Dr. Donald S. Fredrickson 
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Committee reconsider the proposal in light of the environ- 
mental impact statement. We do not see anything unusual in 
this, as well as our earlier requests. All other federal 
agencies, and many state agencies because of state NEPA's, 
comply with the required procedures. There is no reason 
why the NIH or the scientific community should be exempted 
from these legal requirements. Our polity is based on the 
rule of law, not of men, and the least we can expect of 
NIH actions is conformity to the law. 
Richard M. Hartzman, Esq. 
cc: F. Peter Libassi , Esq. 
Robert Nicholas, Esq., CEQ 
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