RB272-00164

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: RB272-00164

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 58 recipients is $28,985.

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   RB272-00164      
CASE NO.FIRM ADDRESS REFUND
RF272-65414BROCKHOUSE FARM ACCT. C/O RONALD E. BROCKHOUSE21892 VIRGINIA RD. VIRGINIA, IL 62691 $107
RF272-65607LARRY ARCHER  8901 HURON ST., F-206 THORNTON, CO 80221 $274
RF272-65940J-S RANCHC/O IVAN SHARP 5413 N. 3100 W. AMALGA, UT 84335 $324
RF272-66115LELAND DUE  101 SUMMERSETLUFKIN, TX 75901 $156
RF272-66747MULTNOMAH EDUCATION SERV. DISTC/O MIKE MLYNARCZYK 11611 N.E. AINSWORTH CIRCLEPORTLAND, OR 97220 $178
RF272-66881RAY RAUENHORST   16502 480TH AVE. EASTON, MN 56025 $73
RF272-67106BAXMAN GRAVEL CO., INC. C/O WENDY SQUIRES 1221 N. MAIN ST. FT. BRAGG, CA 95437 $1,633
RF272-67522RYAN AG SERVICE, INC. C/O THOMAS W. RYAN JR. PO BOX 388EAST GRAND FORKS, MN 56721$64
RF272-67523RYAN FARMSC/O THOMAS W. RYAN JR. PO BOX 388EAST GRAND FORKS, MN 56721$388
RF272-67668DENNIS RUBIN  4701 15TH AVE. BROOKLYN, NY 11219 $1,076
RF272-67676SCREEN PRINTS, INC. C/O MIKE KIRBY HWY. 97SMYRNA, SC 29743 $847
RF272-67726SOUTH RIVER BD. EDUCATIONC/O DAYTON FAUNCE MONTGOMERY ST. SOUTH RIVER, NJ 08882 $848
RF272-67837CALVIN WEIHROUCH   N1022 W. INDIES RD. MELROSE, WI 54642 $65
RF272-68016CITY OF BALCH SPRINGS C/O WILLIAM MCDONALD 3117 HICKORY TREE RD. BALCH SPRINGS, TX 751801673$305
RF272-68158WAYNE GIBSON  RT. 1, BOX 195, PO BOX 28ERICK, OK 73645 $141
RF272-68476ROBERT W. KELSAY   82405 100 EFAIRMOUNT, IN 46928 $70
RF272-68558KENNETH E. BOUNDS & SONC/O KENNETH E. BOUNDS 3373 F RD.CLIFTON, CO 81520 $240
RF272-69348RAY OMERNICK  2201 S.S. RD. 49 WITTENBERG, WI 54499 $64
RF272-69360WILLIAMS COMPANIES, INC.C/O BRETT G HUGHES 1 WILLIAMS CENTER, #4100TULSA, OK 74102 $4,007
RF272-69453RAYMOND C. & M.I. KLABENES  HC 63, BOX 40CHAMBERS, NE 68725 $101
RF272-69470VILLAGE OF NILES C/O TREASURER100 CIVIC CENTER DR. NILES, IL 60714 $1,056
RF272-69802ORVEDAHL CONSTRUCTION, INC.C/O ROGER ORVEDAHL 6500 WINSDALE ST. MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55427 $321
RF272-69954MARSHALL FARMS C/O J. CHRIS MARSHALL RT. 1, BOX 288 LORENZO, TX 79343 $259
RF272-70164ST. STANISLAUS PARISH C/O REV. MARION TOLCZYK 566 FRONT ST.CHICOPEE, MA 01013 $210
RF272-70581NORMAN C. TRACY   421 205TH ST.ALEDO, IL 61231 $177
RF272-71167HILLTOP FEEDLOT, INC. C/O WILMA STULTS 29584 CNTY RD. 28 WRAY, CO 80758 $93
RF272-71306DONALD LORLOVICK   817 N. WILSON ST. ULYSSES, KS 67880 $365
RF272-71603YESHIVA & BETH JACOB SCHOOLC/O ARTHUR STEINBERG 201 JAMES ST.LAKEWOOD, NJ 087014104 $256
