Case No. RB272-00139
August 5, 1998
DECISION AND ORDER
OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Supplemental Order
Name of Case: Crude Oil Supplemental Refund Distribution
Date of Filing: June 25, 1998
Case Number: RB272-00139
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 52 recipients is $99,600.
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:August 5, 1998
APPENDIX RB272-00139 CASE NO. FIRM ADDRESS REFUND RF272-31189 PINE HILL CONCRETE MIX CORP. C/O JAMES HEINRICH 2255 BAILEY AVE. BUFFALO, NY 14211 $2,049 RF272-31246 ANTELOPE RANCH, INC. C/O PAUL CORNWELL RT. 1, BOX 4047 GLASGOW, MT 59230 $74 RF272-31698 DETROIT PUBLIC SCHOOLS C/O WILLIAM E. ALDRIDGE 5057 WOODWARD AVE., RM 260 DETROIT, MI 48202 $5,661 RF272-31860 FOGG SEAL COATING C/O RONALD GOODMAN P.O. BOX 226 CAPE MAY COURTHOUSE, NJ 08210 $294 RF272-31885 BUTANE POWER & EQUIPMENT CO. C/O EVA L. TRENHOLM P.O. BOX 2639 CASPER, WY 82602 $769 RF272-32544 MOBILE CONCRETE C/O A.L. BOATRIGHT AYARS P.O. BOX 1129 CASPER, WY 82602 $263 RF272-32545 BOATRIGHT-SMITH C/O ANNE BOATRIGHT AYARS P.O. BOX 1129 CASPER, WY 82602 $8,145 RF272-32593 HAROLD FOGLER 3320 N. ROCHESTER RD. LAKE ORION, MI 48362 $354 RF272-34442 NAZARETH HOSPITAL C/O FRANK R. CASPER 2601 HOLME AVE. PHILADELPHIA, PA 19152 $1,964 RF272-34530 OLSEN BROTHERS C/O CHARLES OLSEN 45079 294TH ST. IRENE, SD 57037 $163 RF272-35876 HESS BROTHERS, INC. C/O RONALD R. HESS P.O. BOX 198 PARLIN, NJ 08859 $2,812 RF272-35914 L. PERRIGO CO. C/O MAXINE BARNES 117 WATER ST. ALLEGAN, MI 49010 $1,239 RF272-36262 DICKERSON & BOWEN, INC. C/O NEIL NETTLES P.O. BOX 1008 BROOKHAVEN, MS 39601 $7,381 RF272-36568 PHILLIP A. HINES 725 THOMPSON TOWN RD. COLQUITT, GA 31737 $234 RF272-37946 B & H HAY CO., INC. ATTN: WILLIAM VANDERPOL 970 E. 3700 N. CASTLEFORD, ID 83321 $1,486 RF272-38246 OWENS-COUNTRY SAUSAGE, INC. C/O JAMES T. MCGOWEN P.O. BOX 830249 RICHARDSON, TX 750830249 $4,423 RF272-38284 CATHOLIC MED. CTR. OF BROOKLYN C/O JOHN A. SALANDRA 88-25 153RD ST. JAMAICA, NY 11432 $496 RF272-38300 FEHRLE TRUCKING C/O ELMER A. FEHRLE 1650 W. POST RD. S.W. CEDAR RAPIDS, IA 52404 $939 RF272-38317 SEATTLE DISPOSAL C/O JOHN F. BRIGHAM 54 S. DAWSON ST. SEATTLE, WA 98134 $1,809 RF272-38419 L & J EQUIPMENT C/O JOSEPHINE B. OZANICH P.O. BOX 229 MOUNT BRADDOCK, PA 15465 $1,312 RF272-38866 EMMETT PETERSON 36931 143RD ST. MINA, SD 57462 $193 RF272-39214 J.H. LENAHAN & SONS, INC. C/O JAMES H. LENAHN III 7980 CLARK MILLS RD. WHITESBORO, NY 13492 $170 RF272-40842 PHS SELLS INDIAN HOSPITAL C/O BOB DRUMMOND P.O. BOX 548 SELLS, AZ 85634 $512 RF272-41465 RIVERSIDE MEDICAL CENTER C/O GARY HAWKINS 2450 RIVERSIDE AVE. MINNEAPOLIS, MN 554541395 $3,122 RF272-41643 HOLMES COUNTY