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EDF's current suggestions for RAC membership differ from those we 
suggested at the September 15 hearing. EDF proposes that at least 
one half of RAC consist of individuals who are not engaged in bio- 
medical research and who can reasonably be expected to represent the 
interests of the general public. Of these individuals: 
1. one should represent the Environmental Protection 
Agency 
2. one should represent the Occupational Safety and 
Health Administration 
3. one should represent the Food and Drug Adminis- 
tration 
4. one should represent the Center for Disease Control 
5. one should represent a state health department 
6 . the remainder should be individuals who can reason- 
ably be expected to represent the interests of the 
general public. Of these at least one should rep- 
resent the labor movement, and one should represent 
the public interest health and environmental com- 
munity . 
Currently, the only public members on RAC are tv/o professors, one 
of law and the other of medical ethics. Clearly, these individuals 
cannot be said to represent the interests of the general public. 
IV-B-2-a. A subcommittee of RAC, containing a majority of members 
who meet the criteria of reasonably representing the interests of the 
general public, should be the working group responsible for recommending 
all future modifications in section IV of the "Guidelines". This sub- 
committee will have the necessary experience in regulatory affairs to 
draft requirements that sufficently insure protection of health and 
the environment. 
IV-B-2 and IV-B-2-f. A subcommittee of RAC, composed of a majority 
of members who meet the criteria of being reasonably expected to rep- 
resent the interests of the general public, should be responsible for 
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