February 18, 1997
DECISION AND ORDER
OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Supplemental Order
Name of Case: Crude Oil Supplemental Refund Distribution
Date of Filing: November 20, 1996
Case Number: RB272-00094
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 111 recipients is $273,483.
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: February 18, 1997
APPENDIX RB272-00094 CASE NO. FIRM ADDRESS REFUND RF272-65038 JERRY BUCKLEY RT. 1, BOX 61B DESDEMONA, TX 76445 $210 RF272-65528 JONATHAN WOODNER CO. C/O SCOTT KESSLER 745 5TH AVE. NEW YORK, NY 10151 $12,395 RF272-65963 HARLEY KEETER, JR. 6379 VALMONT DR. BOULDER, CO 80301 $1,139 RF272-66052 DALBO, INC. C/O CINDY YOUNG P.O. BOX 1168 VERNAL, UT 84078 $3,869 RF272-66375 ANDERSON & WEBB TRUCKING CO. C/O RODNEY H. CLEMENT P.O. BOX 1523 MOUNT AIRY, NC 27030 $5,751 RF272-66379 DIAMOND AUTO GLASS CORP. C/O JACK JUDD 4000 OLSON MEMORIAL HWY. #600 MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55422 $539 RF272-66382 SOLOCO C/O JUNE BRILLHART P.O. BOX 39600 LAFAYETTE, LA 705939600 $12,807 RF272-66522 CARDI CONSTRUCTION CO. C/O ARMAND CARDI P.O. BOX 65899 TUCSON, AZ 85728 $986 RF272-66706 FRIEDRICH ENTERPRISES C/O GEORGE FRIEDRICH P.O. BOX 8288 SEARCY, AR 72145 $935 RF272-66837 MRS. FRED KUNTZ 961 SIMS ST. DICKINSON, ND 586013941 $181 RF272-66839 LAKEVIEW FORGE CO. C/O DALE F. MASSING 1725 PITTSBURGH AVE. ERIE, PA 16505 $1,064 RF272-67079 CHARLES C. FLOYD P.O. BOX 136 EDWARDS, MS 39066 $425 RF272-67148 SHERRY & SONS, INC. C/O MICHAEL SHERRY P.O. BOX 310, CENTUCK STATION YONKERS, NY 10710 $9,412 RF272-67289 FRANA DISTRIBUTING CO. C/O KEITH FRANA HWY.52 N. BOX 280 CALMER, IA 52132 $173 RF272-67509 STATE OF VERMONT - TRANSPORTTN C/O RICHARD C. CAREY 133 STATE ST. MONTPELIER, VT 05602 $6,007 RF272-67520 FARMERS UNION CO-OP ASSN. C/O DAVID A. ANDERSON P.O. BOX 148 BRITTON, SD 57430 $1,477 RF272-67868 COCA-COLA BOTTLING CO. C/O BRYAN RIDDLE 1 EXECUTIVE PARK DR. BEDFORD, NH 03110 $3,140 RF272-68211 SUNCOOK LEATHERS, INC. C/O RAYMOND J. KEEFE 5 MAIN ST.; P.O. BOX 248 PITTSFIELD, NH 03263 $1,456 RF272-69062 SWATARA COAL CO., INC. C/O WILLIAM P. PARKER P.O. BOX 246 TREMONT, PA 17981 $984 RF272-69085 COLUMBIA GAS OF OHIO, INC. C/O RON COSENTINO 1600 DUBLIN RD. COLUMBUS, OH 432151082 $850 RF272-69139 BYRD FARMS C/O ALAN P. BYRD 658 LAKE DR. DUNDEE, MS 38626 $934 RF272-69173 MURRY'S, INC. C/O PATTI O'DONNELL 8300 PENNSYLVANIA AVE. UPPER MARLBORO, MD 20772 $817 RF272-69295 LODI UNIFIED SCHOOL DIST. C/O JERI L. BLOTE 1305 E. VINE ST. LODI, CA 95240 $1,142 RF272-69407 YELLOW CAB OF SAN DIEGO, INC. C/O SANDRA K. HARA 639 13TH ST. SAN DIEGO, CA 92101 $7,534 RF272-69664 FULTON MONTGOMERY COMMUNITY CO C/O MARK HIGGINS 2805 NY HWY. 67 JOHNSTOWN, NY 12095 $1,056 RF272-70015 