Case No. RK272-05270

December 2, 1999

DECISION AND ORDER

OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Supplemental Order

Names of Cases: GM Nameplate, Inc. et al.

Dates of Cases: June 29, 1999 et al.

Case Numbers: RK272-05270 et al.

This decision grants supplemental crude oil overcharge refunds. The names of the recipients and the amount of the refunds are listed in the appendix to this decision.

This supplemental refund decision concerns the crude oil overcharge refund proceeding. 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 Modified Statement of Restitutionary Policy In Crude Oil Cases, 51 Fed. Reg. 27899 (August 4, 1986). The standards for considering Applications for Refund from these crude oil overcharge funds are set forth at 10 C.F.R. Part 205, Subpart V. The deadline for applications in the crude oil proceeding was June 30, 1995. The OHA has approved more than 87,000 crude oil overcharge applications. 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, also referred to as the volumetric, 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. Originally, the DOE calculated refunds at a $0.0002 per gallon volumetric. In 1989, the DOE increased the volumetric to $0.0008 per gallon, and applicants that had been paid at the lower $0.0002 per rate were eligible for a $0.0006 supplemental payment. See Crude Oil Supplemental Refund Distribution, 18 DOE ¶ 85,878 (1989). In 1995, the DOE increased the volumetric to $0.0016 per gallon. Accordingly, applicants that had been paid at the lower $0.0008 per

rate became eligible for an $0.0008 supplemental refund. Refunds are rounded to the nearest dollar.

In order to receive a supplemental refund check, applicants are required to verify 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.

This decision approves supplemental refunds for 40 applicants totalling $9,334. In each case, the applicant informed us that there had been a change of circumstances since the previous refund was disbursed. Accordingly, we set up a new case file (designated RK272-) and investigated whether the party that submitted the verification form (or on whose behalf the form was submitted) was the proper party to receive the supplemental refund. On the basis of that investigation, we have determined that each of the applicants is the proper recipient of the supplemental refund. For each applicant, the appendix lists the name, address, original case number, new “RK272-” case number, and the amount of the supplemental refund. The new case number replaces the original number. For all future purposes, the application will be known by the new case number.

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 supplemental refunds totaling $9,334 to the 40 claimants at the addresses and in the amounts specified in the appendix to this decision.

(2) The funds shall be disbursed from the escrow fund denominated Crude Tracking-Claimants IV, Account No. 999DOE010Z, maintained at the Department of 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: December 2, 1999

