Case No. RR272-00295
October 17, 2001
DECISION AND ORDER
OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Supplemental Order
Name of Applicant: West Valley Farmers Cooperative
Date of Filing: June 4, 1997
Case Number: RR272-00295
On March 10, 1997, the Office of Hearings and Appeals (OHA) of the Department of Energy issued a Decision and Order granting a Subpart V crude oil refund in the amount of $19,571 to West Valley Farmers Cooperative (West Valley). West Valley Farmers Cooperative, Case No. RF272-94614 (March 10, 1997). That refund was based on West Valleys original submission on April 1, 1993, of 12,232,066 gallons of eligible products during the refund period.
On June 4, 1997, West Valley filed a Motion for Reconsideration requesting that OHA issue an additional check based on a revised statement of usage submitted on June 7, 1994. In that revision, certified by its general manager, West Valley indicated that its actual usage during the refund period was 17,689,879 gallons, an increase of 5,457,813 gallons over the amount applied in the March 10, 1997 Decision.
We have conducted a de novo review of West Valleys file in Case No. RF272-94614. The file contains a revised statement of gallons sold to members, certified by West Valleys general manager and based on annual audits for the years 1973 through 1981. Therefore, we find that the previous Decision and Order does not accurately reflect West Valleys most recent submission and OHA will revise the Decision made in West Valley Farmers Cooperative.
It Is Therefore Ordered That:
(1) The Decision and Order issued by the DOE on March 10, 1997, West Valley Farmers Cooperative, is hereby revised.
(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 a supplemental refund check in the amount of $8,733 to the applicant at the address specified below:
Mike Jamison
West Valley Farmers Cooperative
c/o Wilco Farmers
200 Industrial Way
P.O. Box 258
Mt. Angel, OR 97362
(3) The funds shall be disbursed from the escrow fund denominated Crude Tracking-Claimants IV, Account No. 999DOE010Z, maintained at the Department of Treasury.
(4) This is a final Order of the Department of Energy.
George B. Breznay
Director
Office of Hearings and Appeals
Date: October 17, 2001
Appendix
CASE NO. APPLICANT CONTACT STREET CITY/STATE VOLUME REFUND RR272-00295 WEST VALLEY FARMERS C/O MIKE JAMISON 200 INDUSTRIAL WAY MOUNT ANGEL, OR 97362 5,457,813 $8,733 TOTALS: 1 5,457,813 $8,733