Case No. RJ272-00034

January 29, 1997

DECISION AND ORDER

OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Supplemental Order

Name of Applicant:Medford Corporation

Date of Filing: January 28, 1997

Case Number: RJ272-34

On January 27, 1997, the Office of Hearings and Appeals (OHA) issued a Supplemental Order granting Medford Corporation a supplemental refund of $7,364 in the crude oil refund proceeding based on its original refund in Case No. RF272-64602. Crude Oil Supplemental Refund Distribution, Case No. RB272-99. Medford was represented by Federal Action, Inc., in its original Application for Refund. On January 6, 1997, however, we received a letter from Andy Thomas, Medford's controller, requesting that the supplemental check be sent directly to Medford instead of to Federal Action. Due to an oversight, the January 27 Supplemental Order ordered that Medford's refund be sent to Federal Action.

Accordingly, the OHA will rescind the order made in Crude Oil Supplemental Refund Distribution with respect to Medford Corporation, Case No. RF272-64602. The amount of the check sent to Federal Action in Crude Oil Supplemental Refund Distribution, Case No. RB272-99, will be reduced from $12,081 to $4,717 and the number of applicants will be modified from nine to eight.

It Is Therefore Ordered That:

(1) The Supplemental Order issued by the DOE on January 27, 1997, Crude Oil Supplemental Refund Distribution, Case No. RB272-99, is hereby rescinded as to Medford Corporation, Case No. RF272-64602.

(2) Notwithstanding the directive in Crude Oil Supplemental Refund Distribution, 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 $4,717 from the DOE deposit fund escrow account denominated Crude Tracking-Applicants 4, Account Number 999DOE010Z, maintained at the Department of Treasury to "Federal Action, Inc., 1825 I Street, NW, Suite 400, Washington, DC, 20006."

(3) The determinations made in this Supplemental Order are based upon the presumed validity of the statements and documentary materials submitted by the applicant. These determinations may be revoked or modified at any time upon a finding that the factual basis underlying any Application for Refund is incorrect.

(4) This is a final Order of the Department of Energy.

George B. Breznay

Director

Office of Hearings and Appeals

Date: January 29, 1997