Case No. RK272-05355
June 01, 2000
DECISION AND ORDER
OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Supplemental Order
Names of Cases: Gerald J. Parish Intervivos Trust et al.
Dates of Cases: July 7, 1999 et al.
Case Numbers: RK272-05355 et al.
This decision grants supplemental crude oil overcharge 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 overcharge 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 that had been 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 that had been 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 are 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.
This decision approves supplemental refunds for 7 applicants totaling $3,243. We identified each case as requiring individualized review, usually because there had been a change of circumstances since the previous refund was disbursed. Accordingly, we set up a new case file (designated RK272-) and investigated whether the party that submitted the verification form (or on whose behalf the form was submitted) was entitled to receive the supplemental refund. On the basis of that investigation, we have determined that each of the applicants is entitled to the supplemental refund. For each applicant, the appendix lists the name, address, original case number, new RK272- case number, and the amount of the supplemental refund. The new case number replaces the original number. For all future purposes, the application will be known by the new case number.
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 supplemental refunds totaling $12,564 to the 12 claimants at the addresses and in the amounts specified in the appendix to this decision.
(2) The funds shall be disbursed from the escrow fund denominated Crude Tracking-Claimants IV, Account No. 999DOE010Z, maintained at the Department of 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
Washington, D.C. 20585-0107
(4) Any conditions imposed that applied to an applicants receipt of the initial crude oil refund shall also apply to that applicants 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: June 01, 2000
Appendix
CASE NO. APPLICANT CONTACT/FIRM STREET ADDRESS CITY/STATE VOLUME REFUND RF NUM RK272-05355 GERALD J PARISH INTERVIVOS TRS C/O PETER L. SMITH, ESQ. 1214 MAIN ST. SPRINGFIELD, MA 01103 256,621 $205 RF272-48536 RK272-05498 GROSSMAN'S DIV/JELD-WEN, INC. C/O THOMAS A. FORD 90 HAWES WAY STOUGHTON, MA 02072 741,673 $593 RF272-50522 RK272-05540 INTERSTATE BRANDS CORP. C/O MARY WEST 8700 N.W. 77TH CT. MIAMI, FL 33166 173,555 $139 RF272-93504 RK272-05541 STARMET CORP. C/O S. WACOME 2229 MAIN ST. CONCORD, MA 01742 863,379 $691 RF272-50849 RK272-05667 SNE ENTERPRISES, INC. C/O JOHN W. BLAHUTA 50 KENNEDY PLAZA PROVIDENCE, RI 02903 1,463,700 $1,171 RF272-64452 RK272-05670 MARJORIE EVANS C/O PETER L. SMITH, ESQ. 1214 MAIN ST. SPRINGFIELD, MA 01103 256,621 $205 RF272-48536 RK272-05688 TOMMY COOK RT. 3, BOX 287 ANGLETON, TX 77515-8156 298,831 $239 RF272-08864 TOTALS: 7 4,054,380 $3,243