Case No. RK272-05270
December 2, 1999
DECISION AND ORDER
OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Supplemental Order
Names of Cases: GM Nameplate, Inc. et al.
Dates of Cases: June 29, 1999 et al.
Case Numbers: RK272-05270 et al.
This decision grants supplemental crude oil overcharge refunds. The names of the recipients and the amount of the refunds are listed in the appendix to this decision.
This supplemental refund decision concerns the crude oil overcharge refund proceeding. 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 Modified Statement of Restitutionary Policy In Crude Oil Cases, 51 Fed. Reg. 27899 (August 4, 1986). The standards for considering Applications for Refund from these crude oil overcharge funds are set forth at 10 C.F.R. Part 205, Subpart V. The deadline for applications in the crude oil proceeding was June 30, 1995. The OHA has approved more than 87,000 crude oil overcharge applications. 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, also referred to as the volumetric, 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. Originally, the DOE calculated refunds at a $0.0002 per gallon volumetric. In 1989, the DOE increased the volumetric to $0.0008 per gallon, and applicants that had been paid at the lower $0.0002 per rate were eligible for a $0.0006 supplemental payment. See Crude Oil Supplemental Refund Distribution, 18 DOE ¶ 85,878 (1989). In 1995, the DOE increased the volumetric to $0.0016 per gallon. Accordingly, applicants that had been paid at the lower $0.0008 per
rate became eligible for an $0.0008 supplemental refund. Refunds are rounded to the nearest dollar.
In order to receive a supplemental refund check, applicants are required to verify 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.
This decision approves supplemental refunds for 40 applicants totalling $9,334. In each case, the applicant informed us that there had been a change of circumstances since the previous refund was disbursed. Accordingly, we set up a new case file (designated RK272-) and investigated whether the party that submitted the verification form (or on 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 each of the applicants is the proper recipient of the supplemental refund. For each applicant, the appendix lists the name, address, original case number, new RK272- case number, and the amount of the supplemental refund. The new case number replaces the original number. For all future purposes, the application will be known by the new case number.
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 supplemental refunds totaling $9,334 to the 40 claimants at the addresses and in the amounts specified in the appendix to this decision.
(2) The funds shall be disbursed from the escrow fund denominated Crude Tracking-Claimants IV, Account No. 999DOE010Z, maintained at the Department of 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
Washington, D.C. 20585-0107
(4) Any conditions imposed that applied to an applicants receipt of the initial crude oil refund shall also apply to that applicants 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
Appendix
CASE NO. APPLICANT CONTACT/FIRM STREET ADDRESS CITY/STATE VOLUME REFUND RF NUM RK272-05270 GM NAMEPLATE, INC. C/O WILLIAM H. CURLEE PO BOX 312 MONROE, NC 28110 338,028 $270 RF272-50050 RK272-05280 STUMPF'S IGA SUPERMARKET, INC. C/O C.G. STUMPF, JR. PO BOX 604 VENICE, LA 70091 82,277 $66 RF272-64417 RK272-05282 GARRETT, MOON & POOL, INC. C/O JOYCE L. WORLEY PO BOX 120 BLACKSTONE, VA 23824 298,841 $239 RF272-92848 RK272-05283 ALAMO CONCRETE PRODUCTS, LTD. C/O ALLEN LEITKO PO BOX 34210 SAN ANTONIO, TX 78265 140,343 $112 RF272-92913 RK272-05292 SPRING HILL NURSERIES C/O JIM KYLE 110 W. ELM ST. TIPP CITY, OH 45371 285,646 $229 RF272-64559 RK272-05294 DIXON LUMBER CO., INC. C/O H. FRANCES DIXON PO BOX 907 