Case No. RB272-00132

February 2, 1998

DECISION AND ORDER

OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Supplemental Order

Name of Case: Crude Oil Supplemental Refund Distribution

Date of Filing: January 6, 1998

Case Number: RB272-00132

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 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 have been calculated to date by multiplying the number of gallons of eligible refined petroleum products purchased by the applicant by $0.0008 (the volumetric factor). That volumetric factor has 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. Accordingly, 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 have issued a series of Decision and Orders approving supplemental refunds as we have received 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 117 recipients is $102,265.

Further, we are now paying first-time crude oil refund recipients at the new, aggregate volumetric rate of $0.0016 per gallon.

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 IV, 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 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: February 2, 1998


Appendix
APPENDIX   RB272-00132      
CASE NO. FIRM   ADDRESS   REFUND
RF272-31108 MUD LAKE FARMS, INC. C/O DONALD R. MCINTOSH SIMPSON RT. BOX 72 HAVRE, MT 59501 $701
RF272-31120 ADMIRAL VAN & STORAGE, INC. C/O ROBERT HOGUE 5001 PASEO DEL NORTE, N.E. ALBUQUERQUE, NM 87113 $541
RF272-31176 ROBERT L. SUBLETT 1754 LITTLE COVE RD. HAMPTON COVE, AL 35763 $187
RF272-31321 LARRY G. SELLAND 1103 HWY. 83, N.E. STERLING, ND 58572 $357
RF272-31648 JAMES TRUCKING & CONSTRUCTION C/O BOBBY JAMES 115 S.W. 2ND CHECOTAH, OK 74426 $842
RF272-31791 KEYSTONE CULLET CO. C/O GEORGE M. BRADISH 426 WILLOW CROSSING RD. GREENSBURG, PA 15601 $425
RF272-32912 PRESENTATION MEDICAL CENTER C/O KIMBER L. WRAALSTAD P.O. BOX 759 ROLLA, ND 58367 $781
RF272-33645 L.A. BREINER HC 71, BOX 74 STUART, NE 68780 $474
RF272-34078 ASHCO C/O GAY NELL ASHENHURST 559 S. GAP RD. WHEATLAND, WY 82201 $106
RF272-34079 HAL ASHENHURST C/O GAY NELL ASHENHURST 559 S. GAP RD. WHEATLAND, WY 82201 $80
RF272-34394 MISCHER PAVING & UTILITY CO. C/O ERIC M. SCHUMANN 2727 N. LOOP W., #200 HOUSTON, TX 77008 $1,486
RF272-35201 DONALD BRANDENBURG 10510 N. COLE ST. CASEY, IL 62420 $198
RF272-36133 LAKE CENTRAL SCHOOL CORP. C/O THOMAS DYKIEL 8260 WICKER AVE. ST. JOHN, IN 46373 $1,155
RF272-36852 JAMES K. ROSS HC 60, BOX 323 JUDITH GAP, MT 59453 $431
RF272-37277 SMITH COUNTY HIGHWAY DEPT. C/O JACKY O. BELLAR 212 MAIN ST.; P.O. BOX 332 CARTHAGE, TN 370300332 $879
RF272-37428 EL PASO COUNTY SCHOOL DIST. C/O GLEN E. GUSTAFSON 1115 N. EL PASO ST. COLORADO SPRINGS, CO 809032559 $1,094
RF272-37635 CITY OF CONYERS C/O ISOBEL ROGERS 1184 SCOTT ST., S.E CONYERS, GA 30012 $574
RF272-37861 JERRY VANNOY N515 HOWARD RD. WHITEWATER, WI 53190 $472