ATLANTIC COUNTY C/O WILLIAM D. TATE 1333 ATLANTIC AVENUE ATLANTIC CITY, NJ 08401 $3,086 RF272-70071 ARIZONA GAME & FISH DEPT. C/O T.W. SPALDING 2221 W. GREENWAY RD. PHOENIX, AZ 85023 $2,463 RF272-70100 1ST MIDWEST OF IOWA CORP. C/O DOUGLAS D. FULLER 6127 WILLOWMERE DR. DES MOINES, IA 50321 $1,206 RF272-70460 VINCENT DIVITO, INC. C/O BEN DIVITO 149 S. PLEASANT AVE. BLOOMINGDALE, IL 60108 $539 RF272-70470 SLAVIK BROTHERS C/O JOHN SLAVIK RT. 2, BOX 95 BUCKHOLTS, TX 76518 $236 RF272-70472 ALSBURY, INC. C/O CARROLL ALSBURY HC 69, BOX 26 PARKS, NE 69041 $216 RF272-70732 MAGNOLIA OILFIELD SERVICES C/O EARL PHILLIPS P.O. BOX 372 OSCEOLA, AR 72370 $1,587 RF272-70740 RIVERSIDE COUNTY C/O DAVE MENELL P.O. BOX 1326 RIVERSIDE, CA 92502 $4,231 RF272-70774 ST. PATRICK'S CHURCH C/O ALAN JONES 400 MAIN ST. HUNTINGTON, NY 11743 $211 RF272-70838 ST. PANCRAS R.C. CHURCH C/O REB. JOSEPH COLBERT 7222 68TH ST. GLENDALE, NY 11385 $119 RF272-70860 R.P. COUNTS FARMS C/O R.R. COUNTS 5495 MOON LAKE RD. DUNDEE, MS 38626 $239 RF272-71080 HOWARD DEITER BOX 38 MAPLE HILL, KS 66507 $849 RF272-71404 RUPP CONSTRUCTION, INC. C/O GARY D. RADABAUGH 18228 FULTON RD. MARSHALLVILLE, OH 44645 $370 RF272-71489 NATIONAL CASEIN CO. C/O NORMAN F. EVANS 601 W. 80TH ST. CHICAGO, IL 60620 $1,170 RF272-71571 B.J. SPEAR 7244 BAYSWATER RD. AMARILLO, TX 79109 $252 RF272-71664 PUERTO RICO TELEPHONE CO. C/O JERRY TOSTE P.O. BOX 360998 SAN JUAN, PR 009360998 $6,733 RF272-71697 LESLIE A. DOVE RR 1, BOX 161 LADOGA, IN 47954 $66 RF272-71796 DARLING & CO. C/O GORDON HINKLE 3275 W. 65TH ST. CLEVELAND, OH 44102 $949 RF272-71815 ST. JOHN NEUMANN NURSING HOME C/O JOSEPH J. SWEENEY, JR 10400 ROOSEVELT BLVD. PHILADELPHIA, PA 19116 $464 RF272-71987 ARCHIE JALBERT RR 1, BOX 47A REEDER, ND 58649 $197 RF272-72063 PITTSFIELD PUBLIC SCHOOLS C/O ROBERT B. TONE JR. 70 ALLEN ST., CITY HALL PITTSFIELD, MA 01201 $5,759 RF272-72084 MASS MERCHANDISERS, INC. C/O JUNIOR BRANDY P.O. BOX 790 HARRISON, AR 72601 $6,501 RF272-72154 FRANCIS SCHNEIDER RR 1, BOX 13 MINNEWAUKAN, ND 58351 $64 RF272-72335 ROBERT MCCARTNEY P.O. BOX 2007 PORT ANGELES, WA 98362 $5,099 RF272-72726 BENEDICTINE ACADEMY C/O JOHN LEROY 840 N. BROAD ST. ELIZABETH, NJ 07208 $104 RF272-72774 NORTHERN AIR CARGO, INC. C/O MARJORIE MCLAREN 3900 W. INTERNATIONAL RD. ANCHORAGE, AK 995021097 $5,896 RF272-73205 H.P. MCGINLEY, INC. C/O DAVID H. MCGINLEY P.O. BOX 251 MCALISTERVILLE, PA 17049 $270 RF272-73388 ROBERT L. SUMNER 1785 CROSLAND LENNOX RD. OMEGA, GA 31775 $170 RF272-73630 RAY S. HENDERSON 30251 S. COTTONWOOD RD. SWAN LAKE, ID 83281 $170 RF272-73641 KEEOTT FARMS INC. C/O RICHARD COTT RT. 1 CLAY CENTER, KS 67432 $249 RF272-73778 TRANSPORT DESGAGNES, INC. C/O FRANCOYS ROYER 21 RUE DU MARCHE-CHAMPLAIN #100 QUEBEC, QUEBEC, CN G1K 8Z8 $4,833 RF272-73825 CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI C/O MICHAEL HARTY P.O. BOX 9277 CORPUS CHRISTI, TX 784699277 $54 RF272-74093 CITY OF EL PASO C/O LARRY FRANCIS 2 CIVIC CENTER PLAZA EL PASO, TX 799011196 $23,708 RF272-74156 V.I.P. DELIVERY SYSTEMS, INC. C/O ROBERT STEFFE 709 S. 7TH ST. ST. LOUIS, MO 63102 $514 RF272-74402 CHESTER BJORNSON RR 2, BOX 104A BINFORD, ND 58416 $310 RF272-74597 CAPONE TRUCKING, INC. C/O LOUIS CAPONE 244 AMHERST ST. GRANBY, MA 01033 $3,947 RF272-74617 IDEAL DAIRY FARMS, INC. C/O LORRAINE DICKINSON 241 VAUGHN RD. HUDSON FALLS, NY 12839 $225 RF272-74718 ASSOCIATED BRANCH PILOTS C/O CHARLES J. ROBERTS P.O. BOX 8563 METAIRIE, LA 70011 $1,570 RF272-74896 BEST METROPOLITAN TOWEL C/O EDWARD SAVARESE 45 KOSCIUSKO ST. BROOKLYN, NY 11205 $3,674 RF272-74922 CITY OF PATERSON - HOUSING C/O WANDA JOHNSON 60 VAN HOUTEN ST. PATERSON, NJ 07505 $11,301 RF272-75034 NATIONAL WELDERS SUPPLY CO. C/O ALAN W. DEMART P.O. BOX 31007 CHARLOTTE, NC 28231 $1,097 RF272-75043 RAY NELSON TRUCKING C/O VERNON NELSON 2900 E. RICE ST. SIOUX FALLS, SD 57103 $245 RF272-75154 OCEANA COUNTY ROAD COMMISSION C/O SANDRA K. GRIFFIN 3501 W. POLK RD.; P.O. BOX 112 HART, MI 49420 $2,166 RF272-75287 LEVI STRAUSS & CO. C/O LESLIE S. WANG 1155 BATTERY ST. IH1-5 SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94111 $9,298 RF272-75435 DICKINSON COLLEGE C/O ANNETTE PARKER P.O. BOX 1773 CARLISLE, PA 17013 $2,197 RF272-75498 FORSYTH COUNTY BRD. COMMISSION C/O SHARON HICKS 110 E. MAIN ST., #210 COMMON, GA 30130 $524 RF272-75646 HATFIELD QUALITY MEATS, INC. C/O PHILIP E. KEELER 2700 FUNKS RD.; P.O. BOX 902 HATFIELD, PA 194400902 $4,258 RF272-75848 SACHEM CENTRAL SCHOOL DIST. C/O CAROL MOSS 245 UNION AVE. HOLBROOK, NY 11741 $880 RF272-76242 SULLIVAN CNTY. DEPT. PUB. WRKS C/O PETER LILHOLT P.O. BOX 5012, 100 NORTH ST. MONTICELLO, NY 12701 $6,925 RF272-76890 PRAIRIE LAND COOPERATIVE C/O RICK VAUGHAN P.O. BOX 309 HUBBARD, IA 50122 $3,526 RF272-76973 NORTHERN AIRWAYS, INC. C/O DOUGLAS C. PIERSON 253 S. UNION ST. BURLINGTON, VT 05401 $4,033 RF272-77384 BERMAN BROS. IRON & METAL CO. C/O LARRY D. PATTERSON P.O. BOX 10145 BIRMINGHAM, AL 35202 $829 RF272-77622 WHITMAN PUBLIC SCHOOLS C/O BARBARA HEALY 54 SOUTH AVE. WHITMAN, MA 02382 $1,005 RF272-78697 HEARTLAND CO-OP ASSN. C/O DENNIS SALMEN P.O. BOX 73 TRUMBULL, NB 68980 $12,608 RF272-80351 SNOOK INDEPENDENT SCH DISTRICT C/O TIM JUNEK P.O. BOX 87 SNOOK, TX 77878 $168 RF272-81098 BRUNSWICK SCHOOL DEPARTMENT C/O JAMES ASHE 35 UNION ST. BRUNSWICK, ME 04011 $1,902 RF272-81960 JOPLIN SCHOOL DIST. R-VIII C/O PAUL A. BARR P.O. BOX 128 JOPLIN, MO 64802 $609 RF272-82033 MCDONALD COUNTY R-1 SCH DIST C/O MICHAEL A. RUSTMAN P.O. BOX 378 ANDERSON, MO 64831 $970 RF272-82301 DEEP WELL SERVICE, INC. C/O R.L. KEMP