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[Executive Secretary's Note: The document "Points to Consider for Submissions 
Involving Testing in the Environment of Microorganisms Derived by Recombinant 
DNA Techniques" as adopted at the February 11, 1985, meeting is appended to 
these minutes as Attachment V.] 
UPDATE ON THE ASM CONFERENCE 
Dr. Prarner said nine scientific societies and seven federal agencies were 
cooperating with the ASM in organizing a conference to examine the impact of 
deliberate releases of genetically modified organisms. He said the meeting 
will be held June 10-13, 1985, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Participation 
will be limited to 150 individuals. 
The meeting will produce a sumnary for a non-technical audience; the steering 
carmittee has employed a professional science writer to produce this suirtnary. 
BL1 CONDITIONS FOR GREENHOUSE TESTING OF MICROBES 
Dr. McGarrity asked Dr. Mazza to present his request (Attachment VI ). Dr. Mazza 
said guidelines for BL1 growth conditions for plants in greenhouses had been 
developed and adopted by RAC. He asked the working group if these guidelines 
could be applied to greenhouse testing of genetically modified microbes. 
Dr. Tolin said she and Dr. Milewski had generated the guidelines for BLl condi- 
tions for testing plants in greenhouses by utilizing information on greenhouse 
conditions from previous Federal Registers notices dealing with recombinant 
DNA. This language was subsequently offered to RAC and accepted by that ccrmit- 
tee. This language, hcwever, only applies to plants. It does not cover green- 
house considerations for testing microbes. 
Dr. McGarrity suggested a subgroup of the working group might attempt to 
address this issue. The working group agreed. Dr. McGarrity asked Drs. Tolin, 
Vidaver, Pirone, Lacy, and Milewski if they would attempt to deal with this 
issue. Dr. Milewski said she would contact these individuals at a later date. 
Dr. McGarrity adjourned the meeting at 4:05 p.m. on February 11, 1985. 
Respectfully submitted. 
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