Case No. RB272-00095

December 17, 1996

DECISION AND ORDER

OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Supplemental Order

Name of Case: Crude Oil Supplemental Refund Distribution

Date of Filing: November 25, 1996

Case Number: RB272-00095

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 $216,001.

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: December 17, 1996

APPENDIX		RB272-00095
CASE NO.	FIRM		ADDRESS		REFUND
RF272-00347	FARMINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS	C/O PAUL K. HAIN	32500 SHIAWASSEE	FARMINGTON, MI 48336	$1,143
RF272-00690	GLOBE MANUFACTURING CO.	C/O ROBERT ANDERSON	456 BEDFORD ST.	FALL RIVER, MA 027204896	$3,690
RF272-01950	AMERICAN REFRACT. & CRUC. CORP	C/O WILLIAM J. SHEEHAN	P.O. BOX 338	NORTH HAVEN, CT 06473	$3,908
RF272-03220	BELL ATLANTIC-PENNSYLVANIA INC	C/O JEFFREY B. HADZIMA	1717 ARCH ST., 25TH FL.	PHILADELPHIA, PA 19103	$43,927
RF272-03264	WICHITA UNIF. SCHL DIST. #259	C/O BARBARA J. PHILLIPS	201 N. WATER	WICHITA, KS 672021292	$5,836
RF272-03674	PAUL E. RIOUX		RR 2, BOX 1249	FT. KENT, ME 04743	$122
RF272-04491	PICOU BUILDERS SUPPLY CO.		235 N. AIRLINE HWY.	GONZALES, LA 70737	$141
RF272-05235	LYLE GOERING		765 PENN DR.	MCPHERSON, KS 67460	$276
RF272-05972	LAWRENCE CNTY. BRD. EDUCATION	C/O EDDIE MICHAEL	P.O. BOX 607; BULLDOG LANE	LOUISA, KY 41230	$1,162
RF272-06467	VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY	C/O DOROTHY MALLOY	800 LANCASTER AVE.	VILLANOVA, PA 19085	$7,512
RF272-07925	GUY GANNETT PUBLISHING CO.	C/O GENE R. REARDON	1 CITY CENTER; P.O. BOX 15277	PORTLAND, ME 041125277	$1,502
RF272-08752	SCHERING CORP.	C/O TOM STUKANE	2000 GALLOPING HILL RD.	KENILWORTH, NJ 07033	$15,556
RF272-08962	VERLE BIXLER		1031 SKYLINE DR.	ALVA, OK 73717	$241
RF272-10447	CITY OF LUBBOCK	C/O ANNA MOSQUEDA	P.O. BOX 2000	LUBBOCK, TX 79457	$6,257
RF272-10918	BOONE COUNTY	C/O HELEN PREUSSER	222 S. 4TH ST.	ALBION, NE 68620	$635
RF272-11617	ALLEGAN COUNTY ROAD COMM.	C/O CLAIRE R. PATRICK	1308 LINCOLN RD.	ALLEGAN, MI 49010	$2,167
RF272-11919	CITY OF MESA	C/O DONALD D. AYERS	P.O. BOX 1466	MESA, AZ 852111466	$4,315
RF272-11963	MILES SAND, INC.	C/O GEORGE PEARSON JR.	821 E. 25TH ST. N.	WICHITA, KS 67219	$1,397
RF272-12109	HILLDRUP MOVING & STORAGE	C/O HILTON G. MARSHALL	P.O. BOX 1290; 4022 JEFFERSON DAVIS	STAFFORD, VA 22555	$1,071
RF272-12118	NASSAU SUFFOLK LUMBER & SUPPLY	C/O JOHN G. STURMER	2000 OCEAN AVE.	RONKONKOMA, NY 11779	$669
RF272-12157	CLOISTER DAIRIES, INC.	C/O CURTIS L. SMITH	1600 CLOISTER DR.	LANCASTER, PA 17601	$682
RF272-12337	ELIZABETHTOWN AREA SCHOOL DIST	C/O DAVID W. MATYAS	600 E. HIGH ST.	ELIZABETHTOWN, PA 17022	$1,557
RF272-12344	ALDEN CORRUGATED CONTAINER	C/O BENJAMIN GOTTLIEB	84 N. MAIN	FALL RIVER, MA 02720	$2,420
RF272-13342	LARRY DON DEWEY		RR 2, BOX 43	MEDFORD, OK 73759	$195
RF272-13516	MIDLAND COUNTY ROAD COMMISSION	C/O SUSAN T. BOUCHER	2334 N. MERIDIAN RD.	SANFORD, MI 48657	$1,069
RF272-13559	SEQUATCHIE COUNTY HIGHWAY COMM	C/O MAYME H. PHILLIPS	P.O. BOX 266	DUNLAP, TN 373270266	$561
RF272-13900	DON HICKENBOTTOM		1462 E. 4TH ST.	FREMONT, NE 68025	$506
RF272-13985	GEORGE A. LEDDEN		1654 HWY. 77	ELMER, NJ 08318	$138
RF272-14354	CITY OF BRUNSWICK	C/O M.J. THESLING	4095 CENTER RD.	BRUNSWICK, OH 44212	$412
RF272-14545	RICHARD CARPENTER FARMS	C/O RICHARD CARPENTER	15711 CARTER RD.	BOWLING GREEN, OH 43402	$280
