National Union of Hospital and Health Care Employees a division of rwdsu/afl-cio 
310 West 43rd Street, New York, N.Y. 10036 (212) 582-1890 ^ 
January 29, 1982 
Director 
Office of Recombinant DNA Activities 
National Institute of Health 
Building 31, Room 4A52 
Bethsada, Maryland 20205 
Dear Sir/Madcim: 
Enclosed are comments on the proposed revisions of NIH 
Guidelines for Research Involving Recombinant DNA Molecules 
prepared by District 1199, National Union of Hospital and 
Health Care Employees , We regret that the early deadline 
for the receipt of comments did not enable us to comment 
specifically on the technical aspects of the proposals. 
We hope you find these comments helpful in reevaluat- 
ing the guidelines. 
Very truly yours. 
Laura Jol 
OSHA Coordinator 
LJ/jw 
coe: 1199 
end . 
Laofi J. Oavi*, President 
Hwiry HIcIioIm, Secretary-Treasurer Dorh Ttimar, Secretary 
Mm Fenar, Executive Secretary 
Wefcart H w hlanlcMiny, Executive Vice President for Organization 
Vice PreMenti 
)ohn Black • Barbara Bloomfield • )erome Brov,n • Sondra Clark • Aberdeen David 
Al Evanoff • Donna Ford • Larry Fox • Vivian Gioia • Ronald Hollie • lack Hustwit 
Philip Kamenkowrtz • Edward Kay • Ramon Malav^ • )esse Olson 
Floris Saunders • Robert Summers • Edward Wecker 
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