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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 5:00 P.M. in Room
4211, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue,
N.W., Washington, D.C.
Docket Number: 94-009. Applicant: LSU and A&M College, c/o IRM,
1419 CEBA Bldg., Baton Rouge, LA 70803. Instrument: Pavement Materials
Testing Apparatus. Manufacturer: Industrial Process Controls Ltd.,
Australia. Intended Use: The instrument will be used to study the
behavior of soil, rock, industrial by-products and recycled
construction materials under repeated loading. In addition, the
instrument will be used in post graduate level civil engineering
courses in the Transportation Program to educate a new generation of
transportation professionals to design, build and maintain vital
facilities into the 21st century. Application Accepted by Commissioner
of Customs: March 24, 1994.
Docket Number: 94-037. Applicant: University of Delaware, College
of Marine Studies, Robinson Hall, Room 114, Newark, DE 19716.
Instrument: Used Mass Spectrometer, Model VG Prism Series II.
Manufacturer: VG Isogas/Fisons Instruments, United Kingdom. Intended
Use: The instrument will be used extensively for the analysis of the
stable oxygen and carbon isotopic composition (18O/16O and
13C/12C, respectively) of biogenic carbonates such as clam
and scallop shells, foraminifera, and ostracodes to obtain data which
will allow detailed interpretations of environmental conditions
(temperature, salinity, carbon cycling) in the geologic past. Other
uses include research on the physiological response of plants to water
stress (i.e. drought conditions) and controlled experiments in a growth
chamber fitted with a gas-permeable membrane to quantify the response
of marine phytoplankton to variable nutrient and light conditions. In
addition the instrument will be used for educational purposes in the
course Stable Isotope Geochemistry (MAST 667). Application Accepted by
Commissioner of Customs: March 29, 1994.
Docket Number: 94-039. Applicant: VA Medical Center (Atlanta), 1670
Clairmont Road, Decatur, GA 30033. Instrument: Electron Microscope,
Model JEM 1210. Manufacturer: JEOL Ltd., Japan. Intended Use: The
instrument will be used to generate and support research projects
underway in the Research Service of the medical center. A variety of
specimens including animal tissue samples, cell cultures and other
materials will be studied. In addition, the instrument will be
important in the training of medical and graduate students, resident
physicians and fellows and staff. Application Accepted by Commissioner
of Customs: March 24, 1994.
Docket Number: 94-040. Applicant: University of Wisconsin-Madison,
Integrated Microscopy Resource, 1525 Linden Drive, Madison, WI 53706.
Instrument: Laser System. Manufacturer: Microlase Optical Systems Ltd.,
United Kingdom. Intended Use: The instrument will be used as a
fluorescence excitation source for the study of the dynamics of the
internal cellular architecture of living biological specimens in order
to understand how the internal machinery of a cell functions during
development. In addition, the instrument will be used in courses on
advanced microscopy techniques for undergraduates, graduate students
and visiting academic research workers. Application Accepted by
Commissioner of Customs: March 25, 1994.
Docket Number: 94-041. Applicant: The University of Michigan, 1150
W. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-0626. Instrument: Rapid
Kinetic Spectrofluorimeter, Model SX.17MV. Manufacturer: Applied
Photophysics Ltd., United Kingdom. Intended Use: The instrument will be
used for fluorescence studies of biological molecules present at low
concentrations (nM). Experiments will be conducted to identify the
mechanism of nucleotide binding to and activation of G proteins.
Application Accepted by Commissioner of Customs: March 28, 1994.
Docket Number: 94-042. Applicant: U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency, Office of Research & Development, P.O. Box 93478, Las Vegas, NV
89193-3478. Instrument: ICP Mass Spectrometer, Model VG PlasmaQuad.
Manufacturer: Fisons Instruments, United Kingdom. Intended Use: The
instrument will be used for studies of synthetic and natural
environmental samples (water, soils, plant materials, etc.). The
materials, or extracts of the materials, will be injected into a liquid
chromatograph that will be interfaced with the instrument. The
extremely high sensitivity of the instrument should allow the detection
of very small concentrations of individual chemical forms of trace
metals. Application Accepted by Commissioner of Customs: March 31,
1994.
Pamela Woods
Acting Director, Statutory Import Programs Staff
[FR Doc. 94-9305 Filed 4-15-94; 8:45 am]
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