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use these recombinant DNA techniques in their research 
because of the lack of a P3 facility at Virginia, in 
spite of the importance that these techniques would 
have for their research programs. 
The proposed guidelines are a conservative 
step in relaxing the requirements for physical containment 
for recombinant DNA research. However, adoption of these 
revised guidelines will serve the dual purpose of continuing 
to greatly minimize the possible risks of recombinant DNA 
research, while at the same cime providing conditions which 
will permit the realization of the huge benefits which 
will derive from this technique. 
Thank you. 
MR. LIBASSI: Thank you very much. 
Richard Hartzinan? 
MR. HARTZMAN: My name is Richard Hartzman. I 
represent Friends of the Earth in the lawsuit which is 
mentioned in the Environmental Impact Assessment, and I am 
here today on behalf of Friends of the Earth. 
The major point I wish to make today concerns 
compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act, 
which I will refer to as NEPA. Now, I think we have 
heard today a real difference between viewpoints expressed 
this morning and viewpoints expressed this afternoon on 
some of the scientific issues. What is apparent to me is 
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