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M Federa l Registe r /
B. Calcutaikm of

BtfaadAmcmmtr I n olde r t o determine A e potential
. refun d amount s fo r applicant

s i n thi s proceeding , w e propos e i o adop ta volumetri c refun

d presumption , Th s volumetri c reload presumptio n treats Pester' • allege d overcharge s a s i f ths y wer e disperse d equall y i n al l o f Fester' s sale s o r regula

r gasolin e an d diese l fue

l durin g th e audi tperiod
. I n accordanc e wit h thi s presumption , refimd s ar e mad e o n a pro-rat

e o r volumetri c basis. ' I n the absenc e o f

bette r information , s volumetri c refun

d i s appropriat

e becaus e the DO

E pric e regulation s generall y require

d a regulated Gri

n t o accoun tfo r increase d cost s o n s firmwid e basi s i n determinin g i s prices
. Unde r the volumetri c approach , a claiman ttha tadequatel y demonstrate s it s purchas e volume s wil l b e eligibl e t o receiv e a refun

d equa l t o the numbe

r o f gallon s o f eligibl e produc

ttha ti t purchase d from Peste r durin g th e audi t period time s th e pe r gallo n refun d amoun tI n th e presen tcase , th e per gallo n refund amoun

ti s $00113 * W e compute d thi s figure b y dividin g th e $287,993.7 1 receive d from Peste r b y th e 25J95.98 7 gallon s o f

regular gasolin e an d diese l fuel whic h Peste r sol d durin g th e audi tperiod
. I n addition , eac h successful claiman twil l receive a proportionat

e shar e o f th e interes tthat la s accrue d i n th e Peste r escro w accoun t A s in previou s cases , w e propos e t o ;3tablis h a minimu

m refun d amoun to f 315.00. * W

e hav e foun

d throug h ou r :xperience tha tth e cos to f processin g :laims in whic

h refunds fo

r amount s es s tha n $15.0 0 ar e sough toutweigh s h e benefit s o f restitutio n in thos e stances . See Exxon Corp* 1 7 DO E 35.59 0 a t89,15 0 (1988)
. Se e also 1 0 CF R 5.288(b)
. II-J-1 0

' Th e volumetri

c refun d presumptio

n I t >uttable
. Becaus e w e realis e tha

tth * Impar

ta s o n i i vidua ! claiman

tma y hav e bee n greate

r tha n th * olumetrt c refun d amount , a claiman

tma y sutnf t videnc e detailin g th

e specifi c overcharge

s tha ti t lcurre d in orde r to b a eligibl e for a larg

e leAiad
. ee. e.g.. Standard

Oil Co. (Indiana)/Army and Air ores Exchange Strrica. 1 2 DO E 1asun s (1984)
. ' Unde r th e votumetii c metho

d w e hav e propowd I thi a proceeding , w e calculat e tha ta n applican

t ma thav e purchase

d a tleaa t132 3 gallon s o

f ?gula r gasolin e o r diasa

tfue l from Pasta * durin

g th a ix-montf e audi tperio d i a otdo ttaqnaJif

y fa tth a unimm U S mbiatL W

a aatfdpol a thatalthoug

h \an y individua

l motorist s wh s puwhaeer

i prodact a i Peatar' a istat toutlet * ma y hav e lagltjaaas

a slaiaa k los to f thos e claim s wil l fal

l belo w th

a att * ireshoid
. Howayar.i tiepoeeiU e tbattbavaa a jvenuiasttalectiflaaathiatlnaiae a wUhmitlttpl a ahide a thatoyrrhssa

H ragnlaa r gaaaHns
- a trlaaa l ie f faun Peele

r oaamgilarhasl a an

d atvanfflrtea

t uantltiett a qualif y far a tefan d IV , E afte r A s indicate d above , w e propos e that an y fund s tha

tremain after a

O first stag e claim s hav e bee n decide d b e distribute d i n accordanc e wit h th e provision s o

f PODRA
. PODR

A require s tha tth e Secretar y o f Energ y determin

e annually the amoun

to f oil overcharg e fund s tha twil l notb e require

d t o refun d monie s t o injure d partie s i n Subpar

tV proceeding s an d mak

e thos e funds , availabl e t

o stat e government

s fo r us e i n fou r energ y conservatio n programs . Th e Secretar y ha s delegate d thes e responsibilitie s t

o th e OHA , an d an y fund s i n th e Peste r escro w accoun ttha t the OH A determine s wil l no tb e neede d t o effectdirec

trestitutio n t

o injure d customer s wil l b e distribute d in
. accordanc e wit

h the provision s o f PODRA
. V
. Application s fo r Reftat f Application s fo

r refun d shoul d no tb e file d a tthi s time
. Detaile d procedures fo r filin g Application s wil l b e provide d i n a final Decisio n and Order
. Befor e disposin g o f

