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B. Request for use of conjugative plasmids and 
transducing phages in an Escherichia coli K-12 
host 22 
C. Request for exception to a prohibition to clone 
DMA from a CDC Class 3 agent 23 
D. Request for consideration of appropriate containment 
levels for the return of Mucor racemosus genes cloned 
in Saccharomyces cerevisiae to Mucor racemosus 24 
Preposed Future Major Actions 25 
A. Proposal to introduce Arabidopsis DNA ligated into 
an Escherichia coli/ Ti hybrid plasmid into Arabidopsis 25 
B. Review of Section I-D of the Guidelines 25 
C. Request for Certification of a Bacillus stearothermophilus 
plasmid as the vector component of an HV1 Bacillus subtilis 
host-vector system 27 
Proposals to Amend Section I-D-6 of the Guidelines 27 
Proposals to Amend Section TV-E-2 of the Guidelines 28 
A. Proposal to amend Section IV-E-l-b-(3)-(d) 28 
B. Proposal to add a new subsection to Section IV-E-2-b 29 
C. Proposal to amend Section TV-E-2 of the Guidelines 29 
Proposed Procedures for Minor Modifications in Large-Scale 
Research or Production 30 
XXI Proposal to Include Saccharomyces cerevisiae Host- Vector 
Systems under Section III-O of the Guidelines 31 
XXII Request for an Exception to a Prohibition to Field Test 
Com Genes in Com 32 
XXIII Proposal to Amend Section III-C-7-b of the Guidelines 33 
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