The second half of the program of the committee meeting was devoted to 
reports of the regulatory departments and agencies. Those reporting Included 
the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service of the Department of 
Ag: •iculture, the Center for Disease Control, the Food and Drug Administration 
of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, the Occupational Safety 
and Health Administration of the Department of Labor, the Department of 
Transportation, the Environmental Protection Agency, and the Civil 
Aeronautics Board. 
The Department of Agriculture reviewed its authority to control the 
Interstate movement of organisms hazardous to plants and animals. Thus, 
the interstate shipment of materials relevant to recombinant DNA research 
may be possibly governed by this authority if such materials are hazardous 
to plants or animals. 
The Center for Disease Control summarized legislative authorities, including 
Section 361 of the Public Health Service Act. Section 361 permits regulation 
of the interstate shipment of etiological agents. The committee has under 
review a petition to the Secretary of HEW from the Environmental Defense 
Fund to issue regulations for recombinant DNA research on the basis of 
Section 361 of the PHS Act. 
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) 
of the Center for Disease Control provides standards for the Occupational 
Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to enforce. This model was 
suggested as one relevant to the implementation of the NIH guidelines. 
A number of suggestions were made to ensure appropriate 
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