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9 To monitor and, where appropriate, to participate in the activities 
of the Recombinant DNA Advisory Committee and other activities of 
Federal agencies pertaining to these matters (such as the risk- 
assessment workshop to be held in April 1980 dealing with recombinant 
DNA and E. col i K-12, sponsored by the National Institute of Allergy 
and Infectious Diseases). 
The following agencies shall be represented on the Subcommittee: Department 
of Agriculture; Department of Commerce; Department of Health, Education, and 
Welfare (National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health of the Center 
for Disease Control, Food and Drug Administration, National Institutes of 
Health); Department of Labor (Occupational Safety and Health Administration); 
Environmental Protection Agency; National Science Foundation; and the Office 
of Science and Technology Policy. Others may be added by the Subcommittee 
The issues to be addressed by your Subcomittee are of utmost importance to 
the scientific community, the public, and the Federal agencies with research 
and regulatory responsibilities in this area. Please keep me informed on 
the work of the Subcommittee. The Subcommittee should report on its progress 
at the next Interagency meeting, and prepare a final report for submission 
in the fall. The final report should contain recommendations on what actions, 
if any, the Interagency Committee should consider taking concerning occupa- 
tional health and other Federal responsibilities attendant upon industrial 
applications of recombinant DNA technology. You have most important 
responsibilities, and I appreciate your willingness and that of the members 
of the Subcommittee to accept this demanding and difficult obligation. 
Chai rman. 
Dona! ickson, M.D. 
cc: 
Members of the Industrial Practices Subcommittee 
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