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for site inspections of P4 physical containment facilities 
currently or envisaged to be engaged in recombinant research, 
and of other facilities as deemed necessary, will be coordinated 
through ORDA, and copies of site visit reports will be filed with 
ORDA. 
VI . Federal Relationships 
ORDA will develop interrelationships with other federal agencies 
concerned with recombinant DNA technology, including but not 
limited to the follov/ing; National Academy of Sciences, National 
Science Foundation, Energy Research and Development Administration, 
Department of Agriculture, Environmental Protection Agency, National 
Aeronautics and Space Administration, and the Occupational Safety 
and Health Administration. 
Parenthetically, it should be mentioned that representatives of 
the National Academy of Sciences and National Science Foundation 
are already attending meetings of the Recombinant Advisory Committee 
on a regular basis, and the National Aeronautics and Space Adminis- 
tration and the Energy Research and Development Administration have 
sent a representative to several of the meetings. 
• Non-Federal and International Relationships 
ORDA will attempt to develop interrelationships with private foun- 
dations, professional societies, scientific journals and industry, 
and to coordinate NIH policies with international bodies concerned 
with recombinant EWA technology. The Executive Secretary of the 
Recombinant Advisory Committee already has a working relationship 
with the European Molecular Biology Organization. 
VIII. Institutional Biohazards Committees 
ORDA will receive directly from each institution involved in re- 
combinant DNA activities the roster of its institutional biohazards 
committee. The minimum information should include the names, ad- 
dresses, occupations and qualifications of the chairman and members 
of the committee. Institutions will be notified by the appropriate 
instrument (NIH Guide, NIH Manual, etc.) of the necessity for filing 
this information with ORDA. 
As stipulated in the Guidelines, ORDA will assist in the formation 
of area biohazards committees composed of members of a given in- 
stitution and/or other organizations beyond its own staff. An area 
committee will be necessary when expertise from outside a given 
institution is necessary for the biohazards committee to fulfill • 
its functions. 
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