RF272-38163 PAUL BATTLE, JR. 5475 HWY. 4 TUNICA, MS 38676 $691
RF272-38292 ACOCKS MEDICAL FACILITY C/O TERESA LUETZOW 200 W. SAGINAW ST. ISHPEMING, MI 49849 $1,395
RF272-38360 KENTWOOD SPRING WATER CO. C/O D.J. LATINO P.O. BOX 52043 NEW ORLEANS, LA 70152 $539
RF272-39088 CHARLES BOESCH 10505 W. BRAKE RD. BLACKWELL, OK 74631 $97
RF272-40790 MAINLINER MOTOR EXPRESS, INC. C/O DELVIN DIRKSCHNEIDER 4202 DAHLMAN AVE. OMAHA, NE 68107 $1,854
RF272-41264 RAYMOND W. RIPPE RT. 1, BOX 43 HUBBELL, NE 68375 $113
RF272-41556 JENKINS BROTHERS C/O EARL JENKINS 2630 S. BROAD ST. TRENTON, NJ 08610 $3,355
RF272-41665 SAULT STE MARIE AREA PUB. SCHL C/O JAMES W. NAYBACK 460 W. SPRUCE ST. SAULT STE. MARIE, MI 49783 $935
RF272-41932 WALTER MILIUS RR 2, BOX 21 FAIRBURY, NE 68352 $64
RF272-42077 L. SCOTT DAVIDSON RT. 3, BOX 133 KARNES CITY, TX 78118 $1,589
RF272-42239 NICK'S FLYING SERVICE, INC. C/O JUDY N. DEW P.O. BOX 309 ROLLING FORK, MS 39159 $338
RF272-42350 DELBERT DALTON & SONS, INC. C/O GARY DALTON P.O. BOX 231 CIRCLEVILLE, UT 84723 $84
RF272-42630 TAYLOR BROTHERS, INC. C/O MILTON C. BLANKS P.O. BOX 11198 LYNCHBURG, VA 24506 $364
RF272-42699 FERN FUGERE BOX 3460 SCOBEY, MT 59263 $469
RF272-43171 GENE FERRARO LAND LEVELING C/O CATHERINE FERRARO P.O. BOX 372 HOLLISTER, CA 95024 $660
RF272-43461 KENNETH HAMMES RR 1, BOX 121 BAILEYVILLE, KS 66404 $59
RF272-43541 THERON KOEHLER HCR 61, BOX 31 MIDLAND, SD 57552 $127
RF272-43605 DONALD L. BLAZEK 8310 CNTY RD. 17 WYNDMERE, ND 480819513 $198
RF272-43945 NORMAN L. PARDE 319N. 26TH ST. BEATRICE, NE 68310 $76
RF272-43993 WARNER FARMS C/O JAMES M. WARNER 3909 OLD MILL RD. WACO, TX 76710 $332
RF272-44219 IFFLAND LUMBER CO. C/O LISA S. KEIPER P.O. BOX 477 TORRINGTON, CT 06790 $288
RF272-44300 FRANCIS WENTE P.O. BOX 23 SIGEL, IL 62462 $66
RF272-44552 NORTH COUNTRY HOSPITAL C/O WARD NOLAN RR 3, BOX 124; PROUTY DR. NEWPORT, VT 058559985 $1,247
RF272-44802 JEROME PROCHNOW RT. 2, BOX 292 MENOMONIE, WI 54751 $51
RF272-44862 LOYD D. SMITH RT. 3, BOX 41 RECTOR, AR 72461 $212
RF272-44950 RICHARD HIGGINS P.O. BOX 388 PAOLA, KS 660710388 $53
RF272-45097 BREMNER, INC. C/O TOM E. HUGGINS 1475 U.S. HWY. 62 W.; P.O. BOX 738 PRINCETON, KY 424450738 $2,967
RF272-45395 ROBERT L. FICK RT. 1, BOX 78 GRAND CHAIN, IL 62941 $60
RF272-45399 KEITH NICKESON RR 1, BOX 107 WYMORE, NE 68466 $71
RF272-45439 RUDOLPH E. GRATTON BOX 28 WEST CHARLESTON, VT 05872 $71
RF272-45448 DENNIS W. PREISSER 140 W. 29TH ST., #341 PUEBLO, CO 81008 $1,360
RF272-45610 SUPERIOR PAVING CO. C/O ALLEN C. JOHNSON P.O. BOX 5339 STATESVILLE, NC 286875339 $6,910
RF272-48015 JAMES CATES DUNCAN 12460 STATE RT. 360 UNIONTOWN, KY 42461 $85
RF272-48220 LAURENCE & NATALIE STEIGER RT. 1, BOX 25 POMPEYS PILLAR, MT 59064 $469
RF272-48377 DALE DISBERGER RT. 2, BOX 40 COUNCIL GROVE, KS 66846 $50
