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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
 

Notice of Issuance of Decisions and Orders During the Week of 
September 26 Through September 30, 1994

    During the week of September 26 through September 30, 1994, the 
decisions and orders summarized below were issued with respect to 
appeals and applications for exception or other relief filed with the 
Office of Hearings and Appeals of the Department of Energy. The 
following summary also contains a list of submissions that were 
dismissed by the Office of Hearings and Appeals.

Appeals

Federal Sources, Inc., 9/26/94, LFA-0413

    Federal Sources, Inc. (FSI) filed an Appeal from a partial denial 
by the Office of Placement and Administration (OPA) of Headquarters 
Procurement Operations of the Department of Energy (DOE) of a request 
for information which was submitted under the Freedom of Information 
Act. The OPA had released to FSI a redacted copy of the requested 
document, which contained information relating to a procurement that 
has not yet been completed. In considering the Appeal, the DOE found 
that the OPA had properly withheld from FSI the remainder of the 
document, which contained source selection information as defined by 
the Procurement Integrity Act. Because the Procurement Integrity Act is 
a statute of exemption as contemplated by the Freedom of Information 
Act, the Appeal was denied.

Mid-Missouri Nuclear Weapons Freeze, Inc., 9/26/94, LFA-0414

    Mid-Missouri Nuclear Weapons Freeze, Inc. filed an Appeal from a 
determination issued to it on July 29, 1994 by the Director of the 
Contracts Division (Director) of the Chicago Operations Office of the 
Department of Energy (DOE). The Appeal involved a Freedom of 
Information Act request for documents relating to a study allegedly 
done involving the Integral Fast Reactor. In his determination, the 
Director stated that responsive documents could not be found. In 
considering the Appeal, the DOE confirmed the possible existence of 
documents responsive to the appellant's request. Accordingly, the DOE 
remanded the case to the Director for a search of the DOE Oak Ridge 
Operations Office and the DOE Office of Nuclear Energy.

Request for Exception

Woodman-Iannitti Oil Company, 9/27/94, LEE-0104

    Woodman-Iannitti Oil Company (Woodman-Iannitti) filed an 
Application for Exception from the Energy Information Administration 
requirement that it file Form EIA-23, the ``Annual Survey of Domestic 
Oil and Gas Reserves.'' In considering this request, the DOE 
tentatively found that the firm was not experiencing serious hardship, 
gross inequity, or unfair distribution of burdens from this filing 
requirement, and, on May 3, 1994, issued a Proposed Decision and Order 
determining that the exception request should be denied. A Statement of 
Objections was filed on May 10, 1994. In its Objections, Woodman-
Iannitti provided fuller information to show that as a result of 
declining production, financial problems and a shortage of staff, the 
firm was disproportionately burdened by the requirement to file Form 
EIA-23. In considering these Objections, the DOE found that Woodman-
Iannitti was experiencing an unfair distribution of burdens. 
Accordingly, the DOE issued a final Decision and Order granting 
Woodman-Iannitti's Application for Exception.

Implementation of Special Refund Procedures

Alameda Chevron, et. al., 9/26/94, LEF-0093, et al.

    The Department of Energy issued a Decision and Order setting forth 
the procedures for the disbursement of $83,847.58 that it received as a 
result of a Remedial Order issued to Alameda Chevron and 15 other 
retailers of motor gasoline. The monies will be used to provide refunds 
to applicants who purchased refined petroleum products from any of the 
16 retailers during the applicable audit periods, and who were injured 
by overcharges. Any funds remaining after the direct claims are paid 
will be disbursed to the States for indirect restitution.

Aptos Shell et al., 9/26/94 LEF-0092 et al.

    The Department of Energy issued a Decision and Order setting forth 
procedures for the disbursement of $21,764.57 received as a result of a 
Remedial Order issued to Aptos Shell and four other retailers of motor 
gasoline. The monies will be used to provide refunds to applicants who 
purchased refined petroleum products from any of the five retailers 
during the applicable audit period, and who were injured by 
overcharges. Any funds remaining after all direct claims are paid will 
be disbursed to the States for indirect restitution.

