RB272-00164
April 06, 2000
DECISION AND ORDER
OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Supplemental Order
Name of Case: Crude Oil Supplemental Refund Distribution
Date of Filing: February 3, 2000
Case Number: RB272-00164
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 Modified 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 had been calculated by multiplying the number of gallons of eligible refined petroleum products purchased by the applicant by $0.0008 (the volumetric factor). That volumetric factor had 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.(1) Further, 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 intend to issue a series of Decision and Orders approving supplemental refunds as we receive 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 58 recipients is $28,985.
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 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:April 6, 2000
(1)We are now paying first-time crude oil refund recipients at the volumetric rate of $0.0016 per gallon.
APPENDIX RB272-00164 CASE NO. FIRM ADDRESS REFUND RF272-65414 BROCKHOUSE FARM ACCT. C/O RONALD E. BROCKHOUSE 21892 VIRGINIA RD. VIRGINIA, IL 62691 $107 RF272-65607 LARRY ARCHER 8901 HURON ST., F-206 THORNTON, CO 80221 $274 RF272-65940 J-S RANCH C/O IVAN SHARP 5413 N. 3100 W. AMALGA, UT 84335 $324 RF272-66115 LELAND DUE 101 SUMMERSET LUFKIN, TX 75901 $156 RF272-66747 MULTNOMAH EDUCATION SERV. DIST C/O MIKE MLYNARCZYK 11611 N.E. AINSWORTH CIRCLE PORTLAND, OR 97220 $178 RF272-66881 RAY RAUENHORST 16502 480TH AVE. EASTON, MN 56025 $73 RF272-67106 BAXMAN GRAVEL CO., INC. C/O WENDY SQUIRES 1221 N. MAIN ST. FT. BRAGG, CA 95437 $1,633 RF272-67522 RYAN AG SERVICE, INC. C/O THOMAS W. RYAN JR. PO BOX 388 EAST GRAND FORKS, MN 56721 $64 RF272-67523 RYAN FARMS C/O THOMAS W. RYAN JR. PO BOX 388 EAST GRAND FORKS, MN 56721 $388 RF272-67668 DENNIS RUBIN 4701 15TH AVE. BROOKLYN, NY 11219 $1,076 RF272-67676 SCREEN PRINTS, INC. C/O MIKE KIRBY HWY. 97 SMYRNA, SC 29743 $847 RF272-67726 SOUTH RIVER BD. EDUCATION C/O DAYTON FAUNCE MONTGOMERY ST. SOUTH RIVER, NJ 08882 $848 RF272-67837 CALVIN WEIHROUCH N1022 W. INDIES RD. MELROSE, WI 54642 $65 RF272-68016 CITY OF BALCH SPRINGS C/O WILLIAM MCDONALD 3117 HICKORY TREE RD. BALCH SPRINGS, TX 751801673 $305 RF272-68158 WAYNE GIBSON RT. 1, BOX 195, PO BOX 28 ERICK, OK 73645 $141 RF272-68476 ROBERT W. KELSAY 82405 100 E FAIRMOUNT, IN 46928 $70 RF272-68558 KENNETH E. BOUNDS & SON C/O KENNETH E. BOUNDS 3373 F RD. CLIFTON, CO 81520 $240 RF272-69348 RAY OMERNICK 2201 S.S. RD. 49 WITTENBERG, WI 54499 $64 RF272-69360 WILLIAMS COMPANIES, INC. C/O BRETT G HUGHES 1 WILLIAMS CENTER, #4100 TULSA, OK 74102 $4,007 RF272-69453 RAYMOND C. & M.I. KLABENES HC 63, BOX 40 CHAMBERS, NE 68725 $101 RF272-69470 VILLAGE OF NILES C/O TREASURER 100 CIVIC CENTER DR. NILES, IL 60714 $1,056 RF272-69802 ORVEDAHL CONSTRUCTION, INC. C/O ROGER ORVEDAHL 6500 WINSDALE ST. MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55427 $321 RF272-69954 MARSHALL FARMS C/O J. CHRIS MARSHALL RT. 1, BOX 288 LORENZO, TX 