Case No. RJ272-00072

October 20, 1999

DECISION AND ORDER

OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Supplemental Order

Name of Petitioner:Estate of Irving Kaskel

Date of Filing: October 6, 1999

Case Number: RJ272-72

On January 22, 1996, the Office of Hearings and Appeals (OHA) issued a Supplemental Order granting the Estate of Irving Kaskel (Case No. RK272-1736) a supplemental refund of $1,397 in the crude oil refund proceeding. Libby Rink, et al., Case No. RK272-1616, et al. The refund check was made payable to the Estate of Irving Kaskel and sent in care of Lewis Kaskel, Co-Personal Representative, to 3403 Avenue H, Brooklyn, NY 11210. Because the check was not cashed, it was canceled by the U.S. Treasury in accordance with limited payability laws. The OHA has since attempted to contact Lewis Kaskel without success. In view of these circumstances, we have determined that the refund issued to the Estate of Irving Kaskel should be rescinded.

It is Therefore Ordered That:

(1) The Decision and Order issued by the DOE on January 22, 1996, Libby Rink, et al., Case No. RK272-1616, et al., is hereby rescinded as to Estate of Irving Kaskel, Case No. RK272-1736, redesignated RJ272-72.

(2) Notwithstanding our directive in Libby Rink, et al., Case No. RK272-1616, et al., the Team Leader, Special Accounts Team, Office of Financial Control and Reporting, of the Department of Energy shall deposit the funds in the amount of $1,397 in the escrow fund denominated Crude Tracking-Claimants IV, Account No. 999DOE010Z, maintained at the Department of Treasury.

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

George B. Breznay

Director

Office of Hearings and Appeals

Date:October 20, 1999