Case No. RR336-00223
January 23, 2002
DECISION AND ORDER
OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Supplemental Order
Name of Petitioners: Citronelle-Mobile Gathering, Inc./
Globe Manufacturing Co., et al.
Date of Filing: January 10, 2002
Case Numbers: RR336-00223, et al.
On April 26, 1991, the Office of Hearings and Appeals (OHA) of the Department of Energy (DOE) issued a Decision and Order instituting special refund procedures for the distribution of funds collected from Citronelle-Mobile Gathering, Inc. (Citronelle) and Bart B. Chamberlain, the firm's president and principal owner, pursuant to a March 17, 1988, decision of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Alabama. See Citronelle-Mobile Gathering, Inc. v. Herrington, No. 77-101-A (S.D. Ala. March 17, 1988); Citronelle-Mobile Gathering, Inc., 21 DOE ¶ 85,233 (1991) (Citronelle). In accordance with the decision of the District Court and the goals of 10 C.F.R. Part 205, Subpart V, the OHA's Citronelle decision implemented a process by which purchasers of NEPCO refined petroleum products were afforded an opportunity to demonstrate that they were injured as a result of Citronelle's alleged violations. Pursuant to these procedures, the OHA has approved 37 claims, encompassing total purchase volumes of 1,222,722,167 gallons of petroleum products.
On August 12, 1992, the District Court ordered the transfer of Citronelle overcharges funds then deposited in the registry of the Court to the DOE deposit escrow fund account, and ordered the transfer of any future payments into the registry to the DOE escrow account on a quarterly basis. The Court authorized the disbursement by DOE of the Citronelle funds from the escrow fund to approved claimants in proportion to the number of gallons of refined petroleum products purchased by each claimant. In the past, DOE has disbursed funds to the claimants whenever the amount in the DOE escrow exceeds $1,000,000, and no less often than once every two years.
As of December 31, 2001, the amount in the DOE escrow was $133,175 (consisting of $130,300 principal and $2,875 interest). Since we do not anticipate receiving any additional funds in the future, we will direct that all remaining funds in the Citronelle escrow be disbursed to the 37 eligible claimants on a pro rata basis, as set forth in the Appendix to this Decision and Order. The total volume for which payments are approved in this Decision is 1,222,722,167 gallons and the sum of the payments is $130,300 (plus interest accumulated as of the date of disbursement). This will be the final payment made from the DOE escrow pursuant to the August 12, 1992 order of the District Court.
It Is Therefore Ordered That:
(1) The Team Leader, Financial Control Team, Office of Financial Control and Reporting of the Department of Energy shall take appropriate action to disburse from the DOE deposit escrow fund maintained at the Department of Treasury and funded by Citronelle Mobile Gathering, Inc., Account No. 421X00042Z, the amounts specified in the Appendix to this Decision and Order (plus a pro rata share of interest accumulated as of the date of disbursement) to the payees specified in that Appendix.
(2) This is a final order of the Department of Energy.
George B. Breznay
Director
Office of Hearings and Appeals
Date: January 23, 2002
Appendix
Citronelle-Mobile Gathering, Inc./Globe Manufacturing Co., et al.
Case Numbers RR336-223, et al.
Case Number
Claimant
Volume Approved
Amount of Payment (Principal)
RR336-223
Globe Manufacturing Co.
449,715
$48
c/o Kevin Cardullo
P.O. Box 1751
Fall River, MA 02722
RR336-224
Orange & Rockland Utilities
13,343,400
$1,422
c/o John L. Carley, Esq.
One Blue Hill Plaza
Pearl River, NY 10965
RR336-225
Georgia Power Co.
30,416,400
$3,241
c/o Robert P. Williams II
Troutman, Sanders, LLP
600 Peachtree Street, NE
Suite 5200
Atlanta, GA 30308
RR336-226
Falstaff Brewing Corp.
1,535,694
$164
c/o Eugene J. Toler, Esq.
100 Shoreline Hwy. Bld. B
Mill Valley, CA 94941
RR336-227
G.M. Truck & Bus Group
1,400,000
$149
c/o Gary L. Applegate
1016 W. Edgar Rd.
Linden, NJ 07036
RR336-228
Brittany Dyeing & Printing
288,870
$31
c/o Paul Payette
1357 E. Rodney French Blvd
New Bedford, MA 02744
RR336-229
Shell Oil Co.
8,303,400
$885
c/o William J. Riddoch
P.O. Box 576
Houston, TX 77001
RR336-230
Arkwright Finishing
149,153
$16
c/o Sidney Margolis
United Merchants and Manufacturers, Inc.
P.O. Box 5354
New York, NY 10185-5354
RR336-231
Davis Mills Bldg.
