June 17, 1997

DECISION AND ORDER

OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Supplemental Order

Name of Case:Crude Oil Supplemental Refund Distribution

Date of Filing:April 1, 1997

Case Number: RB272-00107

Since 1987, the Office of Hearings and Appeals (OHA) has conducted the crude oil overcharge refund proceeding. In this proceeding, we have granted refunds from crude oil overcharge funds under the jurisdiction of the Department of Energy. The proceeding is explained in Statement of Modified Restitutionary Policy, 51 Fed. Reg. 27899 (August 4, 1986), and the regulations governing it are codified at 10 C.F.R. Part 205, Subpart V.

In crude oil refund cases, an applicant can receive a refund equal to the number of gallons of eligible refined petroleum products it purchased during the crude oil price control period, multiplied by a volumetric factor.(1) The size of the volumetric factor depends on the amount of crude oil overcharge funds that the DOE has collected. Initially, we set the volumetric factor at $.0002 per gallon. In April 1989, we raised the volumetric factor to $.0008 per gallon. Any applicant who had received a refund at $.0002 per gallon has also received a supplemental refund of an additional $0.0006 per gallon, so that the total volumetric factor until now for all applicants in this Decision and Order was $.0008. Crude Oil Supplemental Refund Distribution, 18 DOE ¶ 85,878 (1989).

Additional crude oil overcharge funds are now available for disbursement, so we can now issue supplemental refund checks. Applicants who previously received a refund at the volumetric factor of $.0008 will receive a supplemental refund for an additional $0.0008 per gallon.(2) Thus, the amount of the supplemental refund will be equal to the refund already received. As with all our refunds, the supplemental refunds are rounded to the nearest dollar.

We require applicants for supplemental refunds to verify (directly or through their representatives) their name and address contained in our records, 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 will issue a series of Decision and Orders approving supplemental refunds as we receive completed verification forms from applicants or certifications from representatives.

The Appendix to this Decision and Order contains the names of a group of applicants receiving these supplemental refunds. The Appendix also indicates the original case numbers of these applicants and the dollar amount of the supplemental refund for each applicant. We have approved a total amount of $159,450 in additional refunds in this Decision and Order for the benefit of 112 applicants.

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 4, 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 imposed 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 17, 1997

(1)The crude oil price control period extended from August 19, 1973 through January 27, 1981.

(2)We are now paying first-time crude oil refund recipients at the volumetric rate of $0.0016 per gallon.

