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s, ETHYL CORPORATION lOO PARK AVENUE BUILDING AT 41s t STREET NEWYORK 17, N. Y. Nr . J . S> Maynar d a. K. Bal l Lead Hazar d Tank Chi cago Hew Yor k Oct ober 8, 195? Dear Jack: v,Te have not ed wi t h, i nt er est your l et t er of Sept ember 26t h r e gar di ng t he appar ent def i ni t i on of a l eaded gasol i ne t ank. The quest i on r ai sed i s whet her or not l ead pr esent i n t he amount s of I CO par t s per bi l l i on i s consi der ed l eaded gaso l i ne and whet her a t ank handl i ng such mat er i al woul d he con si der ed a l eaded gasol i ne t ank, vi e can say, qui ck l i ke, t he answer i s def i ni t el y " Ho" . However t hi s i s not t he ent i r e pr obl em. We cannot vi sual i se cont i nual t est s bei ng r un on gasol i ne t o det er mi ne t r ace amount s of l ead wher eby a l i ne coul d be dr awn as t o what i s a l eaded t ank and what i s not . As a pr act i cal sol ut i on, we f eel t hat any t ank known t o have cont ai ned l eaded gasol i ne ( of any amount ) shoul d be consi der ed a l eaded gasol i ne t ank and shoul d be so handl ed. I I nst ances such as you r ai se ar e so r ar e t hat v.e f eel a speci al j pol i cy i s unnecessar y, we ar e passi ng a copy of t hi s l et t er ; al ong t o Dr . Kehoa, cer t ai n t hat i f he does not agr ee wi t h t hi s opi ni on, he wi l l l et us know i mmedi at el y. Your 3 ver y t r ul y, lis te n s cc: ; Dr . H. A. Kehoa n. A. bal l X. v . / f ... ' KE 0009730