[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 213 (Friday, November 1, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 56533]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-28099]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Office of Hearings and Appeals
Final Filing Deadline in Special Refund Proceeding
AGENCY: Office of Hearings and Appeals, Department of Energy.
ACTION: Notice of setting final filing deadline for filing Applications
for Refund in Special Refund Proceeding KEF-0116, Enron Corporation.
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SUMMARY: The Office of Hearings and Appeals (OHA) of the Department of
Energy (DOE) has set the final deadline for filing Applications for
Refund from the escrow account established pursuant to a consent order
entered into between the DOE and Enron Corporation. Enron Corporation
Special Refund Proceeding, No. KEF-0116. This refund proceeding covers
the following subsidiaries of Enron Corporation: UPG, Inc.; Northern
Propane Gas Company; and Florida Hydrocarbons Company. The previous
deadline was April 30, 1992. The new final deadline is December 2,
1996.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas L. Wieker, Deputy Director,
Office of Hearings and Appeals, 1000 Independence Ave. SW., Washington,
DC 20585-0107. Telephone No. (202) 426-1527.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On July 10, 1991, the Office of Hearings and
Appeals of the Department of Energy issued a Decision and Order setting
forth final refund procedures to distribute the monies in the oil and
natural gas liquids overcharge escrow account established in accordance
with the terms of a Consent Order entered into by the Department of
Energy and Enron Corporation. Enron Corporation, 21 DOE para. 85,323
(1991), 56 FR 33749 (July 23, 1991). That Decision established April
30, 1992 as the filing deadline for the submission of refund
applications for direct restitution by purchasers of Enron
Corporation's (Enron's) refined petroleum products. 21 DOE at 88,963,
56 FR 33756.
We commenced accepting refund applications in the Enron refund
proceeding on July 16, 1991, more than five years ago. While the
originally announced deadline for such submissions was April 30, 1992,
we have continued to liberally accept applications after the deadline.
However, we have now concluded that eligible applicants have been
provided with more than ample time to file. Therefore, we will not
accept applications that are postmarked after December 2, 1996. All
Applications for Refund from the Enron Consent Order fund postmarked
after the final filing date of December 2, 1996, will be summarily
dismissed. Any unclaimed funds remaining after all pending claims are
resolved will be made available for indirect restitution pursuant to
the Petroleum Overcharge Distribution and Restitution Act of 1986, 15
U.S.C. 4501.
Dated: October 17, 1996.
George B. Breznay,
Director, Office of Hearings and Appeals.
[FR Doc. 96-28099 Filed 10-31-96; 8:45 am]
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