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APPENDIX   RB272-00107      
CASE NO. FIRM   ADDRESS   REFUND
RF272-31085 JON BERGH P.O. BOX 335 FORMAN, ND 58032 $255
RF272-31174 HALL CHEMICAL CO. C/O LOU ANDREWS 28960 LAKELAND BLVD. WICKLIFFE, OH 44092 $887
RF272-31367 GENE I. GARD 708 WOODRIDGE RD. FAIRVIEW, OK 73737 $474
RF272-32034 WINNEBAGO COUNTY C/O W. THOMAS ROSS 404 ELM ST., RM. 201 ROCKFORD, IL 61101 $665
RF272-32159 GILBERT D. MONK 13723 CNTY RD. 52 YUMA, CO 80759 $317
RF272-32704 GENE BLAND RT. 1, BOX 119 LUCAS, KS 67648 $439
RF272-33055 ROBBINS RANCHES, INC. C/O BESSIE ROBBINS P.O. BOX 147 WALSH, CO 81090 $659
RF272-33164 PORTER HOSPITAL, INC. C/O DUNCAN S. BRINES SOUTH ST. MIDDLEBURY, VT 05753 $406
RF272-33547 LARRYANN HUNT INC. C/O LARRY HUNT 2446 CLEVELAND ST. HARTFORD, IA 50118 $567
RF272-33729 BROWN BROTHERS C/O LOUIS GLEN BROWN 626 RT. 66 BARD, NM 88411 $496
RF272-35479 ANTHONY J. KOCHIVAR RT. 3 STANFORD, MT 59479 $276
RF272-35485 DEMORISE ALLEN OR CLARA MAY ALLEN BOX 64 GARNEILL, MT 59445 $283
RF272-35769 KAMMER ASPHALT PAVING CO. C/O TED A. MOLESWORTH P.O. BOX 610985 PORT HURON, MI 480610985 $778
RF272-36539 GIAMPOLI FARMS, INC. C/O RAYMOND GIAMPAOLI P.O. BOX 65 LE GRAND, CA 95333 $378
RF272-37132 BILLIE L. ARNOTT GENERAL DELIVERY UTICA, MT 59452 $57
RF272-38331 D.W. BURHOE CONSTRUCTION, INC. C/O CAROL BURHOE 270 QUAIL CT. SANTA PAULA, CA 93060 $743
RF272-38556 JOHN WENTWORTH RR 1, BOX 69A COGSWELL, ND 58017 $253
RF272-39369 HAROLD & ELDA KOLB 38505 116TH ST. WESTPORT, SD 57481 $380
RF272-39447 OTERO COUNTY C/O ELYSE BECKMAN 1000 NEW YORK AVE., RM. 110 ALAMOGORDO, NM 88310 $558
RF272-39516 OXON EQUITIES CORP., N.V. C/O LA WANDA DAVIS 150 E. 58TH ST., 27TH FL. NEW YORK, NY 101552798 $334
RF272-39734 LARRY B. COOPER 408 N. JEFFERSON ST. MACON, MS 39341 $255
RF272-40217 EINAR ELLINGSON 160 83RD AVE., N.E. GLENFIELD, ND 584439332 $269
RF272-41586 CHESTER COUNTY SCHOOL DIST. C/O THOMAS SMITH 109 HINTON ST. CHESTER, SC 29706 $555
RF272-41597 MEADOWLAND RANCH, INC. C/O RICK KITTO 600 BROADWAY ST. TOWNSEND, MT 59644 $728
RF272-41808 RAYMOND TOEWS 210 S. WILSON HILLSBORO, KS 67063 $268
RF272-42983 UNION COUNTY ROAD DEPT. C/O DONNA MARSHALL P.O. BOX 1103 LA GRANDE, OR 97850 $1,670
RF272-42993 BUER BROTHERS, INC. C/O JAMES BUER BOX 789 SCOBEY, MT 59263 $297
RF272-43915 RALPH R. GRAY CONTRACTOR, INC C/O RALPH GRAY 5351 CASA BELLA RD. SAN ANTONIO, TX 78249 $706
RF272-44955 GREGORY FARMS C/O ROGER GREGORY 35626 W. 111TH ST. S. MILTON, KS 67106 $708
RF272-45365 HATLER ENTERPRISES, INC. C/O VERNON P. HATLER 13700 BIG HILL ROAD SONORA, CA 95370 $1,569
