Case No. RB272-00162
March 20, 2000
DECISION AND ORDER
OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Supplemental Order
Name of Petitioner: Crude Oil Supplemental Refund Distribution
Date of Filing: January 14, 2000
Case Number: RB272-00162
This decision grants supplemental crude oil refunds. The names of the recipients and the amount of the refunds are listed in the Appendix to this decision.
This supplemental refund decision concerns the crude oil overcharge refund proceeding. 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 Modified Statement of Restitutionary Policy 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 deadline for applications in the crude oil proceeding was June 30, 1995.
The OHA has approved more than 87,000 crude oil overcharge applications. 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, also referred to as the volumetric, 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. Originally, the DOE calculated refunds at a $0.0002 per gallon volumetric. In 1989, the DOE increased the volumetric to $0.0008 per gallon, and applicants paid at the lower $0.0002 per rate were eligible for a $0.0006 supplemental payment.
See Crude Oil Supplemental Refund Distribution, 18 DOE ¶ 85,878 (1989). In 1995, the DOE increased the volumetric to $0.0016 per gallon. Accordingly, applicants paid at the lower $0.0008 per rate became eligible for an $0.0008 supplemental refund. Refunds are rounded to the nearest dollar.
In order to receive a supplemental refund check, applicants were required to verify 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. The deadline for requesting a supplemental crude oil refund was January 31, 2000. See 64 Fed. Reg. 19,998 (1999).
This decision approves supplemental refunds for the applicants listed in the Appendix to this decision. For each applicant, the Appendix contains the name, address, original case number, and the amount of the supplemental refund. The decision approves supplemental refunds for 33 applicants, totalling $26,516.
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 the supplemental refunds 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: March 20, 2000
APPENDIX RB272-00162 CASE NO. FIRM ADDRESS REFUND RF272-41901 EMPIRE REALTY CO. C/O RAMIN SHALOM 347 5TH AVE., #1600 NEW YORK, NY 10016 $9,432 RF272-48506 OHIO KNITTING MILLS, INC. C/O LEONARD RAND 1974 E. 61ST. ST. CLEVELAND, OH 44103 $52 RF272-48528 MVP CORP., ET AL C/O DAVID PEYSER 88 SPENCE ST. BAY SHORE, NY 11706 $183 RF272-50022 CONGDON & WELLER WHLSALE NURS. C/O REBECCA CARLSON MILE BLOCK RD., PO BOX 1507 NORTH COLLINS, NY 14111 $401 RF272-50163 GLEN MILL APARTMENTS, INC. C/O ROBERT MILLER 213 GLEN ST. GLEN COVE, NY 11542 $575 RF272-50829 SHOOK BUILDER SUPPLY CO. C/O E. LEE RICHARDS 1400 16TH ST., N.E., POB 1790 HICKORY, NC 28603 $97 RF272-50843 SCENIC STAGE LINE, INC. DBA/ R.C. SMITH TRANSPORT 606 PORTLAND AVE., POB 408 MORRISON, IL 61270 $376 RF272-50900 JAMES MONROE WIRE & CABLE CO. C/O MARTIN FISHER STERLING RD., PO BOX 1203 SOUTH LANCASTER, MA 01561 $112 RF272-51765 ARTISTIC DESK PAD & NOVELTY C/O STEPHEN MAYO 721 E. 133RD ST. BRONX, NY 10454 $58 RF272-52251 A.B.C. ELECTRIC SERVICE, INC. C/O JOSEPH A. ABRAHAM 210 5TH ST. FT. MYERS, FL 33907 $87 RF272-53562 ELIZABETH WEBBING MILLS CO. C/O VINCENT A. MARSEGLIA 521 ROOSEVELT AVE. CENTRAL FALLS, RI 02863 $1,524 RF272-53837 LARSON MANUFACTURING CO. C/O CRAIG H. JOHNSON 2333 EASTBROOK DR. BROOKINGS, SD 57006 $800 RF272-53839 LASALLE BANK BUILDING C/O JONES LANG LASALLE 135 S. LASALLE ST., #2430 CHICAGO, IL 60603 $3,635 RF272-53886 C. OVERAA & CO. C/O RUTH MCDANIEL 200 PARR BLVD. RICHMOND, CA 94801 $202 RF272-53933 MCDONALD NURSERIES INC. C/O EDDIE MCDONALD 1139 W. PEMBROKE AVE. HAMPTON, VA 23661 $142 RF272-55321 WESTERN PRODUCE CO. C/O JOSEPH V. WISTO P.O. BOX 488 CHANDLER, AZ 85244 $839 RF272-56974 ESPERANZA VALLEY FARMS INC. C/O BILLIE JOBE 2419 RED ROCK CANYON EL PASO, TX 799301725 $313 RF272-56992 DAV-EL SERVICES INC. C/O ROBERT STANKUS 200 2ND ST. CHELSEA, MA 02150 $1,642 RF272-57001 CANTON MUNICIPAL UTILITIES C/O ERIC DEAN 226 E. PEACE ST., POB 114 CANTON, MS 39046 $200 RF272-57024 PENINSULA LIGHT CO. C/O SHANNON RAUCH PO BOX 78 GIG HARBOR, WA 98335 $219 RF272-57056 RICHARDSON INDUSTRIES, INC. C/O MARTHA VANDE LEEST 904 MONROE, PO BOX 9040 SHEBOYGAN FALLS, WI 530850904 $907 RF272-57066 SOUTHSIDE ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE C/O STANLEY WORSHAM JR. PO BOX 7 CREWE, VA 329300007 $270 RF272-64395 ROBERT VEURINK 4586 E. 120TH ST. GRANT, MI 49327 $216 RF272-65865 FASTER FORM CORP. C/O J.C. WASZKIEWICZ, III 1 FASTER FORM CIRCLE NEW HARTFORD, NY 13413 $60 RF272-66888 PARK AVENUE & 84TH STREET INC. C/O GEORGE SKINTEJ 84TH ST. & PARK AVE. NEW YORK, NY 10028 $155 RF272-66900 SAN REMO TENANTS CORP. C/O LEILA REINHART 145-146 CENTRAL PARK W. NEW YORK, NY 10023 $1,232 RF272-66910 640 PARK AVENUE CORP. C/O THOMAS SWIETEK 640 PARK AVE. NEW YORK, NY 10021 $228 RF272-66922 72ND STREET & PARK COOP. C/O MARY NEWELL 770 LEXINGTON AVE., 5TH FLR NEW YORK, NY 10021 $168 RF272-75521 RYAN FOODS CO., INC. C/O CHARLES R. HYATT PO BOX 1175 MURRAY, KY 42071 $1,873 RF272-77737 THEVENET MONTESSORI SCHOOL C/O SCHOOL TREASURER 202 CNTY RT. 105; PO BOX 1003 HIGHLAND MILLS, NY 10930 $72 RF272-92950 SMOAK GROVES INC. OR JOHN F. SMOAK & SONS 1025 CNTY RD. 17 N. LAKE PLACID, FL 33852 $229 RF272-93161 RUSSELL LANDS, INC. C/O CAROL B. HENRY 2544 WILLOW POINT RD. ALEXANDER CITY, AL 35010 $92 RF272-93423 DICKINSON READY-MIX CO. C/O JACK OLIN 72 STATE AVE. S., BOX 276 DICKINSON, ND 58602 $125 TOTALS: 33 RB272-00162 $26,516