Case No. RK272-05430
October 22, 1999
DECISION AND ORDER
OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Supplemental Order
Names of Petitioners: Barry Dahl et al.
Dates of Filing: July 29, 1999, et al.
Case Numbers: RK272-05430, et al.
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 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 from August 19, 1973 through January 27, 1981, multiplied by a per gallon 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 lower 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) 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 all applicants or certifications from their representatives.
The Appendix to this Decision and Order contains the names and addresses of a group of recipients receiving these supplemental refund checks. In each case, we were informed that there had been a change of circumstances since the previous refund was disbursed. Accordingly, we set up a new case file (designated RK272-)(2) and investigated whether the individual or firm that submitted the verification form (or upon 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 the parties listed in the Appendix are the proper recipients of those supplemental refunds. (3) The Appendix also indicates 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 54 recipients is $11,509.
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 IV, 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 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: October 22, 1999
(1)We are now paying first-time crude oil refund recipients at the volumetric rate of $0.0016 per gallon.
(2)The new case number, RK272-, replaces the case number (designated RF272-) which had formerly been assigned to each application. For all future purposes, the application will be known by the new case number.
(3)In a number of instances, we were informed that a firm had been dissolved and that each of the former owners wished to receive an individual refund check. Therefore, each owner was assigned a separate RK272- case number, and the approved volume claim was allocated to each owner based on the percentage of his or her ownership interest. In this Decision, the original RF272-number was assigned several RK272-numbers as follows: RF272-41297 (RK272-05441 and RK272- 05442), RF272-66161 (RK272-05445 and RK272-05446), and RF272- 27167 (RK272-05472, RK272-05473, RK272-05474 and RK272-05475). If there are any future disbursements of crude oil funds, these cases will be known by their RK272-numbers, and the refunds will be calculated on the adjusted gallonage amounts.
Appendix
CASE NO. APPLICANT CONTACT/FIRM STREET ADDRESS CITY/STATE VOLUME REFUND RF NUM RK272-05430 BARRY DAHL RT. 5, BOX 477 ALBERT LEA, MN 56007 90,916 $73 RF272-12406 RK272-05434 WDH OPERATING CO., L.P. C/O NATHANIEL RODGERS 1800 E. 16TH ST. SANTA ANA, CA 92701 1,733,337 $1,387 RF272-62999 RK272-05435 M. CARMEN SPRINGER 21256 380TH AVE. WINNEBAGO, MN 56098 82,338 $66 RF272-48165 RK272-05437 J. T. DUVALL 2592 SUNFISH RD. SUNFISH, KY 42210 91,723 $73 RF272-03027 RK272-05438 AUDY R. STOBAUGH 26 KENWOOD AVE. ATKINS, AR 72823 90,272 $72 RF272-08798 RK272-05439 ELMER SCHROTH SAWS, INC. C/O JEROME SCHROTH W 7410 ROCK RD. SHIOCTON, WI 54170 106,243 $85 RF272-28839 RK272-05440 CLEM ADELMAN TRUCKING C/O CAROLYN ADELMAN 4918 BELDEN PARK DR., N.W. CANTON, OH 44720 128,190 $103 RF272-35773 RK272-05441 HELEN E. MILLER 4004 DOLAN CR RD. STURGIS, SD 57785 145,958 $117 RF272-41297 RK272-05442 ERNEST E. MILLER 639 SHERMAN STURGIS, SD 57785 145,958 $117 RF272-41297 RK272-05445 MEL WENNEKAMP 1706 BEHLEN ST. COLUMBUS, NE 68601 40,020 $32 RF272-66161 RK272-05446 DARWIN SIEH RT. 1, BOX 43 COLUMBUS, NE 68601 40,020 $32 RF272-66161 RK272-05450 STEVE ZOLYAK C/O STEPHANNE MCALEER 129 ROSETREE LANE EXTON, PA 19341 120,000 $96 RF272-30119 RK272-05453 JOHN K. VANIER PO BOX 1393 SALINA, KS 67402 292,861 $234 RF272-01313 RK272-05456 MIDWEST COCA-COLA BOTTLING CO. C/O M.K. MORRISON 2750 EAGANDALE BLVD. EAGAN, MN 55121 297,100 $238 