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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 15 CFR 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: 94-090. Applicant: Howard Hughes Medical Institute, 
Box 9812, New Haven, CT 06536. Instrument: Phosphoimager X-ray 
Diffraction Area Detector. Manufacturer: MacScience Co. Ltd., Japan. 
Intended Use: The instrument will be used in determining the three-
dimensional structures of proteins and nucleic acids using x-ray 
crystallography. The proteins or nucleic acids are crystallized and the 
single crystals are exposed to a beam of X-rays which diffracted by the 
crystals give rise to discreet spots of varying intensities. The 
instrument is used to automatically measure the intensities of each of 
these diffracted reflections and write them out on disk. In addition, 
the instrument will be used for Ph.D. thesis research of graduate 
students in the Department of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry. 
Application Accepted by Commissioner of Customs: July 13, 1994.
    Docket Number: 94-091. Applicant: U.S. Environmental Protection 
Agency, Environmental Research Laboratory, Office of Research and 
Development, 960 College Station Road, Athens, GA 30605-2720. 
Instrument: Isotope Ratio Mass Spectrometer, Model OPTIMA. 
Manufacturer: Fisons Isotopic Analysis, United Kingdom. Intended Use: 
The instrument will be used for natural abundance-level measurements of 
(1) the stable carbon isotopic compositions of individual peaks 
resolved by gas chromatography, and (2) the stable carbon, nitrogen and 
sulfur isotopic compositions of soil, plant, and animal materials. 
These samples will be used to study transformations of C, N, S, and H 
in terrestrial soil-plant-water ecosystems. Application Accepted by 
Commissioner of Customs: July 18, 1994.
    Docket Number: 94-092. Applicant: The University of Georgia, 
Research Foundation, Boyd Graduate Studies Research Center, Athens, GA 
30602. Instrument: Motion Analysis System, Model ELITEPLUS. 
Manufacturer: Bioengineering Technology and Systems, Italy. Intended 
Use: The instrument will be used in the biomechanical analysis of human 
and/or animal gait to assist researchers in evaluating the effects of 
drugs, disease, etc. The instrument will also be used in the courses 
Biomechanical Systems Design, BEN 470 and BEN 670, to analyze loading 
responses of joints during gait, to learn how to design prosthetic 
devices and to understand the response of the body to implants, drugs, 
etc. Application Accepted by Commissioner of Customs: July 18, 1994.
    Docket Number: 94-093. Applicant: The University of Georgia, 
Research Foundation, Boyd Graduate Studies Research Center, Athens, GA 
30602. Instrument: Muscle Response System, Model TELEMEG. Manufacturer: 
Bioengineering Technology and Systems, Italy. Intended Use: The 
instrument will be used in the biomechanical analysis of human and/or 
animal gait to assist researchers in evaluating the effects of drugs, 
disease, etc. The instrument will also be used in the courses 
Biomechanical Systems Design, BEN 470 and BEN 670, to analyze loading 
responses of joints during gait, to learn how to design prosthetic 
devices and to understand the response of the body to implants, drugs, 
etc. Application Accepted by Commissioner of Customs: July 18, 1994.
    Docket Number: 94-094. Applicant: United States Department of 
Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20585. Instrument: 
Fuel Cell. Manufacturer: Fuji Electric Company, Japan. Intended Use: 
The instrument will be used for study in the use of a phosphoric acid 
fuel cell to propel an urban transit bus. The fuel cell converts 
hydrogen and oxygen into electrical power. The objectives of this 
program are to develop and demonstrate a methanol-fueled, PAFC/battery-
powered urban transit bus to provide energy savings, petroleum 
displacement and air quality improvements. Application Accepted by 
Commissioner of Customs: July 19, 1994.
Pamela Woods
Acting Director, Statutory Import Programs Staff
[FR Doc. 94-22559 Filed 9-12-94; 8:45 am]
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