RF272-50005 DARYL J. OBERMEYER RR 1, BOX 63 BROWNVILLE, NE 68321 $56
RF272-50184 FRANKLIN PLAZA APTS. INC. C/O PAUL RIFKIN 2085 2ND AVE. NEW YORK, NY 10029 $7,626
RF272-50227 KENNETH BOWMAN 2058 270TH AVE. DE WITT, IA 52742 $64
RF272-50301 LARRY D. HULSTEIN 2617 OAK HILL AVE. ASHTON, IA 51232 $68
RF272-50373 HIGH VOLTAGE ENGINEERING CORP. C/O ROBERT R. FORTIER 401 EDGEWATER PLACE, #680 WAKEFIELD, MA 018806210 $1,764
RF272-51148 DONALD REMMERS RFD 1, BOX 103 AUBURN, NE 68305 $59
RF272-51166 WALTER J. SCHOPER BOX 90 JEFFERS, MN 56145 $81
RF272-51302 EDWIN DRESSMAN 2239 WILDCAT RD. FRANKFORT, KS 66427 $96
RF272-51368 DEAN HECKMAN RR 2, BOX 194 ADAIR, IA 50002 $68
RF272-51687 FRANK KILWEIN BOX 173 NEW ENGLAND, ND 58647 $339
RF272-51856 EAGLE DISTRIBUTION CO. C/O THOMAS PORTER 850 LAUREL ST. READING, PA 19602 $413
RF272-52436 ALLAN SHIVERS ESTATE C/O BLAINE H. HOLCOMB P.O. BOX 433 MISSION, TX 785730433 $277
RF272-52438 NORTHWEST COMM. SCHL DIST. 175 C/O GAIL LESTER RR 2, BOX 2 SCIOTA, IL 61475 $158
RF272-53351 ALFRED GILES & SONS C/O JOHN R. GILES 1730-13 RD. LOMA, CO 81524 $82
RF272-53758 CAPITAL CONTROLS CO., INC. C/O JOHN E. KREIBEL P.O. BOX 211, 3000 ADVANCE LN. COLMAR, PA 18915 $52
RF272-53863 HOSKINS MANUFACTURING CO. C/O RANDY P. BAXTER 600 BUHL BLDG. DETROIT, MI 48226 $1,017
RF272-53978 COCA-COLA BOTTLING - RODDY C/O ROBERT WILLIAMS P.O. BOX 50338 KNOXVILLE, TN 37921 $2,785
RF272-54000 LARKIN CO., INC. C/O L.W. LARKIN 305 PANFERIO DR. PENSACOLA BEACH, FL 32561 $397
RF272-54150 U.S.D. #299 C/O JUDE STECKLEIN BOX 308 SYLVAN GROVE, KS 67481 $106
RF272-54360 NEW MINETTE TEXTILES, INC. C/O ANDREW SOLARSKI 305 LAUREL AVE. GROVER, NC 28073 $579
RF272-54419 PHILIP SHANE P.O. BOX 313 HUDSON, IL 61748 $283
RF272-54476 DON POLAND RT. 1, BOX 97 ISABEL, KS 67065 $118
RF272-54728 WASSENBERG DAIRY C/O WILFRED WASSENBERG RT. 1 MARYSVILLE, KS 66508 $57
RF272-54977 KENNETH E. CRIST P.O. BOX 115 NEW GOSHEN, IN 47863 $80
RF272-55150 SULLY COUNTY HWY. DEPT. C/O RANDALL GABRIEL 9TH ST. & CHERRY AVE. ONIDA, SD 57564 $532
RF272-55207 BAKER TIMBER CO., INC. C/O ROBERT E. BAKER P.O. BOX 66 BURNSVILLE, NC 28714 $1,079
RF272-55388 BRUCE STUTZMAN FARM C/O BRUCE STUTZMAN RT. 1, BOX 97 MILFORD, NE 68405 $68
RF272-55995 JOHNSON & JOHNSON PROCESSORS C/O JAMES B. JOHNSON 2566 JOHNSON RD. ARANSAS PASS, TX 78336 $893
RF272-56395 VICTOR L. HARMAN HCR 2, BOX 121B HAPPY, TX 79042 $51
RF272-56556 CENTRAL TOWERS APARTMENTS C/O BERNARD MILLER 400 CENTRAL AVE. ALBANY, NY 12206 $1,077
RF272-56598 BLAND INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DIST. C/O LARRY L. JOHNSON P.O. BOX 216 MERIT, TX 75458 $53
RF272-56676 ROBERT L. HOERNER 1707 STEPHENS DR. CROOKSTON, MN 56716 $142
RF272-57132 BERKSHIRE LIFE INSURANCE CO. C/O HENRY W. GLASS JR. 700 SOUTH ST. PITTSFIELD, MA 01201 $237
RF272-57255 HOMER MINNICK RR 2, BOX 99 KENT, IA 50850 $56
