the cooperatives were sold to their members, the end-user presumption of injury is applicable to this claim. The cooperative has certified that it will pass through any refund to its members.
APPENDIX
CASE NO. APPLICANT CONTACT STREET ADDRESS CITY/STATE VOLUME REFUND RF272-89601 ALLEN BEVERAGES, INC. C/O EUSTACE A. ALLEN II 13300 DEDEAUX RD. GULFPORT, MS 39503 241,821 $387 RF272-89604 P.D. BROOKS CO, INC. C/O SARAH B. HILLIAR P.O. BOX 9196 RICHMOND, VA 23227 572,572 $916 RF272-89630 B. GREEN & CO. INC. C/O BENJAMIN SIGMAN 3601 WASHINGTON BLVD. BALTIMORE, MD 21227 705,320 $1,129 RF272-89634 BELDON ROOFING & REMODELING CO C/O S. SHERMAN BOX 13380 SAN ANTONIO, TX 78213 499,746 $800 RF272-89635 AUGER TIMBER CO., INC. C/O K.D. AUGER BOX 670 FARMERVILLE, LA 71241 395,428 $633 RF272-89636 J.A. AUGER & SONS, INC. OR AUGER TIMBER CO. BOX 670 FARMERVILLE, LA 71241 279,399 $447 RF272-89644 BAKER & CO. C/O JOSEPH A. DANIEL JR. BOX 7340 NORFOLK, VA 23509 128,095 $205 RF272-89645 AIR THERM CO., INC. C/O DWAIN E. BALL P.O. BOX 9804 SAVANNAH, GA 31412 178,699 $286 RF272-89646 AHAZ-ARMSTRONG FARMING C/O AHAZ ARMSTRONG 162 AHAZ ARMSTRONG RD. ATOKA, TN 38004 143,927 $230 RF272-89647 WAYNE ADAMS FARM C/O GRACE ADAMS BOX 172 GUSTINE, TX 76455 174,927 $280 RF272-89648 AUSTIN ARMATURE WORKS C/O J.F. KRAMER 3807 S. CONGRESS AVE. AUSTIN, TX 78704 112,627 $180 RF272-89649 CANTON TEXTILE MILLS INC. C/O LOUIS L. JONES III BOX 827 CANTON, GA 30114 420,054 $672 RF272-89650 A.U.D. PLUMBING & HEATING C/O ALLAN CRONK 19 VANDERHOOF AVE. ROCKAWAY, NJ 07866 363,498 $582 RF272-89651 ATKINSON IMPLEMENT CO., INC. C/O T.C. ATKINSON JR. P.O. DRAWER 1019 MARION, SC 29571 165,028 $264 RF272-89652 ALAMO FUNERAL HOME C/O KELLY S. MCMAKIN 9023 WETMORE RD. SAN ANTONIO, TX 78216 129,332 $207 RF272-89653 ARNOLD VAULT CO. OR ARNOLD-WILBERT CORP. 1401 W. GRANTHAM ST. GOLDSBORO, NC 27530 215,049 $344 RF272-89655 CITY OF AZLE C/O HARRY H. DULIN, JR. 613 S.E. PARKWAY AZLE, TX 76020 360,367 $577 RF272-89673 JOHNSON CONSTRUCTION CO. C/O DAVID A. HUTCHENS JR. BOX 1146 PETTUS, TX 78146 596,331 $954 RF272-89675 BAUMER FOODS, INC. C/O DAVID WORREL 4301 TULANE AVE. NEW ORLEANS, LA 70119 111,138 $178 RF272-89676 OUSLER SANDWICH CO. C/O CHRISTINE ELMORE 201 S. 42ND ST. BIRMINGHAM, AL 35222 129,766 $208 RF272-89677 A.V.P. CONTRACTING CO., INC. C/O A.V. PALLADINO SR. 581 MANTOLOKING RD. BRICK, NJ 08723 179,975 $288 RF272-89678 BEUTENMILLER, INC. C/O PAUL R. WIGGINS P.O. BOX 339 COSHOCTON, OH 43812 169,605 $271 RF272-89680 WESTERN MARYLAND COLLEGE C/O ARTHUR S. WISNER 2 COLLEGE HILL WESTMINSTER, MD 21157 114,221 $183 RF272-89681 WILLIAMSON CENTRAL SCHOOL C/O MICHAEL G. STITT MILLER ST., BOX 900 WILLIAMSON, NY 14589 170,589 $273 RF272-89682 WEST ELIZABETH LUMBER CO. C/O DALE SHAURETTE 1 CHICAGO AVE. ELIZABETH, PA 15037 330,969 $530 RF272-89683 BARTLETT ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE C/O LAWRENCE KARL P.O. BOX 200 BARTLETT, TX 76511 215,016 $344 RF272-89801 BECKWITH LUMBER CO., INC. C/O RALPH W. BECKWITH U.S. HWY. 219 S. SLATYFORK, WV 26291 397,896 $637 RF272-89802 BENNETT EQUIPMENT CO. C/O JOHN H. BENNETT 101 W. BELL AVE. CROCKETT, TX 75835 134,006 $214 RF272-89804 CAROLINA APPAREL CO. OR OXFORD INDUSTRIES INC. 222 PIEDMONT AVE. N.E. ATLANTA, GA 30308 216,306 $346 RF272-89806 WHITENER HOSIERY & FINISHING C/O F.A. WHITENER BOX 1741 HICKORY, NC 28603 125,278 $200 RF272-89807 JAYHAWK ENGINEERING CO., INC. C/O ALAN BEERY BOX 129 EL CAMPO, TX 77437 769,574 $1,231 RF272-89809 JAMES WHITE CONSTRUCTION C/O DAVID G. COUCH 4156 FREEDOM WAY WEIRTON, WV 26062 203,443 $326 RF272-89810 AMERICA'S KESWICK C/O JOHN T. BRYANT, JR. KESWICK GROVE WHITING, NJ 08759 271,617 $435 RG272-01090 FARMERS UNION OIL CO/DICKINSON C/O CORNELIUS KOOREN 611 W. VILLARD, PO BOX 1288 DICKINSON, ND 586021288 10,006,737 $16,011 RG272-01091 FARMERS UNION OIL CO/DICKINSON C/O CORNELIUS KOOREN 611 W. VILLARD, PO BOX 1288 DICKINSON, ND 586021288 4,203,633 $6,726 TOTALS: 35 23,431,989 $37,494
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