Case No. RB272-00162

March 20, 2000

DECISION AND ORDER

OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Supplemental Order

Name of Petitioner: Crude Oil Supplemental Refund Distribution

Date of Filing: January 14, 2000

Case Number: RB272-00162

This decision grants supplemental crude oil refunds. The names of the recipients and the amount of the refunds are listed in the Appendix to this decision.

This supplemental refund decision concerns the crude oil overcharge refund proceeding. 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 Modified Statement of Restitutionary Policy 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 deadline for applications in the crude oil proceeding was June 30, 1995.

The OHA has approved more than 87,000 crude oil overcharge applications. 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, also referred to as the volumetric, 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. Originally, the DOE calculated refunds at a $0.0002 per gallon volumetric. In 1989, the DOE increased the volumetric to $0.0008 per gallon, and applicants paid at the lower $0.0002 per rate were eligible for a $0.0006 supplemental payment.

See Crude Oil Supplemental Refund Distribution, 18 DOE ¶ 85,878 (1989). In 1995, the DOE increased the volumetric to $0.0016 per gallon. Accordingly, applicants paid at the lower $0.0008 per rate became eligible for an $0.0008 supplemental refund. Refunds are rounded to the nearest dollar.

In order to receive a supplemental refund check, applicants were required to verify 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. The deadline for requesting a supplemental crude oil refund was January 31, 2000. See 64 Fed. Reg. 19,998 (1999).

This decision approves supplemental refunds for the applicants listed in the Appendix to this decision. For each applicant, the Appendix contains the name, address, original case number, and the amount of the supplemental refund. The decision approves supplemental refunds for 33 applicants, totalling $26,516.

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 the supplemental refunds set forth in the Appendix to this Order.

(2) The funds shall be disbursed from the escrow fund denominated Crude Tracking-Claimants 4, 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

1000 Independence Avenue, S.W.

Washington, D.C. 20585-0107

(4) Any conditions imposed 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: March 20, 2000
APPENDIX   RB272-00162      
CASE NO.FIRM ADDRESS REFUND
RF272-41901EMPIRE REALTY CO. C/O RAMIN SHALOM 347 5TH AVE., #1600 NEW YORK, NY 10016 $9,432
RF272-48506OHIO KNITTING MILLS, INC.C/O LEONARD RAND 1974 E. 61ST. ST. CLEVELAND, OH 44103 $52
RF272-48528MVP CORP., ET AL C/O  DAVID PEYSER88 SPENCE ST.BAY SHORE, NY 11706 $183
RF272-50022CONGDON & WELLER WHLSALE NURS.C/O REBECCA CARLSON MILE BLOCK RD., PO BOX 1507NORTH COLLINS, NY 14111 $401
RF272-50163GLEN MILL APARTMENTS, INC.C/O ROBERT MILLER 213 GLEN ST.GLEN COVE, NY 11542 $575
RF272-50829SHOOK BUILDER SUPPLY CO.C/O E. LEE RICHARDS 1400 16TH ST., N.E., POB 1790HICKORY, NC 28603 $97
RF272-50843SCENIC STAGE LINE, INC. DBA/ R.C. SMITH TRANSPORT606 PORTLAND AVE., POB 408MORRISON, IL 61270 $376
RF272-50900JAMES MONROE WIRE & CABLE CO.C/O MARTIN FISHER STERLING RD., PO BOX 1203SOUTH LANCASTER, MA 01561$112
RF272-51765ARTISTIC DESK PAD & NOVELTYC/O STEPHEN MAYO 721 E. 133RD ST. BRONX, NY 10454 $58
RF272-52251A.B.C. ELECTRIC SERVICE, INC.C/O JOSEPH A. ABRAHAM 210 5TH ST.FT.  MYERS, FL 33907$87
RF272-53562ELIZABETH WEBBING MILLS CO.C/O VINCENT A. MARSEGLIA521 ROOSEVELT AVE. CENTRAL FALLS, RI 02863 $1,524
RF272-53837LARSON MANUFACTURING CO.C/O CRAIG H. JOHNSON 2333 EASTBROOK DR. BROOKINGS, SD 57006 $800
RF272-53839LASALLE BANK BUILDING C/O JONES LANG LASALLE 135 S. LASALLE ST., #2430CHICAGO, IL 60603 $3,635
RF272-53886C. OVERAA & CO. C/O RUTH MCDANIEL 200 PARR BLVD. RICHMOND, CA 94801 $202
RF272-53933MCDONALD NURSERIES INC. C/O EDDIE MCDONALD 1139 W. PEMBROKE AVE. HAMPTON, VA 23661 $142
RF272-55321WESTERN PRODUCE CO. C/O JOSEPH V. WISTO P.O. BOX 488CHANDLER, AZ 85244 $839
RF272-56974ESPERANZA VALLEY FARMS INC.C/O BILLIE JOBE 2419 RED ROCK CANYON EL PASO, TX 799301725 $313
RF272-56992DAV-EL SERVICES INC. C/O ROBERT STANKUS 200 2ND ST.CHELSEA, MA 02150 $1,642
RF272-57001CANTON MUNICIPAL UTILITIESC/O ERIC DEAN226 E. PEACE ST., POB 114CANTON, MS 39046 $200
RF272-57024PENINSULA LIGHT CO. C/O SHANNON RAUCH PO BOX 78GIG HARBOR, WA 98335 $219
RF272-57056RICHARDSON INDUSTRIES, INC.C/O MARTHA VANDE LEEST 904 MONROE, PO BOX 9040 SHEBOYGAN FALLS, WI 530850904$907
RF272-57066SOUTHSIDE ELECTRIC COOPERATIVEC/O STANLEY WORSHAM JR. PO BOX 7CREWE, VA 329300007 $270
RF272-64395ROBERT VEURINK   4586 E. 120TH ST. GRANT, MI 49327 $216
RF272-65865FASTER FORM CORP. C/O J.C. WASZKIEWICZ, III1 FASTER FORM CIRCLE NEW HARTFORD, NY 13413 $60
RF272-66888PARK AVENUE & 84TH STREET INC.C/O GEORGE SKINTEJ 84TH ST. & PARK AVE.NEW YORK, NY 10028 $155
RF272-66900SAN REMO TENANTS CORP. C/O LEILA REINHART 145-146 CENTRAL PARK W. NEW YORK, NY 10023 $1,232
RF272-66910640 PARK AVENUE CORP. C/O THOMAS SWIETEK 640 PARK AVE.NEW YORK, NY 10021 $228
RF272-6692272ND STREET & PARK COOP.C/O MARY NEWELL 770 LEXINGTON AVE., 5TH FLRNEW YORK, NY 10021 $168
RF272-75521RYAN FOODS CO., INC. C/O CHARLES R. HYATT PO BOX 1175MURRAY, KY 42071 $1,873
RF272-77737THEVENET MONTESSORI SCHOOLC/O SCHOOL TREASURER 202 CNTY RT. 105; PO BOX 1003HIGHLAND MILLS, NY 10930$72
RF272-92950SMOAK GROVES INC. OR JOHN F. SMOAK & SONS1025 CNTY RD. 17 N. LAKE PLACID, FL 33852 $229
RF272-93161RUSSELL LANDS, INC. C/O CAROL B. HENRY 2544 WILLOW POINT RD. ALEXANDER CITY, AL 35010$92
RF272-93423DICKINSON READY-MIX CO. C/O JACK OLIN72 STATE AVE. S., BOX 276DICKINSON, ND 58602 $125
TOTALS:33 RB272-00162     $26,516