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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
 

Final Filing Deadline in Special Refund Proceeding No. LEF-0003 
Involving AOC Acquisition Corp.

AGENCY: Office of Hearings and Appeals, Department of Energy

ACTION: Notice of Final Deadline for Filing Applications for Refund in 
Special Refund Proceeding No. LEF-0003, Apex Oil Co., Apex Holding Co., 
Clark Oil & Refining Corp., Goldstein Oil Co., Novelly Oil Co. (AOC 
Acquisition Corp.)

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SUMMARY: The Office of Hearings and Appeals of the Department of Energy 
has set the final deadline for filing Applications for Refund from the 
escrow account established pursuant to a consent order entered into 
between the DOE and AOC Acquisition Corp., Special Refund Proceeding 
No. LEF-0003. The previous deadline was July 31, 1992. The new deadline 
is January 31, 1995.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Thomas O. Mann, Deputy Director, Office of Hearings and Appeals, 
Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Ave., SW, Washington, DC 20585, 
(202) 586-2094.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office of Hearings and Appeals of the 
Department of Energy is hereby setting a final deadline for the filing 
of Applications for Refund in the AOC Acquisition Corp. (AOC) refund 
proceeding. On August 20, 1991, we issued a Decision and Order setting 
forth final refund procedures to distribute the monies in the oil 
overcharge escrow account established in accordance with the terms of a 
consent order entered into by the DOE and AOC's predecessor companies. 
See Apex Oil Co., Apex Holding Co., Clark Oil & Refining Corp., 
Goldstein Oil Co., Novelly Oil Co., 21 DOE  85,341 (1991), 56 Fed. 
Reg. 50719 (October 8, 1991). That Decision established July 31, 1992 
as the filing deadline for purchasers of Clark refined products to 
submit refund applications.
    Since July 31, 1992, we have routinely granted extensions of time 
to Clark customers who were unaware of the proceeding or were in the 
process of gathering information to support their refund claims. We 
have now received 327 refund applications. Given that the proceeding 
has been open for three years, we have concluded that eligible 
applicants have been provided with more than ample time to file. We 
will therefore not accept applications that are postmarked after 
January 31, 1995. All Applications for Refund from the AOC Consent 
Order Fund postmarked after the final filing date of January 31, 1995, 
will be summarily dismissed. Any unclaimed funds remaining after all 
pending claims are resolved will be made available for indirect 
restitution pursuant to the Petroleum Overcharge Distribution and 
Restitution Act of 1986, 15 U.S.C. 4501.

    Dated: November 16, 1994.
George B. Breznay,
Director, Office of Hearings and Appeals.
[FR Doc. 94-29083 Filed 11-23-94; 8:45 am]
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