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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
 

University of Massachusetts et al.; Consolidated Decision on 
Applications for Duty-Free Entry of Scientific Instruments

    This is a decision consolidated 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). Related records can be 
viewed between 8:30 A.M. and 5 P.M. in room 4211, U.S. Department of 
Commerce, 14th and Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC.
    Comments: None received. Decision: Approved. No instrument of 
equivalent scientific value to the foreign instruments described below, 
for such purposes as each is intended to be used, is being manufactured 
in the United States.
    Docket Number: 93-086R. Applicant: University of Massachusetts, 
Amherst, MA 01003. Instrument: Laser Light Scattering Goniometer 
System, Model ALV/DLS-5000. Manufacturer: ALV-Laser 
Vertriebsgesellschaft, m.b.H., Germany. Intended Use: See notice at 58 
FR 42941, August 12, 1993. Reasons: The foreign instrument provides 1) 
simultaneous measurement of both static and dynamic light scattering 
under computer control and 2) simultaneous measurement of two 
independent correlation functions over the entire delay time range from 
400ns to maximum delay (>1.6 s). Advice Received From: A university 
research department, April 20, 1994.
    Docket Number: 93-115. Applicant: University of Hawaii, Honolulu, 
HI 96822. Instrument: Stopped Flow Accessory, Model SFA-12M. 
Manufacturer: Hi-Tech Scientific Ltd., United Kingdom. Intended Use: 
See notice at 58 FR 51618, October 4, 1993. Reasons: The foreign 
instrument provides ready adaptability to existing spectrometers and 
computers and temperature control in the 5 deg. to 80 deg.C range. 
Advice Received From: The National Institutes of Health, March 29, 
1994.
    Docket Number: 93-117. Applicant: University of Colorado, Boulder, 
CO 80309-0334. Instrument: Portable Chlorophyll Fluorometer and 
Accessories, Model PAM-2000. Manufacturer: Heinz Walz, GmbH, Germany. 
Intended Use: See notice at 58 FR 51618, October 4, 1993. Reasons: The 
foreign instrument provides a high intensity far-red light source and a 
modulated halogen light source for rapid and complete oxidation and 
reduction of photosynthetic organisms. Advice Received From: The 
National Institutes of Health, March 31, 1994.
    Docket Number: 93-120. Applicant: Clemson University, Clemson, SC 
29634-1511. Instrument: Refractometer (Used), Model R-1. Manufacturer: 
Canon, Japan. Intended Use: See notice at 58 FR 51619, October 4, 1993. 
Reasons: The foreign instrument provides: (1) measurement of visual 
accommodation using a two-way mirror for testing a variety of stimulus 
objects and (2) testing in total darkness. Advice Received From: The 
National Institutes of Health, March 29, 1994.
    Docket Number: 93-122. Applicant: Argonne National Laboratory, 
Argonne, IL 60439-4874. Instrument: ICP Mass Spectrometer, Model 
PlasmaQuad PQ2. Manufacturer: VG Elemental, United Kingdom. Intended 
Use: See notice at 58 FR 55043, October 25, 1993. Reasons: The foreign 
instrument provides a mass range of 3 to 300 amu and an abundance 
sensitivity of 1.0 x 10-6 at low mass and of 1.0 x 10-7 at 
high mass. Advice Received From: The National Institutes of Health, 
March 29, 1994.
    Docket Number: 93-124. Applicant: Brandeis University, Waltham, MA 
02254. Instrument: Microvolume Stopped-Flow Spectrophotometer, Model 
SX.17 MV. Manufacturer: Applied Photophysics, United Kingdom. Intended 
Use: See notice at 58 FR 55043, October 25, 1993. Reasons: The foreign 
instrument provides: 1) sample volumes to 25 l, 2) dead time 
of 850 s and 3) temperature control from 0 deg. to 60 deg.C 
with 0.1 deg.C resolution. Advice Received From: The National Institute 
of Health, March 31, 1994.
    Docket Number: 93-125. Applicant: University of Texas Health 
Science Center, Houston, TX 77030. Instrument: Hyperbaric Ventilator. 
Manufacturer: Pneu Pac, United Kingdom. Intended Use: See notice at 58 
FR 55043, October 25, 1993. Reasons: The foreign instrument provides a 
tidal volume range of 300 to 800 ml at 0.25 to 4.0 bar with an 
adjustable inspiration time of 0.5 to 2.5 s and an expiration time of 
1.0 to 5.0 s. Advice Received From: The National Institutes of Health, 
March 31, 1994.
    Docket Number: 93-127. Applicant: Argonne National Laboratory, 
Argonne, IL 60439. Instrument: UV Excimer Laser Amplifier, Model LPX 
110i. Manufacturer: Lambda Physik, Germany. Intended Use: See notice at 
58 FR 55043, October 25, 1993. Reasons: The foreign instrument provides 
a light output pulse of 8.0 mJ at 308 nm and an ASE less than 4% of 
total light output. Advice Received From: The National Institute of 
Health, March 31, 1994.
    Docket Number: 93-130. Applicant: University of Colorado, Boulder, 
CO 80309-0334. Instrument: Leaf Disc Oxygen Electrode Systems. 
Manufacturer: Hansatech Instruments Limited, United Kingdom. Intended 
Use: See notice at 58 FR 59012, November 5, 1993. Reasons: The foreign 
instrument provides gas phase measurements of photosynthetic oxygen 
exchange from intact leaves. Advice Received From: The National 
Institutes of Health, March 31, 1994.
    A university research department and the National Institutes of 
Health advise that (1) the capabilities of each of the foreign 
instruments described above are pertinent to each applicant's intended 
purpose and (2) they know of no domestic instrument or apparatus of 
equivalent scientific value for the intended use of each instrument.
    We know of no other instrument or apparatus being manufactured in 
the United States which is of equivalent scientific value to any of the 
foreign instruments.
Pamela Woods
Acting Director, Statutory Import Programs Staff
[FR Doc. 94-12908 Filed 5-25-94; 8:45 am]
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