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B-177580 1 (1973-08-21)

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                   COMPTROLLEtR GENERAL Or THE UNITED STATES


B-177580                                           August 21) 1973



Mr. Royal L, Sims, National Vie President           -
American Federation of Governmant Employees
4742 North Broad Street
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania   19141

Dear Hr, Sims

      Peforeneo is nmade to your letter dated Karsh 10, 1972, rofrence
L/1902, requesting on behalf of James 11, Slattery, Robert A. Itnitvan,
Helen 1. Huilhearn, Hassino J Tocco, Arthur J Iorton, Elvin J, Iforrow,
John Brennan, and John E, Zvirblia, employnes of the Defense Supply
Agency (DSA), that we reconsider their claims for additional pay for
-the porformance of hazardous dutyv

     The eijht employees involved are assigned by Defense Contract
Adminitrition Services Region, Philadelphia, to quality control duties
at the I8eilities of Atlas Chemical Industries, Incorporated, a Govern-
ment contractor, to assure that amnunition items accepted for th.
Government from the contractor meot all contractual requirenento, In
requstin the hazardous pay differential for these crployee Mr. Slattery
stated in the claim lie submitted to his agency on October 6, 1969, that
the employees' apecific dutios on an explosive operating line are to
perform inspection of the consecutive steps in the manufacturing of
dotonators, primers, fuses, ignitera, boosters, squiba1 leads, e:cploaive
misaile bardvare, mnuf cturo of explosive powder, reefor line cutters,
actuators, and g    generators,  Thus it appearu that in performing their
duties thesu employoes are ncceoarily exposed or ±u close pro'Jtiity to
explosive and incendiary materials which are generally considered to be
unstable and highly sensitive. Accordingly, they contend that they are
entitled to a hazardous pay differential,

     Our settlement letters of December 28, 1971, disallowed the employees'
4ain a tating that there is no busis for paymeut of a hazardous pay dif-
ferential under 5 U.S.C. 5545(d), attice the hazardous duties of the
claimants wore neither irregular nor intarmittjut and since the hazard
involved in the performance of their duties appeared to have been a fac-
tor in fixing the grade. of their positions rd in determining the neces-
wary qualifications for appointment to suph positions. You have taken
exeption to the rindirg that the hazard ivolned was or appeared to be
a factor tll fixing the ,rades of the employees' pcsitions and request
further factual substantiation for this finding.


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