Case No. RB272-00111

June 24, 1997

DECISION AND ORDER

OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Supplemental Order

Name of Case: Crude Oil Supplemental Refund Distribution

Date of Filing: May 20, 1997

Case Number: RB272-00111

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 73 recipients is $129,381.

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: June 24, 1997

 
APPENDIX   RB272-00111      
CASE NO. FIRM   ADDRESS   REFUND
RF272-31539 R. LEON WILLIAMS LUMBER CO. C/O R. LEON WILLIAMS 45 AIRLINE RD. EAST EDDINGTON, ME 04428 $687
RF272-31664 LUMPKIN COUNTY COMMISSIONER C/O CHARLIE A. RIDLEY 99 COURTHOUSE HILL, #A DAHLONEGA, GA 30533 $840
RF272-32095 ROGER MOORE 1818 S. FRIENDFIELD RD. SCRANTON, SC 29591 $253
RF272-32336 GUILFORD MILLS, INC. C/O ROBERT A. EMKEN JR. 4925 W. MARKET ST. GREENSBORO, NC 27407 $252
RF272-32337 GUILFORD MILLS, INC. C/O ROBERT A. EMKEN JR. 4925 W. MARKET ST. GREENSBORO, NC 27407 $14,928
RF272-32338 GUILFORD MILLS, INC. C/O ROBERT A. EMKEN JR. 4925 W. MARKET ST. GREENSBORO, NC 27407 $6,390
RF272-33050 BORDERLINE ENTERPRISES, INC. C/O CALVIN RAUGUST RT. 1, BOX 136 FARMINGTON, WA 99128 $256
RF272-33301 BURLINGTON CNTY. MEM. HOSPITAL C/O JOHN A. DIANGELO 175 MADISON AVE. MOUNT HOLLY, NJ 08060 $465
RF272-33813 FRANCIS KARN RR 1, BOX 27 WIMBELDON, ND 58492 $215
RF272-34067 SAN LUIS TANK & PIPING CONST. C/O LARRY MICKLER 825 26TH ST. PASO ROBLES, CA 93446 $237
RF272-34292 COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS, INC. C/O ROBERT W. SPENCER P.O. BOX 826 MONROE, NC 28111 $654
RF272-34647 GALE GUNDERSON 501 N. PENNSYLVANIA ST. ABERDEEN, SD 57401 $322
RF272-35093 R.E. MERRIMAN, INC. C/O R.E. MERRIMAN 6009 BOYETTE RD. HAHIRA, GA 316323332 $315
RF272-35150 SPAETH FARM, INC. C/O ALTHA K. SPAETH RT. 2, BOX 183 MAHNOMEN, MN 56557 $567
RF272-35317 S.S. FLEGEL TRUCKING CO. C/O MIKE EASTERBROOKS P.O. BOX 800 PRINEVILLE, OR 97754 $1,097
RF272-35353 FRANCHISE SERVICES, INC. C/O CLAY G. SMALL 14841 DALLAS PKWY. DALLAS, TX 75240 $3,305
RF272-35954 JOHN PLES REEDER 11430 CNTY RD. 4017 KEMP, TX 751433518 $1,395
RF272-36039 CHROMCRAFT CORP. C/O BOB GAITHER 1 QUALITY LANE; P.O. BOX 126 SENATOBIA, MS 38668 $1,705
RF272-36910 PETERSON FARMS, INC. C/O BEULAH PETERSON HC 49, BOX 3560 RED LODGE, MT 59068 $266
RF272-36929 K & S TRANSPORT C/O PAUL KELLER 1764 SYLVAN LANE BILLINGS, MT 59105 $316
RF272-36982 ELMER J. HOELSCHER RT. 1, BOX 240 LOTT, TX 76656 $322
