Case No. RF272-89601

November 3, 1998

DECISION AND ORDER

OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Applications for Refund

Names of Petitioners: Allen Beverages, Inc., et al.

Dates of Filing: August 16, 1991 et al.

Case Numbers: RF272-89601 et al.

This Decision and Order will consider Applications for Refund filed by 35 claimants that purchased refined petroleum products during the period August 19, 1973 through January 27, 1981. Each applicant listed in the Appendix attached to the Decision and Order has requested a refund from crude oil monies available for disbursement by the Office of Hearings and Appeals of the Department of Energy pursuant to the Statement of Modified Restitutionary Policy in Crude Oil Cases, 51 Fed. Reg. 27899 (August 4, 1986).

To receive a refund for crude oil overcharges, an applicant that was an end-user (i.e., consumer) of refined petroleum products must document its purchase volumes. City of Columbus, Georgia, 16 DOE ¶ 85,550 (1987). Each applicant's refund share is calculated using the current refund amount of $0.0016 per gallon.

Each of the applicants listed in the Appendix is eligible to receive a refund. The purchase volumes and refunds approved for each applicant are set forth in the Appendix. The applicants considered in this Decision applied on their own behalf. In accordance with each applicant's request, refund checks will be sent directly to the applicant.(1) The total volume for which

refunds are approved in the Appendix is 23,431,989 gallons and the sum of the refunds granted is $37,494.

We will decide whether sufficient crude oil overcharge funds are available for additional refunds for these and other successful applicants when we are better able to determine how much additional money will be collected from firms that have either outstanding obligations to the DOE or enforcement cases currently in litigation.

It Is Therefore Ordered That:

(1) The Applications for Refund filed by the claimants listed in the Appendix to this Decision and Order for all available crude oil overcharge funds are hereby approved as set forth in Paragraph (2) below.

(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 the refund amounts set forth in the Appendix to this Decision and Order from the DOE deposit fund escrow account maintained at the Department of the Treasury denominated Crude Tracking-Claimants IV, Account No. 999DOE010Z, to the applicants listed in the Appendix.

(3) To facilitate the payment of future refunds, the applicants 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) The determinations made in this Decision and Order are based upon the presumed validity of the statements and documentary material submitted by the applicants. Any of these determinations may be revoked or modified at any time upon a finding that the basis underlying any refund application is incorrect.

(5) This is a final Order of the Department of Energy.

George B. Breznay

Director

Office of Hearings and Appeals

Date: November 3, 1998

(1)One applicant, Farmers Union Oil Co., (Case Nos. RG272-01090 and RG272-01091), is an agricultural cooperative. In Subpart V refund proceedings, we have generally regarded refund applications filed by cooperatives as claims filed on behalf of their members because cooperatives are in a position to pass through any refunds received to their members. Thus, to the extent that the volumes claimed by the cooperatives were sold to their members, the end-user presumption of injury is applicable to this claim. The cooperative has certified that it will pass through any refund to its members.