RF272-16689	FRANKIE JELKEN		RR 1, BOX 101	FRANKLIN, NE 68939	$165
RF272-16784	AMETEK, INC.	C/O ROBERT MANDOS	STATION SQ. 2	PAOLI, PA 19301	$3,452
RF272-16824	ST. PETERS HOSPITAL	C/O DENISE RYAN	315 S. MANNING BLVD.; CUSACK BLDG.	ALBANY, NY 12208	$2,774
RF272-16875	CAMPBELL FRESH, INC.	C/O DAVID TRANQUILLO	P.O. BOX 169	BLANDON, PA 19510	$2,362
RF272-17151	RODNEY HARRELL FARMS	C/O RODNEY HARRELL	276 STOCKS DAIRY RD.	LEESBURG, GA 31763	$217
RF272-17242	W.L. HARPER CONSTRUCTION CO.	C/O BRUCE M. HUFF	1648 PETERSBURG RD.	HEBRON, KY 41048	$828
RF272-17479	CYRO INDUSTRIES	C/O DANIEL KULAGA	P.O. BOX 591	SANFORD, ME 04073	$6,465
RF272-19068	WAGNER EQUIPMENT CO.	C/O RICHARD E. REUSS	P.O. BOX 17620	DENVER, CO 802170620	$618
RF272-19095	WILLIAM PATERSON COLLEGE OF NJ	C/O STEPHEN BOLYAI	300 POMPTON RD.	WAYNE, NJ 07470	$5,628
RF272-19137	FREMONT DEPT. OF UTILITIES	C/O RANDY GERKE	P.O. BOX 1468; 400 E. MILITARY	FREMONT, NE 680261468	$2,037
RF272-20216	HASTINGS ISLAND LAND CO.	C/O BARBARA J. BOYD	7872 HASTINGS ISLAND RD.	RIO VISTA, CA 94571	$496
RF272-21148	CONCORDIA COLLEGE	C/O LOUIS T. FISCHER	171 WHITE PLAINS RD.	BRONXVILLE, NY 10708	$1,692
RF272-22192	BAY PATH JUNIOR COLLEGE	C/O JOHN F. FORTIER	588 LONGMEADOW ST.	LONGMEADOW, MA 01106	$519
RF272-23492	READING TRANSPORTATION CO.	C/O EILEEN MAHADY	30 W. 15TH ST., #1300	PHILADELPHIA, PA 19102	$1,940
RF272-23906	TAYLOR SCHOOL DIST.	C/O BARBARA VAN OTTERLOO	23033 NORTHLINE RD.	TAYLOR, MI 48189	$1,571
RF272-24424	TIM ZINK		RR 3, BOX 13B	CARRINGTON, ND 58421	$213
RF272-24614	JOHNSON ROCK PRODUCTS, INC.	C/O CHRISTOPHER JOHNSON	P.O. BOX 1250	COOS BAY, OR 97420	$7,835
RF272-24776	JEROME FIALA		RR 1, BOX 53	FORMAN, ND 58032	$227
RF272-24829	DREILING, LTD.	C/O DIANN DREILING	P.O. BOX 998	LITTLETON, CO 80160	$2,342
RF272-24880	H.E. CALLAHAN CONSTRUCTION	C/O ROGER DUNBAR	P.O. BOX 677	AUBURN, ME 042120677	$123
RF272-25143	MID-MAINE MEDICAL CENTER	C/O NORMAN D. BELAIR	149 NORTH ST.	WATERVILLE, ME 04901	$3,513
RF272-25288	JAMESTOWN BEVERAGES, INC.	C/O D. DONALD ZEOLLE	925 CLINTON ST.; P.O. BOX 170	JAMESTOWN, NY 14701	$111
RF272-25439	VILLAGE OF FREEBURG	C/O ROBERT J. KELL	14 SOUTHGATE CTR.	FREEBURG, IL 62243	$830
RF272-25634	DUTCHESS QUARRY & SUPPLY CO	C/O ROBERT R. REINING	P.O. BOX 651, ARBORIO RD.	PLEASANT VALLEY, NY 12569	$19,210
RF272-26034	HOLEC POLLED HEREFORDS	C/O MARVIN W. HOLEC	RR 1, BOX 215	TABOR, SD 57063	$156
RF272-26068	DOYLESTOWN HOSPITAL	C/O DALE APGAR	595 W. STATE ST.	DOYLESTOWN, PA 18901	$1,079
RF272-26614	MONTGOMERY RANCH CO.	C/O KENT MONTGOMERY	HC 83, BOX 7	ROSEBUD, MT 59347	$179
RF272-26833	R.B.R. TRUCKING, INC.	C/O RICHARD W. PETERSON	4904 W. 47TH ST.	SIOUX FALLS, SD 57106	$1,926
RF272-27152	RAYMOND LELAND		HC 57, BOX 4116	SIDNEY, MT 59270	$464
RF272-27783	LIQUID TRANSPORT CORP.	C/O ANDREW J. TESHENECK	6171 W. 300 N.	GREENFIELD, IN 46140	$3,274
RF272-28207	JOSEPH KORONA		618 LEPPER RD.	FT. JOHNSON, NY 12070	$105
RF272-29728	PFISTER & VOGEL TANNING CO.	C/O MARIE KAESBAUER	1531 N. WATER ST.	MILWAUKEE, WI 53201	$4,776
RF272-29838	FAYLOR-MIDDLECREEK, INC.	C/O RICHARD LEFEVER, ESQ.	P.O. BOX 1166	HARRISBURG, PA 171081166	$26,246
RF272-30549	ST. JOSEPH COUNTY HWY DEPT.	C/O ROBERT KRUSZYNSKI	3301 RIVERSIDE DR.	SOUTH BEND, IN 46628	$1,547
RF272-30833	CLAIROL, INC.	C/O MICHAEL FISHOFF	1 BLACHLEY RD.	STAMFORD, CT 06922	$1,734
Totals:	65	RB272-00095			$216,001

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