RF272-37307 PACIFIC LAUNDROMAT, INC. C/O JAMES Y. MARN 1703 KAMAMALU AVE. HONOLULU, HI 96813 $1,625
RF272-37516 PAUL W. BROWN HCR 61, BOX 557 MILL CREEK, PA 17060 $72
RF272-37670 BRADLEY COUNTY C/O BOB HUGHES 508 WITHROW RD., S.W. MCDONALD, TN 37353 $458
RF272-38050 GERALD E. OSTERMAN 12789 411TH AVE. GROTON, SD 574455512 $180
RF272-38223 RICHLAND COUNTY ENGINEER'S OFF C/O WILLIAM D. CUNNING 77 N. MULBERRY ST. MANSFIELD, OH 44902 $829
RF272-38235 7UP/RC BOTTLING OF SO. CAL. C/O RUSS WOLFE 3220 E. 26TH ST. LOS ANGELES, CA 900234298 $6,993
RF272-38998 RICHARD LITTLE C/O SHIRLEY LITTLE 1313 5TH AVE., S.E. ABERDEEN, SD 57401 $176
RF272-39191 JOHN H. WOODARD 170 DRAYTON LANE CORDELE, GA 31015 $212
RF272-39951 MAX E. JACKSON RR 1 OAKWOOD, OK 73658 $275
RF272-41121 CLYDE G. WEBSTER P.O. BOX 351 BIG SANDY, MT 59520 $297
RF272-41380 JOE C. BRADLEY P.O. BOX 127 KIOWA, CO 80117 $1,415
RF272-41897 GUILFORD MILLS, INC. C/O ROBERT A. EMKEN JR. 4925 W. MARKET ST. GREENSBORO, NC 27407 $40
RF272-41898 GUILFORD MILLS, INC. C/O ROBERT A. EMKEN JR. 4925 W. MARKET ST. GREENSBORO, NC 27407 $1,448
RF272-42296 PEEKSKILL HOSPITAL C/O MICHAEL A. PASCALE 1980 CROMPOND ROAD PEEKSKILL, NY 10566 $592
RF272-42476 NORMAN RATHJE RR 1, BOX 192 RISING CITY, NE 68658 $181
RF272-43736 RICHARD FRERICKS C/O PATRICIA FRERICKS P.O. BOX 293 ASHTON, SD 57424 $287
RF272-44688 ALLAN E. GOERGER 8085 161ST AVE., S.E. BARNEY, ND 58008 $162
RF272-44824 CHAMPION PARTS, INC. C/O MARK SOMETANA 2525 W. 22ND ST. OAK BROOK, IL 60521 $6,125
RF272-45077 LEE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL C/O MICHAEL GERMAN P.O. BOX 2218 FT. MYERS, FL 33902 $1,061
RF272-45745 MELVIN SIEMENS 2645 N.E. 10TH ST. KINGMAN, KS 67068 $195
RF272-45973 MASON COUNTY ROAD COMMISSION C/O SHIRLEY M. ANTHONY 510 E. STATE ST.; P.O. BOX 247 SCOTTVILLE, MI 49454 $1,408
RF272-47952 M & N RACOLIN MGMT. CORP. C/O ROBERT FARBER 733 YONKERS AVE. YONKERS, NY 10704 $9,775
RF272-48469 SANDBERG FARM C/O CHARLES E. SANDBERG RR 2, BOX 19 MARSHALL, MN 56258 $177
RF272-48799 CITY OF BERKELEY C/O ALTHEA TAYLOR 6140 N. HANLEY RD. BERKELEY, MO 63134 $2,450
RF272-48845 CHEMICAL BANK C/O JOSEPH J. AMBROSIO 140 E. 45TH ST.; 10/GCT NEW YORK, NY 100173162 $2,723
RF272-51497 CITY OF CHESAPEAKE C/O RONALD S. HALLMAN P.O. BOX 15225 CHESAPEAKE, VA 233205225 $9,088
RF272-52068 MOTORISTS INSURANCE COMPANIES C/O RUSSELL D. KREBS 471 E. BROAD ST. COLUMBUS, OH 432153861 $1,861
RF272-52647 ELMER W. SCHAMBER 3920 S. SERTOMA AVE. SIOUX FALLS, SD 57106 $600