JR. P.O. BOX 12 COLUMBIA, MS 39429 $637 RF272-83200 CRANDON SCHOOL DIST. C/O TOM THIELKE P.O. BOX 310 CRANDON, WI 54520 $828 RF272-83610 WAREHAM PUBLIC SCHOOLS C/O JAMES D. COLLINS 54 MARION RD. WAREHAM, MA 02571 $1,711 RF272-84099 BRITISH AMERICAN CORP. C/O FRANCIS COUGHLIN 4 BRITISH AMERICAN BLVD. LATHAM, NY 12110 $368 RF272-84663 NORTON UNIF. SCHL. DIST. #211 C/O J.M. PHILPOT 105 E. WAVERLY NORTON, KS 67654 $212 RF272-84756 MORRISONVILLE CU SCHOOL DIST 1 C/O DARYL R. MCMANUS P.O. BOX 13 MORRISONVILLE, IL 62546 $197 RF272-84955 CITY OF SAN DIMAS C/O JANICE HAWES 245 E. BONITA AVE. SAN DIMAS, CA 91773 $854 RF272-85445 BUCHANAN COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS C/O ROBERT L. GILLESPIE P.O. BOX 833 GRUNDY, VA 24614 $1,142 RF272-85460 COUNTY OF MARIN C/O RICHARD S. ARROW 3501 CIVIC CENTER DR., #209 SAN RAFAEL, CA 94903 $1,868 RF272-85506 UFHEIL CORP. C/O ROY L. DAY 447 NEW MILFORD AVE. ORADELL, NJ 07649 $314 RF272-86075 YELLOW CAB CO. OF PHILADELPHIA C/O LEE SACK 333 JENKINTOWN COMMONS JENKINTOWN, PA 19046 $15,680 RF272-86527 GUADALUPE COUNTY C/O KRISTEN KLEIN 307 W. COURT, #205 SEGUIN, TX 781555722 $1,185 RF272-87663 FAYETTEVILLE MANLIUS SCHOOLS C/O DAVID W. ALLARD 8199 E. SENECA TURNPIKE MANLIUS, NY 131042140 $1,338 RF272-88650 MAHOPAC CENTRAL SCHOOL DIST. C/O DAVID A. CHAPMAN 179 E. LAKE BLVD. MAHOPAC, NY 10541 $3,434 RF272-89773 ST. TIMOTHY CHURCH CORP. C/O REV. JAMES HAMILTON 1799 WARWICK AVE. WARWICK, RI 02889 $155 RF272-90198 FARMERS UNION COOPERATIVE C/O BRIAN DEWITT P.O. BOX 639 HAYS, KS 67601 $5,447 RF272-90388 BOZICK DISTRIBUTORS, INC. C/O BRIAN BOXICK 2840 OLD WASHINGTON RD. WALDORF, MD 20601 $236 RF272-91504 TOPCO LAMINATES CORP. C/O J. STEVE BUELL 600 N. FRANKLIN FT. SCOTT, KS 66701 $501 RF272-91532 AIR ENGINEERS, INC. C/O RICK HOWARD 10947 BEACH BLVD. JACKSONVILLE, FL 32246 $169 RF272-91560 I. BAHCALL STEEL & PIPE INC. C/O JAN LINTNER P.O. BOX 1054 APPLETON, WI 549121054 $261 RF272-92187 BARBAROSSA & SONS, INC. C/O JAMES H. THOMPSON P.O. BOX 367 OSSEO, MN 55369 $1,622 RF272-93782 HUBERT MOORE LUMBER CO., INC. C/O HUGH ROBERTS BRUNSWICK ST. ALAPAHA, GA 31622 $1,555 RF272-93867 MARCHEM CORP. C/O SANDON WOOL 2500 ADIE RD. MARYLAND HEIGHTS, MO 63043 $1,073 RF272-94186 EASTERN SHORE CONCRETE PIPE CO C/O ROBERT CARSON P.O. BOX 167 MIDDLETOWN, DE 19709 $178 RF272-94840 TRUK-AWAY OF R.I., INC. C/O DAVID J. WILSON 65 O'KEEFE LANE WARWICK, RI 02888 $164 RF272-95089 LIME ROCK SPRINGS CO. C/O JIM GANTZ 10523 RT. 52 N. DUBUQUE, IA 52001 $620 RF272-95096 W.A. KELSO BUILDING MATERIAL C/O RAI B. KELSO 6808 DRIFTWOOD GALVESTON, TX 77551 $2,651 RF272-97219 CITY OF GALAX C/O ORBA ALDERMAN P.O. BOX 1187 GALAX, VA 24333 $959 Totals: 111 RB272-00094 $273,483
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