Case No. RB272-00163

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: RB272-00163

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 55 recipients is $42,551.

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   RB272-00163      
CASE NO.FIRM ADDRESS REFUND
RF272-00478KENYON INDUSTRIES, INC. C/O DUANE O. SCHMIDT 36 SHERMAN AVE. KENYON, RI 02836 $12,678
RF272-00527STEVE LIPETZKY   PO BOX 152SPRINGFIELD, MN 56087 $71
RF272-01965HAROLD LEONARD & CO., INC.C/O HARRIET MARCUS 600 GREEN LANE, PO BOX 3127UNION, NJ 07083 $98
RF272-02254PIERCE-ROBERTS RUBBER CO.C/O DAVID B. PIERCE 1450 HEATH AVE., PO BOX 5007TRENTON, NJ 08638 $416
RF272-02372BILLY J. JOSEFY   1121 W. 7TH ST., BOX 276GRANDFIELD, OK 73546 $142
RF272-03795MARY SHIRLEY  314 S. JEFFERSON ST. TULLAHOMA, TN 37388 $528
RF272-04718BRANNON BROTHERS FARM C/O GERALD BRANNON RR 1 HARTFORD, AL 36344 $127
RF272-04810PETER KIEFFER  PO BOX 588CASSELTON, ND 58012 $392
RF272-05047LESTER E. WARD JR.   5858 YORK RD.VERSAILLES, OH 453809428$125
RF272-05889RICHARD GERBER   PO BOX 22TWO BUTTES, CO 81084 $172
RF272-06604ROBERT KUBOUSHEK   504 W. S, PO BOX 251 CALMAR, IA 52132 $52
RF272-07101ROBINSON FARMC/O JIM ROBINSON 1573 DAY HOLLOW RD. OWEGO, NY 13827 $64
RF272-07337JAMES KOCH  8394 200TH ST., PO BOX 160WEST UNION, IA 52175 $67
RF272-08544WESTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS C/O PETER MYNARSKI PO BOX 1007, 24 SCHOOL RD.WESTON, CT 06883 $1,418
RF272-08656PRESCOTT FARMC/O MARJORIE PRESCOT 10125 MALLORY RD. SAUQUOIT, NY 13456 $53
RF272-10085WILLARD W. LANE, JR.   PO BOX 22SURRY, VA 23883 $71
RF272-10129ROBERT G. SCRUGGS   139 CHEROKEE NATIONAL HWY.GAFFNEY, SC 29341 $115
RF272-11103VILLAGE OF ARNOLD C/O PATRICIA LAMBERTY PO BOX 70ARNOLD, NE 691200070 $140
RF272-12107ST. VINCENT'S MEDICAL CENTERC/O JOHN W. TRELEAVEN 2800 MAIN ST.BRIDGEPORT, CT 06606 $6,944
RF272-14326MERLYN MCKINNEY   106 N. WILSON AVE. WHITE, SD 57276 $67
RF272-14821GARY E. BENNETT   PO BOX 101LOMA, MT 59460 $198
RF272-15454MARINE CONSTRUCTION & DREDGINGC/O KENNETH YOUNGSMAN 113 LUMMI DR.LA CONNER, WA 98257 $576
RF272-16009E.R. GRISHAM  2415 OLD HOWARD RD. TEMPLE, TX 76504 $102
RF272-17901ROSE SEPTIC TANK CO., INC.C/O RICHARD HENNEFORTH 8295 N.W. 93RD ST. MIAMI, FL 33166 $701
RF272-19043JB'S RESTAURANTS, INC. C/O BILL VEST965 S. 630 E.SPANISH FORK, UT 84660 $601
RF272-19497YELLOW CAB OF SOMERVILLE INC.C/O CHERYL HORAN 85 FOLEY ST.SOMERVILLE, MA 02145 $1,252
