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B-179307 1 (1974-01-14)

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                                    CO'MPJflIOUXR QL$ERAL OF TPU UNr1m sTATES
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                        !-179307                                 January 14, 1974


                        Mr. Ellis A. Deeran
                        6757 Thom;on Court
                        Ban Diego, California  92111

                        Dear Hr. Deermans

                             This refers further to your lettqr of July 3, 1973,
                        appealiog the settlement of our, Tranip, ortation Ad Claims
                        Division dated Yebruar 28, lh3, denying your     ai  for
                        enviroamantal differential pt. for exp'6aure toazaida
                             As your letter states, the daimsl settlement describad
                        yur work as iniyalviu, 1fdel handling Ad' torage operations,
                        whereas your original clalc stated that 'you are the electrician
                        for Ute area (prestmably the Fuel aTd Atnunition Dpartvent of
                        the Haval Supply Ctuer (tSC)). Your loatter of July 3, 1973,
                        further describes your iwrk in the follovins ttrm:

                                  I check all, the amunition Barnes (fully
                             loaded with arunition), Co into maga:)ines and
                             check grounding ires, Lightniang todii &nd 3o
                             forth. I check all the Secur!ty Lighing in
                             the Hagadine area, therefore, I =m jusit A exposed
                             to the Hlazards ac the Oxdna;:e Crew, fo' the
                             reasoap otated.1
                             Apparently\ your laim was &ug others ti     Were the
                        subject of an 4dinistrative repott of 'the Nl 'C' to theliavy
                        Regional Finance Center,In connection with ,.&Ceview of 'the
                        LLrc StancAs under u.ttch consideration had bien 'giyen %
                        payment of an environmental differential to 'prsonnel ofKthe
                        Fuel and ,/nunition Doparbent ;to hcndled aviation gas   4,
                        Set fuel.  According to that. report a 'thorouh study was adMe
                        of hazards and workAn; cOndihions in thh' % P-el and iAmimitio1'%
       .'               Department. The study iatled to support a'deteroiuation tha%.
                       any of th fuel and anunition handling vsk'k is'of such a
                        uatura. as to warrant payment of yHigh DeGreit Hazard diflerntkat
                        as described for cccparative pucposes by ths' Civil Sfrvice
                        Comamilson (CC) in Appendi: J to Federal Personel tanual (FPM),
                        Suppletent 532-1. However, eplyees t orking with loading,
                        unloading, st(ucsge and handling o. explosive muaterials were
                        considertd to he covred by the leov degree han:ard regulations and
                        hazard differential was considered appropriate fur work involving
                        the cleaning of Lol aorage tanks.



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