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serve as the focus for RAC advice and 
interaction with the various program 
elements. 
(2) Office of Recombinant DNA 
Activities (ORDA) 
ORDA will maintain a registry of 
ongoing recombinant DNA research as 
filed in MUAs. The registry, which will 
include information on hosts, vectors, 
sources of inserted DNA, containment 
levels, etc., will serve as a resource for 
information on ongoing research which 
can be reviewed for risk assessment 
aspects. 
(3) Office of Specialized Research and 
Facilities (OSRF) 
The OSRF will: 
(a) Manage grants and contracts 
solicited as a result of program efforts. 
(b) Serve as a clearinghouse for 
special facilities, services, and other 
resources required by the plan. 
(c) Organize workshops and 
conferences as necessary to evaluate 
research or coordinate these efforts. 
(d) Maintain contact for information 
exchange with international groups 
conducting or fostering risk assessment 
work. 
(e) Serve as central office for data 
compilation. 
(4) Intramural Scientists 
The NIH had available high 
containment laboratories which will 
provide a long-range base for risk 
assessment experiments requiring such 
technology. Intramural scientists in 
NIAID and other NIH laboratories will 
also contribute pertinent information 
and will serve as ad hoc consultants on 
the various aspects of risk assessment. 
(5) NIH Extramural Program Officers 
and Executive Secretaries of the Study 
Sections 
These individuals will serve as a 
valuable resource because of their 
familiarity with grants and contracts 
covering a full range of scientific 
disciplines supported by NIH which may 
yield valuable risk assessment 
information. 
Dated: September S. 1979. 
Donald S. Fredrickson. 
Director. National Institutes of Health. 
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