Document 4 
FEDERAL POWER COMMISSION 
Washington. D.C. 20426 
September 9, 1976 
Dr. Donald S. Fredrickson 
Director 
National Institutes of Health 
9000 Rockville Pike 
Bethesda, Maryland 20014 
Dear Mr. Fredrickson: 
I am replying to your request for comments on 
the Draft Enviroomental Impact Statement relating to 
Guidelines for Research Involving Recombinant DNA 
Molecules . 
Our review concentrated basically on those areas 
of the electric power and natural gas industries for 
which the Federal Power Commission has jurisdiction by 
law, or where the staff has special expertise in 
evaluating environmental impacts involved with the pro- 
posed action. It does not appear that there would be 
any significant impacts in our areas of concern nor 
serious conflicts with Federal Power Commission 
responsibilities should this action be undertaken. 
Thank you for the opportunity to review this state 
ment. 
Sincerely, 
i- . . . - £. 
/ rt 
/Jack M. Heinemann 
V Acting Advisor on 
Acting Advisor on Environmental 
Quality 
Appendix K — 21 
