PAGE 2 RHEGNVO0144 UNCLASSIFIED/Y © HY D/NARR DSER = MEDICAL 126K ob dey CCONARD - 125.4) DBER ~ ENVIRONMENTAL 278K (ROBISON ~ 108.3) (BUDDEMELER - 51.3) (SMITH = 51.3) (SCHELL - 15.2) (NOSHKIN’= 51.3) 1 WISH TO EMPHASIZE THAT THE LIKTANUR SCHEDULE IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR DUE TO WEATER, UNANTICIPATED MAINTENANCE AND, MOST IMPORTANTLY, TO CHANGING PROGRAM NEEDS, HOWEVER, I BELIEVE THE CURRENTLY SCHEDULED MIX IS PROBABLY REPRESENTATIVE, PLEASE NOTE ALSO THAT THE $1.9K/DAY OPERATING COSTS IS VALID ONLY &4T THE CURRENT HIGH LEVEL OF UTILIZATION (S7 PCT). REDUCING EITHER THE RUMBER OR DURATION OF MISSIONS WOULD CAUSE THE FIXED COSTS OF PERHAPS $200K PER YEAR TO BE DISTRIBUTED A7 & HIGHER RATE, WITH A CORRESPONDING INCREASE IN PER DAY CHARGES, FINALLY, MAY I URGE THAT WE BE GIVEN EARLY ASSURANCE THAT THE BALANCE OF FUNDING FOR LIKTANUR CAT THE $470K LEVEL) WILL BE FORTHCOMING, ANY SIGNIFICARTLY LOWER Wu 5011132 WUMBER WOULD CAUSE MAJOR