RF272-45612 PLEASANT VALLEY HUTTERIAN BRET C/O ANDREW TSCHETTER RR 2, BOX 161 FLANDREAU, SD 57028 $352
RF272-47697 A.J. SWEET OF MADISON INC. C/O JOHN F. LINDER 4850 HELGESEN DR. MADISON, WI 53705 $1,141
RF272-48001 ARGANBRIGHT FARMS C/O KEVIN ARGANBRIGHT P.O. BOX 279 CARTER, MT 59420 $520
RF272-48219 SHERMAN & BODDIE, INC. C/O SHERBY G. SLAUGHTER P.O. BOX 621; DURHAM RD. OXFORD, NC 27565 $1,945
RF272-48753 HARKER'S LIVESTOCK SUPPLY INC. C/O GORDON HARKER 241 PALMER RD. BURLEY, ID 83318 $635
RF272-49793 BAUM RANCH, INC. C/O FLORIAN BAUM P.O. BOX 285 ELGIN, NE 68636 $287
RF272-49904 BUCKLEY & MANN, INC. C/O STEPHEN L. MANN 14 BUSH POND RD. NORFOLK, MA 02056 $624
RF272-49909 CLEARFIELD MACHINE CO. C/O DENNIS K. JOHNS P.O. BOX 992A CLEARFIELD, PA 16830 $434
RF272-50508 GRAY SUPPLY CORP. C/O RUDOLPH W. HERMS JR. 199 FRANKLIN RD. DOVER, NJ 07801 $256
RF272-50720 MASTERS SCHOOL, INC. C/O FRED L. HOFFMAN 49 CLINTON AVE. DOBBS FERRY, NY 10522 $1,092
RF272-50905 JACKSON SAWMILL CO., INC. C/O J.R. WHITEHEAD P.O. BOX 368 JACKSON, AL 36545 $425
RF272-51415 WESTBROOK FARM C/O JOHN F. SMITH RD 1 SHERBURNE, NY 13460 $101
RF272-51784 WESTERN PIECE DYERS & FINISHER C/O MATTHEW J. NOVAK 2845 W. 48TH PLACE CHICAGO, IL 60632 $495
RF272-51887 BRIGHT BROS. C/O TERRY BRIGHT 4748 N. 700 E. FRANKLIN, IN 46131 $351
RF272-52232 WILMAC CORP. C/O CLINT FEGAN 209 N. BEAVER ST. YORK, PA 17403 $288
RF272-52505 OREGON COMMUNITY U.S.D. 220 C/O GUY BANICKI 206 S. 10TH ST. OREGON, IL 61061 $328
RF272-52553 HAMILTON COUNTY U.S.D. #10 C/O LONNIE L. HUGHES P.O. BOX 369 MCLEANSBORO, IL 62859 $349
RF272-52739 BLAIR FARMS C/O DALE BLAIR 105 CRESTVIEW DR. DODGE CITY, KS 67801 $383
RF272-53862 BRAZIL COAL & CLAY CORP. C/O BRADIS ARNETT 6430 LOCUST LANE FRANKLIN, OH 450055421 $1,170
RF272-53870 VOLLERS EXCAVATING & CONST. C/O THOMAS VOLLERS P.O. BOX 5297 NORTH BRANCH, NJ 08876 $815
RF272-53878 FRIEDMAN BAG CO., INC. C/O GARY CHATBURN 801 E. COMMERCIAL ST. LOS ANGELES, CA 90012 $607
RF272-53914 WAYNE MILLS CO. C/O FRANKLIN MILNES 130 W. BERKLEY ST. PHILADELPHIA, PA 19144 $492
RF272-53934 LEE BUILDER MART INC. C/O TONY LETT 1000 N. HORNER BLVD. SANFORD, NC 27330 $359
RF272-54297 BATTLE CREEK FARMERS COOP. C/O DENNIS ERICKSON P.O. BOX 10 BATTLE CREEK, NE 68715 $250
RF272-54317 TRI-SERVICE DRILLING C/O BILL E. COGGIN 407 N. BIG ST., #300 MIDLAND, TX 79701 $8,240
RF272-54335 HERMANN ENGELMANN GREENHOUSES C/O WAYNE THALASINOS 2009 MARDEN RD. APOPKA, FL 32703 $960
RF272-54345 JARVIS STEEL & LUMBER CO.,INC C/O KEITH L. STRALEY 1030 E. PATAPSCO AVE. BALTIMORE, MD 21225 $326