RF272-00060 RK272-05457 CLAY H. VERNON, JR. C/O C. HESTER VERNON, III 3629 YARBOROUGHS MILL RD. MILTON, NC 27305 91,103 $73 RF272-04210 RK272-05459 BETTY MCCONLEY 235 N. CLINTON CLINTONVILLE, WI 54929 120,354 $96 RF272-19650 RK272-05460 ROGER SCHMIDT PO BOX 7 DUMONT, MN 56236 222,303 $178 RF272-72754 RK272-05461 AMERICAN PROTEINS, INC. /HANCE C/O JAMES SANFORD PO BOX 429 HANCEVILLE, AL 35077 610,773 $489 RF272-78089 RK272-05462 MRS. ROBERT LEHL 406 LANE #3 ALLIANCE, NE 69301 172,265 $138 RF272-23296 RK272-05463 CLEARWATER FOREST IND., INC. C/O DIANE M. ROBISON HWY. 13 S. KOOSKIA, ID 83539 900,000 $720 RF272-71150 RK272-05464 BOYD G. GIGAX PO BOX 373 HAYES CENTER, NE 69032 107,283 $86 RF272-72265 RK272-05465 ROGER GAINES C/O ANDREW GAINES 130 VAN CORTLANDT AVE. W., APT. LC BRONX, NY 10463 238,000 $190 RF272-74614 RK272-05466 PINNACLE PROGRAMS INC. C/O SONJA CROWLEY PO BOX 40 MAGNOLIA, MN 56158 127,500 $102 RF272-82442 RK272-05471 ERLANGER LUMBER CO., LLC. C/O BRIAN ALBANESE PO BOX 157 ERLANGER, KY 41018 155,532 $124 RF272-07007 RK272-05472 CLARENCE J. KLEIN 19857 RT. 52 N. RICHARDSONVILLE, IA 52039 37,364 $30 RF272-27167 RK272-05473 WILLIAM F. KLEIN 21292 FLANGAN RD HOLY CROSS, IA 52053 12,455 $10 RF272-27167 RK272-05474 THOMAS L. KLEIN 20434 WHITEY'S LANE SHERRILL, IA 52073 12,455 $10 RF272-27167 RK272-05475 PAUL A. KLEIN 20464 WHITEY'S LANE SHERRILL, IA 52073 12,455 $10 RF272-27167 RK272-05478 GOODRICH OIL CO. C/O ROBERT P. SHORT PO BOX 368 TURLOCK, CA 95381 98,293 $79 RF272-08433 RK272-05479 LEE & SONS CONSRUCTION CO, INC C/O TOMMY M. LEE 455 GA HWY. 247S, PO DRAWER 10 BONAIRE, GA 31005 100,946 $81 RF272-17889 RK272-05482 PAULINE KENYON PO BOX 175 SHOSHONI, WY 82649 417,844 $334 RF272-30824 RK272-05483 BARRY REEVES RT. 1, BOX 377 BLOOMINGTON, IL 61704 95,087 $76 RF272-30986 RK272-05485 MADONNA CUMMINS 2160 W. MARRISON RD. PENTWATER, MI 49449 62,715 $50 RF272-73059 RK272-05486 CAPE CARRIER CO C/O WARREN C NUNHEIMER 101 BRAGGS LANE BARNSTABLE, MA 02630 178,800 $143 RF272-69687 RK272-05488 EUGENE P. KEARNS 89 DORWIN DR. WEST SPRINGFIELD, MA 01089 231,545 $185 RF272-92030 RK272-05492 CALVIN BURGER 225 E. PAM RD. SIOUX FALLS, SD 57105 177,072 $142 RF272-01170 RK272-05494 ELEANOR B. ROSENDAHL PO BOX 7 HINSDALE, MT 59241 70,829 $57 RF272-21730 RK272-05495 MILDRED J. FISCHER PO BOX 35 ONG, NE 68452 102,262 $82 RF272-21906 RK272-05496 JACOB BENZELL 2437 STEOBEN ST. UNION, NJ 07085 180,000 $144 RF272-69641 RK272-05497 STEVE BENZELL 2437 STEOBEN ST. UNION, NJ 07085 180,000 $144 RF272-69641 RK272-05504 L.J. RUTLAND 107 MAHAFFEY COVE RAYMOND, MS 39154 475,190 $380 RF272-75924 RK272-05507 ARDEN L. BECK 22608 E. WABASH AVE. OTIS ORCHARDS, WA 990279350 322,271 $258 RF272-29972 RK272-05509 MARGARET J. DOBRENZ BOX 170 STATE ROUTE RANCHESTER, WY 82839 62,820 $50 RF272-73152 RK272-05510 DALCO INDUSTRIES, INC. C/O BRUCE HIRSCH 3730 SALEM ST. DENVER, CO 80239 272,650 $218 RF272-87036 RK272-05512 NANCY L. DANEKAS 10858 E. HOLCOMB RD. DAVIS JUNCTION, IL 61020 203,633 $163 RF272-20265 RK272-05515 LEON LUMLEY 7745 SPARTA RD. HOLCOMB, MS 38940 246,130 $197 RF272-10724 RK272-05516 JOSEPH R. RAMIREZ PO BOX 158 MELROSE, MT 59743 99,037 $79 RF272-26589 RK272-05518 SPOELSTRA LOGGING, INC. C/O TED SPOELSTRA PO BOX 869 FORKS, WA 98331 1,604,298 $1,283 RF272-69712 RK272-05519 WINEGROWERS FARMING CO. C/O CHRIS CORDANO PO BOX 119 RUTHERFORD, CA 945730119 441,440 $353 RF272-01422 RK272-05520 GLENN GERBER BOX 152 MANTER, KS 67862 161,844 $129 RF272-13296 RK272-05521 ELLIS DOUTHIT, JR. PO BOX 296 CEDAR RAPIDS, NE 686270296 995,859 $797 RF272-69254 RK272-05523 ERIE NEWS CO., INC. C/O BETTY J. SHEPHERD 126 LAKELAND DR. SANDUSKY, OH 44870 322,391 $258 RF272-67956 RK272-05527 ETOR PROPERTIES LTD PARTNERSHP C/O JENO F. PAULUCCI PAULUCCI INTL. LEGAL DEPT. PO BOX 16630 DULUTH, MN 55816 99,002 $79 RF272-78007 RK272-05536 80 EAST END OWNERS CORP. C/O IAN R. CRAWFORD 80 EAST END AVE. NEW YORK, NY 10028 959,106 $767 RF272-57939 TOTALS: 54 14,385,842 $11,509
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