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o Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended by the 
Clean Water Act of 1977 (33 U.S.C. S^-251 et seq. ) 
o The Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. S?401 et seq .) 
a Hazardous Materials Transportation Act (49 U.S.C. s^^Ol 
et seq . ) 
o Solid Waste Disposal Act, as amended by the Resource 
Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976 (42 U.S.C. S^SOl 
et seq . ) 
o Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. S201 etsea.) 
o Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (7 U.S.C. 
S136 et seq . ) 
1. Food and Drug Administration (FDA): The FDA is divided 
into four bureaus, roughly corresponding to the areas of 
jurisdiction provided in the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. 
Pursuant to their respective regulatory powers, each bureau 
is responsible for the certification of a group of products 
as safe and effective. 
The following FDA bureaus will be or are currently involved 
in regulating the existing or potential products of rDNA 
technology: 
o National Center for Drugs and Biologies: human insulin, 
human growth hormones, thymosin, and other peptide 
hormones; endorphins, if they show therapeutic 
potential: DNA itself; interferon, vaccines (such as 
hepatitis B and influenza), and blood products like 
urokinase, serum albumin, and clotting factors. 
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