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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
 

Applications for Duty-Free Entry of Scientific Instruments

    Pursuant to Section 6(c) of the Educational, Scientific and 
Cultural Materials Importation Act of 1966 (Pub. L. 89-651; 80 Stat. 
897; 15 CFR 301), we invite comments on the question of whether 
instruments of equivalent scientific value, for the purposes for which 
the instruments shown below are intended to be used, are being 
manufactured in the United States.
    Comments must comply with Subsections 301.5(a)(3) and (4) of the 
regulations and be filed within 20 days with the Statutory Import 
Programs Staff, U.S. Department of Commerce, Washington, D.C. 20230. 
Applications may be examined between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. in room 4211, 
U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, N.W., 
Washington, D.C.
    Docket Number: 94-010. Applicant: University of Utah, Department of 
Biology, Salt Lake City, UT 84112. Instrument: Isotope Ratio Mass 
Spectrometer, Model MAT 252. Manufacturer: Finnigan, MAT, Germany. 
Intended Use: The instrument will be used for studies of both plant and 
animal tissues which involve analyses of both whole tissues and 
individual subcellular components. In addition, there will be studies 
of atmospheric gases and soil water since they will affect the 
composition of the biological materials being analyzed. The instrument 
will also be used for educational purposes in biology courses. 
Application Accepted by Commissioner of Customs: January 27, 1994.
    Docket Number: 94-011. Applicant: Texas Children's Hospital, 6621 
Fannin, Houston, TX 77030. Instrument: Electron Microscope, Model JEM-
1210. Manufacturer: JEOL, Japan. Intended Use: The instrument will be 
used for studies focusing on demonstrating gene products from specific 
cells, identification of pathognomonic lesions in both human and animal 
tissues, and evaluation of structural integrity at the ultrastructural 
level of the nervous system in transgenic animal models which express 
neurologic disease entitites. In addition, the instrument will be used 
for training in technical use and application of the electron 
microscope in biomedical research of all users on an individual basis. 
Application Accepted by Commissioner of Customs: February 2, 1994.
    Docket Number: 94-012. Applicant: Texas A&M University, Department 
of Rangeland Ecology and Management, College Station, TX 77843-2126. 
Instrument: Gas Isotope Ratio Mass Spectrometer, Model Delta S. 
Manufacturer: Finnigan MAT, Germany. Intended Use: The instrument will 
be used to make high precision (0.2) measurements of 
15N/14N and 13C/12C ratios in natural organic and 
inorganic materials as a tool in the study of biogeochemistry. More 
specifically, this instrument will be used to describe and quantify 
pool sizes and flux rates of carbon and nitrogen in managed and 
unmanaged ecosystems. Application Accepted by Commissioner of Customs: 
February 3, 1994.
    Docket Number: 94-013. Applicant: South Dakota State University, 
Box 2207-A, Brookings, SD 57007. Instrument: GC - Dumas Ratio Mass 
Spectrometer, Model Europa 20-20. Manufacturer: Europa, United Kingdom. 
Intended Use: The instrument will be used to determine 13C/
12C and 15N/14N ratios in plant, soil, gas and water 
samples. The instrument will also be used in graduate student training 
and special research topics for undergraduate students. The students 
will be trained in sample preparation, machine operation and trouble 
shooting. Application Accepted by Commissioner of Customs: February 9, 
1994.
Pamela Woods
Acting Director, Statutory Import Programs Staff
[FR Doc. 94-4734 Filed 3-1-94; 8:45 am]
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