DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES 
PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE 
NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH 
RECOMBINANT DNA ADVISORY COMMITTEE 
WORKING GROUP ON RELEASE INTO THE ENVIRONMENT 
MINUTES OF MEETING 1 
APRIL 9, 1984 
The Working Group on Release into the Environment was convened at 9:00 a.m. 
on April 9, 1984, at the Marriott Hotel, 5151 Pooks Hill Road, Bethesda, 
Maryland 20814. The meeting was open to the public. Dr. Gerard McGarrity was 
Chair. The following people were present for all or part of the meeting: 
Working Group Members : 
Charles Arntzen 
Roys ton Clowes 
Susan Gottesrran 
George Lacy 
Gerard McGarrity 
David Pimentel 
Thomas Pi rone 
John Scandalios 
Frances Sharpies 
William Gartland 
(Executive Secretary) 
A working group roster is attached (Attachment I). 
Government Liaison Representatives : 
John Fowle, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 
Henry Miller, Food and Drug Administration 
Sue Tolin, U.S. Department of Agriculture 
Other National Institutes of Health Staff : 
Stanley Barban, NIAID 
Elizabeth Milewski, NIAID 
Others : 
Robert Brink, Environmental Protection Agency 
Anne Hollander, Environmental Protection Agency 
Carl Mazza, Environmental Protection Agency 
Jane Rissler, Environmental Protection Agency 
Mark Segal, Environmental Protection Agency 
l-The working group is an advisory to the RAC, and its recommendations should 
not be considered as final or accepted. 
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