Appendix

CASE NO. APPLICANTCONTACT/FIRM STREET ADDRESSCITY/STATE VOLUME REFUND RF NUM
RK272-05270GM NAMEPLATE, INC.C/O WILLIAM H. CURLEE PO BOX 312MONROE, NC 28110    338,028$270 RF272-50050
RK272-05280STUMPF'S IGA SUPERMARKET, INC. C/O C.G. STUMPF, JR. PO BOX 604VENICE, LA 70091    82,277$66 RF272-64417
RK272-05282GARRETT, MOON & POOL, INC. C/O JOYCE L. WORLEY PO BOX 120BLACKSTONE, VA 23824    298,841$239 RF272-92848
RK272-05283ALAMO CONCRETE PRODUCTS, LTD. C/O ALLEN LEITKO PO BOX 34210SAN ANTONIO, TX 78265    140,343$112 RF272-92913
RK272-05292SPRING HILL NURSERIES C/O JIM KYLE 110 W. ELM ST.TIPP CITY, OH 45371    285,646$229 RF272-64559
RK272-05294DIXON LUMBER CO., INC. C/O H. FRANCES DIXON PO BOX 907GALAX, VA 24333    268,252$215 RF272-92861
RK272-05300ARCHBOLD INDUSTRIES, INC. C/O PETER J. GSTALDER PO BOX 187, 1000 OAK ST.WEST UNITY, OH 43570    598,829$479 RF272-50045
RK272-0530160TH LANE CORPORATION C/O PETER SEIDEMAN 20 VANDERVENTER AVE, #103 WPORT WASHINGTON, NY 110503752603,000$482 RF272-50836
RK272-05302AKZO NOBEL COATINGS, INC. C/O T.A. KELLER PO BOX 489, 1313 WINDSOR AVE.COLUMBUS, OH 43216    405,951$325 RF272-65727
RK272-05303RAPID DAIRY TRANSPORT, INC. C/O KENNETH J. VAILL 1745 TORRINGFORD W. ST.TORRINGFORD, CT 06790    518,094$414 RF272-76663
RK272-05304PEGGY ABBOTT  100 MCNEAL RD.EMPIRE, AL 35063    555,333$444 RF272-93659
RK272-05312ARTHUR BERMAN  18100 N.E. 10TH CT. NORTH MIAMI BEACH, FL 33162    115,305$92 RF272-22579
RK272-05315FELDKIRCHER WIRE FABRICAT. CO C/O T.L. CRAIGHEAD 1015 W. KIRKLAND AVE. NASHVILLE, TN 37216    505,972$405 RF272-73961
RK272-05317LYSSY & ECKEL FEED SEED C/O RONALD W. ECKEL PO BOX 128POTH, TX 78147    99,912$80 RF272-93111
RK272-05318D.T. GASTON  60 WILLMORE CIRCLE CAMDEN, AL 36726    210,940$169 RF272-93151
RK272-05319CHICKASHA COTTON OIL CO. C/O JOSEPH DOLAN PO BOX 2710CHANDLER, AZ 852442710 135,742$109 RF272-93637
RK272-05334HILLSIDE HUTTERIAN BRETHREN C/O RUBEN GLANZER 18248 HILLSIDE LANE DOLAND, SD 57436    1,115,235$892 RF272-60089
RK272-05336HYATT ORLANDOC/O JAY L. AVEN 6375 W. IRLO BRONSON MEM. HWY. KISSIMMEE, FL 34747    174,828$140 RF272-93125
RK272-05337LYDICK-HOOKS ROOFING CO. C/O RALPH N. HOOKS, JR. PO BOX 2605 LUBBOCK, TX 79408    129,237$103 RF272-93411
RK272-05338ROBERTA COON  8529 S. BROADWAY HAYSVILLE, KS 67060    101,915$82 RF272-93649
RK272-05363PALMER & CO. LIQUIDATING TRUSTC/O BENSON PALMER 255 N.W. 11TH ST.CEDAREDGE, CO 81413    164,760$132 RF272-12848
RK272-05364WILDCAT MOUNTAIN SKI AREA C/O GEORGE E. POULIN PO BOX RJACKSON, NH 03846    111,962$90 RF272-93110
RK272-05365THOMAS BRADY  3025 OLIVE BARBER RD. COOS BAY, OR 97420    88,373$71 RF272-93142
RK272-05367620 PARK AVENUE CORP.  BROWN HARRIS STEVENS770 LEXINGTON AVE.NEW YORK, NY 10021    102,263$82 RF272-66926
RK272-05383RIEGER CONSTRUCTIONC/O JAMES W. RIEGER 403 PROSPECTCLAY CENTER, KS 67432    116,461$93 RF272-41272
RK272-05384COLEMAN'S WELL DRILLING C/O JIM SUBLETTE 2060 N.W. VINE ST. GRANTS PASS, OR 97526    89,722$72 RF272-93430
RK272-05387MARIA H. FOY  PO BOX 919HUTCHINSON, KS 675040919 154,813$124 RF272-64387
RK272-05394AMERICAN RIVER FIRE PROT DIST C/O DPTY. CHIEF RADDIGAN 4101 HURLEY WAY SACRAMENTO, CA 958253208 115,109$92 RF272-54328
RK272-05413AMCLYDE ENGINEERED PRODUCTS CO C/O WILLIAM D. PERA 240 E. PLATO BLVD. ST. PAUL, MN 55107    1,497,841$1,198 RF272-73956
RK272-05417WILLIAM A. CUTKOMP  7725 SUBLETTE RD. COLORADO SPRINGS, CO 80908    173,620$139 RF272-93666
RK272-05436EGGING CO.C/O THEODORE F. EGGING 12145 RD. 38GURLEY, NE 69141    215,917$173 RF272-50503
RK272-05448RIDGE CONTRACTING CO. C/O CHARLES E. GLASS 1420 HORSESHOE CREEK RD.DAVENPORT, FL 33837    303,487$243 RF272-93154
RK272-05469OZONE WATERS, INC.C/O LOUIS M. FREEMAN PO BOX 51299NEW ORLEANS, LA 70151    212,032$170 RF272-92881
RK272-05477SLAGLE MANUFACTURING CORP. C/O PATRICK J. MALLOY III 1924 S. UTICA #810 TULSA, OK 74104    126,303$101 RF272-64448
RK272-05489WROUGHT IRON CO., INC. C/O PAUL A. STOCKWELL 11001 SUTTER AVE. PACOIMA, CA 913312499 178,362$143 RF272-54378
RK272-05506ELSIE D. BARBER  343 N. COUNTRY ACRES #138 WICHITA, KS 67212    134,586$108 RF272-17932
RK272-05511STAN ZWEIGART  546 BLUEBIRD DR. CHUBBUCK, ID 83202    170,892$137 RF272-93144
RK272-05514TECHNOLOGY GENERAL CORP. C/O CHAS. J. FLETCHER 12 CORK HILL RD. FRANKLIN, NJ 07416    345,121$276 RF272-64424
RK272-05524HARTFORD FARMS, INC. C/O DWIGHT E. VAN LIEROP PO BOX 618BLOUNTSTOWN, FL 32424    199,250$159 RF272-50514
RK272-05539KIRK LUMBER CO.C/O L. K. ROSE 829 KIRK RD.SUFFOLK, VA 23434    480,323$384 RF272-50888
TOTALS:40 11,664,877$9,334