153,532
$16
c/o Sidney Margolis
United Merchants and Manufacturers, Inc.
P.O. Box 5354
New York, NY 10185-5354
RR336-232
Reed & Barton
326,149
$35
c/o Thomas M. Kluchko
144 W. Brittannia St.
Tauton, MA 02780
RR336-233
Essex Chemical Corp.
424,000
$45
c/o Essex Specialty Products
1250 Harmon Road
Auburn Hills, MI 48326
Attn: Emmanuel Mireku
RR336-234
Hackensack Water Co.
915,522
$98
c/o Maria Laurino, Esq.
200 Old Hook Rd.
Harrington, NJ 07640
RR336-235
Consolidated Edison Co.
265,125,000
$28,253
c/o Henri Gueron
4 Irving Place
New York, NY 10003
RR336-236
American Cyanamid Co.
117,190
$12
c/o Trudy Robinson
Donahue, Gallagher, Thomas &
Woods
1646 N. California Blvd. - Suite 310
Walnut Creek, CA 94596
RR336-237
Philadelphia Electric Co.
14,170,800
$1,510
c/o David Ciarlone
Purchasing Department
2301 Market St.
Philadelphia, PA 19101
RR336-238
Fall River Housing Authority
291,764
$31
c/o Daniel P. McDonald
P.O. Box 989
Fall River, MA 02722
RR336-239
Hercules, Inc.
2,480,808
$264
c/o R. Wenzke
50 N. Market Street
Gibbstown, NJ 08027
RR336-240
Aqualon Co.
2,768,076
$295
c/o James Little
50 S. Minisink Ave.
Parlin, NJ 08859
RR336-241
Southeastern Mass. Univ.
501,756
$53
c/o William E. Traubel
Old Westport Rd.
North Dartmouth, MA 02747
RR336-242
Paul A. Dever State School
1,057,176
$113
c/o Fred Schaefer
Box 4003
Taunton, MA 02780
RR336-243
Holy Name Hospital
480,222
$51
c/o Wayne E. Kinder
718 Teaneck Rd.
Teaneck, NJ 07666
RR336-244
Hercules, Inc.
1,471,872
$157
c/o R. Wenzke
50 N. Market Street
Gibbstown, NJ 08027
RR336-245
Rogers Corp.
1,104,832
$118
c/o Richard B. Aronson
P.O. Box 550
Manchester, CT 06040
RR336-246
Dr. U.E. Zambarano Mem.
516,042
$55
Hospital
c/o Paul A. DeBlois
Rt. 100
Wallum Lake, RI 02884
RR336-247
Niagara Mohawk Power Corp.
174,858,600
$18,634
c/o A. Scott Cauger, Senior Counsel
Law Department, B-3
300 Erie Boulevard West
Syracuse, NY 13202
RR336-248
Slattery Group Inc.
7,060,200
$752
125 Jericho Turnpike
Jericho, NY 11753
RR336-249
Hudson General Corp.
9,025,800
$962
c/o Noah E. Rockowitz
P.O. Box 355
Great Neck, NY 11022
RR336-250
Orlando Utilities Comm.
92,131,200
$9,818
c/o Kenneth S. Chaney, Jr.
500 S. Orange Ave.
Orlando, FL 32802
RR336-251
Gray Textile Corp.
100,998
$11
c/o Louis E. D'Amico
206 Globe Mills Ave.
Fall River, MA 02724
RR336-252
Duro Finishing Corp.
822,130
$88
c/o Louis E. D'Amico
110 Chace St.
Fall River, MA 02724
RR336-253
Long Island Lighting Co.
456,132,600
$48,608
c/o Elizabeth K. Biging, Esq.
175 E. Old Country Rd.
Hicksville, NY 11801
RR336-254
Federal Paper Board Co.
7,892,000
$841
c/o Paul W. Magnabosco
P.O. Box 8
Riegelwood, NC 28456
RR336-255
Conoco, Inc.
18,249,000
$1,945
c/o Janice M. Cooke
600 N. Dairy Ashford, #ML
Houston, TX 77079
RR336-256
COM/Energy Services Company
103,347,673
$11,013
OR Baker & McKenzie
c/o Bertrand M. Harding, Jr.
815 Conn. Ave. N.W. #1100
Washington, D.C. 20006
RR336-257
American Biltrite, Inc.
1,763,417
$188
c/o Gilbert K. Gailius
57 River St.
Wellesley Hills, MA 02181
RR336-258
Mobil Oil Corp.
3,057,600
$326
c/o R.L. Clause
EOR Crude - Room 4B-1834
3225 Gallows Rd.
Fairfax, VA 22037
RR336-259
Rhode Island College
489,576
$52
c/o John H. Vickers
Providence, RI 02908
TOTALS
1,222,722,167
$130,300