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1 I I'',h tiiinnn n~Irr.•t I. nu, Uri t Ifi')(/.; I aL i}I : 1 December 21, 1987 Dr. Thomas Osdene PhiliplMo'rris USA 2001 East Walmsley Blvd. Richmond, VA 23234 Dear Tom: The enclosed' three reference reports plus the previous input from Jack Spengler of Harvard, Neil Roth of Roth Associates and Harry Finger of the US Committee of Energy Awareness should~ give you a good piicture of Irv Biillick. I am trying to reach one or two other references but they are out of town until after the first of the year and I w'anted' to get this material to you as soon as possible. Because the references are so consiistent I frankly doni't expect that we are going to uncover any problem areas. You may recall that Spengler described Billick as one of his best project officers and one that he would' hate to lose. He also described Bil!lick as someone who understood the issues of indoor air pollution and!had been Chairman of the Air Pollution Control Association. As a matter of fact, Billilck was the only candidate suggested by Spengler. Roth, described Billick as a long time government worker, very bright, excellent at dealing with industry and government officials, understands indoor air pollution inside and out and the EPA personnel and~policies better than the government does. Finger was Billick's boss at HUD quite a number of years ago but remembers him as a competent performer. I'll be out of town for the next two;weeks, back in the office on and back in the office onJanualry 4. You and I agreed on F'riday, December 18 that you would speak directly with Irv abou~t duties, authority and responsibility of the Director of the CIAR. You~ will also talk with John Rupp about an employment contract and benefits package

for Billick. I have already told Billick that we can see our way clear to going to $120,000 and he has modified his request of $125,000 to the extent that he will wait until he has seen what is included'.in the benefit package. Good luck and don't hesitate to contact me through my office if you need'me in the next two weeks. Cordially, Richard M McFarland . RMM/knk Enclosure