CBCA 5542
Board: CBCA
Agency: Department of Energy
Appellant: The Dow Chemical Company and the Boeing Company
Date: 2016-12-13
Outcome: granted
GRANTED IN PART: December 13, 2016
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THE DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY AND THE BOEING COMPANY,
Appellants,
v.
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY,
Respondent.
Scott M. McCaleb, Jon W. Burd, and Gary S. Ward of Wiley Rein LLP, Washington,
DC, counsel for Appellant.
Stephen C. Skubel, Office of the General Counsel, Department of Energy,
Washington, DC; and Mell Roy, Office of Chief Counsel, Department of Energy, Cincinnati,
OH, counsel for Respondent.
Before Board Judges SULLIVAN, OâROURKE, and BEARDSLEY.
SULLIVAN, Board Judge.
On December 9, 2016, the parties submitted to the Board executed copies of a joint
stipulation of settlement and joint motion for consent judgment. The parties requested that
the Board enter judgment in the amount of $131,250,000 for The Dow Chemical Company
(Dow) and $243,750,000 for the Boeing Company (Boeing), with payment to be made
through the permanent indefinite judgment fund in accordance with 31 U.S.C. § 1304 (2012).
Rule 25(b) (48 CFR 6101.25(b) (2015)).
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The parties also agreed that if the payments are made by July 28, 2017, no interest will
be paid. The parties have agreed that they will not seek appeal of, reconsideration of, or
relief from, the Boardâs decision.
Decision
The Board GRANTS IN PART the appeal. Dow shall be paid $131,250,000, and
Boeing shall be paid $243,750,000. Rule 25(b). If payment is not made by July 28, 2017,
interest shall also be paid on the principal amounts, running from that date until the date of
payments at rates prescribed by the Secretary of the Treasury pursuant to 41 U.S.C.§ 7109
(b). Payment may be made from the permanent indefinite judgment fund. 31 U.S.C. § 1304.
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MARIAN E. SULLIVAN
Board Judge
We concur:
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KATHLEEN J. OâROURKE ERICA S. BEARDSLEY
Board Judge Board Judge