RF272-54353 MARINETTE MARINE CORP. C/O DAVID J. ROLAND P.O. BOX 198 MARINETTE, WI 54143 $504
RF272-54354 MATER DEI HIGH SCHOOL C/O WILLIAM MCTAGGART 900 MATER DEI DR. BREESE, IL 62230 $352
RF272-54433 JACK W. COULTER 652 N. CNTY RD. 600E PAOLI, IN 47454 $280
RF272-54584 TIRE & OIL CO. C/O JOE SHEALY 201 S. MAIN ST. SALUDA, SC 29138 $322
RF272-54609 GERALD MELVIN 3510 139TH AVE., S.E. BUFFALO, ND 58011 $319
RF272-54989 J.D. ADAMS P.O. BOX 221 LAMESA, TX 79331 $290
RF272-55220 IMMACULATE CONCEPTION C/O REV. JOE ANTONELLIS 22 LOWE ST. REVERE, MA 02151 $290
RF272-55327 SOUTH BEND LATHE, INC. C/O NORBERT TOUBES 400 W. SAMPLE ST. SOUTHBEND, IN 46601 $397
RF272-55723 ST. MARY'S PARISH C/O REV. JOHN RONAGHAN 46 MYRTLE ST. MELROSE, MA 02176 $260
RF272-56289 C.O.D.E., INC. C/O BRYON RAZNICK 234 S. MADISON ST. DENVER, CO 80209 $2,074
RF272-56871 CENTRAL INVESTMENT CORP. C/O PAUL MOELLER 10560 ASHVIEW PLACE, #250 CINCINNATI, OH 452420670 $2,843
RF272-56978 DURWOOD GREENE CONSTRUCTION C/O JERRY L. BERRY P.O. BOX 1338 STAFFORD, TX 774971338 $2,136
RF272-57021 PROFILE STRUCTURES INC. C/O EDWARD FESER 13926 CARMENITA RD. SANTA FE SPRINGS, CA 90670 $256
RF272-57023 PEOPLE'S COOP POWER ASSOC INC C/O GENE STURGIS P.O. BOX 339; 3935 HWY. 14 E. ROCHESTER, MN 559030339 $261
RF272-57036 MID-STATES CONTAINER CORP. C/O CAREY MUSSER P.O. BOX 339 DEGRAFF, OH 43318 $296
RF272-57051 WASHINGTON-ST.TAMMY ELEC. COOP C/O MYRON MILLER P.O. DRAWER N FRANKLINTON, LA 70438 $465
RF272-57360 BREMEN CASTINGS, INC. C/O TRUDY M. BROWN 500 N. BALTIMORE ST. BREMEN, IN 46506 $825
RF272-57396 FYFE PLANTING CO. C/O CHARLES FYFE III 1113 OAKHURST AVE. CLARKSDALE, MS 38614 $258
RF272-58217 BELLMORE UNION FREE SCHOOL C/O RICHARD J. DADDIO 2750 S. ST. MARKS AVE. BELLMORE, NY 11710 $1,218
RF272-58222 GAYMAN ZAK TRAWLERS, INC. C/O LIZ GAYMAN HC 70, BOX 40 BROWNSVILLE, TX 78521 $570
RF272-58273 ELEANOR C. MILLER 2380 GRINDSTONE RD. PORT AUSTIN, MI 48467 $13
RF272-58345 CITY OF SANTA ANA C/O ALEX M. UGARTE P.O. BOX 1988 SANTA ANA, CA 92702 $2,866
RF272-58504 W.E. SMITH & SON, INC. C/O WILLIAM E. SMITH 8000 SVL BOX VICTORVILLE, CA 92392 $3,749
RF272-58742 L.D. AMORY & CO., INC. C/O WILLIAM REYNOLDS 101 S. KING ST. HAMPTON, VA 236694025 $320
RF272-59482 JOE CURE 1893 FRANK ST. BURLINGTON, CO 80807 $290
RF272-59540 HIGH'S OF BALTIMORE, INC. C/O W.F. DARNELL 1340L CHARWOOD RD. HANOVER, MD 21076 $1,213
RF272-59843 COLTS NECK BOARD OF EDUCATION C/O MARGARET BLESSING 70 CONOVER RD. COLTS NECK, NJ 077221250 $659
RF272-60082 POLISH STEAMSHIP CO. C/O ANDRZEJ SZALEK 17 BATTERY PLACE, #1709 NEW YORK, NY 10004 $66,164