GALAX, VA 24333 268,252 $215 RF272-92861 RK272-05300 ARCHBOLD INDUSTRIES, INC. C/O PETER J. GSTALDER PO BOX 187, 1000 OAK ST. WEST UNITY, OH 43570 598,829 $479 RF272-50045 RK272-05301 60TH LANE CORPORATION C/O PETER SEIDEMAN 20 VANDERVENTER AVE, #103 W PORT WASHINGTON, NY 110503752 603,000 $482 RF272-50836 RK272-05302 AKZO NOBEL COATINGS, INC. C/O T.A. KELLER PO BOX 489, 1313 WINDSOR AVE. COLUMBUS, OH 43216 405,951 $325 RF272-65727 RK272-05303 RAPID DAIRY TRANSPORT, INC. C/O KENNETH J. VAILL 1745 TORRINGFORD W. ST. TORRINGFORD, CT 06790 518,094 $414 RF272-76663 RK272-05304 PEGGY ABBOTT 100 MCNEAL RD. EMPIRE, AL 35063 555,333 $444 RF272-93659 RK272-05312 ARTHUR BERMAN 18100 N.E. 10TH CT. NORTH MIAMI BEACH, FL 33162 115,305 $92 RF272-22579 RK272-05315 FELDKIRCHER WIRE FABRICAT. CO C/O T.L. CRAIGHEAD 1015 W. KIRKLAND AVE. NASHVILLE, TN 37216 505,972 $405 RF272-73961 RK272-05317 LYSSY & ECKEL FEED SEED C/O RONALD W. ECKEL PO BOX 128 POTH, TX 78147 99,912 $80 RF272-93111 RK272-05318 D.T. GASTON 60 WILLMORE CIRCLE CAMDEN, AL 36726 210,940 $169 RF272-93151 RK272-05319 CHICKASHA COTTON OIL CO. C/O JOSEPH DOLAN PO BOX 2710 CHANDLER, AZ 852442710 135,742 $109 RF272-93637 RK272-05334 HILLSIDE HUTTERIAN BRETHREN C/O RUBEN GLANZER 18248 HILLSIDE LANE DOLAND, SD 57436 1,115,235 $892 RF272-60089 RK272-05336 HYATT ORLANDO C/O JAY L. AVEN 6375 W. IRLO BRONSON MEM. HWY. KISSIMMEE, FL 34747 174,828 $140 RF272-93125 RK272-05337 LYDICK-HOOKS ROOFING CO. C/O RALPH N. HOOKS, JR. PO BOX 2605 LUBBOCK, TX 79408 129,237 $103 RF272-93411 RK272-05338 ROBERTA COON 8529 S. BROADWAY HAYSVILLE, KS 67060 101,915 $82 RF272-93649 RK272-05363 PALMER & CO. LIQUIDATING TRUST C/O BENSON PALMER 255 N.W. 11TH ST. CEDAREDGE, CO 81413 164,760 $132 RF272-12848 RK272-05364 WILDCAT MOUNTAIN SKI AREA C/O GEORGE E. POULIN PO BOX R JACKSON, NH 03846 111,962 $90 RF272-93110 RK272-05365 THOMAS BRADY 3025 OLIVE BARBER RD. COOS BAY, OR 97420 88,373 $71 RF272-93142 RK272-05367 620 PARK AVENUE CORP. BROWN HARRIS STEVENS 770 LEXINGTON AVE. NEW YORK, NY 10021 102,263 $82 RF272-66926 RK272-05383 RIEGER CONSTRUCTION C/O JAMES W. RIEGER 403 PROSPECT CLAY CENTER, KS 67432 116,461 $93 RF272-41272 RK272-05384 COLEMAN'S WELL DRILLING C/O JIM SUBLETTE 2060 N.W. VINE ST. GRANTS PASS, OR 97526 89,722 $72 RF272-93430 RK272-05387 MARIA H. FOY PO BOX 919 HUTCHINSON, KS 675040919 154,813 $124 RF272-64387 RK272-05394 AMERICAN RIVER FIRE PROT DIST C/O DPTY. CHIEF RADDIGAN 4101 HURLEY WAY SACRAMENTO, CA 958253208 115,109 $92 RF272-54328 RK272-05413 AMCLYDE ENGINEERED PRODUCTS CO C/O WILLIAM D. PERA 240 E. PLATO BLVD. ST. PAUL, MN 55107 1,497,841 $1,198 RF272-73956 RK272-05417 WILLIAM A. CUTKOMP 7725 SUBLETTE RD. COLORADO SPRINGS, CO 80908 173,620 $139 RF272-93666 RK272-05436 EGGING CO. C/O THEODORE F. EGGING 12145 RD. 38 GURLEY, NE 69141 215,917 $173 RF272-50503 RK272-05448 RIDGE CONTRACTING CO. C/O CHARLES E. GLASS 1420 HORSESHOE CREEK RD. DAVENPORT, FL 33837 303,487 $243 RF272-93154 RK272-05469 OZONE WATERS, INC. C/O LOUIS M. FREEMAN PO BOX 51299 NEW ORLEANS, LA 70151 212,032 $170 RF272-92881 RK272-05477 SLAGLE MANUFACTURING CORP. C/O PATRICK J. MALLOY III 1924 S. UTICA #810 TULSA, OK 74104 126,303 $101 RF272-64448 RK272-05489 WROUGHT IRON CO., INC. C/O PAUL A. STOCKWELL 11001 SUTTER AVE. PACOIMA, CA 913312499 178,362 $143 RF272-54378 RK272-05506 ELSIE D. BARBER 343 N. COUNTRY ACRES #138 WICHITA, KS 67212 134,586 $108 RF272-17932 RK272-05511 STAN ZWEIGART 546 BLUEBIRD DR. CHUBBUCK, ID 83202 170,892 $137 RF272-93144 RK272-05514 TECHNOLOGY GENERAL CORP. C/O CHAS. J. FLETCHER 12 CORK HILL RD. FRANKLIN, NJ 07416 345,121 $276 RF272-64424 RK272-05524 HARTFORD FARMS, INC. C/O DWIGHT E. VAN LIEROP PO BOX 618 BLOUNTSTOWN, FL 32424 199,250 $159 RF272-50514 RK272-05539 KIRK LUMBER CO. C/O L. K. ROSE 829 KIRK RD. SUFFOLK, VA 23434 480,323 $384 RF272-50888 TOTALS: 40 11,664,877 $9,334