Refund Applications

    The Office of Hearings and Appeals issued the following Decisions 
and Orders concerning refund applications, which are not summarized. 
Copies of the full texts of the Decisions and Orders are available in 
the Public Reference Room of the Office of Hearings and Appeals.

Arthur P. Gumz Farms......................................................  RF272-93582                 09/27/94
Pearce & Leblanc, Inc.....................................................  RF272-93585                         
Organon, Inc..............................................................  RF272-93785                         
Atlantic Richfield Company/Al's Richfield Service et al...................  RF304-13240                 09/29/94
Atlantic Richfield Company/Verdugo ARCO...................................  RF304-2144                  09/28/94
OCTO #8...................................................................  RF304-13891                         
OCTO #9...................................................................  RF304-13892                         
Brookhaven School District et al..........................................  RF272-81338                 09/27/94
Carsonville-Port Sanilac Schools..........................................  RR272-151                   09/28/94
Clark Oil & Refining Corp./Bob Foy Dealer.................................  RF342-326                   09/26/94
Danville School District et al............................................  RF272-97056                 09/30/94
Frascon, Inc. et al.......................................................  RF272-53584                 09/28/94
Gulf Oil Corporation/Bob's Gulf...........................................  RF300-21798                 09/30/94
Gulf Oil Corporation/Yow's Gulf...........................................  RF300-21799                 09/30/94
Herring National Lease, Inc...............................................  RC272-254                   09/29/94
Humboldt City Rural Electric Coop. et al..................................  RF272-93670                 09/28/94
Metropolitan Petroleum & Fuel/Mel Schwartz................................  RF349-9                     09/28/94
Mel Schwartz..............................................................  RF349-12                            
R.P. Richards, Inc. et al.................................................  RF272-86735                 09/30/94
Sherwin Industries, Inc...................................................  RA272-61                    09/29/94
Svonavec, Inc.............................................................  RF272-94679                 09/28/94
Ace Paving Co., Inc.......................................................  RF272-94692                         
Texaco Inc./Bahr's Texaco et al...........................................  RF321-781                   09/30/94
Texaco Inc./Bill's Texaco Service et al...................................  RF321-17147                 09/26/94
Texaco Inc./Coliseum Texaco et al.........................................  RF321-20407                 09/26/94
Larkin Texaco.............................................................  RR321-164                           
Texaco Inc./Lunsford's Texaco et al.......................................  RF321-12305                 09/29/94
Texaco Inc./Northridge Texaco et al.......................................  RF321-4184                  09/30/94
Texas Utilities Company...................................................  RF272-94695                 09/29/94
Town of Mount Carmel......................................................  RF272-83269                 09/28/94
                                                                                                                

Dismissals

    The following submissions were dismissed:

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                       Name                               Case No.      
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Blue Circle Raia Inc..............................  RF272-91350         
Davidson Oil & Supply, Inc........................  LEE-0149            
GE Silicones......................................  RF272-93977         
Lee County Commission.............................  RF272-92097         
Mack Printing Group--Eastern Division.............  RF272-92106         
Mary Ellen O'Brien................................  LWA-0008            
Michael Stewart...................................  LFA-0417            
Midland Asphalt Corp..............................  RR272-144           
Morton International, Inc.........................  RF272-92056         
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    Copies of the full text of these decisions and orders are available 
in the Public Reference Room of the Office of Hearings and Appeals, 
Room 1E-234, Forrestal Building, 1000 Independence Avenue, S.W., 
Washington, D.C. 20585, Monday through Friday, between the hours of 
1:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m., except federal holidays. They are also 
available in Energy Management: Federal Energy Guidelines, a 
commercially published loose leaf reporter system.

    Dated: November 21, 1994.
George B. Breznay,
Director, Office of Hearings and Appeals.
[FR Doc. 94-29370 Filed 11-28-94; 8:45 am]
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