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[FR Doc No: 94-10987]


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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: 94-045. Applicant: University of Wisconsin, 1500 
Johnson Dr., #1109, Madison, WI 53706. Instrument: Complete Reflection 
High Energy Electron Diffraction System. Manufacturer: Staib 
Instrumente, Germany. Intended Use: The instrument will be used to 
study the electron diffraction pattern from the growth surface during 
the deposition of semiconductor materials in vacuum systems. 
Application Accepted by Commissioner of Customs: April 11, 1994.
    Docket Number: 94-046. Applicant: North Carolina State University, 
Campus Box 7212, Raleigh, NC 27695-7212. Instrument: Submersible 
Profiling Spectroradiometer and High Resolution In-water Deck Cell. 
Manufacturer: Satlantic Inc., Canada. Intended Use: The instrument will 
be used to provide sea surface reflectance measurements to act as 
ground truth for the SeaWIFS satellite ocean color sensor. The 
collected data will be used to support the development of algorithms 
for phytoplankton biomass and productivity. In addition, the instrument 
will be used for training graduate students interested in remote 
sensing techniques. Application Accepted by Commissioner of Customs: 
April 12, 1994.
    Docket Number: 94-047. Applicant: University of South Dakota, 414 
E. Clark Street, Vermillion, SD 57069. Instrument: Rapid Kinetics 
Accessory. Manufacturer: Hi-Tech Scientific, United Kingdom. Intended 
Use: The instrument and accompanying accessories will be used in 
conjunction with a UV-visible spectrophotometer to monitor the rates of 
chemical reactions with half-lives in the range of about 5 seconds to 
10 milliseconds. Application Accepted by Commissioner of Customs: April 
12, 1994.
    Docket Number: 94-049. Applicant: Mayo Foundation, 200 1st Street, 
SW, Rochester, MN 55905. Instrument: Mass Spectrometer with Combined 
Gas Chromatograph/Combustion Interface, Model Delta S. Manufacturer: 
Finnigan MAT, Germany. Intended Use: The instrument will be used 
primarily to measure the enrichment of stable isotope labelled amino 
acids such as leucine and phenylalanine, incorporated into isolated 
muscle protein (e.g. myosin), skeletal muscle protein, plasma proteins 
(e.g. albumin, fibrinogen apo-lipoproteins) and the uptake of the 
labelled species into other plasma amino acids. Application Accepted by 
Commissioner of Customs: April 12, 1994.
    Docket Number: 94-050. Applicant: Wayne State University, 540 E. 
Canfield Avenue, Detroit, MI 48201. Instrument: Electron Microscope, 
Model JEM-1010. Manufacturer: JEOL Ltd., Japan. Intended Use: The 
instrument will be used for studies of ocular and neuronal tissues 
(cornea, retina, lens) with the objective of defining pathogenesis of 
bacterial ocular disease; retinal neurotransmission; visual system 
connectivity; cataractogenesis; and properties of ocular basement 
membrane. Application Accepted by Commissioner of Customs: April 12, 
1994.
Pamela Woods
Acting Director, Statutory Import Programs Staff
[FR Doc. 94-10987 Filed 5-5-94; 8:45 am]
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