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and resolved through settlement

discussions than through litigation or

through the process established by

Article XVI of the Standard Contract.

Therefore, in accordance with the

Department’s commitment to increased

use of alternative dispute resolution

procedures, the Department is prepared

to discuss with utilities and other

parties to the pending litigation

(Northern States Power Company v. U.S.

Department of Energy, Nos. 94–1457,

94–1458, 94–1574 (D.C. Cir., 1994))

financial or other assistance that may be

appropriate in light of the Department’s

inability to begin providing disposal

services in 1998.

Issued in Washington, D.C., April 28, 1995.

Daniel A. Dreyfus,

Director, Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste

Management.

[FR Doc. 95–10902 Filed 5–2–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P

The Office of Hearings and Appeals

Notice of Issuance of Decisions and

Orders; Week of January 23 Through

January 27, 1995

During the week of January 23

through January 27, 1995, the decisions

and orders summarized below were

issued with respect to appeals and

applications for 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.

Appeal

The National Security Archive, 1/23/95,

VFA–0015

The National Security Archive (NSA)

filed an Appeal from a determination

issued to it on December 5, 1994, by the

Director, Office of Arms Control and

Nonproliferation of the Department of

Energy (Arms Control) which denied a

request for information it had filed

under the Freedom of Information Act

(FOIA). The request sought records

relating to negotiations with Japan, and

the transfer of plutonium to Japan

between 1980 and 1983. Arms Control

stated that it did not possess any

responsive documents, and the Appeal

challenged the adequacy of the search.

In considering the Appeal, the DOE

found that Arms Control conducted a

reasonable search for responsive

documents located in its files. However,

the DOE found that other offices that

were not searched might have

responsive documents. Accordingly,

NSA’s Appeal was granted and the

matter was remanded to the FOIA Office

for a search of all of the offices or their

successors originally named in NSA’s

request or its Appeal.

Implementation of Special Refund

Procedures

Ed’S Exxon, Ron’s Shell, 1/27/95, LEF–

0078, LEF–0084

The DOE issued a Decision and Order

implementing special refund procedures

to distribute $3,657.84, plus accrued

interest, which Ed’s Exxon and Ron’s

Shell (the remedial order firms) remitted

to the DOE pursuant to Remedial Orders

issued on September 30, 1981, and

April 27, 1982, respectively. The DOE

determined that it would distribute the

fund in two stages. In the first stage, the

DOE will accept applications for refund

from those claiming injury as a result of

the remedial order firms’ violations of

Federal petroleum pricing regulations. If

any funds remain after meritorious

claims are paid in the first stage, they

will be used for indirect restitution

through the States in accordance with

the provisions of the Petroleum

Overcharge Distribution and Restitution

Act of 1986.

Refund Applications

Rochdale Village, Inc., 1/27/95, RF272–

66448, RD272–66448

The DOE issued a Decision and Order

granting a refund to Rochdale Village,

Inc., in the crude oil overcharge refund

proceeding. Rochdale Village operates

an apartment complex in New York

City. In granting a refund, the DOE

rejected an argument from a group of

states and territories that certain

increases in New York City’s rent

control guidelines adequately

compensated Rochdale Village for crude

oil overcharges. The DOE also denied a

Motion for Discovery submitted by the

group of states and territories.

Standard Oil Co. (Indiana)/Oklahoma,

Belridge/Oklahoma, Palo Pinto/

Oklahoma, OKC/Oklahoma,

Vickers/Oklahoma, Standard Oil

Co. (Indiana)/Oklahoma, 1/25/95,

RM21–282, RM8–283, RM5–284,

RM13–285, RM1–286, RM251–287

The DOE issued a Decision and Order

granting Motions for Modification of

previously-approved refund plans filed

by the State of Oklahoma in the

Standard Oil Co. (Indiana) (Amoco I and

II), Belridge Oil, Palo Pinto Oil & Gas,

OKC Corp., and Vickers Energy Corp.

refund proceedings. Oklahoma

requested permission to use $45,000 in

interest from funds which the State

originally received or other second-stage

refund proposals to install a compressed

natural gas line between Kingston,

Oklahoma, and Lake Texoma State Park.

The project will supply natural gas

service to residents and businesses in

the surrounding area as well as to the

state park, and it is to serve as a pilot

program for other sites within the state.

