[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 226 (Tuesday, November 24, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 64959]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-31361]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Office of Hearings and Appeals


Notice of Issuance of Decisions and Orders; Week of October 12 
Through October 16, 1998

    During the week of October 12 through October 16, 1998, the 
decisions and orders summarized below were issued with respect to 
appeals, applications, petitions, or other requests 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.
    Copies of the full text of these decisions and orders are available 
in the Public Reference Room of the Office of Hearings and Appeals, 950 
L'Enfant Plaza, SW., Washington, D.C. 20585-0107, Monday through 
Friday, except federal holidays. They are also available in Energy 
Management: Federal Energy Guidelines, a commercially published loose 
leaf reporter system. Some decisions and orders are available on the 
Office of Hearings and Appeals World Wide Web site at http://
www.oha.doe.gov.

    Dated: November 12, 1998.
George B. Breznay,
Director, Office of Hearings and Appeals.

Decision List No. 107--Week of October 12 Through October 16, 1998

Refund Applications

Apex Oil/Clark Oil Co./Kickapoo Oil Co., Inc., 10/13/98, RF342-284

    The DOE denied a refund application filed in the Apex/Clark special 
refund proceeding. The OHA found that applicant is precluded by the 
doctrine of res judicata from relitigating its claims in Apex/Clark 
proceeding.

Atlantic Richfield Company/Saturn Petroleum Company, 10/13/98, RF304-
15516

    A refund that was granted to Saturn Petroleum Company in the ARCO 
refund proceeding was rescinded. The original refund had been based 
upon the firm's claim to have purchased about 300,000 gallons of ARCO 
products per month at each of four retail outlets between 1973 and 
1976. However, a review of information that the firm had submitted in 
the Texaco refund proceeding indicated that these outlets had not 
purchased ARCO products for most of the time period the firm had 
claimed and the monthly volume of ARCO purchases had been much lower. 
The firm failed to respond to an Order to Show Cause why the refund 
should not be rescinded in full. Accordingly, the firm was ordered to 
repay the refund together with interest.

State Escrow Distribution, 10/14/98, RF302-21

    The Office of Hearings and Appeals ordered the DOE's Office of the 
Controller to distribute $24,150,000 to the State Governments. The use 
of the funds by the States is governed by the Stripper Well Settlement 
Agreement.

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.


Atlantic Richfield Co./Mike's Fuel Oil Co., et al........  RF304-14663                                  10/15/98
Bureau Valley Comm. Dist. #340...........................  RK272-01819                                  10/14/98
Crude Oil Supplemental Refunds...........................  RB272-00145                                  10/14/98
Harrison County Road Dept., et al........................  RF272-94137                                  10/14/98
Lincoln County...........................................  RK272-03576                                  10/14/98
Santa Cruz County Off. Eductn............................  RF272-96310                                  10/14/98
Larry R. or Debra F. Garner..............................  RF272-96328                            ..............
St. Mary of Mt. Carmel Church, et al.....................  RF272-98909                                  10/15/98
 

Dismissals

    The following submissions were dismissed.

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                     Name                               Case No.
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Personnel Security Hearing...................  VSO-0234
Redway Carriers, Inc.........................  RK272-04832
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[FR Doc. 98-31361 Filed 11-23-98; 8:45 am]
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