RF272-57351 CITY OF BAMBERG C/O M.M. CLINKSCALES P.O. BOX 300 BAMBERG, SC 29003 $150
RF272-57473 POPE JOHN XXIII CEN. HIGH SCHL C/O S. KRISTIN HOKANSON 888 BROADWAY EVERETT, MA 02149 $612
RF272-57605 AIRDRIE STUD, INC. C/O R. BRUCE CAROTHERS P.O. BOX 487 MIDWAY, KY 40347 $85
RF272-57958 FRED ISENHOUR 17416 N.E. 76TH LIBERTY, MO 64068 $74
RF272-58056 K & C TRUCKING CORP. C/O RONALD R. HURLEY 1514 AIRPORT BLVD. SANTA ROSA, CA 95401 $1,564
RF272-58481 EDWARD S. GORDON CO., INC. C/O STACY L. WALLACH 200 PARK AVE., 18TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NY 10166 $427
RF272-58769 MORAINE MATERIALS CO. C/O DONALD GRANT 2500 E. RIVER RD. DAYTON, OH 45439 $1,162
RF272-59273 PHILIP C. GRONEWOLD BOX 194 LEWISVILLE, MN 56060 $50
RF272-59416 MARX REALTY & IMPROVEMENT CO. C/O NORMAN S. DAVIS 708 3RD AVE. NEW YORK, NY 10017 $199
RF272-59938 TOWN OF SNOW HILL C/O CHRISTY T. LETCHWORTH 304 N. GREENE ST. SNOW HILL, NC 28580 $77
RF272-60076 CITY OF RAWLINS, WYOMING C/O DAVID DERRAGON P.O. BOX 953 RAWLINS, WY 82301 $801
RF272-60810 WONDERLAND ICE CREAM, INC. C/O KEITH EBELS BOX 116, 1140 N. PLETT RD CADILLAC, MI 49601 $131
RF272-60879 UMPQUA EXCAVATION & PAVING INC C/O FLORENCE A. PARKER HC 60, BOX 1930 LAKEVIEW, OR 97630 $2,640
RF272-61067 HUBERT E. DOBSON, JR. 191 ISLAND DR. MIDWAY, GA 31320 $92
RF272-61189 W.J. RUNYON & SON, INC. C/O EDGAR L. TATE 2 LAKESIDE DR. VICKSBURG, MS 39180 $29,341
RF272-61236 HENRY T. HAMBLEN BOX 158 WAYSIDE, TX 79094 $210
RF272-61603 RANDALL PETERS RT. 1, BOX 249 CARROLLTON, IL 62016 $64
RF272-62049 COUSINS METAL INDUSTRIES, INC. C/O SHELDON GERING P.O. BOX 547 OCEANSIDE, NY 11572 $432
RF272-62198 BASHAS' MARKETS, INC. C/O JIM BUHR P.O. BOX 488 CHANDLER, AZ 85244 $640
RF272-62328 ORAS BUSCH, JR. RR 2, BOX 81 PERRYTON, TX 79070 $127
RF272-62542 BURL BRUMFIELD 123 S. A ST. VERNON, IL 62892 $113
RF272-63072 BAKER & SON C/O ARLYNN BAKER RT. 1, BOX 78 PROTECTION, KS 67127 $185
RF272-63100 ST. THERESA'S PARISH C/O WILSON D. ROGERS 1 UNION ST. BOSTON, MA 021082408 $419
RF272-63219 GEORGE C. EVERSON P.O. BOX 271 DARIEN, GA 31305 $152
RF272-63399 LEVAHN BROTHERS, INC. C/O LOREN LEVAHN 3111 PENN AVE., N. MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55411 $66
RF272-63490 SMITH PROTECTIVE SERVICES, INC C/O CHRIS SONDERHOUSE 8918 JOHN W. CARPENTER FWY. DALLAS, TX 752474522 $692
RF272-63533 ST. JOHN CANTIUS R.C. CHURCH C/O BERNARD WITKOWSKI 4415 ALMOND ST. PHILADELPHIA, PA 19137 $113
RF272-63732 HEREFORD ASSOCIATES C/O THOMAS J. EDELMAN 667 MADISON AVE., 22ND FL. NEW YORK, NY 10021 $1,058
RF272-64150 ROBERT THOMPSON BOX 82 HARTLEY, TX 79044 $259
RF272-64487 OLYMPIA SCHOOL DIST. III C/O ROBERT H. WOLPERT 1113 LEGION WAY S.E. OLYMPIA, WA 98501 $1,435
Totals: 117 RB272-00132     $102,265


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