INDIANA UNIVERSITY 
DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGY 
Jordan HaU 138 
Bloomington, Indiana 47405 
(812)337- 1<U31 
15 January 1902 
William J. G8o*tland, Jr., Ph.D. 
Director, Office of Recombinant DNA activities 
National Institutes of Health 
Building 31 » Room UA52 
Bethesda, MD 20205 
Dear Dr. Gartland: 
You have invited comment on the tvo proposals published in the 
Federal Register of December U concerning revision of the 
Guidelines for Recombinant DNA research. 
At the meeting of IBC Chairmen a year or so ago, there vas 
considerable discussion at the vorkshops, at the final plenary 
session, and among peurticipants. I feel that the nearly unani- 
mous opinion, held strongly by the members of the RAC with whom 
I talked, is in favor of making the Guidelines non-mandatory 
as described in the first of the two proposals. 
I support this position. 
Yours sincerely. 
va 
cc: Rollin Richmond 
John Castellem 
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