Columbia University in the City of New York | New York, N. Y. 10027 
OFFICE OF PROJECTS AND GRANTS Box 20 Low Memorial Library 
212 260-3023 
August 24, 1978 
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Dr. Donald S. Frederickson 
Director 
National Institute of Health 
Bethesda, Maryland 200lU 
Dear Dr. Frederickson: 
I write to obtain your publication "Laboratory Safety Monograph - A 
supplement to the NlH Guidelines for Recombinant DNA Research" which was 
announced in the Proposed Hevised Guidelin® for Recombinant DNA Research 
in the Federal Register of July 28, 1978. 
Speaking generally, and without the specific comments of our 
Institutional Biosafety Committee, I applaud your efforts in reshaping 
these regulations. There would be less control of research now known 
to be safe y and more sensible control of that research covered with 
larger amounts of that control resting in the hands of the Universities. 
Sincerely yours , 
sr 
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