Case No. RB272-00165

May 30, 2000

DECISION AND ORDER

OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Supplemental Order

Name of Case: Crude Oil Supplemental Refund Distribution

Date of Filing: April 11, 2000

Case Number: RB272-00165

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 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 have been calculated to date by multiplying the number of gallons of eligible refined petroleum products purchased by the applicant by $0.0008 (the volumetric factor). That volumetric factor has 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. Accordingly, 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 have issued a series of Decision and Orders approving supplemental refunds as we have received 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 65 recipients is $32,565.

Further, we are now paying first-time crude oil refund recipients at the new, aggregate volumetric rate of $0.0016 per gallon.

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 IV, 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

Washington, D.C. 20585-0107

(4) Any conditions 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: May 30, 2000

APPENDIX   RB272-00165      
CASE NO.FIRM ADDRESS REFUND
RF272-31346GLENN KOEBERNICK   2126 105 R AVE., S.E. ROGERS, ND 58479 $72
RF272-31460RULO CLARK FARMS C/O JAMES CLARK W6961 TAYLOR RD. ELKHORN, WI 53121 $76
RF272-31470CHARLES DROBNY   8760 N. 2ND ST. KALAMAZOO, MI 49009 $212
RF272-31802NEW YORK RACING ASSN., INC.C/O ALEX INGLE PO BOX 90JAMAICA, NY 11414 $1,505
RF272-32000DAVID & DORIS DEWALD  RR 1, BOX 50ALEXANDRIA, NE 68303 $64
RF272-32147ROBERT WEGNER  PO BOX 146CRESBARD, SD 57435 $146
RF272-32251LAROSA FUEL CO., INC. C/O JAMES D. LAROSA RT. 3, BOX 76BRIDGEPORT, WV 26330 $3,104
RF272-32573TOOKE RANCHES, INC. C/O GARTH TOOKE PO BOX 113EKALAKA, MT 59324 $119
RF272-32753HERINGER RANCHES, INC. C/O STEPHEN F. HERINGER PO BOX 415CLARKSBURG, CA 95612 $1,562
RF272-33359SENNER FARMS, INC. C/O TERRY SENNER 143 RD. 516BLOOMFIELD, MT 59315 $381
RF272-33402RICHARD L. TROJAN   4276 PIONEERS RD. BEAVER CROSSING, NE 68313$51
RF272-33625CARL A. PETERSON   729 D AVE.OGDEN, IA 50212 $105
RF272-33638ELWYNE METZ  25 TIMBER RIDGE FAIRBURY, IL 61739 $106
RF272-33753STUDNICKA BROTHERS FARMSC/O JAMES STUDNICKA 17366 STUDNICKA RD. MUSCODA, WI 53573 $127
RF272-34668RODNEY A. ANDERSON   12706 83RD ST., S.E. GWINNER, ND 580409740 $340
RF272-35382SOUTHSIDE COMMUNITY HOSPITALC/O DARLENE BARTON 800 OAK ST.FARMVILLE, VA 23901 $872
RF272-35698JOHN W. WESSELS   RR 1, BOX 22ALMA, NE 68920 $173
RF272-35747WILLIAM O. LEONARDSON   719 E. CLEVELAND ST. LAFAYETTE, CO 80026 $1,238
RF272-35903FRIBERG FARMS, INC. C/O ALLAN FRIBERG PO BOX 800INVERNESS, MT 59530 $510
RF272-36330ISAAC HARRIS  604 CREEK RD.ELIZABETH CITY, NC 27909$61
RF272-36471LOUDON COUNTY GOVERNMENTC/O LISA100 RIVER RD., #106 LOUDON, TN 37774 $2,512
RF272-37078VERNON SCHMIDT   1501 MERIDIAN AVE. COZAD, NE 691301469 $193
RF272-38397ST. THOMAS HOSPITAL C/O BILL JEWELL 4220 HARDING RD., PO BOX 380NASHVILLE, TN 37205 $162
RF272-38773HARRIS H. LETT   720 S. COLEMAN, PO BOX 126HOLYOKE, CO 80734 $166
RF272-38970JAMES A. & JOHN R. BERRIE  PO BOX 55OXFORD, KS 67119 $149
RF272-38976EUGENE D. WAJEWNIK   41520 48TH AVE. PAW PAW, MI 49079 $134
RF272-39227W.K. DURRENCE FARMS, INC.C/O W. KENNETH DURRENCE RT. 2, BOX 194-C CLAXTON, GA 30417 $343
