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"Dissemination of the modified organism by wind, water, soil, mobile 
organisms, and other means." 
Dr. Pimentel suggested seme examples of immediate surroundings such as "crop, 
pasture and natural environments" be added to the language of Section IV-A-2 
which reads as follows : 
"Provide information including diagrams of the experimental location 
and the immediate surroundings. Describe characteristics of the site 
that would influence containment or dispersal." 
Dr. Tolin disagreed; she felt offering examples of possible immediate sur- 
roundings predisposes investigators to overlook important facts such as the 
location of dwellings and superhighways. She suggested the language as written 
is adequate. Dr. Pramer agreed with Dr. Tolin; he felt the more specific the 
language of the working group document, the more likely the information provided 
by the investigator will be biased and limited. Dr. Amtzen agreed; he felt 
too specific a working group document will restrict the investigator's view 
of the proposal. Dr. Pimentel agreed with these arguments and withdrew his 
proposal . 
Dr. Vidaver suggested the word "strain" be deleted frcm Section IV- A- 3 . She 
felt in most cases the investigator would be doing well to simply identify the 
target organism. Dr. Fedoroff moved the word "strain" be deleted frcm Section 
IV-A-3 . 
By a vote of twelve in favor, none opposed, and no abstentions, the working 
group agreed to strike the word "strain" from Section IV-A-3. 
Dr. Hirano suggested Section IV-B should be moved to another section of the 
document. As Section IV-B deals with contained system testing, it should 
either be under Section III or should be the first topic in Section IV. 
Dr. Clcwes agreed; he said the position of Section IV-B and the words "that 
simulate field conditions" predispose to confusion. He also thought this 
section should address detection and monitoring sensitivity issues. 
Dr. McGarrity pointed out that Section IV-D requests information on monitoring 
in the field. 
Dr. Miller suggested the title of Section IV should be "Preposed Field Trials;" 
he agreed current Section IV-B should be moved to Section III. 
Dr. Tolin moved that Section IV-B be the first topic in Section IV; this 
section should be entitled Prefield Trial Cons ide rations . Dr. Miller seconded 
the motion. 
Dr. Colwell suggested Section C of Section IV-C should have a title such as 
Containment . Dr. Tolin accepted this proposal as an amendment to her motion. 
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