Reports of Contacts with Various Sectors 
Non-Biomedical Scientists: The policy-making body of the fifty-nine 
agricultural experiment stations is developing a report stating its 
position on recombinant DNA research. Also, a workshop is planned for 
April to discuss the relationship of agricultural research to the NIH 
guidelines . 
Environmentalists: The EPA met on February 15th with environmentalists. 
The minutes of this meeting will be available for the next meeting of the 
Committee. 
Labor: OSHA has a meeting scheduled with health officials of the AFL/CIO 
on March 4th. Informal contacts have identified the following as concerns 
of Labor: training of laboratory personnel, medical surveillance of laboratory 
personnel, and the availability of medical records for inspection. 
Industry: Commerce Department officials met with representatives from 
industry on November 19th, at which time concern was voiced over the 
protection of proprietary information and it was suggested that a special 
advisory committee be formed to represent the industrial sector. Also, 
the concept of compulsory registration was endorsed but it was urged 
that compliance be voluntary. 
In addition, the Industrial Research Institute and the Pharmaceutical 
Manufacturers Association are in the process of surveying their members to 
determine the scope of the research effort in the private sector. 
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