RF272-52725 STANGELAND BROTHERS C/O KENNETH STANGELAND 488 MCKENZIE AVE. CARRINGTON, ND 58421 $217
RF272-53372 SUPERIOR COMPANIES C/O HOLLY BAIRD 100 W. COOLIDGE PHOENIX, AZ 85013 $1,562
RF272-53382 INDUSTRIAL PAPER DISTRIBUTORS C/O WOLFRAM DOELKER 12005 WOODRUFF AVE. DOWNEY, CA 90241 $261
RF272-53551 BEVERLY HILLS CAB CO. C/O SHERVIN MAHMOUDIAN 6102 VENICE BLVD. LOS ANGELES, CA 900342227 $3,228
RF272-53892 JOHN DIECKMANN & SONS C/O JOAN D. STEIN 9 EVERGREEN DRIVE-PARK VIEW WHEELING, WV 26003 $2,757
RF272-54750 TAMPA INDEP. DAIRY FARMERS ASS C/O LAWSON SPARE P.O. BOX 75306 TAMPA, FL 336750306 $2,403
RF272-56651 MILTON L. ANDERSON 19811 HWY. 135 TROUP, TX 74789 $235
RF272-57307 HUGER-DAVIDSON-SALE CO., INC. C/O GEORGE D. HUGER P.O. BOX 151 BUENA VISTA, VA 24416 $233
RF272-57394 HEMPSTEAD COUNTY ROAD DEPT. C/O HEMP CO. JUDGE'S OFFC P.O. BOX 1420 HOPE, AR 718021420 $993
RF272-57556 FT. BEND INDEP. SCH. DIST. C/O LEE PETROS P.O. BOX 1004 SUGAR LAND, TX 774871004 $1,515
RF272-57613 RUDIN MANAGEMENT CO., INC. C/O ROBERT A. LANGE SR. 345 PARK AVE., 33RD FL. NEW YORK, NY 10154 $15,709
RF272-58034 SNYDER I.S.D. C/O LEE MCNAIR 2901 37TH STREET SNYDER, TX 79549 $315
RF272-58241 HALF MOON FRUIT & PRODUCE CO. C/O MIKE T. DAVIS P.O. BOX 428 YOLO, CA 95697 $1,027
RF272-60033 TOWN OF CARY C/O SUSAN P. MOREY P.O. BOX 8005 CARY, NC 27512 $559
RF272-60654 CROSSROADS GIN CO. C/O JACK L. COLQUETT P.O. BOX 215 SCHLATER, MS 38952 $487
RF272-61956 GEORGE M. JOHNSON BOX 1148 ELKHART, KS 67950 $370
RF272-62796 STINSON TRUCKING, INC. C/O ANDREW T. STINSON P.O. BOX 815 CLEARLAKE OAKS, CA 95423 $317
RF272-62897 CALIFORNIA STATE AUTO. ASSOC. C/O JERR FRANTZ 100 VAN NESS AVE., 5TH FL. SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94102 $3,058
RF272-63428 MONTVILLE TOWNSHIP BD. OF EDUC C/O DOMINIC J. BUTLER 221 CHANGEBRIDGE RD. MONTVILLE, NJ 07045 $821
RF272-63513 FRANK C. WALKER FARMS C/O FRANK C. WALKER 306 YORKSHIRE VICTORIA, TX 77904 $316
RF272-63633 FARMERS UNION OIL CO. C/O STEVE CAMERON P.O. BOX 205 PIERPONT, SD 574680205 $5,254
RF272-63733 COMMUNITY VENTURES CORP. C/O FLOYD B. MANILOW 4725 N. WESTERN AVE., #200 CHICAGO, IL 606252012 $816
RF272-64045 MOTOR WEST C/O DENNIS B. MOSS P.O. BOX 1178 CALDWELL, ID 83606 $766
RF272-64593 L & B PRODUCTS CORP. C/O WALTER TRIBBLE 192 RT. 303 VALLEY COTTAGE, NY 10989 $670
TOTALS: 73       $129,381
           


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