Case No. RB272-00159

November 22, 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: RB272-00159

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 41 recipients is $12,001.

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:November 22, 1999

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

APPENDIX RB272-00159
CASE NO.FIRM  ADDRESS REFUND
RF272-01567HAROLD CLOYD  1907 W. FLAMINGO AVE., #103NAMPA, ID 83651    $247
RF272-02063JOE BEN LAMB  721 HAMLET CIRCLE YUKON, OK 73099    $91
RF272-03354JOHN H. BROWN, JR.  15642 JACKSON LANE GOLDSBORO, MD 21636    $56
RF272-04613MERLYN W. BRANDT  24375 315TH ST.NEW PROVIDENCE, IA 50206    $77
RF272-04659A.F. CALEY, JR.  4114 CNTY RD. 29 MARION JUNCTION, AL 36759    $56
RF272-05330RICHARD L. BRECKBILL   205 PENNSGROVE RD. OXFORD, PA 19363    $50
RF272-05893ROBERT H. SCHWINDT  8367 STATE HWY. 194 LAS ANIMAS, CO 81054    $51
RF272-07288WERNERWAY FARMSC/O CALVIN MILLER170 WERNER RD.FREDERICKSBURG, PA 17026    $71
RF272-08148MICHAEL WOODS  1624 S. MATTHIAS ST. APPLETON, WI 54915    $71
RF272-10612CITY OF ABERDEENC/O KATHY ORTH200 E. MARKET ST.ABERDEEN, WA 98520    $521
RF272-12521ADAIR COUNTY ORCHARD CO., INC. C/O JOHN C. AUFFET RT. 2, BOX 2075STILWELL, OK 74960    $72
RF272-13940CULPEPER CNTY. PUBLIC SCHOOLS C/O FRED M. RANKIN 1051 N. MAIN ST., POB 631 CULPEPER, VA 22701    $992
RF272-14009WHITE SULPHUR SPRING SCHL DIST C/O ROGER ARMSTRONG 405 S. CENTRAL AVE., POB CWHITE SULPHUR SPRING, MT 59645    $288
RF272-14288ROBERT LENHAUSEN  PO BOX 226LOSTANT, IL 613340226 $90
RF272-14437BETTY KOITHAN VAUGHAN   2830 JONES ST.SIOUX CITY, IA 51104    $190
RF272-16566Q.D. TURNAGE  32796 Q.D. TURNAGE RD. FRANKLINTON, LA 70438    $100
RF272-17167HAGGARD FARMSC/O W.H. HAGGARD JR. PO BOX 628BUCKEYE, AZ 85326    $283
RF272-17212PERRY FARMS OF COLERAIN, INC. C/O N.F. PERRY, JR. 2 LOG LANDING, POB 125 COLERAIN, NC 27924    $120
RF272-17567KENNETH RUDEL  1438 RUDEL DR.TOMBALL, TX 77375    $133
RF272-17761CITY OF GREEN RIVERC/O ZAUNDRA HAMILTON 50 E. 2ND N. ST. GREEN RIVER, WY 82935    $419
RF272-17899JOHNSTON'S SAND & GRAVEL C/O PAULA F. JOHNSTON 1301 HWY. 11HEIDELBERG, MS 39439    $113
RF272-19098CITY OF KINGMANC/O DIANE RICHARDS310 N. 4TH ST.KINGMAN, AZ 86401    $1,188
RF272-19515FT. GORDON BUS CO.C/O E.C. WALTON515 SKYVIEW DR.AUGUSTA, GA 30901    $549
RF272-19682LONNIE & JOHN MCFARLAND   27 CROSS 2230CHERRY VALLEY, AR 72324    $191
RF272-20547BROADWAY TAXI, INC.C/O CHARLES BRADY50 PAYNE ST.LOWELL, MA 01852    $171
RF272-23265RICHARD G. TERNUS  RR 2, BOX 21HUMPHREY, NE 686429802 $80
RF272-24395RONALD BAIN  BOX 93 EDDYVILLE, NE 68834    $65
RF272-24715BERNARD RITCHIE  RR 1, BOX 47SARGENT, NE 688749725 $68
RF272-24824KAWEAH CONSTRUCTION CO. C/O STEVE STAMBACH 1911 N. FINE AVE. FRESNO, CA 93727    $221
RF272-26596NORMAN PETERSEN & SONS, INC.C/O LORETTA PETERSEN PO BOX 5 TEKAMAH, NE 680610005 $121
RF272-26682ROBERT ZEBARTH  889 N. 1400 E. RD. MELVIN, IL 609524059 $64
RF272-28043AFRICAN SUPPLY & PURCHASINGC/O HENRY BONNABEL101 WEST ST. HILLSDALE, NJ 07642    $1,200
RF272-28253RHEA COUNTY HIGHWAY DEPT. C/O RHEA CNTY TRUSTEE 375 CHURCH ST., PHIL SWAFFORD BLDGDAYTON, TN 37321    $2,140
RF272-29150DALE STINSON  3586 RD. UREADING, KS 66868    $140
RF272-29350ST. VINCENT'S HOSPITAL C/O JOHN TAYLOR810 ST. VINCENTS DR. BIRMINGHAM, AL 35205    $245
RF272-29472DEAN TOWNSEND  5740 RD. 14GOODLAND, KS 67735    $164
RF272-29596CARTER & HOLMES, INC. C/O OWEN HOLMESPO BOX 668 NEWBERRY, SC 29108    $274
RF272-30063WILLIAM MOEHRLE  551 J. MEYER RD. UNIONTOWN, WA 99179    $198
RF272-30198MELVILLE GREENHOUSES INC. C/O FRED YAMAGUCHI 210 OLD E. NECK RD. MELVILLE, NY 11747    $543
RF272-30540WEAVER BROTHERSC/O WILLIAM WEAVER2307 E. 1400TH RD.CASEY, IL 62420    $212
RF272-30583DWAIN MONTGOMERY  2695 GILLETTS LAKE RD. JACKSON, MI 49201    $76
TOTALS:41 RB272-00159 $12,001