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[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 21 (Friday, January 31, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4756-4757]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-2392]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Office of Hearings and Appeals

Notice of Issuance of Decisions and Orders During the Week of 
January 6 Through January 10, 1997

    During the week of January 6 through January 10, 1997, 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, 
Room 1E-234, Forrestal Building, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW, 
Washington, D.C. 20585-0107, 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. Some decisions and 
orders are available on the Office of Hearings and Appeals World Wide 
Web site at http://www.oha.doe.gov.

    Dated: January 22, 1997.
George B. Breznay,
Director, Office of Hearings and Appeals.

Decision List No. 15

    Week of January 6 through January 10, 1997.

Appeals

Carlos Blanco, 1/7/97, VFA-0248

    The DOE denied an appeal of a determination issued under the 
Freedom of Information Act. In that determination, portions of a fact-
finder's report prepared on behalf of a DOE attorney were withheld. DOE 
found that the information was properly withheld under Exemption 6 and 
the deliberative process and witness statement privileges of Exemption 
5.

Request for Exception

Thomas Oil Co., 1/7/97, VEE-0032

    Thomas Oil Company filed an Application for Exception from the 
Energy Information Administration requirement that it file Form EIA-
782B, the ``Resellers'/Retailers'' Monthly Petroleum Product Sales 
Report.'' In considering Thomas's request, the DOE found that the firm 
was not experiencing any type of hardship or gross inequity. 
Accordingly, exception relief was denied.

Refund Application

Gulf Oil Corporation/Richards Gulf Service, 1/7/97, RR300-287

    The DOE granted a Motion for Reconsideration filed by Richards Gulf 
Service (Richards) in the Gulf Oil Corporation overcharge refund 
proceeding conducted under 10 C.F.R. Part 205, Subpart V. DOE 
originally

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dismissed Richards'' Application for Refund because the firm had not 
responded to a request to submit a copy of the application with the 
owner's original signature. Soon after the application was dismissed, 
DOE received a copy of the application with the original signature of 
the owner's widow, who is also the administrator of the owner's estate. 
Since Richards responded to DOE's request as quickly as it was able to, 
DOE granted the Motion for Reconsideration.

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.

Crude Oil Supple Ref                                       RB272-00096                                   1/10/97
Darke Landmark, Inc., et al..............................  RG272-8                                        1/7/97
Dinner Bell Foods, Inc./John Morrell &...................  RK272-03953                                    1/7/97
Gulf Oil Corporation/Mclarty Leasing & Trans Co..........  RF300-19992                                    1/7/97
Randall Farms, Inc.......................................  RK272-04037                                    1/7/97
Sullivan Trucking/Peak Transportation....................  RK272-03969                                    1/7/97
Tampa Shipyards,, Inc. Tampa Shipbuild...................  RK272-03820                                    1/7/97
Taylorville Transit, Inc./Vandalia Bus...................  RK272-03962                                    1/7/97
Wetz Transportation......................................  RC272-358                                      1/7/97
                                                                                                                

Dismissals

    The following submissions were dismissed.

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                     Name                               Case No.        
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A-1 Tool Service.............................  RG272-862                
Daniel J. Bruno..............................  VFA-0252                 
Emulsion Products............................  RF272-67919              
Gardner Industries...........................  RF272-67920              
Gatx Logistics, Inc..........................  RG272-935                
Heico Chemicals, Inc.........................  RG272-883                
J.B. Tractor & Truck.........................  RG272-863                
Jerry Haskin Trucking, Inc...................  RG272-865                
Marlene Flor.................................  VFA-0249                 
Meredith Corporation.........................  RF355-21                 
Van Dusen Airport Services...................  RF300-19920              
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[FR Doc. 97-2392 Filed 1-30-97; 8:45 am]
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