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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