RF272-19573POTTS FARMSC/O VERNON POTTS 55918 898 RD.ST. HELENA, NE 68774 $124
RF272-19819OLSON FLYING SERVICE, INC.C/O MORRIS G. OLSON 73803 US HWY. 183 HOLDREGE, NE 689494085 $108
RF272-19828ROBERTSON COUNTY BD. EDUCATN.C/O CNTY FINANCE DEPT. 523 S. BROWN ST. SPRINGFIELD, TN 37172 $964
RF272-21086PIERCE COLLEGE C/O AL DOWNS9401 FARWEST DR., S.W. TACOMA, WA 98498 $69
RF272-22828ROGER HIMSTEDT   90 ENFIELD RD. EDDYVILLE, KY 420388567 $133
RF272-22879FLYNN HYBRID SEED CO. C/O MAURICE FLYNN 702 HIGGINS AVE. SCHUYLER, NE 68661 $108
RF272-22901RONALD GERKEN  425 N. VINE ST. DESHLER, OH 43516 $79
RF272-23042LEE M. HANSEN  658 GRAVEL RIDGE RD. TRUFANT, MI 49347 $86
RF272-23454TOWN OF TAOSC/O MARIETTA SANTISTEVAN400 CAMINO DEL LA PLACITATAOS, NM 87571 $243
RF272-24150GARY A. WELLS  11493 737 RD.HOLDREGE, NE 68949 $124
RF272-24585DAVID N. ARMSTRONG   130 BURNHAM DR., POB 476ALLIANCE, NE 69301 $174
RF272-24764VINCENT P. PACHTA   RR 1, BOX 42BELLEVILLE, KS 66935 $80
RF272-24779DUANE BERGH  13532 99TH ST., S.E. HAVANA, ND 58043 $212
RF272-25091JIM BURNETT  15736 MCGIRR RD. HINCKLEY, IL 60520 $177
RF272-25100BOBBY SOLOMONC/O EDNA SOLOMON 1602 KNOXVILLE ST. FT. VALLEY, GA 31030 $170
RF272-25270CENTRAL MAINE MEDICAL CENTERC/O WAYNE BENNET 300 MAIN ST.LEWISTON, ME 04240 $3,485
RF272-25320OCEAN PARK APTS. C/O RY MGMT. CO., INC. 1619 3RD AVE.NEW YORK, NY 10128 $2,283
RF272-25549GROVE STONE & SAND CO.C/O C.R. MCGLOTHLIN PO BOX 425, OLD U.S. HWY. 70SWANNANOA, NC 28778 $2,033
RF272-26849CITY OF HOPKINSVILLE C/O WINDEL WOOTON PO BOX 707HOPKINSVILLE, KY 422400707$429
RF272-26883R.R.J. FARMS INC. C/O ROBERT JOHNSON 411 HOMESTEAD LANE HOLDREGE, NE 68949 $165
RF272-27699MARIN DEPT. OF PUBLIC WORKSC/O JOYCE SIEGAN PO BOX 4186SAN RAFAEL, CA 94913 $1,677
RF272-27938JEFFERSON COUNTY HWY. DEPT.C/O WM. F. STELLING PO BOX 394, 1415 A ST. FAIRBURY, NE 68352 $1,307
RF272-29118RAY WOLAK  5915 LEGG RD.KINGSTON, MI 48741 $71
RF272-29600BRUCE GERK  PO BOX 5JULESBURG, CO 80737 $82
RF272-29819SMITH 6 BAR S LIVESTOCK C/O E. MAYNARD SMITH PO BOX 320007GLEN, MT 597320007 $277
RF272-29860NORMAN SPURLOCK   1436 W. PULASKI HWY. ELKTON, MD 21921 $224
RF272-30182HOWARD C. SMITH   1022 590TH ST. CHEROKEE, IA 51012 $87
RF272-30791WILLIS J. WOODHAM   129 CEDAR FOREST TR. ASHEVILLE, NC 28803 $248
RF272-30803RODNEY M. CARR   HCR 66, BOX 82 PRAIRIE CITY, SD 57649 $162
TOTALS:55 RB272-00163     $42,551