RF272-60102 PECO, INC. C/O IRENE WRIGHT P.O. BOX 27337 SAN ANTONIO, TX 78227 $332
RF272-60164 SCHULTE CORP. C/O JAMES R. CARLIN 12115 ELLINGTON CT. CINCINNATI, OH 45249 $324
RF272-60178 WINKLE BUS CO., INC. C/O C.F. WINKLE, III 815 DERBY MILFORD RD. ORANGE, CT 064771599 $394
RF272-60280 ANDERSON DEVELOPMENT CORP. C/O JENNIFER JO BIRD 1016 LA POSADA, #142 AUSTIN, TX 78752 $1,175
RF272-60299 LAMONT GARDENS CO. C/O PATTI GRAHAM 225 WARNER AVE. ROSLYN HEIGHTS, NY 11577 $560
RF272-60456 SANDUSKY DRESSED BEEF CO. C/O JOHN ALLENDORF 312 NEILSON AVE. SANDUSKY, OH 44871 $868
RF272-60474 DEAN SAFFER 60882 CNTY RD. 46 ARRIBA, CO 808049602 $362
RF272-60799 LINDBERG FARMS C/O RONALD LINDBERG P.O. BOX 295 LEWIS, KS 67552 $255
RF272-61006 HARBERT & DOWNING C/O RANDALL D. DOWNING 31766 FREEDOM LANE EUGENE, OR 97408 $536
RF272-61431 CONTROLLED DELIVERY SERVICE C/O ROBERT W. TINNELL 7350 GATEWAY E. EL PASO, TX 79926 $1,797
RF272-61500 CAZENOVIA CENTRAL SCHOOL DIST C/O DR. CHARLES E. READ 31 EMORY AVE. CAZENOVIA, NY 13035 $489
RF272-61532 1ST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH C/O GEORGE EDWARDS 470 GREEN LANE PHILADELPHIA, PA 19128 $84
RF272-61644 WAUZEKA PUBLIC SCHOOLS C/O JEROME FIENE P.O. BOX 347 WAUZEKA, WI 538260347 $328
RF272-62047 JOE BRILLHART 2913 S. ASH PERRYTON, TX 79070 $245
RF272-62205 KUNZ BROS. C/O TOM & HOWARD KUNZ RT. 1, BOX 24 WILBUR, WA 99185 $382
RF272-62374 ROBERT SNELLING BOX 5 JUDITH GAP, MT 59453 $193
RF272-63295 SPENCER VAN ETTEN C.S.D. C/O C. THOMAS BAILEY 7 LANGFORD ST. VAN ETTEN, NY 14889 $725
RF272-63502 SWANBERG TWINS, INC. C/O VIRGIL SWANBERG RT. 1, BOX 64 RAYMONDVILLE, TX 78580 $587
RF272-63763 SUWANNEE COUNTY ROAD, REFUSE C/O W. RANDY HENDERSON 200 S. OHIO AVE. LIVE OAK, FL 32060 $650
RF272-63958 BALDWIN SCHOOL C/O DANA M. WRIGHT 701 MONTGOMERY AVE. BRYN MAWR, PA 19010 $472
RF272-64041 TRINITY COOPERATIVE APTS. INC. C/O EDWARD PAOLUCCI 280 N. CENTRAL AVE., #480 HARTSDALE, NY 10530 $520
RF272-64186 J.J. TAYLOR DISTRIB. CO. C/O PHILLIP BRANDT 11780 U.S. HWY. 1, #204 NORTH PALM BEACH, FL 33408 $593
RF272-64277 CITY OF NEW ORLEANS C/O LOUIS BICOCCHI 3800 ALVAR ST. NEW ORLEANS, LA 70126 $16,364
RF272-64447 SHELDON LUMBER CO. INC. C/O WESLEY SHELDON P.O. BOX 159 TOANO, VA 23168 $557
RF272-64473 BUCKEYE CONTAINER C/O DIANE GORDON P.O. BOX 954 WOOSTER, OH 44691 $243
RF272-64590 MARFRED INDUSTRIES C/O MARK SHMAGIN 12708 BRANFORD ST. SUN VALLEY, CA 91353 $395
RF272-64854 TRIBUNE C/O PATRICK BROWN 116 W. WINTON HAYWARD, CA 94544 $1,075
TOTALS: 112       $159,450