RF272-71667JOHN ALAN DAVIS   6291 S. 750 W. RUSSIAVILLE, IN 46979 $79
RF272-72053RICHARD J. MAHIN   RT. 2, BOX 35RANDALL, KS 66963 $94
RF272-72172TIM A. FRENCH  980 RD. 22POWELL, WY 82435 $52
RF272-72985CARL E. JOHNSON & SONSC/O CECIL S. JOHNSON PO BOX 1156BLACKFOOT, ID 83221 $252
RF272-73451ROBERT D. BOSS   469 N. 260TH RD. SOLOMON, KS 67480 $233
RF272-73686WILLIAM A. JOHNSTON   2813 N. MEADOW DR. LUBBOCK, TX 79403 $100
RF272-73834DAVID H. & SARAH L. KASPARI  5300 12TH ST. S., APT. 301FARGO, ND 58104 $97
RF272-73889FRANK & SONS C/O FRANK CONTRERAS PO BOX 33FRESNO, TX 77545 $120
RF272-73944JAMES PIESCHL  RR 2, BOX 56RUSH CENTER, KS 67575 $149
RF272-74003KENNETH L. BAUR   4718 BENTON RD. CHARLOTTE, MI 48813 $105
RF272-74944DAN L. SMITH  17323 PROPER RD MOUNT VERNON, OH 43050 $125
RF272-75274DONALD H. MACLEAN   23966 MACLEAN RD. ELKHORN, WI 53121 $85
RF272-75751BEMIS LUMBER CO., INC. C/O F.M. TROST III PO BOX 1636ROBBINSVILLE, NC 28771 $347
RF272-76239YELLOW MEDICINE CNTY. HWY. DPTC/O BARRY ANDERSON 1320 13TH ST.GRANITE FALLS, MN 56241 $167
RF272-77847A.L.L. ASSOCIATES, LLC C/O MICHAEL DEANE 1615 NORTHERN BLVD. MANHASSET, NY 11030 $131
RF272-78359BRYCE DELIVERY SERVICE, INC.C/O NANCY KENNEDY 4915 SABRINA DR. HOUSTON, TX 77066 $153
RF272-82112BENTON-CARROLL-SALEM SCHOOLSC/O CHARLES BURNS 11685 W. STATE RT. 163 OAK HARBOR, OH 43449 $280
RF272-82415CASTLE ROCK SCHOOL DIST. 401C/O B.J. ACKER 700 HUNTINGTON AVE. S. CASTLE ROCK, WA 98611 $240
RF272-82990NORTH HOPKINS I.S.D. C/O TOMMY LONG RT. 3, BOX 486 SULPHUR SPRINGS, TX 75482$113
RF272-85940BENEWAH COMMUNITY HOSPITALC/O JIM BOYD229 S. 7TH ST. ST. MARIES, ID 83861 $86
RF272-88793UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINAC/O CLARA SNIDER 516 1/2 S. MAIN ST. COLUMBIA, SC 29208 $694
RF272-90674S.W. PLUMBING & HEATING CO.C/O G. SCOTT EDWARDS 4735 BAKERS FERRY RD., S.W.ATLANTA, GA 30336 $110
RF272-91127SACRED HEART SCHOOL C/O SISTER VIRGINIA REINL5150 TCHULAHOMA RD. SOUTHAVEN, MS 38671 $338
RF272-91722BARTOW PAVING CO., INC. C/O GEORGE SHROPSHIRE IIIPO BOX 2045CARTERSVILLE, GA 30120 $9,949
RF272-91748LOYAL SHIRLEY  1698 30TH RD.VERMILLION, KS 66544 $115
RF272-91829FRANCIS MINIHAN   GENERAL DELIVERY BLAINE, KS 66549 $85
RF272-92365CURTIS MATHES CORP. C/O BILLY J. ROBINSON 17300 N. DALLAS PKWY. DALLAS, TX 75248 $377
RF272-93823TOWN OF WOLCOTT C/O RICHARD P. LONGO 10 KENEA AVE.WOLCOTT, CT 06716 $386
RF272-94238WILSON DRILLING CO. C/O STANLEY R. WILSON PO BOX 405, HWY. 84 W. MULESHOE, TX 79347 $125
RF272-94307BENNER & FIELDS, INC.C/O IRVIN G. ANGEL PO BOX 20268GREENSBORO, NC 27420 $100
TOTALS:58 RB272-00164     $28,985