ENGINEER C/O ROBERT L. KASNER 10 S. CLAY ST., #101 MILLERSBURG, OH 44654 $1,373 RF272-43014 CHANDLER & ASSOCIATES, INC. C/O SCOTT RIDL 475 17TH ST., #1000 DENVER, CO 80203 $1,856 RF272-43246 JIM LANGEMEIER 1246 CNTY RD. Q MEAD, NE 68041 $228 RF272-43657 ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY, MD C/O ERIC S. WELLS P.O. BOX 6675 ANNAPOLIS, MD 21401 $9,278 RF272-43770 ARVID EGGEN J BAR E RANCH PLENTYWOOD, MT 59254 $76 RF272-45504 BAY STATE TAXI, INC. C/O DAVID BETHONEY 10 WALDO ST. BROOKLINE, MA 02146 $2,489 RF272-45861 HUNSAKER BROTHERS, INC. C/O SHORLAND HUNSAKER 2751 ROBIDOUX RD. SANDY, UT 840931134 $1,452 RF272-48122 FT. TRYON ESTATES, INC. C/O THOMAS SPATARELLA 3 HANOVER SQ., #15G NEW YORK, NY 10004 $412 RF272-48877 CITY OF SPENCER C/O DONNA M. FISHER 418 2ND AVE. E. SPENCER, IA 51401 $684 RF272-52212 MANLEY BROS OF INDIANA, INC. C/O MICHAEL D. CONSTANT 300 S. VERMILLION ST.; POB 80 TROY GROVE, IL 613720080 $720 RF272-53504 SAN JOSE UNIFIED SCHOOL DIST C/O CARL CIMINO 2222 UNIFIED WAY SAN JOSE, CA 95125 $845 RF272-53560 CHAMBERLAIN MFG. CORP. SCRANTN C/O JAMES R. VIEREGG 845 LARCH AVE. ELMHURST, IL 60126 $3,754 RF272-53576 FILTRATION SCIENCES CORP. C/O THOMAS R. BASTIAN 1 UNION SQ., #810 CHATTANOOGA, TN 37401 $2,725 RF272-53918 MODULINE INDUSTRIES, INC. C/O MAX MCCASLIN P.O. BOX 1106 CHEHALIS, WA 98532 $976 RF272-53920 PHILLIPSE TOWERS ASSOCIATES C/O STEVEN A. BURN 630 3RD AVE., 10TH FL. NEW YORK, NY 10017 $2,540 RF272-54483 DREW CORNELL, INC. C/O DREW CORNELL 5 OAK GLEN LAFAYETTE, LA 70503 $222 RF272-54626 LYNN HAGLER 1280 LUE DR. COLBY, KS 67701 $235 RF272-55320 ACORN CORRUGATED BOX CO. C/O MARIANNE T. MALAYCHUK 5133 W. 65TH ST. CHICAGO, IL 60638 $2,018 RF272-57273 MTAA C/O DAVID A. STREMMING P.O. BOX 19053, BLDG. 620 TOPEKA, KS 666190053 $845 RF272-58694 HARVEY D. SHEEHAN 19395 288TH AVE. PIERRE, SD 575017503 $2,152 RF272-59008 WILLARD MILLER JR. RR 2, BOX 31 LEVANT, KS 67743 $206 RF272-60155 OWENS HANDLE CO., INC. C/O WILLIAM E. OWENS JR. 4200 N. FRAZIER CONROE, TX 773031497 $345 RF272-60965 NORVAL, INC. C/O RICHARD HERTZOG 66 DEMAREST RD. LAFAYETTE, NJ 07848 $973 RF272-61163 INITIAL HOLDINGS, INC. C/O DEBRA M. HUBBARD 17 EXECUTIVE PARK S., #600 ATLANTA, GA 30329 $9,679 RF272-61730 NAPA VALLEY UNIFIED SCHL DIST. C/O RALPH KNIGHT 1340 MENLO AVE. NAPA, CA 94558 $1,062 RF272-61832 MODERN CONTINENTAL CONST. CO C/O PETER M. GRELA 600 MEMORIAL DR. CAMBRIDGE, MA 02139 $4,513 RF272-63248 CITY OF PLANO C/O BRUCE TESTA P.O. BOX 860358 PLANO, TX 750860358 $1,270 RF272-63454 ALL FREIGHT DISTRIBUTION CO. C/O JOSEPH RICHER 6201 SEAFORTH ST. BALTIMORE, MD 21224 $808 TOTALS: 52 RB272-00139 $99,600
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