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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 part 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, DC 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, NW., 
Washington, DC.
    Docket Number: 94-022. Applicant: Oregon State University, 
Environmental Health Sciences Center, ALS 1011, Corvallis, OR 97331-
7302. Instrument: Mass Spectrometer, Model API III Plus. Manufacturer: 
Perkin-Elmer Sciex Instruments, Canada. Intended Use: The instrument 
will be used for conducting the following experiments: (1) Structural 
characterization of proteins and oligopeptides, oligonucleotides, 
oligosaccharides, drugs and metabolites, and pesticides and herbicides 
through measurement of molecular weight and by collision-induced 
dissociation in conjunction with tandem mass spectrometry of fragment 
ions, (2) analysis of mixtures of oligopeptides and oligonucleotides 
extracted from biological samples or produced by chemical or enzymatic 
degradation of larger biopolymers by liquid chromatography or capillary 
zone electrophoresis coupled directly to the ionspray ion source and 
(3) analysis of mixtures of drugs or metabolites extracted from 
environmental samples by liquid chromatography coupled directly to the 
ionspray ion source. Application Accepted by Commissioner of Customs: 
February 18, 1994.
    Docket Number: 94-027. Applicant: University of Minnesota, UMHC Box 
388, Minneapolis, MN 55455. Instrument: Muscle Research System, Model 
OPT1S. Manufacturer: Scientific Instruments, Germany. Intended Use: The 
instrument will be used for studies of what changes occur to muscles as 
one ages, and the effects of exercise, bed rest, etc. on muscles from 
aged animals. Application Accepted by Commissioner of Customs: March 
21, 1994.
    Docket Number: 94-031. Applicant: University of California, Los 
Angeles, Department of Radiation Oncology, 200 UCLA Medical Plaza, 
suite 265, Los Angeles, CA 90024-6951. Instrument: p02 Histograph. 
Manufacturer: Eppendorf, Germany. Intended Use: The instrument will be 
used for the investigation of tumors and muscle tissue in laboratory 
mice to determine the association between tumor size, systemic 
hematocrit, tumor histology and radiation on tumor and tissue oxygen 
levels. Application Accepted by Commissioner of Customs: March 7, 1994.
    Docket Number: 94-032. Applicant: University of Michigan, 
Department of Geological Sciences, 1006 C.C. Little Bldg., 425 E. 
University, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1063. Instrument: ICP Multicollector 
Mass Spectrometer, Model Plasma 54. Manufacturer: Fisons Elemental, 
United Kingdom. Intended Use: The instrument will be used for the study 
of rocks and minerals in solid and dissolved form and for a limited 
amount of work measuring natural waters such as ground waters and 
seawater. The experiments will consist of extracting and purifying the 
elements of interest and measuring their isotopic compositions, with or 
without added enriched spikes to measure concentrations. In addition, 
the instrument will be used for training graduate and undergraduate 
students in research and the principles of isotope geochemistry. 
Application Accepted by Commissioner of Customs: March 17, 1994.
    Docket Number: 94-033. Applicant: Simpson College, 701 North C 
Street, Indianola, IA 50125. Instrument: Rapid Kinetics Accessory, 
Model SFA-12. Manufacturer: Hi-Tech Scientific, United Kingdom. 
Intended Use: The instrument will be used for educational purposes in 
the courses Chemistry 301 Physical Chemistry I which covers the basics 
of chemical thermodynamics and chemical kinetics and Chemistry 398 
Research in which students may work on a research problem in any of the 
areas of chemistry. Application Accepted by Commissioner of Customs: 
March 17, 1994.
    Docket Number: 94-034. Applicant: University of California, Davis, 
Purchasing Department, 1441 Research Park Drive #171, Davis, CA 95616. 
Instrument: SIR Mass Spectrometer, Model OPTIMA. Manufacturer: Fisons 
Instruments, United Kingdom. Intended Use: The instrument will be used 
for the following: (1) Examination of the carbon and oxygen isotopic 
composition (13C/12C and 180/160) of very small 
samples of calcite and aragonite (CaC03) fossils, (2) study of the 
carbon and nitrogen (15N/14N) isotopic composition of organic 
matter in marine sediments, biological shell organic matrix material 
and bone collagen, and (3) analysis of the hydrogen (H/D) isotopic 
composition of water samples and the carbon isotopic composition of 
carbon dioxide dissolved in water. In addition, the instrument will be 
used in the course Geology 227, Stable Isotope Biogeochemistry which is 
intended to introduce graduate students to different applications of 
stable isotope geochemistry in the research environment. Application 
Accepted by Commissioner of Customs: March 17, 1994.
    Docket Number: 94-035. Applicant: University of California, Santa 
Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA 95064. Instrument: Mass Spectrometer, Model PRISM 
Series II. Manufacturer: Fisons Instruments, United Kingdom. Intended 
Use: The instrument will be used for measurements of isotopes in the 
following materials: small size (20-100 g) carbonate samples 
from deep-sea sediments, seawater and freshwater samples, organic 
matter, silicates, and carbonate rocks and cements. In addition, the 
instrument will be used in the course `Stable Isotopes' to demonstrate 
how to measure isotopes in various materials through small class 
projects. Application Accepted by Commissioner of Customs: March 17, 
1994.
    Docket Number: 94-036. Applicant: University of California, Santa 
Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA 95064. Instrument: Mass Spectrometer, Model 
OPTIMA. Manufacturer: Fisons Instruments, United Kingdom. Intended Use: 
The instrument will be used for the following materials: primarily 
medium size (50-100 g) carbonate samples from deep-sea 
sediments, seawater and freshwater samples, organic matter, silicates, 
and carbonate rocks and cements. In addition, the instrument will be 
used in the course `Stable Isotopes' to demonstrate how to measure 
isotopes in various materials through small class projects. Application 
Accepted by Commissioner of Customs: March 17, 1994.
    Docket Number: 94-038. Applicant: University of South Dakota, 414 
E. Clark Street, Vermillion, SD 57069. Instrument: Light Scattering 
Correlator and Goniometer System, Model ALV/DLS/SLS-5000. Manufacturer: 
ALV-Laser Vertriebsgesellschaft m.b.H., Germany. Intended Use: The 
instrument will be used for studies of a broad range of biological and 
synthetic polymer molecules and colloidal particles in solutions and in 
gels including from polystyrene, polyacrylamide of synthetic polymers 
to gelatin, hydroxpropylcellulose of biopolymers, and colloids such as 
sodium dodecylsulfate micelles, in common solvents including toluene, 
carbondisulfite, and water. The main objectives of the investigations 
will be the fundamental scientific research on polymer systems and 
improvement of emphasized education of students enhanced by the modern 
instrumentation. In addition, the instrument will be used for 
educational purposes in the courses PHYS 391 Advanced Topic Studies and 
PHYS 393 Special Topics. Application Accepted by Commissioner of 
Customs: March 18, 1994.
Pamela Woods,
Acting Director, Statutory Import Programs Staff.
[FR Doc. 94-8256 Filed 4-5-94; 8:45 am]
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