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I. CALL TO ORDER AND OPENING REMARKS 
Mr. Mitchell, Chair, called the meeting of the Recombinant ENA Advisory 
Ccrrmittee (RAC) to order. He said notice of this formal public meeting 
had been given in the March 28, 1985, Federal Register (50 FR 12456). He 
asked Dr. Gartland, Executive Secretary, whether a quorum was present. 
Dr. Gartland said a quorum was present. 
Mr. Mitchell said in order to move expeditiously on a full agenda, he would 
recognize individuals in the following order: primary reviewers ; other RAC 
members; ad hoc consultants to RAC; non-voting representatives to the RAC; 
RAC's administrative staff; members of the public who submitted written 
documents or comments; and finally other members of the public who wish to 
comment . 
Mr. Mitchell welcomed several new committee members: Dr. -Anne Vidaver of 
the University of Nebraska; Dr. Bernard Davis of Harvard University; 
Dr. David Pramer, of the Waksman Institute of Microbiology, Rutgers 
University; Dr. Mitchell Cchen of the Centers for Disease Control; and 
Dr. Irving Jchnson of Eli Lilly and Company. 
II. MINUTES OF THE OCTOBER 29, 1984, MEETING 
Mr. Daloz said he and Dr. Saginor found the minutes (tab 1209) of the 
October 29, 1984, meeting of the RAC to be correct. He said that questions 
posed by the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, Department of 
Health and Human Services (CHHS ) , had been well answered by the RAC Risk 
Assessment Subcommittee. 
Dr. Saginor said the minutes were as lively to read as he remembered the 
meeting. 
Dr. Gottesrran moved approval of the minutes. The motion was seconded. 
By a vote of twenty in favor, none opposed, and no abstentions, the RAC 
accepted the minutes of the October 29, 1984, RAC meeting. 
III. REPORT OF THE WORKING GROUP ON RELEASE INTO THE ENVIRONMENT 
Dr. McGarrity of the Institute for Medical Research, the Chair of the RAC 
Working Group on Release into the Environment, said he had made a preliminary 
report at the October 29, 1984, RAC meeting on the attempt of the Working 
Group on Release into the Environment to develop a points to consider 
document for field testing modified microorganisms (tabs 1202, 1203, 
1204, 1216, 1217, 1218, 1219, 1227). 
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