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Dr. Gar t land asked the working group to put this materia! unto a form which would 
he published for comment in the Federal Register . 
Several menhers of the Wbrking Group on Release Into the Environment felt the 
specifications on the list were confusing as they referred to both plants and 
associated organisms. Dr. Ttolin sugqested the working group construct several 
separate lists; one list would deal with plants cnder Appendix L, a second 
with associated microorganisms, and a third with weeds. Dr. Pirone suggested 
the first list should deal only with cultivars. 
Dr. Pirone suggested that item 6 of the Plant Working Group list be modified. 
Item 6 reads as follows : 
"(6) Give criteria and methods by which the host microorganism will be 
monitored. If live host microorganisms are required to be present 
in field trials, indicate the means of strain identification and 
retrieval . If microorganisms are used to introduce vectors, the 
assessment of subsequent absence of the microorganisms should be 
specified . 11 
Dr. Pirone thought that experiments in which a microorganism wall- be present in 
field tests would not fall under Appendix L which deals with plants. He thought 
such questions should be dealt with on another list. He suggested that the 
last sentence of item 6 be retained, but that the first two sentences be deleted. 
Dr. Gottesman suggested the title of the list be changed to "Items for Consideration 
to be Included in Proposal Submissions Under Appendix L." The itans to consider 
could be categorized under three major headings: (1) description of plant 
materials; (2) vectors and method of introduction; and (3) characteristics and 
monitorinq of plant. 
Dr. Pimentel suggested that morphological data on plants observed for at least 
two generations in the greenhouse should be requested under the category 
description of plant materials. 
Dr. Sharpies called the attention of the group to iten 9 of the list which 
reads as fbllowo: 
"(9) If the vector is likely to survive independently of the hosts, refer 
to this possiblity; if the answer is in the realm of reasonably high 
probability, provide data to assess such transfer to likely 
microorganisms . " 
She thouaht the phrase "realm of reasonable high probability" was vague and not 
well defined. She thought the sentence would better read: 
"It the vector is likely to survive independently of the host, refer to this 
possibility and assess the probability of transfer to likely microorganisms." 
Dr. Miller suaqested the term "provide any available data" be added to this 
language . 
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