Case No. RJ272-00039
March 31, 1997
DECISION AND ORDER
OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Supplemental Order
Name of Applicant: W.E. Bartholow & Son Construction
Date of Filing: March 3, 1997
Case Number : RJ272-39
On November 4, 1996, the Office of Hearings and Appeals (OHA) of the Department of Energy issued a Decision and Order granting supplemental crude oil refunds to 28 applicants. W.E. Bartholow & Son Construction,Case Nos. RK272-1406 et al. (November 4, 1996). In that Decision and Order, the OHA granted Ruth Bartholow Betts, Case No. RK272-1406, a refund of $5,423, based on purchases of 6,653,805 gallons of refined petroleum products.
The OHA recently discovered that the refund was incorrect. Due to an error, the applicant's refund was increased to $5,423. Therefore, the OHA will modify the Decision made in W.E. Bartholow & Son Construction, with respect to Ruth Bartholow Betts (Case No. RK272-1406). The refund approved on November 4, 1996 has not yet been disbursed. The OHA will revise Ruth Bartholow Bett's refund claim to $5,323 and issue a refund check in that amount based on the correct purchase figure.
It Is Therefore Ordered That:
(1) The Decision and Order issued by the DOE on November 4, 1996, to W.E. Bartholow & Son Construction, is hereby modified as to Ruth Bartholow Betts (Case No. RK272-1406).
(2) 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 $5,323 from the DOE deposit escrow fund denominated Crude-Tracking Claimants IV, Account No. 999DOE010Z, maintained at the Department of the Treasury, to:
W.E. Bartholow & Son Construction
or Ruth Bartholow Betts
350 McClellan Dr.
Huron, SD 57350
(3) This is a final Order of the Department of Energy.
George B. Breznay
Director
Office of Hearings and Appeals
Date: March 31, 1997