Dr. Donald Fredrickson 
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October 8, 1979 
At the very least, environmental impact statements under the National 
Environmental Policy Act should be prepared, be made available for public 
comment, etc. before such drastic changes in regulatory policy are effec- 
tuated. In the past (with the issuance of the original Guidelines), the NIH 
has been insufficiently sensitive to NEPA requirements; I urge you to be 
more attentive to them now. 
PLB:ec 
cc: Robert Nicholas, Esq. 
Council on Environmental Quality 
722 Jackson Place NW 
Washington, DC 20201 
General Counsel 
Dept, of HEW 
200 Independence Ave SW 
Washington, DC 20201 
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