Case No. RK272-05264
August 25, 1999
DECISION AND ORDER
OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Supplemental Order
Names of Petitioners: M. William Myers, Inc., et al.
Dates of Filing: June 28, 1999, et al.
Case Numbers: RK272-05264, 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 64 recipients is $14,947.
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: August 25, 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 volumed 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: RF272-29077 (RK272-05374 and RK272-05375). 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 RK272-05264 M. WILLIAM MYERS, INC. C/O M. WILLIAM MYERS 29999 K AVE. BEAMAN, IA 50609 95,973 $77 RF272-73196 RK272-05266 KAYE MARTELL 222 WILDLIFE TRAIL GREER, SC 29650 673,200 $539 RF272-67555 RK272-05267 KAYE MARTELL 222 WILDLIFE TRAIL GREER, SC 29650 667,375 $534 RF272-67556 RK272-05268 ETHEREDGE BROTHERS FARM C/O HOMER ETHEREDGE PO BOX 1224 LAMESA, TX 79331 314,303 $251 RF272-68106 RK272-05273 COCA-COLA BOTTLING CO. CONSLD. C/O DAVID MYERS PO BOX 31487 CHARLOTTE, NC 282311487 646,187 $517 RF272-00221 RK272-05276 DOLE FOOD CO., INC. C/O PAULA J. RUCKER 31365 OAK CREST DR. WESTLAKE VILLAGE, CA 91361 245,222 $196 RF272-69757 RK272-05281 TRAWLER GULF QUEEN, INC. C/O FRANK HUGH COLE, JR. 10390 FRANK COLE LANE FOLEY, AL 36535 183,292 $147 RF272-73718 RK272-05284 DALE R. DICKENSON 1601 OLD MANOR RD. GARDEN CITY, KS 67846 100,377 $80 RF272-19290 RK272-05285 RUSSELL RINGDAHL ESTATE C/O ROBERT RINGDAHL 4933 S. WHITEWING RD. SIERRA VISTA, AZ 856508911 154,052 $123 RF272-24280 RK272-05288 ACHILLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS C/O KEN KEELING BOX 280 ACHILLE, OK 74701 158,700 $127 RF272-81673 RK272-05289 STATE OF COLORADO C/O DAVID D. PIATEK 4132 SOUTH JULIAN WAY DENVER, CO 80236 231,650 $185 RF272-85574 RK272-05290 GAULDING FARM C/O JOHN GAULDING PO BOX 289 WINNIE, TX 776650289 141,844 $113 RF272-91050 RK272-05295 ALLIED BUILDING PRODUCTS CORP. C/O CHARLES EGAN, III 15 E. UNION, PO BOX 511 EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ 07073 214,811 $172 RF272-76810 RK272-05305 W.C. STEADMAN ESTATE C/O FRANCES F. STEADMAN 104 N. 3RD ST. PINETOPS, NC 27864 63,673 $51 RF272-11566 RK272-05306 LAURIE ACRES, LLC C/O JOHN G. LAURIE 5301 N. DODGE RD. CASS CITY, MI 48726 120,557 $96 RF272-12375 RK272-05307 DOLORES RECKER 401 E. FAYETTE ST. MANCHESTER, IA 52057 273,222 $219 RF272-27120 RK272-05311 DAVID H. DIXON 41701 HWY. 190E SLIDELL, LA 70461 100,000 $80 RF272-69002 RK272-05320 DIGHTON HEAD 5 MILHAVEN SQUARE RICHMOND, VA 232333123 92,963 $74 RF272-13283 RK272-05321 MRS. IRVIN RUSKAMP 435 10TH ROAD WEST POINT, NE 687884031 182,105 $146 RF272-13605 RK272-05322 MARY METCALF 318 S. SIDNEY ST. SHULLSBURG, WI 53586 273,045 $218 RF272-22063 RK272-05323 BLY PATRICIA GARTNER 3457 E. MEADOW CREEK CT. VINCENNES, IN 47591 120,231 $96 RF272-28321 RK272-05331 HELMSTETTER FARM, INC. C/O STEVAN HELMSTETTER 5082 ROCKY POINT RD., NW ROOSEVELT, MN 56673 194,779 $156 RF272-71348 RK272-05332 WILLIAM GEORGE PRODUCE CO, INC C/O TRENT HICKS PO BOX 1387 LUFKIN, TX 759021387 367,738 $294 RF272-94397 RK272-05339 ROBERT ZUCK FARM C/O ROBERT ZUCK 324 E. PEARL ST. LANARK, IL 61046 254,952 $204 RF272-18615 RK272-05340 INER STENSEN, JR. 124 E. BROWN ST. AUGUSTA, WI 54722 176,187 $141 RF272-26226 RK272-05348 MARJORIE L. SCHULTZ 6184 PALO VERDE DR. ROCKFORD, IL 611148120 120,830 $97 RF272-68253 RK272-05349 JAMES W. CARNATHAN 3380 HIGHWAY 8 EAST HOUSTON, MS 38851 100,046 $80 RF272-72311 RK272-05350 OUR LADY OF HOPE C/O REV. PHILIP G. BURGEN 863 W. CHESTNUT ST. COAL