In accordance with prior Decisions that

have noted the benefits of encouraging

the use of alternative fuels, the DOE

approved Oklahoma’s Motions.
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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 Company/Carl’s Arco .................................................................................................................... RF304–15464 ... 01/23/95

Atlantic Richfield Company/North Market Arco et al ................................................................................................ RF304–13214 ... 01/23/95

Cedar Fair, L.P ......................................................................................................................................................... RF272–93563 ... 01/23/95

City of Broken Bow et al ........................................................................................................................................... RF272–84910 ... 01/27/95

Davis County Schools et al ...................................................................................................................................... RF272–86678 ... 01/25/95

Glendenning Motorways, Inc .................................................................................................................................... RF272–89025 ... 01/23/95

Wag Enterprises, Inc ................................................................................................................................................ RF272–89026 ... ...................

Hawaiian Airlines, Inc ............................................................................................................................................... RF272–98767 ... 01/25/95

Eastern Air Lines, Inc ............................................................................................................................................... RF272–98778 ... ...................

Prairie Transportation, Inc ........................................................................................................................................ RF272–95099 ... 01/27/95

Star Truck Rental Inc ................................................................................................................................................ RF272–93462 ... 01/25/95

Stoops Express ......................................................................................................................................................... RF272–82514 ... 01/25/95

Monkem Co., Inc. ...................................................................................................................................................... RF272–82515 ... ...................

Texaco Inc./Atkins’ 7–day Market ............................................................................................................................. RF321–18684 ... 01/25/95

Stop & Shop .............................................................................................................................................................. RF321–18685 ... ...................

Texaco Inc./Joe Dvornich Texaco et al .................................................................................................................... RF321–20243 ... 01/27/95

Texaco Inc./Skyline Texaco et al .............................................................................................................................. RF321–20646 ... 01/27/95

Warner & Smith Motor Freight, Inc ........................................................................................................................... RF272–89454 ... 01/27/95

Dismissals

The following submissions were dismissed:

Name Case No.

Alpha Beta Company ....................................................................................................................................................................... RF321–20365

American Western Corp ................................................................................................................................................................... RF321–20363

Austin Bridge & Road, Inc ................................................................................................................................................................ RF272–93567

Braswell Sand & Gravel Co., Inc ..................................................................................................................................................... RF272–95002

Brooks Lumber Company ................................................................................................................................................................ RF272–94277

Hamakua Sugar Company, Inc ........................................................................................................................................................ RF321–20362

Kalama Chemical, Inc ...................................................................................................................................................................... RF272–90203

Purity Dairies, Inc ............................................................................................................................................................................. RF272–97254

Singer Sewing Company .................................................................................................................................................................. RF321–20360

Stephens Contracting ....................................................................................................................................................................... RF272–95318

TFCO, Inc ......................................................................................................................................................................................... RF304–14616

Tiger Oil Co ...................................................................................................................................................................................... RF321–20500

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: April 27, 1995.

George B. Breznay,

Director, Office of Hearings and Appeals.

[FR Doc. 95–10903 Filed 5–2–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P

Notice of Issuance of Decisions and

Orders; Week of March 13 Through

March 17, 1995

During the week of March 13 through

March 17, 1995, 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

Casey O. Ruud, 3/16/95, VFA–0027

Casey O. Ruud filed an Appeal from

a partial denial by the Richland

Operations Office of a Request for

Information which he had submitted

under the Freedom of Information Act.

The Richland Operations Office had

released copies of two letters that were

requested, but had withheld the identity

of the writer. In considering the Appeal,

the DOE found that the writer’s name

and address were properly withheld

under Exemption 6 of the FOIA.

Robert S. Foote, 3/16/95, VFA–0024

Robert S. Foote filed an Appeal from

a determination issued to him on

January 18, 1995 by the Acting

Associate Director for Health and

Environmental Research (OHER) in the

Office of Energy Research of the

Department of Energy (DOE). In that

determination, the OHER denied in part

a request for information filed by Mr.

Foote on July 26, 1994, under the

Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). The

OHER released certain items requested

by Mr. Foote. However, it withheld

other items either in their entirety or in

part pursuant to 5 U.S.C. § 552(b)(5)

(Exemption 5). In his Appeal, Mr. Foote

challenged the OHER’s application of

Exemption 5 to the requested

information and requested that the DOE

direct the OHER to release the withheld

information. In considering the Appeal,

the Office of Hearings and Appeals

found that although in the past it has

analyzed this kind of information under

the deliberative process privilege of

Exemption 5, it is more appropriate to

apply FOIA Exemption 6 to the

withheld information. The Office of

Hearings and Appeals remanded this

Appeal to the OHER to either release the

withheld information or prepare a new

determination that explains in detail the

reasons which justify withholding the

information under Exemption 6.