RF272-39552BERDELLA RUPPC/O SANDRA WEBER RT. 1, BOX 154 GRANITE FALLS, MN 56241 $113
RF272-39569HARESNAPE FARMS, INC. C/O DONALD HARESNAPE 616 W. NEW YORK ST. SMITH CENTER, KS 66967 $363
RF272-40183OWEN R. TABB  347 OLD DAMASCUS RD. COLQUITT, GA 31737 $255
RF272-40287ROBERT D. WEBER   RT. 1, BOX 154 GRANITE FALLS, MN 56241 $85
RF272-41354TUTUEDT BROTHERS C/O HAROLD TUTUEDT 555 CLARK DR.KALISPELL, MT 59901 $299
RF272-42320GREENPOINT YMCA C/O RACHEL BARRETT 99 MESEROLE AVE. BROOKLYN, NY 11222 $202
RF272-42438PARKSIDE DEVELOPMENT CO. INC.C/O LENNY DELUCA 1983 MARCUS AVE., #C136 LAKE SUCCESS, NY 11042 $960
RF272-42749JOHN M. BROCK JR.   1047 BACONS CASTLE TR. SURRY, VA 23883 $92
RF272-42842DOUGLAS RICHARD   5566 EUREKA RD., RD. 2 ROME, NY 13440 $57
RF272-43644190 EAST POST ROAD CORP.C/O LUCIUS N. PALMER 855 LEXINGTON AVE. NEW YORK, NY 10021 $80
RF272-43646350 EAST 62ND ST. ASSOC.C/O LUCIUS N. PALMER 855 LEXINGTON AVE. NEW YORK, NY 10021 $134
RF272-43647136 EAST 64TH STREET ASSOCS.C/O LUCIUS N. PALMER 855 LEXINGTON AVE. NEW YORK, NY 10021 $219
RF272-43673EHV WEIDMANN INDUSTRIES, INC.C/O RICK GOSSELIN 1 GORDON MILLS WAY ST. JOHNSBURY, VT 05819 $3,427
RF272-45707LOMMER'S FARMS C/O HENRY LOMMER 8560 LATERAL A RD WAPATO, WA 98951 $133
RF272-48629REX A. HUMKE  PO BOX 181IOWA FALLS, IA 50126 $87
RF272-49395TOWNSHIP OF SOUTH PARK C/O MARK G. SCHROYER 2675 BROWNSVILLE RD. LIBRARY, PA 15129 $383
RF272-49645LARSON LAND & CATTLE CO.OR CRAIG LARSON RR 2, BOX 61OBERLIN, KS 67749 $203
RF272-51547DONALD J. BOTT   304 SUNSET LN. LA CROSSE, KS 67548 $202
RF272-51635RUSSELL HEBDON   PO BOX 26BANCROFT, ID 83217 $292
RF272-52268GERHARD PLESSNER   RR 3, BOX 159MADISON, MN 56256 $84
RF272-54569CITY OF ST. PAUL FIRE DEPT.C/O JOHN SWANSON 100 E. 11TH ST. ST. PAUL, MN 55101 $377
RF272-55233ANDREW COUNTYC/O JANET SHELL PO BOX 206SAVANNAH, MO 64485 $411
RF272-56022CITY OF SAVANNAH C/O JANICE HATCHER 402 COURT ST.SAVANNAH, MO 64485 $337
RF272-56129KELLER I.S.D.C/O JERRY CULBERTSON 304 LORINEKELLER, TX 76244 $197
RF272-56139MORNINGSIDE HGTS. HOUSING CORPC/O NOEL ELLISON 80 LA SALLE ST. NEW YORK, NY 100274711 $4,556
RF272-56152JOHN E. BROWNC/O JAQUELINE BROWN 252 SPULER RD. LAMONT, WA 99017 $233
RF272-57587HUDSON MANOR TERRACE CORP.C/O EQUITY MGMT. GROUP 228 E. 45TH ST. NEW YORK, NY 10017 $1,280
RF272-58683ST. JOHNS LUTHERAN CHURCHC/O JON HELLER 55 WILBUR BLVD. POUGHKEEPSIE, NY 12603 $77
RF272-58733ANTHONY G. TIMMERMANN   950 N. WALNUT ST. BREESE, IL 622301142 $69
RF272-59025RICHARD A. BAUMAN   15622 S.W. 29TH RD. PICKRELL, NE 68422 $130
RF272-59734RATKOVEC FARMS C/O LAVENA RATKOVEC 3150 CNTY RD. L WESTON, NE 68070 $88
RF272-61399PLASTIC ENTERPRISES CO., INC.C/O STAN WILSON 401 S.E. THOMPSON DR., POB 248LEE'S SUMMIT, MO 64063 $114
RF272-61601DEJMAL FARMS CO. C/O DON DEJMAL PO BOX 9MUNDEN, KS 66959 $351
RF272-62005WHEATLEY FARMS, INC. C/O HERMAN WHEATLEY, JR.RT. 4, BOX 7BROWNFIELD, TX 79316 $392
RF272-62102HILLSBOROUGH TWNSHP BD EDUCTNC/O DONNA SCHNEIDER 555 AMWELL RD. NESHANIC, NJ 08853 $932
RF272-63764VALLEY VISTA UNIT OWNERS ASSNC/O MANAGER2032 BELMONT RD., N.W. WASHINGTON, DC 20009 $378
RF272-64070ST. THOMAS AQUINAS R.C. CHURCHC/O REV. BRIAN CALLAHAN 1550 HENDRICKSON ST. BROOKLYN, NY 11234 $334
RF272-64281RIVER GLEN TENANTS CORP.C/O ANKER MANAGEMENT CORP45 KNOLLWOOD RD ELMSFORD, NY 10523 $156
TOTALS:65 RB272-00165     $32,565