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FED ERAL SECU RITY AGENCY U. S. P UBLIC H EALTH SERV ICE . W a s h in g t o n 25, D. C. A p r il 28, 1949 Mr. M. F. F i fi e l d O p er ation P h i l l i p s P etroleu m Company B a r t l e 8 T i l l e , Oklahoma Dear Mr. F ifie ld t Your l e t t e r t o t h e P u b li H ealt h Se r v ic e o f A p r il 21, r e la t iv e t o th e lab e lin g of st at io n ar y and m obile r e fu e le r s h an dlin g aviation leaded gaso lin e at air p o r t in st a lla t io n s, h as been referr ed to t h is D ivision . The r e g u la t io n s as se t fo r t h in B u lle t in No. 163, 1926, and amended Ju n e 28, 1946, h as a s i t s prim ary p u r p ose th e placem en t o f t e t r a e t h y l le ad w arn in g l a b e l s on pumps d i s t r i b u t in g g a so lin e fo r p u b lio con sum ption . I t d id n ot co n sid e r th e la b e lin g , o f equipmen t on m ob ile and st a t io n a r y equipmen t in air p o r t in st a lla t io n s per se . P er so n ally , I see no reason why t h e *sig n s a s adopted fo r p u b lic d isp e n sin g pumps would n ot ap p ly in t h i s e a se , b u t I am w on derin g why t h e q u e st io n i s r a ise d . I s t h er e an y sp e c ific r eason why t h e r e i s a d e sir e t o p lace t h e se l a b e l s on r e fu e le r s a t a ir p o r t i n s t a l l a t i o n s ? I would be in t e r e st e d in knowing, i f you oou ld a d v ise me. Sin ce r e ly you rs. JGT:m lt c o Lr. Eeh o J . G. Townsend, M ed ical D ir e c t o r C h ie f, D iv isio n o f In d i s t r i a i Hygiene Xt 0003461