an y o f th e fund s receive d fro m Pester , w e inten d t

o publiciz e th e distributio n proces s i n orde r t o solici t comment s o n al l aspect s o

f di e foregoing Proposed Decisio n an d Orde r from intereste d parties
. Al l comment s mus t b e filed withi n 3 0 day s o f th e publicatio n o

f thi s Propose d Decisio n i s th e Federa

l Registe r I ti s therefor

e ordere d Tha tThe payment s remitted t o th e Departmen to f Energ y b y Peste r Marketin

g Compan y pursuan tt o a n Orde r o f th e Unite d State s Bankruptc

y Cour tfo r th e Souther n Distric to f Iow a o n Jun

e 1988 , wil l b e distribute d i n accordanc e wit h th e foregoin

g Decision , (F R Doc
. 99-1959 5 PBe d 7-S-flO : 8:45 am ) saxsi o coo e Mts-n- a

ENVIRONMENTA

L PROTECTIO

N AGENC Y [FR L 3808-3 ) Ope n Meetin g o f

th e Negotiate d Rulemakin g Advteor

y Committee ; Fugitiv e Emfesior a From Equipment Leak s Rul e A s require

d b y sectio n 9(a)(2 ) o f

th e Federa l Advisor y Committe

e Act(Pub
. L 92-483) , we . ar e givin g notic e tha tth e nex tmeeting o

f th e Advisor

y Committe

e t o negotiate- a rul e t o control fugitiv e emission * o f

toxi c chemical s from equipmen tleek s wil l b e hel d o n Jnf y 1 7 from 1 0 a.m . t

o ffpjn, an d o n JUl

y U L \% } 199 0 from»«J»
. to Span , a tth e ; . - ' Meredit h Suite s a tthe Park
. 30 0 r Meredit h Drive
. Durham

, N C 27713 : (919

) r r 381-1234
. Th

e Meredit h Suite s i s of

f Exi tP 27 8 o n M a p The Committe

e reached agreemen

to n V the conceptua

l framework o

f th e fugitiv e a emission s from equipmen

tleak s rul e a tC th e Jun e 199 0 meeting
. Th

e purpos e o f rthe Jul y meetin g i s t o revie w regulator

y s languag e drafte d t o reflec tthe a consensu s an

d Implemen

tthe f

< agreement

. Th e meetin

g i s ope n t o th e publi c withou tadvanc e registration
. Person s C needin g furthe

r Informatio

n o n substantiv e aspects o

f th e rul e shoul d f i cal l Rober tAjax
. Offic

e o f Ai r Qualit y Plannin g an d Standards , U.S
. EPA

, (919 ) D 541-5579
. Person s needin g furthe r informatio

n o n committe

e arrangement

s o r procedure

s shoul d contac tth e Committee' s facilitator , Phili p Harter , (202 ) 887-1033
. C Dated : Jun e 28,1990
. a Pau l Lapaley , " Director, Regulatory Management Division. Office of Policy, Planning and

Evaluation. /
- (F R Doc
. 90-1545 8 File d 7-3-90 : 8:4 5 am ]
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[OPP-0O2S1;FRL-3774-t ] 0 Stat e FIFR A Issue s Researc h an d Evaluatio n Grou p (SFIREG ) Ful l Committe e Meetin g an d Meetin g o f th e D SFIRE G Workin g Committe e o n c Groun d Wate r Protectio n an d [ i Pesticid e Disposal ; Ope n Meeting s w AGENCY : Environmenta

l Protectio n Agenc y (EPA)
. [ I ACTION : Notice

.

•'••• • .. , - —f\ SUMMARY : Ther

e wil l b e a 2-da

y meetin g £ o f the Stat e FIFR A Issue s Researc

h an d Evaluation Grou

p (SFIREG

) an d a 1-da y meeting o f the SFIRE

G Workin g ' Committe e o n Groun

d Water Protectio

n f and Pesticid e Disposal
. Thi s notic e £ announce s the locatio n an d times fo r th e [ meeting s and set s fort

h tentativ e agend a p topics
. The meeting s ar

e open t o the p public
. p DATES : Th e SFIRE G wil l mee

to n 8 Monday , Jul

y 9,199 a from 8:3

0 a.m . t o 5 > p.m . an d o n Tuesday , Jul

y 10,1990 , v beginning a

t8:3 0 a.m. an d adjournin

g a tv approximatel

y noon . Th

e SFIRE G p Workin g Committe

e o n Groun d Wate r n Protectio n an d Pesticid e Disposal wil l p meeto n Wednesday , Jul

y 11,1990 , c •*\ beginning a

t8:3 0 a.m. and adjournin

g a tc .approximately 3:3

0 p.m. p OAMMISMS : Th

e meeting s wil l b e hel d i r

v at : Th e Hyat tRegency—CryBta

l City , p AV2799 Jefferso

n Davi s Highway , N \VArlington
. V

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. (703

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