TOWNSHIP, PA 17866 145,465 $116 RF272-76156 RK272-05351 DOUBLE A TAXI SERVICE C/O FLORENCE VEZZA 713 6TH ST. UNION CITY, NJ 07087 118,251 $95 RF272-94438 RK272-05356 WAYNE LAHNERS FIRST TRUST C/O DON LAHNERS, TRUSTEE RR #1, BOX 111 CARLETON, NE 68326 262,067 $210 RF272-10524 RK272-05357 LUCILE HEUSINKVELT 705 JUNIPER CRETE, NE 68333 118,122 $94 RF272-13796 RK272-05362 ROGER E. WILLIAMS HC 76, BOX 981 BIG SANDY, MT 59520 166,447 $133 RF272-67612 RK272-05369 TERRY G. PAINTER RD. 1, BOX 320 WESTFIELD, PA 16950 71,727 $57 RF272-07100 RK272-05370 MARY ROSE BOSTROM 1211 EDISON ST., #18 BRUSH, CO 807232409 70,828 $57 RF272-06030 RK272-05371 ESTATE OF LARRY TONJUM C/O DARLENE TONJUM 1235 LAND DR. HAVRE, MT 505014674 85,297 $68 RF272-23406 RK272-05372 HARLEY MILLER PO BOX 249 FAULKTON, SD 574380249 124,127 $99 RF272-24257 RK272-05373 HOLLADAY PARK PLAZA C/O AMY BROWN 1300 NE 16TH PORTLAND, OR 972321467 334,430 $268 RF272-28391 RK272-05374 MRS. CECIL GAMMILL PO BOX 725 HAZEN, AR 72064 160,427 $128 RF272-29077 RK272-05375 GARY GAMMILL PO BOX 725 HAZEN, AR 72064 160,427 $128 RF272-29077 RK272-05376 CW & HM SCHUBERT LIVING TRUST C/O HELEN M. SCHUBERT 2695 S. TOWNSHIP RD. 59 ALVADA, OH 44802 66,402 $53 RF272-30751 RK272-05379 LENARD W. JOHNSON HC 3, BOX 6 ROSEAU, MN 56751 251,052 $201 RF272-71338 RK272-05380 DMB ENTERPRISES TRUST C/O DANIEL C. BULLER 205 W. FREMONT ST. O'NEILL, NE 68763 166,122 $133 RF272-71729 RK272-05381 VELMA FERN FIELD 523 DENROCK DELHART, TX 79022 226,652 $181 RF272-73198 RK272-05382 TIMOTHY J. KLEIN PO BOX 192 RANDOLPH, OH 44265 151,456 $121 RF272-94759 RK272-05386 VIRGIL BOTT 514 2ND. AVE., NW JAMESTOWN, ND 58401 401,295 $321 RF272-75480 RK272-05391 BOBBY CLAY HCR65, BOX 212 RINGLING, OK 73456 223,465 $179 RF272-04867 RK272-05396 EDWARD A. WEISS 3405 65TH ST., E BRADENTON, FL 342086605 2,104,323 $1,683 RF272-29344 RK272-05401 ARDINE MAYNARD 22044 G ROAD FOWLER, KS 67844 70,829 $57 RF272-67653 RK272-05402 KERMIT W. WITMER HCR68, BOX 65 DALMATIA, PA 17017 98,886 $79 RF272-73308 RK272-05403 ETHEL M. TEMPEL 2022 COUNTY RD. RR WILEY, CO 81092 109,784 $88 RF272-17433 RK272-05404 FRANCIS N. BENEDETTO 1017 COLONIAL DR. PORT ALLEN, LA 707674208 177,004 $142 RF272-23326 RK272-05407 L.W. SMITH FARM C/O LYNN H. SMITH 19244 12 MILE RD. BATTLE CREEK, MI 49017 197,135 $158 RF272-74964 RK272-05408 CLARKE EARNEST 7081 OLD SPRING BRANCH RD. SPRING BRANCH, TX 78070 224,840 $180 RF272-91610 RK272-05409 JACK B. EDSON 2226 E. MALLARD CT. GILBERT, AZ 85234 2,899,950 $2,320 RF272-68554 RK272-05412 ESTELLA BURRELL HC 63, BOX 14 CHAMBERS, NE 68725 74,138 $59 RF272-15789 RK272-05418 COCA-COLA BOTTLING CO. C/O DAVID E. MYERS PO BOX 31487 CHARLOTTE, NC 282311487 1,155,896 $925 RF272-00123 RK272-05419 MARIBETH JEFFERSON 1335 N. COUNTY RD #2550 CARTHAGE, IL 623213618 78,089 $62 RF272-12978 RK272-05420 COCA-COLA BOTTLING CO. CONSOL. C/O DAVID E. MYERS PO BOX 31487 CHARLOTTE, NC 282311487 73,311 $59 RF272-15831 RK272-05423 J.W. TRAMMELL PO BOX 30293 AMARILLO, TX 79120 614,455 $492 RF272-76577 RK272-05424 ALLIED READYMIX, INC. C/O STEPHEN L. HOUSHAW BOX 728 DECATUR, GA 30031 559,440 $448 RF272-80127 RK272-05425 SUNBURST ACRES C/O MARTHA CURRY BOX 247 YORK, NY 14592 76,140 $61 RF272-69966 RK272-05431 R & R FARMS C/O GAIL WERT R & R FARMS 1605 E 12 ROAD AURORA, NE 68818 182,532 $146 RF272-17041 RK272-05432 GLEN H. BYERS 248 HALFMILE RD. ROSEBURG, OR 97470 219,569 $176 RF272-31185 RK272-05433 MICHAEL D. BUCK 3003 HOWARD AVE. BILLINGS, MT 59102 196,496 $157 RF272-36968 TOTALS: 64 18,684,190 $14,947
Last Updated on 8/12/1999
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