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 RF272-65826 RANDLEMAN EXCAVATING C/O EVERETT RANDLEMAN 4363 HWY. 66 LONGMONT, CO 80504 $1,097 RF272-65903 CAROL D. & ELIZABETH A. JONES 266 STARLIGHT RD. THORNTON, CO 802604324 $82 RF272-65984 JOYCE B. CROW 517 N. 11TH ST. CANON CITY, CO 812123433 $111 RF272-65985 VICTOR C. CROW 517 N. 11TH ST. CANON CITY, CO 812123433 $380 RF272-66038 ARIZONA EXPRESS C/O CHARLES D. HUDSON PO BOX 6750 PHOENIX, AZ 85005 $847 RF272-66043 SOUTHWEST RENTAL CORP. C/O MICHAEL P. MILLER 777 E. THOMAS RD., #210 PHOENIX, AZ 85014 $81 RF272-66722 67 OWNERS, LTD. 419 PARK AVE. S. NEW YORK, NY 10016 $63 RF272-66799 KOCH TRUCKING CO. C/O KENNETH L. KOCH 12060 WAPAK-FRYBURG RD. WAPAKONETA, OH 45895 $122 RF272-67572 CLARK LUNDY TRUCKING C/O ROSE LUNDY 1595 TURNERSBURG HWY. STATESVILLE, NC 286252555 $83 RF272-67677 WENDEL FOLKERTS 1517 N. WALNUT ST. MCPHERSON, KS 67460 $87 RF272-67844 INDIANHEAD TRANSIT SER. C/O ROBBIE TANKERSLEY PO BOX 40 LADYSMITH, WI 54848 $52 RF272-68034 MCDOUGAL FARM C/O BOBBY MCDOUGAL 1330 JACKSON RD. 46 NEWPORT, AR 72112 $199 RF272-68373 RICHARD T. COX RT. 3, BOX 100 WATONGA, OK 73772 $100 RF272-70023 RUSSELL FARMS C/O BETHALEEN RUSSELL 3180 W. DARBEE RD. AKRON, MI 48701 $214 RF272-71031 DON HAWK RR 2, BOX 180 SHERIDAN, MO 64486 $255 RF272-71112 SAVAGE FARMS, INC. C/O JOHN G. SAVAGE 128 LOWER RD. DEERFIELD, MA 01342 $182 RF272-71155 CALLAS CONTRACTORS, INC. C/O TERRY E. ARMSTRONG PO BOX 888 HAGERSTOWN, MD 217410888 $56 RF272-71877 MCKAY FARMS C/O DON MCKAY 855 N. IRELAND LN. BELLE RIVE, IL 62810 $71 RF272-72327 E. MARK WELLS 1935 HEPWORTH LANE BLACKFOOD, ID 83221 $425 RF272-72487 SUNSHINE RANCH CO. C/O SUMNER A. HALL RR 2, BOX 134A NELIGH, NE 68756 $366 RF272-72986 THEODORE L. LUTHI 531 QUAIL RD. WAKEFIELD, KS 67487 $85 RF272-73156 RICKEY E. CORLEY RR 2, BOX 365 LAMESA, TX 79331 $71 RF272-73358 DUANE NAYLOR 2430 HILLTOP DR. VERNON, TX 793844929 $95 RF272-73390 MAX M. LENDERMAN 5301 W. NEW GOSHEN AVE. WEST TERRE HAUTE, IN 478859761 $50 RF272-74268 WINGER RANCH/ M&L CATTLE CO. C/O STEVE WINGER PO BOX 10 YUMA, CO 80759 $149 RF272-74892 HOWELL FARMS C/O DANNY HOWELL 32247 CNTY RD. 14 BADGER, MN 56714 $354 RF272-75283 LA CROSSE PUBLIC LIBRARY C/O LORETTA KILMER 800 MAIN ST. LA CROSSE, WI 54601 $115 RF272-75656 CHESAPEAKE PACKAGING CO. C/O VONDA J. DAVIS 530 EASTPARK CT., #J SANDSTON, VA 23150 $2,434 RF272-78260 ST. CYRIL & METHODIUS CHURCH C/O FATHER FLOYD WESSLING PO BOX 457 CLARKSON, NE 68629 $79 RF272-81672 HOLCOMB USD #363 C/O DEB NICHOLSON PO BOX 8 HOLCOMB, KS 67851 $109 RF272-84093 KISMET UNIF. SCHOOL DIST. #483 C/O VERNON E. WELCH RR 1, BOX 24A KISMET, KS 67859 $210 RF272-85622 ST. FRANCIS HOSPITAL C/O MICHAEL HERBST 825 E. PIKES PEAK COLORADO SPRINGS, CO 80903 $69 RF272-86723 LOYOLA MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY C/O ADMIN. SERVICES 7900 LOYOLA BLVD. LOS ANGELES, CA 900458115 $146 RF272-88704 ESSEX TOWN SCHOOL DIST. C/O EDWARD DRAPP 91 ALLEN MARTIN DR. ESSEX JUNCTION, VT 05452 $394 RF272-90748 BLUE BIRD CAB CO., INC. C/O BRENDA KIDWELL 5334 BALTIMORE AVE. HYATTSVILLE, MD 20781 $294 RF272-91181 MEDINA VALLEY I.S.D. C/O PAUL W. HOLZHAUS 8449 F.M. 471 S. CASTROVILLE, TX 780095309 $241 RF272-91318 HIGH HAMPTON, INC. C/O WILLIAM D. MCKEE, JR. PO BOX 338 CASHIERS, NC 28717 $398 RF272-91772 WILLIAM DAVIS 117 CROSBY DR. BALD KNOB, AR 72010 $170 RF272-91903 STRAIN POULTRY FARMS, INC. OR CAGLE'S FARMS, INC. PO BOX 570 FORSYTH, GA 31029 $137 RF272-92131 DON RASMUSSEN CO. C/O MIKE KRAUTSCHEID 1605 S.W. FRONT ST. PORTLAND, OR 97201 $173 RF272-94246 WINNER BROTHERS COAL CO. INC. C/O ALBERT WINNER JR. 19430 LOWER CONSOL RD., N.W. FROSTBURG, MD 21532 $613 RF272-94821 WADDELL BROTHERS FARM C/O WILLIAM H. WADDELL 9708 W. CNTY RD. 300 S. FRANKFORT, IN 46041 $181 RR272-00057 CITY OF BELLEVUE C/O SARA LANE PO BOX 90012 BELLEVUE, WA 980099013 $469 TOTALS: 43 RB272-00160 $11,909