79343 $259 RF272-70164 ST. STANISLAUS PARISH C/O REV. MARION TOLCZYK 566 FRONT ST. CHICOPEE, MA 01013 $210 RF272-70581 NORMAN C. TRACY 421 205TH ST. ALEDO, IL 61231 $177 RF272-71167 HILLTOP FEEDLOT, INC. C/O WILMA STULTS 29584 CNTY RD. 28 WRAY, CO 80758 $93 RF272-71306 DONALD LORLOVICK 817 N. WILSON ST. ULYSSES, KS 67880 $365 RF272-71603 YESHIVA & BETH JACOB SCHOOL C/O ARTHUR STEINBERG 201 JAMES ST. LAKEWOOD, NJ 087014104 $256 RF272-71667 JOHN ALAN DAVIS 6291 S. 750 W. RUSSIAVILLE, IN 46979 $79 RF272-72053 RICHARD J. MAHIN RT. 2, BOX 35 RANDALL, KS 66963 $94 RF272-72172 TIM A. FRENCH 980 RD. 22 POWELL, WY 82435 $52 RF272-72985 CARL E. JOHNSON & SONS C/O CECIL S. JOHNSON PO BOX 1156 BLACKFOOT, ID 83221 $252 RF272-73451 ROBERT D. BOSS 469 N. 260TH RD. SOLOMON, KS 67480 $233 RF272-73686 WILLIAM A. JOHNSTON 2813 N. MEADOW DR. LUBBOCK, TX 79403 $100 RF272-73834 DAVID H. & SARAH L. KASPARI 5300 12TH ST. S., APT. 301 FARGO, ND 58104 $97 RF272-73889 FRANK & SONS C/O FRANK CONTRERAS PO BOX 33 FRESNO, TX 77545 $120 RF272-73944 JAMES PIESCHL RR 2, BOX 56 RUSH CENTER, KS 67575 $149 RF272-74003 KENNETH L. BAUR 4718 BENTON RD. CHARLOTTE, MI 48813 $105 RF272-74944 DAN L. SMITH 17323 PROPER RD MOUNT VERNON, OH 43050 $125 RF272-75274 DONALD H. MACLEAN 23966 MACLEAN RD. ELKHORN, WI 53121 $85 RF272-75751 BEMIS LUMBER CO., INC. C/O F.M. TROST III PO BOX 1636 ROBBINSVILLE, NC 28771 $347 RF272-76239 YELLOW MEDICINE CNTY. HWY. DPT C/O BARRY ANDERSON 1320 13TH ST. GRANITE FALLS, MN 56241 $167 RF272-77847 A.L.L. ASSOCIATES, LLC C/O MICHAEL DEANE 1615 NORTHERN BLVD. MANHASSET, NY 11030 $131 RF272-78359 BRYCE DELIVERY SERVICE, INC. C/O NANCY KENNEDY 4915 SABRINA DR. HOUSTON, TX 77066 $153 RF272-82112 BENTON-CARROLL-SALEM SCHOOLS C/O CHARLES BURNS 11685 W. STATE RT. 163 OAK HARBOR, OH 43449 $280 RF272-82415 CASTLE ROCK SCHOOL DIST. 401 C/O B.J. ACKER 700 HUNTINGTON AVE. S. CASTLE ROCK, WA 98611 $240 RF272-82990 NORTH HOPKINS I.S.D. C/O TOMMY LONG RT. 3, BOX 486 SULPHUR SPRINGS, TX 75482 $113 RF272-85940 BENEWAH COMMUNITY HOSPITAL C/O JIM BOYD 229 S. 7TH ST. ST. MARIES, ID 83861 $86 RF272-88793 UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA C/O CLARA SNIDER 516 1/2 S. MAIN ST. COLUMBIA, SC 29208 $694 RF272-90674 S.W. PLUMBING & HEATING CO. C/O G. SCOTT EDWARDS 4735 BAKERS FERRY RD., S.W. ATLANTA, GA 30336 $110 RF272-91127 SACRED HEART SCHOOL C/O SISTER VIRGINIA REINL 5150 TCHULAHOMA RD. SOUTHAVEN, MS 38671 $338 RF272-91722 BARTOW PAVING CO., INC. C/O GEORGE SHROPSHIRE III PO BOX 2045 CARTERSVILLE, GA 30120 $9,949 RF272-91748 LOYAL SHIRLEY 1698 30TH RD. VERMILLION, KS 66544 $115 RF272-91829 FRANCIS MINIHAN GENERAL DELIVERY BLAINE, KS 66549 $85 RF272-92365 CURTIS MATHES CORP. C/O BILLY J. ROBINSON 17300 N. DALLAS PKWY. DALLAS, TX 75248 $377 RF272-93823 TOWN OF WOLCOTT C/O RICHARD P. LONGO 10 KENEA AVE. WOLCOTT, CT 06716 $386 RF272-94238 WILSON DRILLING CO. C/O STANLEY R. WILSON PO BOX 405, HWY. 84 W. MULESHOE, TX 79347 $125 RF272-94307 BENNER & FIELDS, INC. C/O IRVIN G. ANGEL PO BOX 20268 GREENSBORO, NC 27420 $100 TOTALS: 58 RB272-00164 $28,985