Case No. RB272-00160

December 2, 1999

DECISION AND ORDER

OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Supplemental Order

Name of Case: Crude Oil Supplemental Refund Distribution

Date of Filing: November 1, 1999

Case Number: RB272-00160

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 Modified 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 had been calculated by multiplying the number of gallons of eligible refined petroleum products purchased by the applicant by $0.0008 (the volumetric factor). That volumetric factor had 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.(1) Further, 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 intend to 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 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 43 recipients is $11,909.

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

1000 Independence Avenue, S.W.

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

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

APPENDIX RB272-00160
CASE NO.FIRM  ADDRESS REFUND
RF272-65826RANDLEMAN EXCAVATING C/O EVERETT RANDLEMAN 4363 HWY. 66LONGMONT, CO 80504    $1,097
RF272-65903CAROL D. & ELIZABETH A. JONES  266 STARLIGHT RD. THORNTON, CO 802604324 $82
RF272-65984JOYCE B. CROW  517 N. 11TH ST.CANON CITY, CO 812123433 $111
RF272-65985VICTOR C. CROW  517 N. 11TH ST.CANON CITY, CO 812123433 $380
RF272-66038ARIZONA EXPRESSC/O CHARLES D. HUDSON PO BOX 6750PHOENIX, AZ 85005    $847
RF272-66043SOUTHWEST RENTAL CORP. C/O MICHAEL P. MILLER 777 E. THOMAS RD., #210 PHOENIX, AZ 85014    $81
RF272-6672267 OWNERS, LTD.419 PARK AVE. S.NEW YORK, NY 10016    $63
RF272-66799KOCH TRUCKING CO.C/O KENNETH L. KOCH12060 WAPAK-FRYBURG RD. WAPAKONETA, OH 45895    $122
RF272-67572CLARK LUNDY TRUCKING C/O ROSE LUNDY1595 TURNERSBURG HWY. STATESVILLE, NC 286252555 $83
RF272-67677WENDEL FOLKERTS  1517 N. WALNUT ST. MCPHERSON, KS 67460    $87
RF272-67844INDIANHEAD TRANSIT SER. C/O ROBBIE TANKERSLEY PO BOX 40LADYSMITH, WI 54848    $52
RF272-68034MCDOUGAL FARMC/O BOBBY MCDOUGAL1330 JACKSON RD. 46NEWPORT, AR 72112    $199
RF272-68373RICHARD T. COX  RT. 3, BOX 100WATONGA, OK 73772    $100
RF272-70023RUSSELL FARMSC/O BETHALEEN RUSSELL 3180 W. DARBEE RD. AKRON, MI 48701    $214
RF272-71031DON HAWK  RR 2, BOX 180SHERIDAN, MO 64486    $255
RF272-71112SAVAGE FARMS, INC.C/O JOHN G. SAVAGE128 LOWER RD.DEERFIELD, MA 01342    $182
RF272-71155CALLAS CONTRACTORS, INC. C/O TERRY E. ARMSTRONG PO BOX 888HAGERSTOWN, MD 217410888 $56
RF272-71877MCKAY FARMSC/O DON MCKAY855 N. IRELAND LN.BELLE RIVE, IL 62810    $71
RF272-72327E. MARK WELLS  1935 HEPWORTH LANE BLACKFOOD, ID 83221    $425
RF272-72487SUNSHINE RANCH CO.C/O SUMNER A. HALLRR 2, BOX 134ANELIGH, NE 68756    $366
RF272-72986THEODORE L. LUTHI  531 QUAIL RD.WAKEFIELD, KS 67487    $85
RF272-73156RICKEY E. CORLEY  RR 2, BOX 365LAMESA, TX 79331    $71
RF272-73358DUANE NAYLOR  2430 HILLTOP DR. VERNON, TX 793844929 $95
RF272-73390MAX M. LENDERMAN  5301 W. NEW GOSHEN AVE. WEST TERRE HAUTE, IN 478859761$50
RF272-74268WINGER RANCH/ M&L CATTLE CO.C/O STEVE WINGERPO BOX 10 YUMA, CO 80759    $149
RF272-74892HOWELL FARMSC/O DANNY HOWELL32247 CNTY  RD. 14BADGER, MN 56714    $354
RF272-75283LA CROSSE PUBLIC LIBRARY C/O LORETTA KILMER 800 MAIN ST.LA CROSSE, WI 54601    $115
RF272-75656CHESAPEAKE PACKAGING CO. C/O VONDA J. DAVIS 530 EASTPARK CT., #J SANDSTON, VA 23150    $2,434
RF272-78260ST. CYRIL & METHODIUS CHURCHC/O FATHER FLOYD WESSLING PO BOX 457CLARKSON, NE 68629    $79
RF272-81672HOLCOMB USD #363C/O DEB NICHOLSONPO BOX 8HOLCOMB, KS 67851    $109
RF272-84093KISMET UNIF. SCHOOL DIST. #483 C/O VERNON E. WELCH RR 1, BOX 24AKISMET, KS 67859    $210
RF272-85622ST. FRANCIS HOSPITAL C/O MICHAEL HERBST 825 E. PIKES PEAK COLORADO SPRINGS, CO 80903    $69
RF272-86723LOYOLA MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY C/O ADMIN. SERVICES 7900 LOYOLA BLVD. LOS ANGELES, CA 900458115 $146
RF272-88704ESSEX TOWN SCHOOL DIST. C/O EDWARD DRAPP 91 ALLEN MARTIN DR. ESSEX JUNCTION, VT 05452    $394
RF272-90748BLUE BIRD CAB CO., INC. C/O BRENDA KIDWELL 5334 BALTIMORE AVE. HYATTSVILLE, MD 20781    $294
RF272-91181MEDINA VALLEY I.S.D. C/O PAUL W. HOLZHAUS 8449 F.M. 471 S. CASTROVILLE, TX 780095309 $241
RF272-91318HIGH HAMPTON, INC.C/O WILLIAM D. MCKEE, JR. PO BOX 338CASHIERS, NC 28717    $398
RF272-91772WILLIAM DAVIS  117 CROSBY DR.BALD KNOB, AR 72010    $170
RF272-91903STRAIN POULTRY FARMS, INC. OR CAGLE'S FARMS, INC. PO BOX 570FORSYTH, GA 31029    $137
RF272-92131DON RASMUSSEN CO.C/O MIKE KRAUTSCHEID 1605 S.W. FRONT ST. PORTLAND, OR 97201    $173
RF272-94246WINNER BROTHERS COAL CO. INC. C/O ALBERT WINNER JR. 19430 LOWER CONSOL RD., N.W.FROSTBURG, MD 21532    $613
RF272-94821WADDELL BROTHERS FARM C/O WILLIAM H. WADDELL 9708 W. CNTY RD. 300 S. FRANKFORT, IN 46041    $181
RR272-00057CITY OF BELLEVUEC/O SARA LANEPO BOX 90012BELLEVUE, WA 980099013 $469
TOTALS:43 RB272-00160 $11,909