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Vn. Amend Appendices and B- 
I-B-2 of the “NIH Guidelines” regarding 
the BacteiialOrder, Actinomycetales, 
In a written request dated April 15, 
1991, Dr. Diane O. Fleming of Merck & 
Co., Inc., requested that only pathogenic 
genera and species of the bacterial 
order, Actinomycetales, be included in 
Appendix B-I-B-1 of the NIH 
Guidelines. 
It is proposed that the following 
pathogens be included under Bacterial 
Agents in Appendix B-I-B-1 of the NIH 
Guidelines as fqllows: 
Actinomadura madurae 
Actinomadura pelletieri 
Actinomyces bovis 
Actinomyces israelii 
Nocardia asteroides 
Nocardia brasiliensis 
In Appendix B-I-B-2, the «ntry under 
Actinomycetes will be deleted. 
This proposed amendment will be 
considered during the Recombinant 
DNA Advisory Committee on May SC- 
SI, 1991, meeting. 
VnL Regist^ of Gene Transfer Patients 
In a memorandum dated March 27, 
1991, Dr. Fred Ledley requested the 
Recombinant DNA Advisoiy Committee 
to review a proposed registry of gene 
transfer patients entitled: The Gene 
Transfer Patient and Provider Network 
(GENTRANET). Funding for this registry 
will be requested separately throu^ an 
application to the Division of Research 
Grants, NIH. 
This document vdll be considered 
during the Recombinant DNA Advisory 
Committee May SO-31, 1991, meeting. 
OMB’s “Mandatory Information 
Requirements for Federal Assistance 
Program Announcements” (45 FR S9592, 
June 11. 1980] requires a statement 
concerning the official government 
programs contained in the Catalog of 
Federal Domestic Assistance. Normally 
NIH lists in its announcements the 
number and title of affected individual 
programs for the guidance of the public. 
Because the guidance in this notice 
covers not only virtually every NIH 
program but also essentially every 
Federal research program in which DNA 
recombinant molecule techniques could 
be used, it has been determined not to 
be cost effective or in the public interest 
to attempt to list these programs. Such a 
list would likely require several 
additional pages. In addition, NIH could 
not be certain that every Federal 
program would be included as many 
Federal agencies, as well as private 
organizations, both national and 
international, have elected to follow the 
NIH Guidelines. In lieu of the individual 
program listing, NIH invites readers to 
direct questions to the information 
address above about whether individual 
programs listed in the Catalog of Federal 
Domestic Assistance are affected. 
Dated: April 19, 1991. 
Jay Moskowitz, 
Associate Director for Science Policy and 
Legislation. 
[FR Doc. 91-9998 Filed 4-26-91; 8:45 am] 
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