Case No.RB272-00166
May 31, 2000
DECISION AND ORDER
OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Supplemental Order
Name of Petitioner: Crude Oil Supplemental Refund Distribution
Date of Filing: May 19, 2000
Case Number: RB272-00166
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 are 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.
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 5 applicants, totaling $1,690.
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: May 31, 2000
APPENDIX RB272-00166 CASE NO. FIRM ADDRESS REFUND RF272-50837 POLK COUNTY C/O ROGER DIESEN 612 N. BROADWAY, #207 CROOKSTON, MN 567161452 $74 RF272-53911 UNITY MEDICAL ATTN: BUSINS OFFCE 52070 550 OSBORNE RD. FRIDLEY, MN 55432 $909 RF272-64613 N.N. JAESCHKE, INC. C/O ELEANOR HUGUS 9610 WAPLES ST. SAN DIEGO, CA 92121 $271 RF272-65738 PERKASIE INDUSTRIES CORP. C/O JONATHAN HENDLER 50 E. SPRUCE ST., POB 179 PERKASIE, PA 18944 $298 RF272-93623 MUNDAY PONTIAC C/O GRETCHEN WEISENHORN PO BOX 1689 AUSTIN, TX 78767 $138 TOTALS: 5 RB272-00166 $1,690