Case No. RJ272-00077

August 28, 2000

DECISION AND ORDER

OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Supplemental Order

Name of Applicant: Estate of Robert Burack

Date of Filing: August 22, 2000

Case Number: RJ272-77

On August 21, 1997, the Office of Hearings and Appeals (OHA) of the Department of Energy issued a Decision and Order granting supplemental crude oil refunds to 14 applicants in Northeast Cooperative, et al., (Northeast), Case Nos. RK272-01486, et al. In that Decision and Order, the OHA granted the Estate of Robert Burack, Case No. RK272-04515, a refund in the amount of $73 based on purchases of 91,203 gallons of petroleum products.

The U.S. Treasury recently informed the OHA that it canceled the check disbursed to Mr. Burack’s Estate in accordance with the limited payability laws. The OHA’s attempts to locate the Executor or Executrix of Mr. Burack’s Estate have been unsuccessful. Hence, the OHA has determined that the refund to the Estate of Robert Burack should be rescinded.

Accordingly, the OHA must modify the Decision made in Northeast Cooperative, et al., Case Nos. RK272-01486, et al. insofar as it pertains to the Estate of Robert Burack only, and rescind that portion of the Decision made on August 21, 1997 that granted Mr. Burack’s Estate a refund in the amount of $73.

It Is Therefore Ordered That:

(1) The Decision and Order issued by the Department of Energy on August 21, 1997, Northeast Cooperative, et al., (Northeast), Case Nos. RK272-01486, et al. be and hereby is modified as set forth in paragraph (2) below with respect to the Estate of Robert Burack only.

(2) The refund granted to the Estate of Robert Burack, Case No. RK272-04515, in the amount of $73 be and hereby is rescinded.

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

George B. Breznay

Director

Office of Hearings and Appeals

Date:August 28, 2000