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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration

 

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 5:00 P.M. in Room 
4211, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, 
N.W., Washington, D.C.
    Docket Number: 94-014. Applicant: University of Arizona, Department 
of Geosciences, Gould-Simpson Building, Room 208, Tucson, AZ 85721. 
Instrument: ICP Mass Spectrometer, Model ICP 200. Manufacturer: Turner 
Spectroscopy, United Kingdom. Intended Use: The instrument will be used 
to analyze key trace elements and isotope ratios that are useful for 
geological studies dealing with the evolution of the continental crust. 
Most of the minerals to be analyzed are common rock forming minerals. 
In addition, the instrument will be used to teach students isotope and 
trace element geochemistry and analytical techniques for very high 
precision data acquisition. Application Accepted by Commissioner of 
Customs: February 10, 1994.
    Docket Number: 94-015. Applicant: Rice University, Department of 
Chemistry, 1700 Rice Boulevard, Houston, TX 77005. Instrument: Mass 
Spectrometer System, Model MAT 95. Manufacturer: Finnigan, Germany. 
Intended Use: The instrument will be used to analyze synthetically 
produced organic and organometallic compounds and extracted natural 
products compounds. These materials will be investigated to determine 
the precise mass for elemental composition and/or the nominal mass of 
molecular fragments to determine the molecular structure of these 
compounds. In addition, the instrument will be used for educational 
purposes in Chem 314 Advanced Instrumental Laboratory and Chem 105 or 
Chem 106 demonstration analyses. Application Accepted by Commissioner 
of Customs: February 14, 1994.
    Docket Number: 94-016. Applicant: Penn State University, Hershey 
Medical Center, 500 University Drive, P.O. Box 850, Hershey, PA 17033. 
Instrument: Rapid Kinetics Spectrometer Accessory, Model RX.1000. 
Manufacturer: Applied Photophysics, United Kingdom. Intended Use: The 
instrument will be used to monitor changes in structure during the 
unfolding and refolding of proteins in experiments conducted to 
identify and characterize the folding pathways for the proteins 
examined. The instrument will also be used in several graduate courses, 
especially Macromolecular Characteristics and Interactions, where 
students will study the physical characteristics of macromolecules, 
examining ligand binding, transport processes and enzyme kinetics by 
spectroscopic methods. Application Accepted by Commissioner of Customs: 
February 16, 1994.
    Docket Number: 94-018. Applicant: Penn State University, Hershey 
Medical Center, 500 University Drive, P.O. Box 850, Hershey, PA 17033. 
Instrument: Stopped-Flow Spectrofluorimeter, Model SX.17MV. 
Manufacturer: Applied Photophysics, United Kingdom. Intended Use: The 
instrument will be used to monitor the very rapid changes in structure 
during unfolding and refolding experiments that are conducted to 
identify and characterize the folding pathways for the proteins to be 
examined. It is possible to monitor the formation and breakdown of 
native, intermediate and unfolded structures during these experiments, 
in hope of understanding the overall process. The instrument will also 
be used for teaching purposes in several graduate courses, especially 
Macromolecular Characteristics and Interactions. Application Accepted 
by Commissioner of Customs: February 16, 1994.
    Docket Number: 94-019. Applicant: Carnegie Mellon University, 4400 
Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15213. Instrument: Rapid Kinetics 
Accessory, Multi-mixing Version, Model SFA-12mx. Manufacturer: Hi-Tech 
Scientific, Ltd., United Kingdom. Intended Use: The instrument will be 
used in stopped flow kinetic studies on metalloenzymes and small 
inorganic complexes which serve as effective models for the enzyme 
active site. A variety of enzymatic and chemical reactions will be 
studied, including the turnover reaction of galactose oxidase, an 
enzyme in which a free radical-coupled copper complex as the catalytic 
active site has been discovered. Application Accepted by Commissioner 
of Customs: February 17, 1994.
    Docket Number: 94-020. Applicant: Texas A&M University, Department 
of Oceanography, Eller O&M Building, Room 411B, College Station, TX 
77843. Instrument: Isotope Ratio Mass Spectrometer with Accessories, 
Model MAT 252 GC. Manufacturer: Finnigan MAT, Germany. Intended Use: 
The instrument will be used in studies of the problem of contamination 
of soil, sediment and waters by polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons 
through bioremediation. This instrument will provide reliable methods 
for determining the exact source of contamination, for examining 
mobility of pollutants in the contaminated site, and for monitoring the 
efficacy of bioremediation in situ. Application Accepted by 
Commissioner of Customs: February 16, 1994.
    Docket Number: 94-023. Applicant: University of Georgia Research 
Foundation, Boyd Graduate Studies Research Center, Room 620, Athens, GA 
30602-7411. Instrument: Autosampler and Gas Sampling Kit, Model A200S. 
Manufacturer: CTC for Finnigan MAT, Switzerland/Germany. Intended Use: 
The instrument will be used in conjunction with a mass spectrometer 
which is being used to investigate the minute quantities of flavors in 
finished food products or the bulk flavors with very high precision, 
with emphasis on the development and optimization of methods for new 
flavors and finished products. Application Accepted by Commissioner of 
Customs: February 18, 1994.
Pamela Woods
Acting Director, Statutory Import Programs Staff
[FR Doc. 94-6435 Filed 3-17-94; 8:45 am]
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