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A. RAC Membership 
1. Recommendations for nomination of RAC members were requested in 
a Federal Register notice of July 1978. 
2. All member agencies of the Interagency Committee will be 
invited to nominate a liaison member on the RAC. (Some 
agencies currently have these.) 
B. Additional Procedures to Assure Consideration of Agency Views 
1. Liaison membership would allow Federal agency participation in 
certain decisions. 
2. In addition to liaison membership on the RAC, Federal agency 
participation will be specifically sought after certain RAC 
actions during the public comment period. 
3. A three step appeal mechanism for RAC actions will be provided 
to Federal agencies. 
C. Agency Resource 
ORDA will provide consultation to all Federal agencies regarding 
the Guidelines. 
D. Registration 
In institutions where NIH funds recombinant DNA research two 
registration options are proposed. 
E. Non-Compliance 
If NIH receives an MUA or registration information for research 
funded by another Federal agency and ORDA believes it is in 
non-compliance, NIH will notify the Federal agency before notifying 
the institution where the research is conducted. 
III. Agency Comments on the Proposed Revised Guidelines 
The Committee was surveyed by Dr. Fredrickson for their comments on 
the Proposed Revised Guidelines. He noted those agency comments 
received in correspondence and requested that agencies in 
particular address the extent to which the above proposed 
procedural changes respond to their concerns. 
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