APPENDIX
CASE NO.APPLICANT CONTACTSTREET ADDRESSCITY/STATE VOLUMEREFUND
RF272-89601 ALLEN BEVERAGES, INC.C/O EUSTACE A. ALLEN II 13300 DEDEAUX RD.GULFPORT, MS 39503 241,821 $387
RF272-89604 P.D. BROOKS CO, INC.C/O SARAH B. HILLIAR P.O. BOX 9196RICHMOND, VA 23227 572,572 $916
RF272-89630 B. GREEN & CO. INC.C/O BENJAMIN SIGMAN 3601 WASHINGTON BLVD.BALTIMORE, MD 21227 705,320 $1,129
RF272-89634 BELDON ROOFING & REMODELING COC/O S. SHERMAN BOX 13380SAN ANTONIO, TX 78213 499,746 $800
RF272-89635 AUGER TIMBER CO., INC.C/O K.D. AUGER BOX 670FARMERVILLE, LA 71241 395,428 $633
RF272-89636 J.A. AUGER & SONS, INC.OR AUGER TIMBER CO. BOX 670FARMERVILLE, LA 71241 279,399 $447
RF272-89644 BAKER & CO.C/O JOSEPH A. DANIEL JR. BOX 7340NORFOLK, VA 23509 128,095 $205
RF272-89645 AIR THERM CO., INC.C/O DWAIN E. BALL P.O. BOX 9804SAVANNAH, GA 31412 178,699 $286
RF272-89646 AHAZ-ARMSTRONG FARMINGC/O AHAZ ARMSTRONG 162 AHAZ ARMSTRONG RD.ATOKA, TN 38004 143,927 $230
RF272-89647 WAYNE ADAMS FARMC/O GRACE ADAMS BOX 172GUSTINE, TX 76455 174,927 $280
RF272-89648 AUSTIN ARMATURE WORKSC/O J.F. KRAMER 3807 S. CONGRESS AVE.AUSTIN, TX 78704 112,627 $180
RF272-89649 CANTON TEXTILE MILLS INC.C/O LOUIS L. JONES III BOX 827CANTON, GA 30114 420,054 $672
RF272-89650 A.U.D. PLUMBING & HEATINGC/O ALLAN CRONK 19 VANDERHOOF AVE.ROCKAWAY, NJ 07866 363,498 $582
RF272-89651 ATKINSON IMPLEMENT CO., INC.C/O T.C. ATKINSON JR. P.O. DRAWER 1019MARION, SC 29571 165,028 $264
RF272-89652 ALAMO FUNERAL HOMEC/O KELLY S. MCMAKIN 9023 WETMORE RD.SAN ANTONIO, TX 78216 129,332 $207
RF272-89653 ARNOLD VAULT CO.OR ARNOLD-WILBERT CORP. 1401 W. GRANTHAM ST.GOLDSBORO, NC 27530 215,049 $344
RF272-89655 CITY OF AZLEC/O HARRY H. DULIN, JR. 613 S.E. PARKWAYAZLE, TX 76020 360,367 $577
RF272-89673 JOHNSON CONSTRUCTION CO.C/O DAVID A. HUTCHENS JR. BOX 1146PETTUS, TX 78146 596,331 $954
RF272-89675 BAUMER FOODS, INC.C/O DAVID WORREL 4301 TULANE AVE.NEW ORLEANS, LA 70119 111,138 $178
RF272-89676 OUSLER SANDWICH CO.C/O CHRISTINE ELMORE 201 S. 42ND ST.BIRMINGHAM, AL 35222 129,766 $208
RF272-89677 A.V.P. CONTRACTING CO., INC.C/O A.V. PALLADINO SR. 581 MANTOLOKING RD.BRICK, NJ 08723 179,975 $288
RF272-89678 BEUTENMILLER, INC.C/O PAUL R. WIGGINS P.O. BOX 339COSHOCTON, OH 43812 169,605 $271
RF272-89680 WESTERN MARYLAND COLLEGEC/O ARTHUR S. WISNER 2 COLLEGE HILLWESTMINSTER, MD 21157 114,221 $183
RF272-89681 WILLIAMSON CENTRAL SCHOOLC/O MICHAEL G. STITT MILLER ST., BOX 900WILLIAMSON, NY 14589 170,589 $273
RF272-89682 WEST ELIZABETH LUMBER CO.C/O DALE SHAURETTE 1 CHICAGO AVE.ELIZABETH, PA 15037 330,969 $530
RF272-89683 BARTLETT ELECTRIC COOPERATIVEC/O LAWRENCE KARL P.O. BOX 200BARTLETT, TX 76511 215,016 $344
RF272-89801 BECKWITH LUMBER CO., INC.C/O RALPH W. BECKWITH U.S. HWY. 219 S.SLATYFORK, WV 26291 397,896 $637
RF272-89802 BENNETT EQUIPMENT CO.C/O JOHN H. BENNETT 101 W. BELL AVE.CROCKETT, TX 75835 134,006 $214
RF272-89804 CAROLINA APPAREL CO.OR OXFORD INDUSTRIES INC. 222 PIEDMONT AVE. N.E.ATLANTA, GA 30308 216,306 $346
RF272-89806 WHITENER HOSIERY & FINISHINGC/O F.A. WHITENER BOX 1741HICKORY, NC 28603 125,278 $200
RF272-89807 JAYHAWK ENGINEERING CO., INC.C/O ALAN BEERY BOX 129EL CAMPO, TX 77437 769,574 $1,231
RF272-89809 JAMES WHITE CONSTRUCTIONC/O DAVID G. COUCH 4156 FREEDOM WAYWEIRTON, WV 26062 203,443 $326
RF272-89810 AMERICA'S KESWICKC/O JOHN T. BRYANT, JR. KESWICK GROVEWHITING, NJ 08759 271,617 $435
RG272-01090 FARMERS UNION OIL CO/DICKINSONC/O CORNELIUS KOOREN 611 W. VILLARD, PO BOX 1288DICKINSON, ND 58602128810,006,737 $16,011
RG272-01091 FARMERS UNION OIL CO/DICKINSONC/O CORNELIUS KOOREN 611 W. VILLARD, PO BOX 1288DICKINSON, ND 5860212884,203,633 $6,726
TOTALS: 35       23,431,989 $37,494
             


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